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CEMR's position on Thematic strategy on the urban environment : No to binding requirements!
The Commission must not impose binding requirements for local authorities to adopt sectoral plans relating to environmental management and urban transport. That is the gist of CEMR's response to the Commission's communication "Towards a thematic strategy on the urban environment".
These requirements could cut across existing measures at the local level without providing added value, amongst others in the fields of sustainable development and urban environment.
CEMR thus urges the Commission to identify and evaluate the policies and plans already in place at the ...
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