What Environmental Noise Directive requires
Compliance with Directive 2002/49/EC, the Environmental Noise Directive (END), mandates a common framework for managing environmental noise to mitigate its adverse health effects. This obligation requires competent authorities to produce strategic noise maps for population agglomerations exceeding a 100,000 inhabitant threshold, major roads with traffic volumes over 3,000,000 vehicles per year, major railways seeing more than 30,000 train passages annually, and major airports with over 50,000 movements yearly. These maps must utilize the common assessment methods established in Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 (CNOSSOS-EU), employing Lden and Lnight noise indicators. The assessment of harmful effects, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2020/367 and guided by World Health Organization evidence, specifically targets populations exposed to levels above an Lden indicator threshold of 55 dB and an Lnight indicator of 50 dB. Based on mapping results, a noise action plan is required, demanding the development of plans to manage noise issues. This process legally necessitates public consultation for transparency and also mandates that quiet areas preservation is addressed within these plans. The entire cycle of mapping and action planning operates on a reporting frequency of five years, with mandatory data submission to the European Environment Agency according to Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 and EEA Reportnet 3.0 guidelines.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: European Parliament and the Council of the European Union · Version: 1.1.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/49/oj
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- Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (END)
- Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC (CNOSSOS-EU)
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