Article 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Article 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the key provision setting out the legal framework and decision-making procedures for EU environmental policy and legislation.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
provision of European Union primary law ⓘ
aimsTo ensure a high level of environmental protection through Union legislation ⓘ
allocatesPowerTo Council acting unanimously for certain environmental measures ⓘ
European Parliament and Council acting jointly for most environmental measures ⓘ
allows Member States to maintain or introduce more stringent protective measures subject to conditions ⓘ
appliesTo all Member States of the European Union ⓘ
basedOn principle of conferral ⓘ
citedAsLegalBasisIn EU directives on environmental protection ⓘ
EU regulations on environmental protection ⓘ
constrains scope of Union action in environmental matters ⓘ
covers environmental measures of a fiscal nature ⓘ
measures affecting land use ⓘ
measures affecting quantitative management of water resources ⓘ
measures affecting town and country planning ⓘ
measures significantly affecting a Member State’s choice between different energy sources ⓘ
measures significantly affecting the general structure of a Member State’s energy supply ⓘ
enables harmonisation measures in the field of the environment ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1 December 2009 ⓘ
establishes decision-making procedures for EU environmental measures ⓘ
governs adoption of environmental action programmes ⓘ
adoption of measures to achieve environmental objectives of the Union ⓘ
hasLegalBasisFor European Union environmental legislation ⓘ
European Union environmental policy ⓘ
Union action in the field of the environment ⓘ
implementsObjectivesOf Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
interactsWith principle of proportionality in environmental policy ⓘ
principle of subsidiarity in environmental policy ⓘ
isLocatedIn Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
linked to: Part Three TFEU

Title XX Environment of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
languageOfDocument all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalSystem European Union law ⓘ
linkedTo polluter pays principle in EU environmental law ⓘ
precautionary principle in EU environmental law ⓘ
partOf European Union environmental acquis ⓘ
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
providesFor ordinary legislative procedure for most environmental measures ⓘ
special legislative procedure for certain environmental measures ⓘ
refersTo objectives of Union environmental policy ⓘ
replaced Article 175 of the Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ
requires compatibility of more stringent national measures with the Treaties ⓘ
consultation of the Committee of the Regions for environmental measures ⓘ
consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee for environmental measures ⓘ
notification of more stringent national protective measures to the European Commission ⓘ
unanimity in the Council for certain sensitive environmental measures ⓘ
specifies cases where unanimity in the Council is required for environmental measures ⓘ
subjectToInterpretationBy Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
wasIntroducedBy Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ

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EU Birds Directive → legalBasis → Article 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
EU biodiversity strategy → legalBasis → Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union environmental provisions ⓘ
linked to: Article 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union