Ministry of Housing, Spatial planning and the Environment Compliance Strategy Ministry of Housing, Spatial planning and the Environment Presentation OECD meeting 2nd and 3rd December 2004 Paris Annemiek Roessen regional director-inspector VROM Inspectorate

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY MISSION OF THE VROM INSPECTORATE: The Inspectorate contributes to a measurable better compliance of regulation and thereby contributes to a safe, healthly and sustainable environment 12-4-2019

Why a compliance strategy ? The compliance strategy is a tool for: Doing the right things Doing things right Being accountable Societal problem solving 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Basic principles of the compliance strategy: It is a way of thinking Compliance is not only the responsability of the Inspectorate but also of the Policy makers of VROM Simple and applicable in different situations 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Compliance strategy is based on 4 factors: Risk Non-compliance rate Knowledge of the reasons for non-compliance Smart interventions 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Doing the right things: Priority setting of enforcement activities for approx. 450 tasks 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Being accountable: Red quarter tasks: priority Blue quarter tasks: not this year Orange en yellow quarter tasks: regular tasks 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Doing things right: Develop intervention strategies, when you know the reasons for non-compliance. Pick the right intervention mix in order to be most efficient 12-4-2019

Eleven reasons for non-compliance COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Eleven reasons for non-compliance   Aspects of spontaneous compliance  1 Knowledge of the regulations 2 Costs/benefit ratio 3 Degree of acceptance 4 Loyalty and obedience of the target group 5 Informal monitoring  12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Aspects of monitoring Aspects of sanctions 6 Informal report probability 7 Monitoring probability 8 Detection probability 9 Selectivity  Aspects of sanctions  10 Chance of sanctions 11 Severity of sanctions 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY An intervention is a mix of possible intervention tools: Policy interventions Policy development Communication Prevention Enforcement,: administrative, criminal or civil Feed back to minister and Parliament by Annual report of the Inspectorate 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Asbestos Removal Decree Enforcement of the rule has high priority if there is a major risk and a high non compliance rate   Asbestos Removal Decree Asbestos is found in half of all demolished buildings. If the asbestos is not removed selectively, it will remain in the rubble. Asbestos can be released during demolition work, during transport and in usage in other products like roads. 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Enforcement of the rule has low priority if there is a a minor risk and a low non compliance rate   Fuel Quality Requirements (Road Traffic) Decree Petrol and diesel must not contain more than 0,2% sulphur. The purpose of this requirement is to avoid acidification of the environment. Petrol companies generally abide strictly by the rules. The risk is low because their contribution to acidification is limited. A certain number of controls remain necessary to ensure that the petrol companies stick to the rules and because the European Commission has made controls and reporting mandatory. 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Fireworks Decree (fireworks for consumers) Enforcement of the rule has medium priority if there is a major risk and a low non compliance rate   Fireworks Decree (fireworks for consumers) Wholesalers usually store fireworks safely. They adhere to requirements concerning quantities, packaging and distance to surrounding buildings. But if there were to be an explosion it would create a great risk. Buildings could be damaged and, far more serious, there could be fatalities. 12-4-2019

COMPLIANCE STRATEGY Enforcement of the rule has a medium priority if there is a minor risk and a high non compliance rate Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations Many companies fail to observe the notification obligation that requires them to state what they are doing to reduce packaging and packaging waste and how they intend to remove the residual waste.The material is relatively harmless and companies that do not make notifications can nevertheless take steps – for economic reasons, for example – to reduce the volume of packaging and waste. Moreover, there is only a small risk of packaging waste finding its way into the environment uncontrolled, because an efficient collection system already exists. 12-4-2019