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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS BECOME A MATTER OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE BUT ALSO A NATIONAL PRIORITY, THE EFFORT TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROVING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS FOR ENSURING SOCIAL WELFARE AND ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX EFFECTS THAT PROPAGATE IN THE ECONOMY AND IN SOCIAL LIFE. STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE EFFORT TO BUILD A FISCAL AND A FINANCIAL POLICY, AND TO BROADEN THE SPECTRUM OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE THE MIX OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED AND THE AVAILABLE SOURCES. DEVELOPING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY INVOLVES NOT ONLY ACCESS TO FUNDS, BUT ALSO AN EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGY AT NATIONAL LEVEL SHOULD BE BASED ON PRINCIPLES, CONCEPTS AND INSTRUMENTS REFLECTING THE ROLE AND PLACE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN THE OVERALL STATE POLICY, THE POSSIBILITIES AND PRIORITIES IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM, THE SPECIFICITY AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE POLLUTION PROBLEMS AT THE MOMENT OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT. IN ORDER TO OPERATIONALIZE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, THE ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS (TAXES, SUBSIDIES, CONSIGNMENT SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL LETTERS OF CREDIT, NEGOTIABLE POLLUTION PERMITS) ACT TO INTERNALIZE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS (EXTERNALITIES), TO CORRECT THE PRICE LEVELS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE POLLUTION LEVEL AND THE ACTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF WASTE. IN THIS RESPECT, CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES WILL BE ADOPTED TO SET UP A SYSTEM OF INCENTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING WILL FOCUS ON THOSE PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE THE HIGHEST COST-BENEFIT RATIO. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the progress in some areas, Europe continues to face important environmental challenges, but also opportunities to make the environment more resistant to risk and change. Protecting natural capital by encouraging efficient use of resources and accelerate the transition to low carbon economy are key features of the Seventh Environment Action Programme. The results should help to boost sustainable growth and create new jobs to turn into a European space that is comfortable for its inhabitants. Achieving effectively environmental policy objectives implies and requires substantiation, development and implementation of tools and programs to stimulate the society concerns to prevent or limit environmental imbalances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Achieving effective environmental policy objectives presupposes and requires substantiation and application of tools to stimulate the interest of economic agents to prevent or to limit negative environmental externalities, together with the existence of an appropriate legislative framework. These tools can influence the behavior of the authorities, businesses and house holds as subjects of environmental policy instruments. These tools are created also to streng then positive ties between development and environment and to split negative connections between economic growth and environmental damage. This does not means tifling economic growth or economic disruption of system functionality, but signifies a shift toward quantitative and qualitative theories. An modern and efficiente nvironmental policy (by global regulations, specific incentives and economic and financial to ensure achievement of environmental objectives) requires that environmental strategies and system of economic instruments for environment are formulated and established in accordance with policies aimed to boost competitiveness and promote economic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European environmental policy has developed substantially, from a group of measures (rather technical) in the creation of sustainable development strategies argued on the fact that economic, social inclusion and environmental protection are interdependent. European environmental policy reflects the outcome of the decision set by the European treaties and is implemented through the Community institutions acting on the principle of subsidiarity, supporting in their actions on a broad collaboration with national governments and other actors involved in the implementation of environmental policy and ensuring combating the negative effects of various actions on the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the main aspects regarding the municipal and industrial waste. A waste tabular structure, the international symbols of their collection and treatment, and the codes of the waste main types are also exposed. The European objectives on waste management and on population education regarding the waste recovery and recycling with direct impact on environment protection are focuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents contributions to the implementation of environmental management system within the eco technologic organization. SME type organization's environmental policies highlights the accomplishment of requirements of ISO 19001 standard, regarding pollution prevention, commitment in accordance to the law and if it is documented and can provide a framework for setting environmental objectives and targets. The audit may reveal whether it corresponds to the nature, scale and impact that activities, products and services of the organization have on the environment, or if it is implemented, maintained and communicated to all staff. This paper presents mainly the following: elements of environmental planning process, environmental planning process, place of environmental conservation in the general strategy of the organization [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]