Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Sixth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4 July 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

2  BACKGROUND

The purpose of the Environmental Liability Directive

What is covered by the Environmental Liability Directive

Obligations of the 'operator'

Responsibilities of the 'competent authority'

Who is liable and how?

Areas of Member State discretion in implementation

Defra's consultation

3  DEFRA'S CONSULTATION AND POLICY APPROACH

The consultation process and the timetable for implementation

Were there defects with the consultation?

'Temporal application'

The Government's approach to implementation

Extent of strict liability

The 'permit' and 'state of knowledge' defences

Genetically Modified Organisms

Financial security

Whether the ELD should be extended to apply to nationally protected biodiversity

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2003



MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Wednesday 13 June 2007

WRITTEN EVIDENCE

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Prepared 12 July 2007