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Recast Directive on urban wastewater treatment (here)
The Council adopted a recast Directive on urban wastewater treatment which
sets out rules on the collection, treatment and discharge of urban
wastewater as well as sanitation, transparency rules and the
monitoring of public health parameters.
The Directive will enter into force 20 days after publication in
the EU's Official Journal. Member States will have up to 31
months for transposition.
Regulation establishing an EU certification framework for
permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in
products (available here)
As mentioned in the energy section, Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 establishes a
voluntary framework for carbon removal and soil emission
reductions. It sets out quality criteria, rules for the
verification and certification of carbon removals and soil emission
reductions, rules for the functioning of certification schemes and
their recognition by the EU Commission and
