When it expects the World Health Organization’s Night Noise Guidelines for Europe to come into effect

The WHO Night Noise Guidelines for Europe were published in 2009. They build on the earlier 1999 WHO Guidelines for community noise and aim to provide scientific advice to the member states for the development of future legislation and policy action in the assessment and control of night noise exposure.
The guidelines support the European Union Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (known as the END Directive). One of the obligations of the END is for member states to produce noise maps and data about night exposure from mid-2007. The Scottish Government has, in implementing the END, met all its obligations on time, including publishing Noise Action Plans which seek to manage noise on a prioritised basis.