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In this issue: Banking and finance Commercial Competition and state aid Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Environment Financial services IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Banking and finance EU banking package: EBA consults on Pillar 3 disclosures and supervisory reporting requirements for operational risk The European Banking Authority (EBA) has opened consultation on two draft implementing technical standards (ITS) that would revise Pillar 3 disclosure obligations and supervisory reporting for operational risk. Feedback is invited by 30 April 2024. See: LNB News 20/02/2024 42. EU banking package: EBA consults on business indicator-related mandates in CRR3 The EBA is also seeking views on two sets of draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) covering the components of the business indicator (BI), together with a draft ITS aligning BI components to the corresponding supervisory reporting references under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)....

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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Chemicals Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings ESG and sustainability Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2025 SI 2025/124: This instrument is introduced to revise one element of UK secondary legislation and two items of assimilated direct law concerning climate change. It separates the imminent 2026–30 allocation window into a single‑year allocation for the 2026 scheme year (the ‘2026 allocation period’) and a further four‑year allocation for the 2027–30 scheme years (the ‘2027–30 allocation period’). The measure is made under powers in the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008) in relation to assimilated law. It takes effect on 31 March 2025. See: LNB News 13/02/2025 9...

Background to the original Ambient Air Quality Directives Until 2024, EU controls on ambient air quality were mainly defined in two laws, Directive 2008/50/EC and Directive 2004/107/EC (together known as the Ambient Air Quality Directives, or AAQDs). These introduced comparable rules for air quality assessment, air quality management, and the dissemination of air quality information to the public for different pollutant groups. Directive 2008/50/EC covers: particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) sulphur dioxide (SO2) benzene carbon monoxide lead ozone Directive 2004/107/EC covers: arsenic cadmium nickel mercury benzo(a)pyrene, and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) A fitness check on the AAQDs’ effectiveness was released in November 2019. European Green Deal—recast of the Ambient Air Quality Directives On 26 October 2022, the Commission put forward a proposal to recast the Ambient Air Quality Directives. It sought to resolve the issues...

This Practice Note offers links to Q&As addressing many of the most commonly asked questions (FAQs) in environment practical guidance. The responses are not kept under review and so record the legal position at the time they were issued. For up to date guidance and added detail, follow the links within each response. Air emissions and climate change As a UK facility operator, do the existing Best Available Technique guidance documents still fully apply? Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 sets best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU for large combustion plants. Are there any specific carve-outs and/or tighter or looser standards for new Open Cycle Gas Turbines operating 1,500 hours or more per annum? Asbestos Regarding the duty to manage asbestos in non-residential premises, does ‘premises’ extend to open land (parks, unused/disused/vacant industrial sites, etc)? The regulations do not explicitly define it, though the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 defines ‘premises’ as...

Air quality regulation in England and Wales is interconnected, arising from European law and international agreements, alongside a range of national initiatives. For a summary of pollution controls, see Air pollution—overview, which also provides links to Practice Notes covering numerous elements of air quality. Those materials signpost guidance covering many facets of air quality in detail, via linked Practice Notes. The Environment Act 2021 and the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 Air quality is a devolved area; while the UK government leads on implementation of international legislation, internal controls may differ between nations. This note examines any divergence only for England and Wales. Part 4 of the Environment Act 2021 (EA 2021) sets out clear commitments to achieving clean air, reflecting the 25-Year Environment Plan and elaborated in the Clean Air Strategy. For further detail on the Clean Air Strategy, see the Clean Air Strategy 2019 section below. The EA 2021 introduces changes to existing regimes in the Environment Act 1995 (EA 1995), the...