Evaluating the legislation on environmental policy of European Union and current legislation in Turkey

Transposition of the environmental acquis into national legislation is the main responsibility of candidate countries. Transitional measures will not be granted for transposition, framework legislation, nature protection, main issues in connection with the internal market (product related legislation) and for measures concerning new plants in the negotiations period. Transitional measures, however, can be considered where adaptation of infrastructure is required which needs to be spread over time. Environment chapter is accepted as one of the difficult negotiation chapters due to high implementation costs. Analysis of Environmental Legislation for Turkey Project showed that, especially for heavy investment directives, given the cost of compliance and early implementation is impossible in the pre-accession period.