Update

摘要

The UK has failed to meet the 31 October 1999 deadline for implementation of the EU IPPC Directive. While the draft Regulations were published for consultation in August 1999, the Regulations are unlikely to be in place until the end of February 2000. Draft new Air Quality Regulations for England reflecting the proposals in the new Air Quality Strategy (see Clean Air, No. 6, 1999) were published for consultation at the end of October. The new Strategy is expected to be published early in 2000, with the new Regulations taking effect shortly after.