6th EAP | IMPEL

Review of Compliance promotion, Inspections practices, and Enforcement for IPPC installations

Number: 2007/8
Status: Finalised
Period: 2007

This report summarizes the replies received from 25 Competent Authorities (CAs) in 16 different Member States (MS) to a questionnaire on the implementation of Article 14 of the IPPC Directive. Member States were asked to provide practical information on their inspection planning and practices and enforcement activities, which should ensure that IPPC installations are operated in compliance with the Directive's requirements. The responses received show that, although there is no explicit provision...
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Lead Country:
EC

IMPEL workshop on the use of volatile organic compounds – VOC

Number: 2005/01
Status: Finalised
Period: 2005

During the IMPEL-workshop, information about VOC-regulations in the Directive and some national laws were presented to the participants. The main focus was the discussion of the prepared case studies in small working groups, which consisted of between 8 and 16 members each. The main results were:

there are partially great differences between the national regulations in the EU-MS.
there are still different interpretations of some terms (eg installation, fugitive emission).
beneath...

INSPECTAN: Environmental Inspection Guidelines for the Tanning Industry

Number: 2004/14
Status: Finalised
Period: 2004

The present report originates from the results of a questionnaire, discussed in meetingsheld over the interval October 2004 – June 2005. The discussion concentrated on theeconomics; the production processes; laws and regulations; inspection procedures. The report is conceived as a tool for the public bodies involved in controls and inmonitoring activities on the tanning industry. To this end it collates the experiences ofseveral European contexts of the leather and tanning industry.
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Lead Country:
Italy

Information Exchange on e-Reporting

Number: 2003/15
Status: Finalised
Period: 2003

The project concluded that: The benefits accruing from e-reporting are better transparency and better quality information that is more easily analysed, manipulated and reported on to both institutional bodies and the public. There is no technological barrier to the implementation of e-reporting systems. The difficulties in implementing these systems relate to the specification of the information to be collected and identifying in advance the subsequent uses of this information. While e-reporting...
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Lead Country:
Ireland

Implementing Article 10 of the SEA Directive 2001/42/EC

Number: 2002/01
Status: Finalised
Period: 2002

One of the main conclusions drawn by the working group is that scope, depth and way of monitoring depend very much on the characteristics of each type of plan or programme. Article 10 of the SEA Directive refrains from laying down detailed requirements and leaves thus enough flexibility to develop flexible and individual solutions adapted to the respective type of plan and programme. However, the importance of starting monitoring on the grounds of baseline environmental information has been recognised...
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Lead Country:
Germany

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

Complaint Procedures and Access to Justice for Citizens and NGOs in the Field of the Environment Within the European Union

Number: 2000/01
Status: Finalised
Period: 2000

A workshop was held in The Hague, the Netherlands, in May 2000 to discuss these items. The following conclusions were made during the workshop:

The importance of the involvement of the public in environmental matters was stressed. It was noted that at both Community and international level, the issue of public involvement in the field of the environment has gained broad recognition, especially in more recent years.
The workshop recognised that access to justice (third pillar...

Olive Oil project

Number: 2003/03
Status: Finalised
Period: 2003

The project was executed by the Consejeria de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucia, with the cooperation of the National Observatory of Athens and of the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment. The following countries participated actively in the project: Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia and Malta. France had a partial participation, through a consultant. In total, 27 participants from these 7 countries attended the Workshop. The main conclusions of the project, based on the...
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Lead Country:
Greece

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