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EUROCITIES: positions
on EU Noise policy
Options for a revised END?
Miriam Weber & Henk Wolfert
30 april 2015

Content

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EUROCITIES Working Group Noise

Position on END
Initiatives on EU Noise Policy

EUROCITIES and Noise policy

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EUROCITIES network founded in 1986

consisting of over 130 cities in ca. 34 EU
countries
Working group noise consists of noise
experts from Amsterdam, Antwerp,
Belfast, Bristol Brno, Copenhagen,
Dublin, Helsinki, Istanbul, Lille, Lyon,
Madrid, Mannheim, Munich, Oslo,
Rotterdam, Sheffield, Tallinn, The Hague,
Turin, Utrecht, Zagreb, Zaragoza.

Objectives WG Noise

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Exchange knowledge & experiences

Lobbying towards EC, EP and European
Council
Networking
Promoting/awareness public &
politicians
Projects (participation/initiatives/supportive)
Congresses, workshops and
symposiums

EUROCITIES on END (1)

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From Position Paper on END (September 2009)

1. Commission should monitor 2nd round noise
mapping (time, substance, bias)
2. Noise Maps should consider future situations
3. Cumulative Noise Maps should be made
mandatory (support policies)
4. Cross border coordination with regard to noise
mapping should be strengthened
5. Noise contours of military activities should be made
available
6. SMART action plans should be required
7. Noise mapping should consider levels from 40 dB
Lden and 35 dB Lnight

EUROCITIES on END (2)

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From Position Paper on END (September 2009)

8. Inclusion of target and/or limit values should be
considered
9. Involvement of public/stakeholders should be
strengthened
10.Citizens should be engaged in action planning, e.g.
through addressing noise from scooters, music etc
11.Revise Good Practice Guide on Noise Mapping
12.Priority should be given to noise source directives
13.Redefine or specify specific definitions, concepts
14.(Requirements on) Protection of quiet areas should
be strengthened

EUROCITIES on review END

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From Letter to Mr. Potocnik, Commissioner for Environment,

on Task-3 Report review END (March 2010)

Support for proposal for minor adjustments of END

regarding omissions and clarifications (options 2 to 4), and
for lining up with Air Quality Directive regarding timelines,
definition of agglomeration, administrative requirements
(option 5).

Comment on limited attention paid at steering

philosophy, e.g. introduction of limit values and/or
stringent noise source policy (options 6 and 7). Proposal
to have gradual / phased introduction of noise limit values.

Introduction of Interim Target for night time noise, with first

step obligation to map noise from 40 dB Lnight, followed
by cost benefit analyses.

EUROCITIES on review END (2)

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From Letter to Mr. Potocnik, (March 2010)

Strengthen (insight in) cost benefits and e.g.
invest in quiet road surfaces paid through road or
fuel charges
Introduce emission cap for car manufacturers
Develop action plan by EU Commission aimed at
noise source legislation and policy
Noise from railway traffic is mostly missing in
report, although more stringent TSIs could be
introduced
Impacts from air traffic noise seem to be
underestimated.

EUROCITIES on CNOSSOS

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From Letter to Mr Leinen, Cee for Environment,

Public Health and Food (March 2011)
Follow up letter on reaction June 2010 to EU
Commission on limited progress of providing
European Harmonised Assessment Method
Information on stagnation caused by some
national representatives
Proposal on establishment of reference centre on
Noise in Europe for management, support and
further development of CNOSSOS-EU and
facilitate implementation of method in MSs (JRC)

EUROCITIES on Vehicle noise

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From Letter to Mr Tajani, Vice President EU

Commission (April 2011)
Support for letter from EU experts on:

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Underestimation of benefits and overestimation of

costs of stringent noise emission limits for cars as
presented by European Automobile Manufacturers
Association (ACEA)
Importance to improve noise standards for heavy
vehicles as well
Importance to develop noise standards for motorcycles

Support for TNO report (VENOLIVA)

Concern about introducing sounds to electric,
quiet cars

EUROCITIES: future activities

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Suggestions on:
Issues, content and actors?
Cooperation with?
Research needs?
And more?