Programme for the Promotion of EMAS in the Czech Republic ENV.1/SER/2000/0017

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Programme for the Promotion of EMAS in the Czech
Republic ENV.1/SER/2000/0017

• Presentation of contractor - DHV MI by Zuzana
  Kubínová
• Prague, October 25, 2002

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General Objective

• To improve the implementation of EU environmental
  rules in the candidate countries through the
  stronger
• involvement of the private sector and industry,
  in particular

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Specific Objectives

• Drafting a strategy for the promotion of EMAS
• Providing support regarding the institutional
• structure necessary to implement EMAS
• Providing support to companies for their
• EMAS registration

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Strategy and institutional structure development

• Main reasons
• The National EMAS Programme
• assessment
• EMAS 2 response
• EMAS implementation funding
• assessment
• The private sector greater involvement
• demand
• Linkage between EMAS and IPPC

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Strategy and institutional structure development

• Main outcomes
• Draft of the Updated National EMAS
• Programme
• Authority seminars / training
• EMAS leaflet
• http//www.dhv.cz/chemas

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Other candidate countries support
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EMAS Guide

• Contents
• Foreword
• EMAS features
• EMAS structure stepping stones
• EMAS implementation models
• EMAS implementation in the CEE countries
• Case study the Czech Republic
• Promotion of EMAS implementation
• Introducing EMAS to companies
• Abbreviations, Further information, Bibliography

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Support to companies in EMAS registration

• Objective Greater involvement of the private
  sector in the implementation of the environmental
  rules of the EU and support to companies in the
  Czech Republic in their EMAS registration efforts.

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Companies selection to address

• NACE codes 23, 24, 25
• Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum
  products
• Chemical and pharmaceutical industry
• Rubber and plastic industry
• Total 524 companies addressed

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Initial analysis in 40 companies - methodology

• Shared expectations principle
• Company self-assessment
• External assessment by a consultant
• Agreement in defining
• Areas to improve
• Action plans

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In-company activity

• Different coaching of EMAS implementation
• Top management and internal auditors
• training
• Environmental aspects identification
• Legal aspects identification
• Preparation of documentation
• Draft of Environmental Statement
• Pre-verification audits

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Support to companies in EMAS registration

• Results achieved
• 524 companies addressed.
• 51 companies showed interest.
• Initial analysis was carried out in 40
  companies.
• 24 companies recommended to continue.
• Agreements on co-operation signed with 10
  companies
• (different coaching, pre-verification
  audit).

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EMAS 2 Environmental Statement