1. Jolanda Roelofs Inspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment The Netherlands IMPEL waste transport inspections A step towards European enforcement

2. IMPEL IMPEL TFS Background and necessity of enforcement Results of the project Verification and Seaport Impel TFS Enforcement Actions Summary Set up

3. IMPEL Network of European regulators Established in 1992 30 countries member states of the EU incl. Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, Norway EU-Commission participate in network.

4. IMPEL Objectives More effective implementation of environmental legislation. Share information and experience A greater consistency of enforcement To promote understanding of differences of national regulatory systems.

5. Cluster TFS For competent authorities European Waste Shipment regulation Multi annual program IMPEL TFS

6. Background Large amounts of waste are being transported through EU / world Waste export to non OECD countries –88.000 tons: 72% possibly illegal (= 93% of declarations) –probability of interception: 6%

7. Background 2 Waste export to new EU member states –3.500 tons:50% possibly illegal Enforcement stops at the border Is it really processed: -In the right place? -In the right manner -Or does it end up outside of EU?

8. Under umbrella IMPEL/TFS Aim of both projects: improve international enforcement. From 6 tot 15 countries Uniform priorities and inspection methods Project Seaport and Verification

9. Austria Czech Republic Slovak Republic Croatia Ireland Belgium Malta Finland Denmark Germany (NRW, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig Holstein.) The Netherlands Poland Portugal Switzerland France Latvia Spain United Kingdom Participators project 2

10. Starting point: transport inspections Select location at a strategic transport point. Choose inspection method: - Roadblock or mobile: - Facilities or less preparation - Large amount or better selection - Publicity or act discreetly Project Verification - Preparation

11. Organize the briefing and evaluation Selection of transports Checking compliance EU regulation Collecting information about the transport Use of an uniform report form Project Verification - Inspections

12. Investigation at receiving company: - Did the waste arrive? - Is the company permitted? - Is it recovered/disposed as prescribed Inspection of dispatch; upstream and downstream. Project Verification - Verification

16. Starting point: inspections at seaports Custom document checks Selection bases on priorities Storage locations Traffic inspections Follow up actions Project Seaport

18. Bottlenecks Chaos in competent authorities and competencies. Uniform interpretation of Regulations is a problem. Verifications is vital, but hard arrange Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport

19. 50 % illegal shipments Impulse for (inter) national enforcement activities and cooperation. Port hopping tackled Information, signal and experiences exchanged. Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport

20. Monitors

21. Cable scrap

22. Waste paper?

24. A permanent common and consistent level of enforcement Setting up training and exchange programs for inspection Maintain and improve the network of inspectors Easy assisable European enforcement project. Project Enforcement Actions

25. : Strategy Toolbox Verification Communication Exchange of knowledge Exchange of information

26. Project Enforcement Actions Inspections Verification Communication Exchange of inspections Inspections: -Harbours -Transport: rail, road, water -Companies - Destination -Dispatch -inside/outside EU - Viadesk/ Website -Inspection forms -Publicity -Network

27. Enforcement is necessary Lots of violations Waste transports throughout the world Through cooperation tackled illegal waste shipment. Summary

28. For more information: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ impel Information