Update on “IPPC implementation” and “Competitiveness” studies - Advisory Group 23 May

Permitting status analysis Permitting data received by the Commission for all MS except 6 Telephone interviews of AG MS : “IPPC implementation proforma” sent to all MS ; 9 interviews carried out, 4 scheduled to take place – remainder to be carried out by end June

Selection of specific installations Selection criteria after consultation with AG Determination of installations with “IPPC permits” (information from MS) Contacts with operators and competent authorities to ask for cooperation

Selection of 30 specific installations (+30 reserve) Iron & Steel Non-Ferrous Metal Cement Chemicals Textiles Pulp & Paper Total UK 2 6 France Germany Sweden 4 Spain Italy Portugal Greece Hungary Poland Czech Republic Lithuania 12 8 10 60

State of play Identification of installations finalised except for Italy Agreement with competent authorities and operators for 18 out of 27 installations Waiting for response from operators for 9 out of 27 installations No agreement of operators: for 2 installations Site visits completed for 2 installations

Next steps Complete site visits: end July (depending upon Italy etc.) Analysis and further exchange with CA / operators: summer Draft final report presented to 3rd Advisory Group meeting on 25 October Final report presented to IEG in 2007

Key issues Timely response to information requests and exchange of information is key to progression of the study Participation of operators and CAs is critical to success of the study Based on the 2 completed site visits, the data collection and reporting template approach appeared to work very successfully

Competitiveness Study Selection of sectors: domestic glass / steel production by electric arc furnaces Preparation questionnaire: consultation AG Questionnaire sent out to operators: beginning May Expected responses: End May

Electric steel making Questionnaires sent out to 120 installations Questionnaires not sent to authorities (focus on economic issues) but MS AG informed 10 MS concerned: UK, FR, DE, ES, IT, PL, SE, BE, LU, PT

Domestic glass Questionnaires sent out to 50 installations Covers IPPC and non IPPC installations Most MS concerned but more than 4 installations only in FR, DE, IT, CZ, AT

Next steps Analysis of responses to questionnaires Site visits in about 6-10 installations / headquarters Preparation of sectoral surveys Draft final report for comments to AG

Key issues Timely and sufficiently high response to questionnaires Co-operation with operators to set up interviews and site visits Information on MS implementation shared with the “implementation study” 2 “common installations” with the “implementation study” - coordination of information request and possible joint site visits