European Committee of the Regions 16 February 2012, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘the Environmental Noise Directive — the way forward’

18.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 113/40 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘the Environmental Noise Directive — the way forward’ 2012/C 113/08 THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS — welcomes the real benefits brought by the directive but is disappointed that neither the END nor the report on its implementation make any specific reference to local and regional authorities and