2000 | IMPEL

Lessons Learned from Accidents – 2000

Number: 2000/09
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

This report contains the proceedings of the meeting of environmental inspectors on industrial accidents held in Lyon on 6 and 7 June 2000. In total 16 accidents, most of them in France, were reported. Each report has a description of the incident, the origin, causes and circumstances of the accident, actions taken and conclusions including lessons learnt.
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Lead Country:
France

Changes in Industrial Operations

Number: 2000/08
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

The aim of this project was to provide a basic insight into the practices of authorities responsible for controlling changes in operation from the point of view of environmental protection. The project was useful in clarifying the legislative demands of each of the participating member states and in showing how these demands and requirements are interpreted by different authorities. The overall objective was to find out what is good practice in supervision and control of changes in industrial operations...
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Lead Country:
Finland

Diffuse VOC Emission

Number: 2000/07
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

Establishing an environmental policy for industrial sources usually begins with the regulation of the large point sources. Attention is then focused on piped emissions, for example exhaust gases directed via a stack or wastewater through a discharge pipe. In general these piped emissions are well regulated and have been reduced substantially, to such an extent that the other emissions have become more and more dominating. With respect to atmospheric emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) these...
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Lead Country:
Netherlands

The Application of General Binding Rules in the Implementation of the IPPC Directive

Number: 2000/06
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

The following conclusions were made: Three possible alternatives were noted:

A statutory set of standard conditions applying to the entire operation of an installation;
A statutory set of standard conditions applying to one or more aspects of the operation of an installation;
A statutory set of minimum conditions established at a national level and binding on regional regulators.

The need for ensuring an equivalent high level of environmental protection...
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Lead Country:
UK

Workshop on Integrated Permitting

Number: 2000/05
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

Some of the important conclusions were:

The permits should be precise and unambiguous.
An Interpretation and Glossary of Terms should be included in the permits.
All permits should require monitoring by the permitted facility and the Regulator should also carry out some monitoring.
EMS may or may not be appropriate for all operators. The EMS reporting workload may cause problems for Inspectors but can play a vital role in an Improvements Programme.
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Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Law in the European Union

Number: 2000/04
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

An important result is that the exercise has given some insight in the criminal enforcement of environmental law in legal practice. This insight in the legal practice of criminal enforcement of environmental law in various countries is since it may encourage the transboundary cooperation between the various authorities by providing a better understanding of the various policies pursued. Thus, this insight can also contribute to a better implementation of European environmental law.
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Lead Country:
Denmark

Workshop on the Use of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Industrial Plants

Number: 2000/03
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

The conclusions that could be drawn from the workshop were:

The VOC-directive is a starting point in the right direction, but its implementation has to be monitored and the obligation for soil-gas-analysis has to be amended.
The different technical standard in the MS and AC requires harmonisation in form of BAT or EN-documents.
Tighter national regulations/standards must still exist beneath VOC - directive
Generally there is an urgent need for information...

Good practice fact sheet – PRINTERS

Number: 2000/02
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

Owing to their vast number, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are a significant source of pollution. The prevention and control of this pollution therefore forms an important, although rather difficult task, for regulators across Europe. This fact sheet is intended to provide regulators, enforcement and inspection authorities as well as the SMEs themselves with useful and manageable information on how to prevent, limit and control pollution from a specific SME sector, namely the printing...
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Lead Country:
Sweden

Comparison Programme: Self Monitoring & Electronic Reporting of Emission Data

Number: 2000/11
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

This Finnish Comparison programme was the second programme executed in this new series. The programme encompassed two themes: Self Monitoring and Electronic Reporting of Emission data (operators’ periodic reporting to the authorities). Both themes were dealt with in workshops, which were supplemented by a site visit to ensure the close involvement of industry.
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Lead Country:
Finland

IMPEL Review Initiative, Phase 2: Assessment and Test of Questionaire and Guidance

Number: 2000/10
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

This report describes the results of Phase 2 of the IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) Project. The project is designed to develop and test "a voluntary scheme for reporting and offering advice on inspectorates and inspection procedures" in EU Member States. The scheme was proposed against a background of the preparation of the European Parliament and Council Recommendation for providing minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States, and in expectation of the need for arrangements...
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Lead Country:
UK

Projects - 2000