Thijs Etty is at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) and the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Han Somsen is Professor at Tilburg University and the University of Amsterdam

Review from previous edition ...a reference book for all those who are interested in Community environmental law and who wish to keep up-to-date with environmental policy developments at EC and national levels. The breadth of material covered in the various editions of the Yearbook is remarkable...a reliable source of information and inspiration for administrations, academics, practitioners and citizens interested in environmental protection.

• ARTICLES ; Mapping the Article 174(2) EC Case Law: A First Step to Analyzing Community Environmental Law Principles ; The Application of Article 95(4-6) of the EC Treaty: Is The Emperor Still Unclothed? ; Rehabilitating the Definition of Waste: Is it Fully Recovered? ; The Resurrection of the EURATOM Treaty: Contributing to the Legal and Constitutional Framework for Secure, Competitive and Sustainable Energy in the European Union ; Biodiversity Loss and the Prospects for International Cooperation: EU Law and the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ; SURVEYS ; Atmospheric Pollution ; Energy ; Biotechnology ; Chemicals ; Nature Conservation ; Waste ; Water ; Horizontal Instruments and Miscellaneous Issues ; Case Law of the European Court of Justice ; REVIEWS OF BOOKS ; I. Introduction ; II. Review Articles ; III. Book Reviews ; IV. Highlights of Recent Publications in Environmental Law ; DOCUMENTS ; I. Introduction ; II. Summaries of Communications, Green Papers, and White Papers ; III. Summaries of Reports