Member States and other project promoters shall carry out environmental assessment of plans and projects in particular as provided in Council Directives 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, and Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council: 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy , 2001/42/EC of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environm ...[+++]ent, and 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds in order to avoid or, when not possible, mitigate or compensate for negative impacts on the environment, such as to landscape fragmentation, reduction of natural habitats, migration barriers, collision of vehicles with animals, soil sealing, air and water pollution as well as noise and to effectively protect biodiversity.

Summary code: Environment and climate change / Noise pollution / Sources of noise pollution Transport / Air transport / Protecting the environment Transport / Transport, energy and the environment / Protection and the environment

10. Considers that, as far as chemicals are concerned, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency represents progress in reducing risks to human beings and the environment, but that it has yet to prove that it will effectively do so in a significant manner, and regrets that the regulation does not in all respects accord with the objectives agreed in the Sixth EAP; considers it regrettable that the thematic strategy concerning the sustainable use of pe ...[+++]sticides has been substantially delayed, and that the measures taken to improve air quality and the urban environment and to reduce noise fall far short of the objectives of the Environment Action Programme; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revised National Emission Ceilings Directive as soon as possible; believes that it is necessary to ensure full enforcement of the Environmental Noise Directive ;

8. Considers that, as far as chemicals are concerned, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency represents progress in reducing risks to human beings and the environment, but that it has yet to prove that it will effectively do so in a significant manner, and regrets that the regulation does not in all respects accord with the objectives agreed in the Sixth Environment Action Programme; considers it regrettable that the thematic strategy concerning t ...[+++]he sustainable use of pesticides has been substantially delayed, and that the measures taken to improve air quality and the urban environment and to reduce noise fall far short of the objectives of the Environment Action Programme; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revised National Emission Ceilings Directive as soon as possible; believes that it is necessary to ensure full enforcement of the Environmental Noise Directive;

More than a quarter of them, one hundred million, believe they are the victims of noise and the economic repercussions of this noise in the environment oscillates at between EUR 10 and 40 billion.

The only time when Lden is not the most appropriate indicator is for high-pitched, short-term noise which is often generated by industrial plants. That is why the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy has suggested introducing the LA-max indicator.