RMCEI

European Commission conference: “Implementation of EU environment legislation – how we can do better”

A stakeholders conference was held in Brussels on 15 June to discuss and find ways of improving implementation of environment legislation. Opened by Director-General of DG Environment, Karl Falkenberg and closed by Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, the conference touched upon the main implementation challenges, how to better harness shared knowledge and information systems in understanding [...]

Development of an easy and flexible risk assessment tool as a part of the planning of environmental inspections linked to European environmental law and the RMCEI (easyTools), phase 2

Number: 2011/05
Status: Finalised
Period: 2011

The aim of the new project is to develop a flexible and user friendly programme for the risk assessment within the planning of environmental inspections as an application from the internet. The risk assessment tool will be part of the “planning cycle” described in the “Step by step guidance book for planning of environmental inspection” developed by the “Doing The Right Things” project (DTRT). It will take into account the needs of the IMPEL member countries as well as the requirements...
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Lead Country:
Germany

Setting Inspection Targets and Monitoring Performance

Number: 2011/07
Status: Running
Period: 2011

In the IMPEL “Doing the right things” (DTRT) project, a Guidance Book was produced to assist environmental authorities plan inspections. The Guidance Book uses an Environmental Inspection Cycle that is divided into a number of connected steps of which planning is one step and performance monitoring is another step. According to the Guidance Book authorities should, as part of their inspection planning, define measurable targets on desired outputs and outcomes and...
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Lead Country:
Portugal

Doing the Right Things for Waste Shipment Inspections (DTRT-TFS)

Number: 2011/17
Status: Running
Period: 2011

Using the IMPEL project: Doing the Right Things (DTRT), this project looks at how DTRT could help authorities improve their inspections related to the Waste Shipment Regulation.
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Lead Country:
Netherlands

Support for the new IRI scheme

Number: 2010/03
Status: Finalised
Period: 2010

The Impel review initiative was designed in 2000 to test a “voluntary scheme for reporting and offering advice on inspectorates and inspection procedures” and thereby to implement a requirement of the RMCEI. After 10 reviews and an evaluation in 2003, it was clear that it was becoming harder and harder to find new volunteers to host an IRI as it was to find team leaders and rapporteurs for the reviews. It was necessary to review the IRI and find ways to improve participation. The project...
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Lead Country:
UK

Development of an easy and flexible risk assessment tool as a part of the planning of environmental inspections linked to European environmental law and the RMCEI (easyTools), phase 1

Number: 2010/06
Status: Finalised
Period: 2010

A key issue of the “Recommendation on minimum criteria for environmental inspections” (RMCEI) and the IMPEL “Step by step guidance book for planning of environmental inspection” is the prioritisation of environmental inspections. An essential part of this prioritisation is the assessment of the probability of environmental disruptions caused by industrial or comparable activities. These risk assessments also play a key role in inspection planning according to the Seveso II Directive and...
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Lead Country:
Germany

IRI Romania

Number: 2010/02
Status: Finalised
Period: 2010

The IRI scheme is a voluntary scheme providing for informal reviews of environmental authorities in IMPEL Member countries. It was set up to implement the European Parliament and Council Recommendation (2001/331/EC) providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections (RMCEI), where it states: “Member States should assist each other administratively in operating this Recommendation. The establishment by Member States in cooperation with IMPEL of reporting and advice schemes relating...
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Lead Country:
Romania

IRI Slovenia

Number: 2010/01
Status: Finalised
Period: 2010

The IRI scheme is a voluntary scheme providing for informal reviews of environmental authorities in IMPEL Member countries. It was set up to implement the European Parliament and Council Recommendation (2001/331/EC) providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections (RMCEI), where it states: “Member States should assist each other administratively in operating this Recommendation. The establishment by Member States in cooperation with IMPEL of reporting and advice schemes relating...
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Lead Country:
Slovenia

Doing the right things III: Implementation of the step-by-step guidance book for planning of environmental inspections

Number: 2008/02
Status: Finalised
Period: 2008-2009

Practitioners from 24 IMPEL member countries participated in the workshops and the training sessions. All the objectives were delivered through the products described in the main report. The resulting conclusions led to recommendations for future IMPEL work and follow up activities.

Whilst managing the project useful lessons were learned which are shared herein.

In general the outcome of this...

IMPEL input to the further development of the RMCEI

Number: 2007/07
Status: Finalised
Period: 2007

This project can be regarded as complementary to the project 'Doing the right thing II: developing a step-by-step guidance book for planning of environmental inspections'. In the first phase of the project a questionnaire was developed asking for each part of the RMCEI whether it should be amended and if yes how. Answers to the questionnaire were received from 22 countries. It is important to note that the replies do not necessarily reflect the views of the whole country or region represented....
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Lead Country:
EC