Czech Republic

IMPEL-TFS Best Practice meeting 2013

Number: 2013/23
Status: Running
Period: 2013

International cooperation and alignment is very important when it comes to the enforcement of the European Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) (EC) No 1013/2006. Previous IMPEL-TFS projects have shown that it is important to work together as competent authorities. The enforcement deficit of the EU waste shipment regulation remains challenge. To improve the collaboration and alignment of enforcement, frequent contact between the European enforcement authorities is necessary. Therefore it would be very...
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Lead Country:
Netherlands and Czech Republic

Building up IMPEL nature conservation capacities

Number: 2013/17
Status: Running
Period: 2013

This project aims to develop capacity within IMPEL and to join forces with other networks to stimulate the inspection and enforcement of the Nature directives. Objectives of the project include:

Mapping of existing EU networks related to the promotion of implementation (e.g. EU Habitats and Ornis committees, ENCA-European Network of Nature conservation Agencies, Europol …)
The level of implementation and enforcement of the Habitats and Birds Directives within these organisations...

Environmental inspections of industrial installations in accordance with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) – Drawing up of IRAM related inspection programmes

Number: 2013/08
Status: Running
Period: 2013

On 6 January 2011 the Industrial Emissions Directive entered into force, and its provisions listed in Article 80(1) have to be transposed into national law within two years. The IED sets new requirements on the inspection of industrial installations as described in Article 23 of the Directive. The obligations on routine environmental inspections constitute a new challenge for the EU member states.
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Lead Country:
Germany and UK (Scotland)

DECO Project – IMPEL Project on decontamination and monitoring procedures of groundwater and soils in polluted ex-industrial sites

Number: 2013/05
Status: Running
Period: 2013

Soil is one of the four natural elements fundamental for life of humans, plants and animals. Due to historical industrialization processes, Europe has some of the most contaminated soils and groundwater in the world, and its protection is a priority for many European environmental authorities. The European Union created during the years a regulatory environment in order to protect soil and groundwater: the Landfill Directives (1999/31/EC), the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), the Environmental...
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Lead Country:
Italy (Lombardia)

Waste Sites, phase 2

Number: 2012/18
Status: Finalised
Period: 2012

Under Article 34(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, establishments or undertakings which carry out waste treatment operations, establishments or undertakings which collect or transport waste on a professional basis, brokers and dealers, and establishments or undertakings which produce hazardous waste shall be subject to appropriate periodic inspections by the competent authorities. Recent discussions in IMPEL-TFS and among high-level inspectors have addressed, among other things, the necessity...
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Lead Country:
Germany

IMPEL TFS Conference 2012

Number: 2012/13
Status: Finalised
Period: 2012

The projects and activities of IMPEL Cluster 2 are based on the European Waste Shipment Regulation Nº 1013/2006. Being a Regulation and including a cross-border aspect, it is of high importance to have an active and practical European network of inspectors and regulators that meet on a regular basis to exchange practical experiences. Not only environmental inspectors, but also Customs and Police officers and the Judiciary. Ongoing IMPEL-TFS projects continue to show the need for establishing and...
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Lead Country:
Cluster 2 Secretariat and UK

IMPEL TFS Enforcement Actions III

Number: 2012/15
Status: Running
Period: 2012

This project will run until the spring of 2014 and will encourage best practice in waste shipment inspections through a series of coordinated inspections and exchanges. The inspections under this project will take place during three periods in both 2012 and 2013. A ‘chain’ (from site of loading to site of recovery) approach to inspection will be used to verify environmentally sound management of waste shipments. Enforcement tools will also be developed as part of this project to encourage...
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Lead Country:
UK

Transfrontier shipment of e-waste

Number: 2010/18
Status: Finalised
Period: 2010/11

The main objectives of this project were to:

To deliver an up to date threat assessment that identifies how effectively the WEEE Directive is being implemented in Member States and the risks e-waste exports pose to the EU
To understand the scope and scale of the e-waste export trade in Europe, who is involved and what happens to shipments leaving Europe and what the problems are that occur in the countries of destination
To develop and provide to IMPEL TFS members...

Enforcement Actions Interim Project

Number: 2011/25
Status: Finalised
Period: 2011

The Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) requires Member States to inspect shipments of waste and to co-operate with each other. The Enforcement Actions project was set up for the following reasons: - Some Member States expressed the need for a formalised project framework in order to integrate this with the enforcement inspections in their own countries; - International cooperation is essential to tackle international environmental problems; and - The network of enforcers in the field...
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Lead Country:
UK (Scotland)

The Licensing of installations in ambient air polluted zones

Number: 2007/19
Status: Finalised
Period: 2007

This project aimed to contribute to the exchange of experiences and information of inspectors and technical experts from IMPEL MS in the licensing of installations in relation to the ambient air regulations. The focal point of this project was the information and exchange of experience between the participating inspectors and technical experts of IMPEL MS. Moreover a common approach should be defined to minimize competitive disadvantages.
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Lead Country:
Austria

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