Second BERCEN Plenary Meeting September 15. - 16 Second BERCEN Plenary Meeting September 15. - 16. 2003, Lake Ohrid,FYR Macedonia National key achievements in environmental enforcement and compliance,and proposal on further BERCEN activities REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Stanojević Ljiljana senior adviser Ministry for natural resources and envir. protection

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION SITUATION IN SERBIA Ministry for natural resources and environmental protection was founded in Serbia,on may 24.2002 At the moment,Law on environmental protection system is waiting to be passed by the Parliament The objective of the Law is to transpose Environmental legislation and other international standards

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION SITUATION IN SERBIA The Law will be the tool to establish an integrated environmental management to ensure prevention and control of environmental pollution and the protection of natural resources Implementation of the project finansed by the Finnish Government-Project’s title is:Development of environmental legislation-Republic of Serbia(phaseI)

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION SITUATION IN SERBIA The purpose of Phase I of the project is to have the Framework Law on the System of Environmental Protection,expected to be in force by the commencement of the project activities,and other relevant legislation in Serbia harmonized with Europian Union-implementation IPPC,EIA directives, Arhus convention etc.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION SITUATION IN SERBIA Government degree about transport dangerous materials from September 2002 Addapted Law on Ministries in Republic of Serbia March 2003.-field responsibility our Ministry including obligations from new Law on the System of Environmental Protection. Decision Government-National strategy management of waste from July 2003

THE FIELD OF RESPONSIBILITY OF REPUBLIC INSPECTORS Air pollution Water pollution Noise Waste Accidents Protection of natural resources Inspection control on border-import,export,tranzit dangerous materials and waste

ENVIRONMENT INSPECTORS CAPACITY BUILDING September 2002- 45 inspectors September 2003- 66 inspectors October 2003- 78 inspectors

ENVIRONMENT INSPECTORS CAPACITY BUILDING JICA training for environment inspectors from Serbia and Montenegro-dangerous chemicals and waste;proposals for date -base dangerous chemicals and waste JICA donation for air and water pollution measurements equipment

Building capacity environment inspectors BERCEN activity:

BERCEN ACTIVITIES IN PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2002- SEPTEMBER 2003 4 inspectors from Serbia participants on first BERCEN exhange program for environmental enforcement agencies and inspectorates-November 27-30,2002 Brijuni Island Croatia 4 inspectors from Serbia participants on the second BERCEN exchange program-April 8-12.2003.in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

BERCEN ACTIVITIES IN PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2002-SEPTEMBER 2003 One inspector from Serbia participant on the first BERCEN study tour –March 17-22,2003,in Brandenburg,Germany One inspector from Serbia participant on the second BERCEN study tour-May 12-17,2003,in Helsinki,Finland

REALIZATION KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM FIRST BERCEN MEETING IN SERBIA Regulation on condition and means of classification,packing and storage raw materials-in realization Database of dangerous substances-in realization Database of air quality-in preparation Plan to increase the number of inspectors from 40-145-in realization

BERCEN activities in 2004 -Proposals- Training of BERCEN inspectors in IMPEL countries Practical Training of inspectors for natural protection conducted by BERCEN Trainers Law Development Equipment supplies(cars,computers,mobile air and water pollution equipment)

INTRODUCTION OF SELECTED PROBLEM We define two issues: Project or workshop on establishing database of instalations(facilities)projects subject to “ecological” control and database of issued permits Establishing of system of “ecological”control at border passes and connecting with inspection system of other countries(BERCEN countries)