# Council Decision of 24 July 1995 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes (95/308/EC), Appendix Annex II: GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1.
In selecting for individual cases the most appropriate combination of measures which may constitute the best environmental practice, the following graduated range of measures should be considered:
(a) provision of information and education to the public and to users about the environmental consequences of the choice of particular activities and products, their use and ultimate disposal;
(b) the development and application of codes of good environmental practice which cover all aspects of the product's life;
(c) labels informing users of environmental risks related to a product, its use and ultimate disposal;
(d) collection and disposal systems available to the public;
(e) recycling, recovery and reuse;
(f) application of economic instruments to activities, products or groups of products;
(g) a system of licensing, which involves a range of restrictions or a ban.
2.
In determining what combination of measures constitute best environmental practices, in general or in indivudual cases, particular consideration should be given to:
(a) the environmental hazard of:
(i) the product;
(ii) the product's production;
(iii) the product's use;
(iv) the product's ultimate disposal;
(b) substitution by less polluting processes or substances;
(c) scale of use;
(d) potential environmental benefit or penalty of substitute materials or activities;
(e) advances and changes in scientific knowledge and understanding;
(f) time limits for implementation;
(g) social and economic implications.
3.
It therefore follows that best environmental practices for a particular source sill change with time in the light of technological advances, economic and social factors, as well as in the light of changes in scientific knowledge and understanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1995/308/annex/I/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1995-308/annex-I/annex-II
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