Environment

The EU environmental policy affects specialist engineering contractors in a number of areas such as dangerous substances, sustainability and waste.

All activities relating to drinking water are covered by the CEETB member GCI-UICP.

The CEETB supports its members by

	Defending the role of specialist engineering contractors in the EU regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases;
	Accompanying the new rules on construction waste;
	Contributing to the discussions on the sustainable urban environment;

Recent position papers:

• CEETB comments on the Qualification Requirements for Personnel Involved in the Containment and Recovery of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-Gases) and Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
• Comments of CEETB regarding the communication from the Commission "Stimulating Technologies for Sustainable Development: An Environmental Technologies Action Plan COM(2004) 38 final
• Position of CEETB regarding the proposal for a Regulation on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases COM(2003) 492 final

Participation in European advisory bodies:

• Expert group on the sustainable urban environment (DG Environment)
• Monitoring group for the implementation of the regulation on fluorinated gases (DG Environment)