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Environmental Law Agencies of Western Europe

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Kongens Nytorv 6, DK-1050
Copenhagen K, Denmark.
Phone: +45 33 36 71 00. Fax: +45 33 36 71 99.
http://www.eea.eu.int/

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

200, Rue de la loi
Brussels B-1049 Belgium
Tel: 322-296-11-70 Fax: +32 2266 995
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm 
or http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ 

AUSTRIA

Umweltbundesamt/ Federal Environment Agency
http://www.ubavie.gv.at/
Spittelauer Lande 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
43-1-31304-0 tel., 43-1-31304-5400 fax

BELGIUM

Federal Department of the Environment
Vesalius Building (7th Fllor)
Pacheco Lane 19 box 5
B-1010 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone +32 (0)2/ 210 45 32
Fax +32 (0)2/ 210 48 52
Environment@health.fgov.be
http://www.environment.fgov.be/index.html

(Note: Environmental administration falls mainly under the auspices of regional governments.)
Brussels Region: Administration of Environment of the Region of Brussels-Capital
Guledelle 100, B-1200 Brussels
(32 2) 775-7575; fax (32 2) 775-7611

Flemish Region: Department of the Environment and Agriculture/ Administratie Milieu, Natuur en Landinrichting
14-18 rue Belliard, B-1040 Brussels
(32 2) 507-3901; fax (32 2) 507-3005

Waste Management Agency of Flanders
Kanunnik De Deckerstraat, 22-26, 2800 Mechelen
Tel 015-284-284, Fax 015-203-275
info@ovam.be
http://www.ovam.be/

Walloon Region:
Direction Generale des Resources Naturelles et de l'Environmnement
15 avenue Prince de Liege, B-5100 NAMUR
32 (0) 81 33 65 75; fax 32 (0) 81 33 65 22
E-mail : OWD.DGRNE@mrw.wallonie.be
http://mrw.wallonie.be/DGRNE/

DENMARK

Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy
http://www.mem.dk/
Højbro Plads 4
1200 København K
Tel: +45 33 92 76 00; Fax: +45 33 32 22 27
E-mail: mem@mem.dk

FINLAND

Ministry of the Environment/ Ympäristöministeriön
http://www.vyh.fi/
Ratakatu 3, FIN-00121 Helsinki
(358 0) 19911; fax (358 0) 1991499

Finnish Environment Institute
Kesakatu 6, FIN-00260 Helsinki
Tel: 358 9 403 000
Fax 358 9 4030 0190
neuvonta.syke@vy
h.fi
http://www.vyh.fi/eng/fei/fei.html

FRANCE

The French Environment and Energy Control Agency/ l’Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie (ADEME)
http://www.ademe.fr/
27, rue Louis Vicat
F-75737 PARIS Cedex 15
France
Tel : (+33) (0)1 47 65 20 00; Fax: (+33) (0)1 46 45 52 36

Ministry of the Environment/ Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement
http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/
41 Avenue Georges Mandel, F-75016 Paris
(33 1) 46 47 31 32; fax (33 1) 46 47 38 95

Institut français de l'environnement (IFEN)
http://www.ifen.fr/
61, boulevard Alexandre Martin
F - 45058 ORLÉANS CEDEX 1
Tel : 33 (0) 2 38 79 78 78; Fax : 33 (0) 2 38 79 78 70
E-mail : ifen@ifen.fr

The National Institute of Industrial Environment and Risks/ Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
http://www.ineris.fr/
Parc Technologique ALATA B.P. N°2
60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte - France
Tel : 03 44 55 66 77; Fax : 03 44 55 66 99

GERMANY

German Federal Environment Ministry
http://www.bmu.de/
Umweltbundesamt, Bismarckplatz 1
14193 Berlin, Germany
49 30 89 03-0 tel., 49 30 89 03-2285 fax

Unwelbundesant
Federal Environment Agency
Bismarckplarz 1, 14193 Berlin
Tel: 49 30 89 03-0
Fax: 49 30 89 03-2285
http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/


GREECE

Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works
147 Patision Street, GR-112 51 Athens
(30 1) 865-0334; fax (30 1) 865-0476
http://www.minenv.gr/ 

