1. Commission Action Plan on Environmental Compliance and Governance
Coordination Group on Biodiversity and Nature (CGBN) March 2018, Brussels
Commission Action Plan on Environmental Compliance and Governance

2. COMMISSION PACKAGE Commission Communication (COM(2018)10)
Commission Staff Working Document (SWD(2018)10)
Commission Decision establishing a new Commission Expert Group (C(2018)10)
More information and a summary fact sheet available at:

3. POLICY BACKGROUND: CHALLENGES
Strategic identification and planning for the risks of non-compliance
Capacity and adequate coordination mechanisms
Arrangements for inter-action with the public
Data collection and sharing and systematic performance evaluation
Weaknesses in enforcement (low probability of prosecution and low sanctions)

4. POLICY BACKGROUND: EMERGENCE OF EUROPEAN NETWORKS
IMPEL (inspectors)
EUFJE (judges)
EnviCrimeNet (police)
ENPE (prosecutors)
EUROSAI WGE (auditors)
NEPA (environmental agencies)

7. KEY FINDINGS OF PREPARATORY STAGE
Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) identifies weak compliance mechanisms as one root cause of poor implementation
Demand for a high-level platform for expert exchanges and agenda-setting
Stress on scope for experts working together
Importance of training and knowledge sharing
Need for EU guidance
Practical challenges: crime, complaint handling, rural areas
Importance of new technologies

9. ACTION 1: COMBINING FORCES
Builds on (1) IMPEL peer reviews, (2) IMPEL joint enforcement actions and (3) EU Peer2Peer tool
Objectives:
(1) deepen and widen thematic and geographical coverage of joint enforcement actions and peer reviews in discussion with IMPEL and other networks
(2) Improve other related approaches, e.g. compliance assurance visits, e.g. waste compliance promotion visits

10. ACTION 1: COMBINING FORCES
Key points for CGBN
IMPEL peer reviews include green topics, e.g. for Romania/Danube Estuary
Compliance assurance visits may nature cases

11. ACTION 4: GUIDANCE ON COMBATTING
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
Background
JHA Council Conclusions from 8 December 2016 and Genval Mutual Evaluations
Security Agenda
Review of Environmental Crime Directive 2008/99/EC
Work within the New Policy Cycle: combatting environmental crime now a priority

12. ACTION 4: GUIDANCE ON COMBATTING
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
Details
Practical guidance covering
Key obligations and principles
Role of criminal, administrative and liability law
Good practices in cooperation and coordination
Recommended content of strategies
Close collaboration with networks and Forum

13. ACTION 4: GUIDANCE ON COMBATTING
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
Key points for CGBN
Intended coverage of wildlife crime, i.e. illegal hunting and trapping;
Aim is, amongst other things, to build on Berne Convention work

14. ACTION 5: GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE IN RURAL AREAS
Background
EIR findings on diffuse water pollution and poor status of Natura 2000 habitats and species
2017 Staff Working Document Agriculture and Sustainable Water Management, SWD(2017)153
EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, COM(2017) 198

15. ACTION 5: GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE IN RURAL AREAS
Details
Practical guidance covering
Overview of obligations and principles
Risk assessment tool
Good practices on inspections
Good practices on helping duty-holders to comply
Close collaboration with networks and Forum

16. ACTION 5: GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE IN RURAL AREAS
Key points for CGBN
Complement to work on management plans and status monitoring

17. ACTIONS 4 AND 5: PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
Support contract (IEEP, Ecologic, Metro)
3 workshops, June 2018, October 2018, February 2019
Action 5 Workshop 15 June 2018

18. ACTION 8: GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
Background
Opportunities through new technologies and data sources
Value of spatial information for inspectors, police and prosecutors
Improved satellite capabilities (Copernicus & Galileo Programmes)

19. ACTION 8: GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
Details
GEOINT training and information sessions
Evidence gathering
Thematic workshops
Good practices

20. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND
GOVERNANCE FORUM
New formal high-level Commission expert group to help steer compliance and governance actions
Composition: Member States and representatives of networks
Twice yearly meetings
FIRST MEETING on 13 March 2018!

21. Organisational Chart Environmental Compliance & Governance Forum
Enforcement networks
Member States
participate
Environmental Compliance & Governance Forum
participate
Observers
EESC, CoR, NGOs, business, academia, etc.
Working Groups (permanent)
Workshops (temporary)
Sector groups
EIR, water, nature, waste
convenes
assists
interact
interact
Commission services

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