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8th General Assembly

[ November 24, 2011 to November 25, 2011. ] The 8th IMPEL General Assembly will take place in Warsaw, Poland between the 24-25 November 2011. Novotel Centrum Warszawa 94/98 Marszałkowska Street Warsaw

Cluster 1 meeting

[ March 24, 2011 to March 25, 2011. ] IMPEL’s Cluster 1 will meet in Budapest on March 24/25 2011.

IMPEL TFS Conference 2011

  • Number: 2011/16
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2011
The projects and activities of the TFS cluster 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...
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  • Lead Country:
  • TFS Secretariat

Engaging stakeholders around priority implementation issues for EU law for 2012 to 2015

  • Number: 2011/23
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2011
One of the Commission’s key priorities is the effective implementation of EU law.  As a network of regulatory practitioners IMPEL is ideally placed to help improve implementation of EU law through the practical knowledge and experience of its members.  This project will engage key stakeholders – including IMPEL members, other environmental authorities, industry, NGOs, European Commission and other networks –  to discuss priority areas and identify issues and potential areas of activity for...
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  • Lead Country:
  • UK

IMPEL TFS Conference 2010

  • Number: 2010/11
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2010
The yearly IMPEL TFS conference brings together many delegates from many different organisations both from within IMPEL and those outside of our network to discuss better implementation and enforcement of legislation in the field of trans-frontier shipments of waste.
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  • Lead Country:
  • TFS Secretariat

IPPC Pig Farming

  • Number: 2009/02
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2009

Intensive pig farms above a specified capacity are regulated under the IPPC Directive. However, it has been noted that the control of environmental impacts can be difficult and the permitting and in spection regimes with regard to these installations show difference s between the Member States. In order to examine the range of practice in the Member States, this IMPEL project was undertaken.


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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands

Enforcement Actions II

  • Number: 2008/05
  • Status: Running
  • Period: October 2008 - March 2011

The main objectives of this project are to work towards an adequate level of inspections in all Member States and at all exit points of the EU, to introduce complete measures in order to prevent and detect illegal waste shipments and to deter illegal waste exporters, to verify waste destination and the treatment at destination within or outside Europe, to set up training and exchange programmes for inspectors, and to maintain and improve the network and collaboration...


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  • Lead Country:
  • The Netherlands

Practical Application of Better Regulation Principles in Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Environmental Inspection Authorities

  • Number: 2009/04
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2009
Fifty examples of initiatives were received from 14 countries in response to a questionnaire.  These included initiatives to improve permitting, inspection, and monitoring as well as broader initiatives that spanned the whole regulatory cycle.  The wide range of approaches reported reflects the different regulatory and legal structures and contexts in the Member States, such as the different relationships between permitting and inspection bodies. A number of trends in better regulation approaches...
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  • Lead Country:
  • UK

Common Regulatory Frameworks in Member States – Comparison Project

  • Number: 2010/16
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2010
Better regulation initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining or improving levels of environment protection are increasingly being used by environmental inspectorates in Member States often in response to challenges such as limited resources and increasing pressures on the environment. The prevailing economic conditions and heightened interest in the actual or perceived impacts of regulation are also powerful influences, particularly with respect to enterprise and industry. ...
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  • Lead Country:
  • UK

IMPEL TFS Annual Conference 2008

  • Number: 2008/06
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2008

The projects and activities of the TFS cluster 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. Ongoing IMPEL-TFS projects continue to show the need for establishing and above all maintaining good and practical collaboration between...


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  • Lead Country:
  • Bulgaria