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Governing in nested institutions: environmental policy in the European Union and the case of packaging waste
[journal article]
Abstract "The environmental policy of the European Community is nested within
a broader institution devoted predominantly to market integration. It also co-exists with
the domestic environmental policies of the member states. This institutional arrangement
has important consequences for environmental governa... view more
"The environmental policy of the European Community is nested within
a broader institution devoted predominantly to market integration. It also co-exists with
the domestic environmental policies of the member states. This institutional arrangement
has important consequences for environmental governance in the present Union. Not
only does the wide scope for domestic environmental action generate different logics of
harmonization for the regulation of products and processes, it also creates an institutional
preference for European product standards because this type of regulation allows a
trade-off between environmental and single market concerns. This effect is demonstrated
by the development of the originally purely environmentally motivated and processrelated
directive on packaging and packaging waste adopted in 1994. During its
preparation, this legislative project was supplemented with a strong product-related
component that made a trade-off between policies possible and facilitated majority
support in the Council." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; domestic market; integration; sales policy; governance; economic policy; economy; environmental policy; market; environment; European integration; trade policy
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Ecology, Environment
European Politics
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
European environmental policy; institutional framework; internal market policy; packaging waste; process standards; product standards
Document language
English
Publication Year
1997
Page/Pages
p. 337-354
Journal
Journal of European Public Policy, 4 (1997) 3
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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