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Term

command-and-control

Term

1) In relation to policy and management, command-and-control instruments (e.g. mechanisms, laws, measures) rely on prescribing rules and standards and using sanctions to enforce compliance with them. 2) Command-and-control regulation requires polluters to meet specific emission-reduction targets and often requires the installation and use of specific types of equipment to reduce emissions.

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EEA Glossary

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Comment

Definition source publication

1) Adapted from: Scialabba. 1998. Quoted by FAO.

Publication year

1998

Definition source URL

http://www.fao.org/fi/figis/glossary/gloss-c.asp.

Organisation

Organisation full name

1) Adapted from: Scialabba

Subjects

ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTS

Long definition

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