Why such a frequent reference to the WHO Guidelines? Some exploratory thinking…
(2023) EU Air Quality Legislation at Crossroads — Location: Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles
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- The European Environment Agency recently underlined that air pollution is still one of the largest environmental-health issues in the EU. In the field of air quality, the WHO guidelines infuse EU legislation: not only are they taken into consideration by the ambient air quality Directive, but the 2022 Proposal for a recast of the Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air in the European Union also aims at a closer alignment with the guidelines. These non-binding norms tend to have significant influence in the EU law-making process based on the authority they bear. The presentation illustrated how analyzing the development process of these guidelines provides a deeper insight into the construction of air quality standards. Incorporating such an analysis into the EU law-making process could offer valuable insights.
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Bertaux, C. (2023). Why such a frequent reference to the WHO Guidelines? Some exploratory thinking…. EU Air Quality Legislation at Crossroads, Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/269394