Judgment_paragraph 24 · C-120/10

24In that regard, recital 10 in the preamble to that Directive states that the balanced approach constitutes a policy approach to address aeroplane noise, including international guidance for the introduction of operating restrictions on an airport-by-airport basis. The ‘balanced approach’ to aircraft noise management, defined in Resolution A33-7, adopted by the 33rd ICAO Assembly, comprises four principal elements and requires careful assessment of all different options to mitigate noise, including reduction of aeroplane noise at source, land-use planning and management measures, noise abatement operational procedures and operating restrictions, without prejudice to relevant legal obligations, existing agreements, current laws and established policies (see, in particular, Case C-442/05 Commission v Belgium [2007] ECR I-4749, paragraph 38).

European Air Transport SA v Collège d'Environnement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (C-120/10)

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