EADS’ environmental policy embraces all phases of the product life cycle, from design, manufacturing, including environmental impact of its sites, operations and maintenance to the end of life. It seeks to ensure that each of its BUs complies with the laws and regulations of each country in which it operates. EADS is subject to numerous international, European, national, and local environmental laws and regulations which concerns emissions into the environment, in particular discharges to surface and sub-surface water, elimination and treatment of waste, consumption of natural resources, soils, noise and other nuisances, landscape, etc. as well as those related to permits to operate.