1. Fédération Européenne des Activités du Déchet et de l’Environnement European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services Europäische Föderation der Entsorgungswirtschaft

2. An Introduction to FEAD and Overview of main Current European issues for the industry Vanya VERAS FEAD Secretary General

3. FEAD promotes environmentally sound Waste Management in close co-operation with the EU institutions, networking with horizontal and sectoral industry, trade organisations and coalitions. FEAD‘s mission is to ensure that: EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL LEGISLATION AND ITS ENFORCEMENT LEAD TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET

4. FEAD Members

5. 16 Member Associations 3 000 Companies 330 000 Employees € 50 billion Turnover More than 180 incinerators More than 2 800 landfills More than 1 000 composting sites More than 1 350 recycling plants 60 % of Municipal Solid Waste in Europe 80 % of Industrial Waste (incl. hazardous waste) FEAD Members Presentation

6. FEAD Secretariat General Assembly / Management Committee Presidency Working Groups & Task Forces FEAD Structure

7. FEAD Working Groups WG1Logistic systems WG2Hazardous waste WG3Material recycling WG4Biological treatment WG5Thermal treatment/Energy recovery WG6Landfill WG7Health, safety and quality management systems WG8Legal aspects, competition and public procurement (WG9Waste Water Policy) BREFs TFIncineration & Waste Treatment BREF R/D TFRecovery/Disposal R/R TFResources & Recycling Strategies

8. European Commission DG Environment; DG Enterprise; DG Internal Market; DG Transport and Energy; DG Health and Consumer Protection; DG Employment and Social Affairs; DG Research European Parliament Environment Ctee; ITRE Ctee; Legal Affairs Ctee Council of Ministers Economic and Social Committee - ECOSOC Committee of the Regions European Environment Agency- Topic Centre for Waste Eurostat FEAD Co-operation with EU institutions

9. UNICE (Union of Industrial and Employers Confederations of Europe) BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to OECD) ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) ASSURRE (Association for the Sustainable Use and Recovery of Resources in Europe) BIR (Bureau of International Recycling) PCF (Packaging Chain Forum) CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) ISWA (International solid Waste Association) CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council), etc. FEAD Co-operation with other associations

10. EU Timeline 2004 1 May 2004  EU-25 10-13 June 2004  732 MEPs from EU-25 1 November 2004  New Commission

11. FEAD Priorities 2004 Thematic Strategy on Prevention and Recycling of Waste Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation Revision of the Waste Framework Directives/Annexes Proposals on Biowaste and Sewage Sludge Proposal for a Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Waste Incineration BREF Waste Treatment BREF

12. Revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation 30.06.2003  Commission Proposal for a Regulation 10.10.2003  FEAD Response to the Blokland Report & the original Commission Proposal 19.11.2003  EP 1 st Reading adoption Blokland Report 29.06.2004  Council political agreement

13. Revision of the Waste Framework Directives/Annexes 19.03.2003  FEAD letter on ECJ judgement on case 458/00 18.06.2003  FEAD Policy Paper on the Revision of annexes IIA and IIB of the WFD 29.11.2003  EP Resolution on the implementation of the WFD (BLOKLAND Report) 23.04.2004  Commission workshop on the WFD

14. Proposals on Biowaste and Sewage Sludge BIOWASTE 2 working documents in 2000 & 2001 SEWAGE SLUDGE Directive 86/278/EC 3 draft working documents Commission discussion document on Sludge and Biowaste (18.12.2003) integrated in the Thematic Strategy on Soil FEAD Position on the Commission discussion document (13.02.2004) Commission would be in favour of integrating Biowaste and Sludge into a Framework Directive on Soil As the Commission has chosen to de-prioritise legislation on Biowaste, FEAD will forward its concerns in this regard

15. Waste Incineration BREF Waste Treatment BREF 1 st Draft  May 2003 2 nd Draft  March 2004 FEAD is preparing comments on the 2 nd Draft 1 st Draft  February 2003 2 nd Draft  January 2004 FEAD sent more than 350 comments on the 2 nd Draft on 30.03.2004

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