All talk, little action
Precaution and European chemicals regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7880481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noelle Eckley (Harvard University), Helaine Selin (0000-0002-1011-1455), Noelle E Selin (0000-0002-6396-5622, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Henrik Selin |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-105 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1350176042000164316 |
| OpenAlex | W2161486588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 7 |
Eckley and Henrik Selin ABSTRACT The European Union has chosen the precautionary principle as a key guiding principle to achieve more effective policy-making on risks, by moving away from preventive regulation towards more precautionary regulation. Precaution-ary language has been a part of European Community law for over a decade; however, whether its establishment has had any real effect on European policy-making and regulations is more unclear. This article examines whether the introduc-tion of precautionary language in Community texts has had an effect on the process by which potential risks associated with hazardous chemicals are managed. The article focuses on the two cases of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and covers the time before, during, and after the Community introduction of the precautionary principle. The article finds that there has been a marked change in the way environmental risks are conceptualized and discussed, but a clear effect in regulatory practice has yet to be seen. Current proposals to revise Community chemicals management, however, contain elements that could enhance precautionary regulation. KEY WORDS Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); chemicals; chemicals management; European Union; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); precautionary principle
Action (physics · Business · Economic policy · Economics · Environmental policy · Environmental regulation · European community · European union · Hazardous waste · International trade · Law and economics · Natural resource economics · Political science · Precautionary principle · Process (computing · Public economics · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Policies and Emissions · Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,74 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |