Environment Council - 21 June 2010

ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL - 21 JUNE 2010

1. Adoption of the agenda

LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS
(public deliberation pursuant to Article 16(8) of the TEU)

2. Adoption of the list of "A" items

3. Proposal for a Regulation concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products
- Progress report / political agreement

4. Proposal for a Directive on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
- (poss.) Political agreement

5. Proposal for a Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment
- (poss.) Political agreement

6. Proposal for a Regulation to reduce CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles
- Progress report / political agreement

7. Proposal for a Directive on organic waste
- Presentation by the Commission
- (poss.) Policy debate

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

8. Adoption of the list of "A" items

9. Climate change
- (poss.) Adoption of Council conclusions
- Exchange of views

10. (poss.) Biodiversity
- Adoption of Council conclusions

11. Biosafety protocol
- Adoption of Council conclusions

12. Forest protection
Adoption of Council conclusions

13. Water scarcity, drought and adaptation to climate change
- Adoption of Council conclusions

14. Challenges for a good environmental status of the marine environment
- Presentation by the Presidency
- Exchange of views

15. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

a) Water strategy for the Mediterranean in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water, Barcelona, 12 to 14 April 2010) - Information from the Presidency

b) Presentation of the work programme of the incoming Presidency
- Information from the Belgian delegation