The Malta Environment and Planning Authority prepares position papers on Draft EU Legislation, on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister. The list of current draft EU Legislation is listed down in the table below. A copy of the Documents can be obtained by clicking on the Proposal Name in the table below.

In order to enable MEPA to represent Maltese concerns effectively in these position papers, all interested parties are being invited to send their comments to MEPA on click here.

		Link	Subject
	2012		Proposal for a Council Directive amending Annex I to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste COM (2012) 141
	2012		Proposal for a Council Decision on the submission by the European Union of an amendment of Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) COM (2012) 44
	2012		Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committe of the Regions:The implementation of the Soil Thematic Strategy and ongoing activities COM (2012) 46
	2012		Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to  be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to the proposals for  amending  Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected  Areas  and  Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean of the Convention for  the  Protection  of  the  Marine  Environment and the Coastal Region of the  Mediterranean at the seventeenth meeting of the Contracting Parties COM  (2012)  47
	2012		Report  from the Commission to the European Parliament and  the Council on the outcome of the review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC  of the European Parliament and of the Council on priority substances in the field of water policy COM  (2011)  875
	2012		Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy COM (2011) 876
	2011		Proposal for a Council Decision establishing  the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to  proposals for amending Appendices I and II to the Convention on the  conservation of migratory species of wild animals at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
	2011		Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to the interpretation of paragraph 5 of Article 17 of the Basel Convention at the 10 th  Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP 10) on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal COM (2011) 411
	2011		Proposal for a Regulation concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals: COM(2011)245
	2011		Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Environmental Noise Directive in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 2002/49/EC:COM (2011) 321
	2011		Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to proposals for amendment of the Appendices of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals with a view to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties:COM (2011) 316 final
	2011		Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety : COM 2011 130
	2011		Report From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions       On The Thematic Strategy On The Prevention And Recycling Of Waste COM (2011) 13 final
	2010		Draft Commission Regulation establishing criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC COM (2010) 576
	2010		Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (COM 2010 375)
	2010		Recommendation from the Commission to the council concerning a proposal, on behalf of the European union, for amendments to annexes A and C to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent organic pollutants COM(2010)151 final
	2009		Proposed Council Decision establishing a position to be adopted by EC on proposals for amending Annexes A, B and C of the Stockholm Convention for the COP on 4 - 8 May COM (2009) 27
	2008		Proposal For a Directive of The European Parliament and of the Council on Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Recast) (WEEE) COM 2008 (810)
	2008		Green Paper On the management of bio-waste in the European Union COM (2008) 811 Council Conclusions
	2008		Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Community on the interpretation of Article 14 of the Aarhus Convention COM (2008) 174
	2007		Green Paper on better ship dismantling COM (2007) 269
	2006		Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and if of the council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC COM (2006) 232
	2003		Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on access to justice in environmental matters COM (2003) 624