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Effect of Act
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2. Nothing in this Act, a national mitigation plan, national adaptation framework or a sectoral adaptation plan shall operate to affect—
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(a) existing or future obligations of the State under the law of the European Union, including—
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(i) Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 1
on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment,
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(ii) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 2
on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora,
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(iii) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 3
establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, and
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(iv) Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 4
on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020,
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(b) existing or future obligations of the State under any international agreement,
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(c) any Act of the Oireachtas or instrument made thereunder that gives effect, or further effect, to any such obligation, or
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(d) existing or future entitlements of the State or any person under the said law, any such agreement or any such Act of the Oireachtas or instrument.
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1OJ No. L197, 21.07.2001, p.30
2OJ No. L206, 22.07.1992, p.7
3OJ No. L275, 25.10.2003, p.32
4OJ No. L140, 05.06.2009, p.136 |
