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Environmental Law

Environmental advice

  • Integrated environmental authorisation (IPPC). Activity and environmental licences
  • Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental analysis of plans and programs
  • Water intakes. Spillages. Wastewater reuse. Occupation and use of public hydraulic domain, coastal waters and public harbours. Boundaries
  • Polluted soil. Potentially polluting activities
  • Waste production and management
  • Packaging and waste packaging
  • Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE and ROHS)
  • Use and commercialisation of chemical substances and preparations. Hazardous substances, REACH regulation, PCBs and asbestos
  • Kyoto Protocol. Carbon dioxide emission rights and trading
  • Atmospheric emissions
  • Odours, noise and vibrations
  • Natural heritage and biodiversity
  • Control of risks inherent to serious accidents involving hazardous substances
  • Radioactive materials
  • Confined use, voluntary release and commercialisation of genetically modified organisms
  • Environmental insurance policies

Pre-litigious and litigious matters

  • Environmental liability
  • Disciplinary files
  • Criminal, administrative and civil liability

Agreements with environmental implications

  • Contracts involving polluted soils
  • Contracts involving land of protected natural areas
  • Waste management agreements
  • Sale and purchase agreements of companies or activities that have environmental implications
  • Stock market and financing transactions with environmental implications

Reports and opinions

  • Reports on the repercussion of environmental regulations on client activities
  • Response protocols

Environmental audits

  • Analysis of the environmental status of companies and assets involved in sale and purchase transactions, financing, and initial public offers
  • Environmental audit (due diligence)

Negotiations with public authorities

  • Collaboration agreements with environmental implications
  • Environmental taxes
  • Application of environmental legislation to client activities and obligation to obtain certain permits
  • Statements relating to draft environmental legislation

Advice to public authorities

  • Drafting of legislation
  • Integrated management systems (SIG)

 

 

 
 

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