1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Recent developments in IMPEL Network By Hilda FARKAS IMPEL SECRETARIATE DG-ENV

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Members of IMPEL Network Member States Norway Acceding & Candidate Countries IMPEL Network Commission

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Regular Meetings in June LuxembourgIMPEL Plenary Meeting 13 –15JuneMechelenIMPEL TFS Conference 15 –16SeptLübeckCluster Meeting Cluster 1 22Sept BrusselsEnlarged Troika Meeting SeptEdinburghCluster Meeting Better Legislation 30-2DecCardiffIMPEL Plenary Meeting

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Other Events May – Dec MayLondonREMAS project board meeting 25 MayLe HavreTFS Seaport bilateral meeting MayRome3 rd Meeting Inspectan project 25 – 27 MayZwolleWorkshop Waste permitting and enforcement project 30 May – 1 JuneHanoverWorkshop Informal resolution project 15 – 16 JuneCaenWorkshop Lessons learnt from accidents project 30 June – 1 JulyHelsinkiMeeting Finnish Comparison Programme III project 8 -9 SeptemberCopenhagenWorkshop Quality Parameters project SeptemberSalzburgVOC Workshop OctoberHelsinkiMeeting Finnish Comparison Programme III project 8 NovemberMaltaTFS Seaport bilateral meeting 23 NovemberDen BoschDutch IMPEL-day 1 DecemberLondonEMS National Forum (REMAS) 19 – 24 SeptEuropean Inspection week TFS Verification project 10 – 14 OctoberEuropean Inspection week TFS Seaport II project

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Cluster AC-IMPEL Thanks for the work and for active participation! Established in January 1998 and have been merged with IMPEL in Objective for accession countries : –correct transposition of EC environmental legislation –achieving the practical implementation of this legislation Within the AC-IMPEL project - from 2003 to the following tasks have been carried out: –train the trainers programme, –PEEP reviews, –Institutional reviews, –study tour, –AC-IMPEL members participation in IMPEL plenary meetings After presentation of the final report this Cluster finisched its work.

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Cluster 1 Improving permitting, inspection and enforcement The Cluster projects: –6 finalised projects in 2005 –2 projects in progress stage and both will be finished in Inspectan Finnish comparison programme – 2 new projects principally adopted in Luxembourg Comparison programme in NATURE inspection Dutch comparison programme –4 new initiatives IRI Scotland Dialogue follow-up REMAS follow-up Licensing in ambient air polluted zone Next Cluster 1 meeting: Slovenia 6 – 7 April 2006, Ljubljana.

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 TFS Cluster Waste shipment The Cluster projects: –4 projects are in progress stage: TFS Treat assessment TFS Seaport II TFS Verification of destination of notified waste TFS Manager Meeting The next annual TFS-conference will be in Germany May 2006.

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Cluster 3 Better Legislation The Cluster projects: –1 new project principally adopted in Luxembourg IPPC and the Habitats Directive The cluster concluded that the proposed project should remain with IMPEL as it relates to IPPC permitting and how consideration of the requirements of the Habitats Directive are taken into account. –3 new initiatives Inter-relationship of IPPC and other Directives Developing a Checklist for assessing Legislation on practicability and enforceability Consideration of Incidental releases Next Cluster 3 meeting will take place 10 – 11 April 2006 in Prague

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Projects in final stage 1.IRI Sweden (SE) 2.Informal resolution of environmental conflicts through dialogue (D) 3.IPPC and Health (UK) 4.REMAS – IMPEL criteria (UK) 5.Waste Permitting and Enforcement (NL) 6.Emissions Trading I. (UK) 7.AC-IMPEL (DK) 8.Quality Parameters for Environmental Inspectorates (DK) 9.VOC Workshop (A) Reports are available at:

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Ongoing projects 1.TFS – Threat assessment (UK) 2.Inspectan (I) 3.TFS - Seaport II project (NL) 4.TFS – verification of the destination of non-notified waste (NL) 5.TFS – Manager meeting (NL) 6.Lessons learnt from accidents (FR) 7.Finnish Comparison programme (FI) 8.IMPEL Conference Riga 2006 (LV)

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 New projects Dutch comparison programme (NL) 2.Emissions Trading II (UK) 3.IRI Scotland (UK) 4.Developing a checklist for assessing legislation on practicability and enforceability (NL) 5.Interrelationship of IPPC Directive with other Directives (UK) 6.Incidental release in environmental permits (FI) 7.Resolution of environmental neighbourhood conflicts by dialogue (GE) 8.Licensing procedure for installations in ambient air polluted zones (A)

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Regular Meetings in 2006 DateLocationEvent 6 FebruaryRigaConference Preparatory Group meeting FebruaryMaltaTFS Steering Committee MarchBrusselsEnlarged Troika meeting MarchLiverpoolFinal meeting Seaport II MarchEuropean inspection week 6–7 AprilLjubljanaCluster 1 Meeting 10–11 AprilPragueCluster Better legislation meeting MayBonnCluster TFS-conference 31 May -2 JunePörtschachIMPEL Plenary Meeting 30 MayPörtschachConference Preparatory Group meeting 27–29 SeptRigaIMPEL 2006 Conference

1th ECENA Plenary Meeting Zagreb, Jan 2006 Successful stories in 2005 Letter from Marianne Klingberg HoU G.4. DG-ENV Letter from Marianne Wenning HoU C.4. DG-ENV Press releases: –Environmental Agency UK homepage October 17 – Crackdown leads to trail of illegal waste exports –Letsrecycle.com October 18 – Fresh Agency inspection find more “illegal” waste shipment –ENDS Daily Environment November 8 - Checks show half EU waste exports are illegal –Impel homepage – VROM Persbericht November 8 – Illegal waste shipment in Europe

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