EU Environmental Acquis
Ø   Environmental Acquis covers a wide range of measures, mostly in the form of Directives
Ø   Countries aspiring for EU accession must incorporate EU environmental acquis into national legal order and ensure its implementation.
Ø  Acquis sets quality standards for Air, Waste Management, Water, Nature Protection, Industrial Pollution Control, Chemicals and Genetically Modified Organisms
Ø   Environmental Acquis is evolving 
Ø   A well functioning institutional capacity is required for the application and enforcement of the environmental acquis