Annexes to COM(2023)139 - Implementation of the Environmental Noise Directive in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 2002/49/EC

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dossier COM(2023)139 - Implementation of the Environmental Noise Directive in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 2002/49/EC.
document COM(2023)139
date March 20, 2023
Annex II to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards common noise assessment methods (OJ L 269, 28.7.2021, p. 65).
Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 of 19 May 2015 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 168, 1.7.2015, p. 1).

27 Commission Directive (EU) 2020/367 of 4 March 2020 amending Annex III to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of assessment methods for harmful effects of environmental noise (OJ L 67, 5.3.2020, p. 132).

28 Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 (OJ L 249, 14.7.2021, p. 38).

29 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).

30‘1. This Directive shall apply to environmental noise to which humans are exposed in particular in built-up areas, in public parks or other quiet areas in an agglomeration, in quiet areas in open country, near schools, hospitals and other noise-sensitive buildings and areas.’ ‘ 2. This Directive shall not apply to noise that is caused by the exposed person himself, noise from domestic activities, noise created by neighbours, noise at workplaces or noise inside means of transport or due to military activities in military areas.’

31 ’ ‘environmental noise’ shall mean unwanted or harmful outdoor sound created by human activities, including noise emitted by means of transport, road traffic, rail traffic, air traffic, and from sites of industrial activity such as those defined in Annex I to Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control’.

32 For instance, the total first-year EU-level costs of implementing all the measures for roads, railways and airports that were considered in the 2021 study were around EUR 13 billion. One can add to this the EUR 20 billion costs of noise barriers. There are no costs relating to aircraft noise, except for a ban on night-time flights.

33 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, COM(2022) 156 final.

34 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).

35 Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 131).

36 Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 52).

37 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (OJ L 325, 16.12.2019, p. 1).

38 Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (OJ L 177, 5.6.2020, p. 1).

39 European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Study on sound level limits of M- and N-category vehicles: final report, EU Publications Office, 2022.
European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Technical support for the impact assessment on Euro 5 step of L-category sound emissions level limits: final report, EU Publications Office, 2022.

40 Assessment of the need to review Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters, COM(2017) 658 final.

41 Commission Regulation (EU) No 1304/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock – noise’ amending Decision 2008/232/EC and repealing Decision 2011/229/EU (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 421).

42  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/429 of 13 March 2015 setting out the modalities to be followed for the application of the charging for the cost of noise effects (OJ L 70, 14.3.2015, p. 36).

43 Commission staff working document executive summary of the evaluation of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/429 and the rules for noise differentiated track access charges, SWD(2021) 72 final.

44 Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 65).

45 Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (OJ L 162 3.7.2000, p. 1).

46  Commission staff working document, Evaluation of the Outdoor Noise Directive 2000/14/EC, SWD (2020)  266 final.

47 Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82).

48 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: First ‘zero pollution’ monitoring and outlook – ‘Pathways towards cleaner air, water and soil for Europe’, COM(2022) 674 final.

This report builds on the European Environment Agency’s September 2022 report ‘Outlook to 2030 - can the number of people affected by transport noise be cut by 30%?’.

49 Regulation No 117 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of tyres with regard to rolling sound emissions and/or to adhesion on wet surfaces and/or to rolling resistance [2016/1350] (OJ L 218 12.08.2016, p. 1).

50 Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges (OJ L 70, 14.3.2009, p. 11).

51 Commission staff working document: EU Green Public Procurement Criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance, SWD(2016) 203 final.

52 The Green City Accord is a movement of EU mayors committed to making cities cleaner and healthier. It aims to improve the quality of life of all EU citizens and accelerate the implementation of relevant EU environmental laws. By signing the Accord, cities commit to addressing five areas of environmental management: air, water, nature and biodiversity, the circular economy and waste, and noise.

53 Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).

54 Commission implementing decision of 6.12.2022 on the adoption of the work programme for 2023-2024 within the framework of the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and on its financing, C(2022) 7550 final.

55 https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/map-week-%E2%80%93-underwater-noise-indicator

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