ICELAND

Ministry of Environment
Vonarstraeti 4
150 Reykjavik
560-9600
postur@umh.stjr.is
http://brunnur.stjr.is/interpro/umh/umh.nsf/pages/forsida

IRELAND

Environmental Protection Agency
PO Box 3000
Johnstown Castle Estate
Co. Wexford
Tel. 353-53-60600
Fax 353-53-60699
http://www.epa.ie 
info@epa.ie
 

ITALY

Ministry of the Environment/ Ministero dell’Ambiente
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 44
00147 Roma,
(39 6) 57221
http://www.minambiente.it/home1.htm

National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment (ENEA)
http://www.enea.it/  or http://wwwamb.casaccia.enea.it/

LIECHTENSTEIN

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Environment
FL-9490 Vaduz
(41 75) 66411 telephone/fax

LUXEMBOURG

Ministry of Environment/ Ministere de l’Environnement
http://www.mev.etat.lu/home.html
18 Montee de la Petrusse
L-2918 Luxembourg-Ville
(352) 478 6824; fax (352) 400 410

MALTA

Ministry of the Environment
Environment Protection Department
Education Buildings, Floriana CMR02
(356) 232-022, fax (356) 241-378
http://www.environment.gov.mt/
e-mail: waste@environment.gov.mt

THE NETHERLANDS

Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment/ Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer
http://www.minvrom.nl/
Rijnstraat 8, 2515 XP Den Haag
31(0)70 339 39 39

NORWAY

Ministry of the Environment/ Miljøverndepartementet
http://www.mistin.dep.no/
Myntgata 2, Postboks 8013 Dep, 0030 Oslo
22 24 90 90; fax 22 24 95 62

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
http://www.sft.no
Box 8100 Dep, N-0032 Oslo; Strømsveien 96
(+47) 22 57 34 00, Fax.: (+47) 22 67 67 06,
e-mail: postmottak.sft@sftospost.md.dep.telemax.no   

PORTUGAL

Ministry of Environment
Rua do Século, no. 63, 1200 Lisbon
(351-1) 321-1360; fax (351-1) 343-2777
e-mail: ipamb@mail.telepac.pt

Direcção Geral do Ambiente
http://www.dga.min-amb.pt
R. Murgueira, Alfragide
(351-1) 472-8200; fax (351-1) 471-9074
e-mail: web.coord@dga.min-amb.pt

SPAIN

Environment Ministry/ Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
http://www.mma.es/
Pza. San Juan de la Cruz s/n,
28017 Madrid
(34) 1 597 6577

CATALONIA
Ministry of Environment
Diagonal, 523-525
08029 Barcelona
Tel.: +34 934 445 000
Fax: +34 934 197 547
wmagc@correu.gencat.es
http://www.gencat.es/mediamb/eng/aindex.htm 

SWEDEN

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency/ Naturvårdsverket
http://www.environ.se/
S-106 48 Stockholm, Besöksadress: Blekholmsterrassen 36
08-698 10 00; fax 08-20 29 25
e-mail: natur@environ.se

SWITZERLAND

Federal Office for Environment, Forests, and Landscape/ Office Federal de l’Environnement, des Forets et du Paysage
Hallwylstrasse 4, CH-3003 Bern
(41 31) 322-9311; fax (41 31) 322-7054
http://www.buwal.ch/d/index.htm

Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'energie et de la communication (DETEC)/
Federal Department for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication
Secrétariat général
Palais fédéral Nord.
3003 Berne
41-0-31 322 55 11
41-0-31 311 95 76 Fax
webmaster@gs-uvek.admin.ch
http://www.uvek.admin.ch/

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
http://www.detr.gov.uk/
Eland House, Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DU
0171-890 3000

Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Hampton House, 20 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7TJ
0171 587 3000, fax 0171 587 5258

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.sepa.org.uk/
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling FK9 4TR
01786 457700, Fax 01786 446885
email:  info@sepa.org.uk

Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland
http://www.doeni.gov.uk/
Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast BT2 8GB
(01232) 540540; Fax (01232) 540782
e-mail: csrb.doe@nics.gov.uk