| English | Catalan |
| arrangement for a deposit on packaging Agreement to provide refunds or payments in exchange for used bottles or packaging materials | acord sobre depòsit en embalatge |
| data on the state of the environment No definition needed | dades sobre l'estat del medi ambient |
| EC directive on biocides Directive regulating the placing of biocidal products on the market | Directiva comunitària sobre biocides |
| EC directive on packaging EC Directive proposed on 15 July 1992 aiming at harmonizing national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste; the directive covers all packaging placed on the market | Directiva comunitària sobre envasament |
| EC directive on waste disposal EC Directive whose main object concerns waste prevention, recycling and transformation into alternative energy sources | Directiva comunitària sobre eliminació de residus |
| EC directive on water protection Directive concerning the use and management of water resources for a rational economical and social development and the protection of the related environmental features | Directiva comunitària sobre la protecció de l'aigua |
| EC regulation on eco-management and audit | Reglament comunitari sobre la gestió ecològica i l'auditoria |
| EC regulation on existing chemicals Regulation designed to identify and control of risks deriving from existing chemicals. According to this program the main goal is the collection of basic information about existing chemicals including their uses and characteristics, environmental fate and pathways, toxicity and ecotoxicity | Reglament comunitari sobre substàncies químiques existents |
| effect on health | efecte en la salut |
| effect on man No definition needed | efectes sobre l'home |
| effect on the environment Resultant of natural or manmade perturbations of the physical, chemical or biological components making up the environment | efecte sobre el medi ambient |
| environmental legislation on agriculture A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate any aspect of farm and livestock production that poses a threat to ecological integrity and human health, especially the use of pesticides, fertilizers and land | legislació ambiental sobre agricultura |
| intervention on land Stepping in or participating in problem solving efforts for troublesome or perplexing situations involving ground areas or the earth's surface | intervenció en la terra |
| leave on social grounds | permís social |
| legislation on pollution Rules concerning the limits of pollutant emissions | legislació sobre contaminació |
| on-line service Service providing an active connection with a communications network | servei en línia |
| on-site wastewater treatment A process in which used or spent water is treated at the point of origin or where it was produced, by using a septic tank or some other system to remove or reduce the impact of constituent wastes on human health and the environment | tractament d'aigües residuals in situ |
| regulation on maximum permissible limits A body of rules or orders prescribed by a government or an international organization or treaty establishing levels of hazardous materials in the environment or in ingestible substances beyond which human exposure is deemed health-threatening | reglament sobre límits màxims permesos |
| report on the state of the environment A written account on the level of integrity and conditions of the ecosystem and natural resources in a given region, usually presented by an official person or body mandated to protect human health and the environment in that region | informe sobre l'estat del medi ambient |
| restriction on competition Article 85 of the EEC Treaty prohibits all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between member states and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market. All such arrangements are automatically null and void under Article 85, unless exempted by the Commission pursuant to Article 85. The text of Article 85 is as follows: "1. The following shall be prohibited as incompatible with the common market: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between member states and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market, and in particular those which: (a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions; (b) limit or control production, markets, technical development, or investment; (c) share markets or sources of supply; (d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage; (e) make the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts | restricció de la competència |
| restriction on use A limitation on the utilization of land or some other property, often inscribed in a deed or lease document | restricció en l'ús |
| tax on capital A government imposed levy on the wealth or assets gained by an individual, firm, or corporation for the purpose of raising revenue to pay for services or improvements for the general public benefit | impost sobre el capital |
| tax on consumption A sum of money demanded from businesses by a government, usually based on a percentage of total sales of select goods and services, and generally passed on to consumers with each individual purchase | impost sobre el consum |
| trade impact on environment Trade impacts on the environment can be direct, such as trade of endangered species, of natural resources, of natural products such as tropical timber, etc., or indirect, such as deforestation, loss of habitats, pollution from mining, from energy production, oil spills, global warming, etc., increases in transport infrastructures | impacte mediambiental del comerç |
| traffic on water The movement of boats and other vessels over any water route or area | tràfic en aigua |
