1. BERCEN 2nd Exchange program – 8-12 April 2003, Bulgaria
REPORTING SYSTEM ON SITE VISITS
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

2. Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA
O R D E R Nr. 541 /
approval of ”The technical norms on the organization and development of inspection and control activities in environment protection”
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

3. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 GENERAL PROVISIONS
The inspection activity is compulsory for the economic and social activities with impact on the environment and is accomplished by environment inspectors accredited by central environmental authority
The inspection activity will progress prior for activities/targets with significant impact
The inspection activity has a ceaseless character.
The inspection activity is carried out periodically and in different time funds from one target to another, depending on the impact produced on the environment.
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

4. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 FIELD OF APPLICATION
New objectives and activities
Existing objectives and/or activities
The economic and social objectives and activities with impact on the environment are classified as follows:
Objectives A – with significant impact
Objectives B – with medium impact
All the other objectives that do not enter in the first two categories are objectives and/or activities with lower impact on the environment
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

5. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 TYPES OF INSPECTIONS
General permitting inspection
Diagnostic inspection
Compliance evaluation inspection
General inspection
Compliance evaluation inspection with sampling
Toxic pollutant assessment inspection
Environmental performance evaluation inspection
Thematic inspection
Inspection in case of accidental pollution
Follow-up inspection
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

6. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 SITE INSPECTION
The opening session
The control strictly speaking
The completion of the inspection report
The closing session
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

7. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 THE FINAL STAGE
The presentation of the inspection report issued to be approved by the chief inspector
The information of the environment authority’s leadership in order to getting the approval, with a view to notify the legal bodies to start the criminal investigation and issue the “Criminal Complaint File” etc
The pursuit, at territorial level, of the cashing and/or transmitting to the Public Finances General Direction and State Financial Control (GDFPCFS) of the offending sanctions applied according to the legislation in force.
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

8. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TEPI sets the inspection reports’ register, where registration is done in the order of issuing these reports.
TEPI will put at the public consultations disposal, on request, any document or data obtained or resulted from the inspection and the measures set after inspection.
TEPI will make it public through written, visual, audio, electronic information, at least twice a year, any information regarding
the state of the environment, given the quality of all the environment factors and the interaction in-between;
the local environment policy, the plans and programs developed by the environment authority and the most important measures enforced to the economic operators
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

9. O R D E R Nr. 541 / 10.05.2000 Public access to information
Those data who’s public revelation could affect negatively will not be put at the public disposal, for the public debate
TEPI will encourage the economic operators that develop activities with significant impact upon the environment to regularly inform the public about the impact of their products and activities upon the environment
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

10. Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA
Model and contents of inspection report
M.A.P.P.M.
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY
Nr /
INSPECTION REPORT
FIRST PAGE
Copy:
Page:
Approved
CHIEF INSPECTOR,
INSPECTED UNIT:
TYPE OF INSPECTION:
PERIOD OF INSPECTION:
INSPECTOR / INSPECTORS TEAM:
INSPECTORS TEAM LEADER
(if necessary)
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

11. Model and contents of inspection report
Annexes
Annex 1: List of distribution
Annex 2: Inspection plan
Annex 3: Interviewed people’s list
Annex 4: Consulted documents’ list
Annex 5: Completed inspection questionnaires
Annex 6: List of inspected activities/areas
Annex 7: List of participants in the opening/closure sessions
Annex 8: Other documents resulted from inspection
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

12. Model and contents of inspection report Inspection plan
1) TYPE OF INSPECTION:
2) INSPECTION’S TARGETS:
3) ANALYSED DOCUMENTS:
4) NECESSARY COLLABORATIONS:
5) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO BE PICKED UP:
6) PROCESSES SPECIFIC TO THE UNIT TO BE INSPECTED:
7) NECESSITY OF A SAMPLING PLAN:
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

13. Model and contents of inspection report Inspection plan – cont.
8) NECESSARY EQUIPMENT:
9) NECESAARY PERSONNEL:
10) TEAM MEMBERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES:
11) DATE OF INSPECTION/TIME NECESSARY:
Total:
Out of which:
Time for preparing the inspection:
Time for a trip to the objective:
Time for inspecting the objective:
Time for the final stage:
12) ORDER OF THE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES:
13) DOCUMENTS/REGISTRATIONS NECESSARY TO BE CONSULTED DURING THE INSPECTION
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

14. Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA
Registration to the unit /
SECTION A: INSPECTION’S IDENTIFICATION DATA
1. INSPECTION DATE:

2. INSPECTION DURATION: 
3. TYPE OF INSPECTION: 
Day Month Year
4. INSPECTED TYPE OF OBJECTIVE: 
5. TYPE OF ACTIVITY: 
6. INSPECTOR’S CODE: 
7. INSPECTION’S WORKING DAYS: 
8. REGISTRATION IN THE NATIONAL INSPECTION DATA SYSTEM
: 
SECTION B: DATA ON INSPECTED UNIT
Unit’s name and address:
Hour and date of inspector’s entrance:
Unit’s profile:
Unit’s official representative’s name (position, phone and fax number included):
Hour and date of inspector’s leaving:
Contacted:  Yes  No
Name of the person responsible of the environment protection (position, phone and fax number included):
Contacted:  Yes  No
Other data about the objective:
Name and position of the contacted person *
Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA

15. Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection, ROMANIA