BERCEN 1st Exchange program 2630 November 2002 Croatia

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BERCEN 1st Exchange program 26-30 November
2002 Croatia

• PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN COOPERATION AMONG
  ROMANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED INSTITUTIONS IN
  THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION IPPC

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INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT
SECTOR

• The sectoral strategy in industrial pollution
  control field has been updated, its main
  objectives being
• Establishing of a specific compartment for
  pollution control both at central and local level
  
• Establishing of a specific database
• Establishing of the integrated monitoring
  system of the emissions into environment
• Elaboration of the Pollutant Release and
  Transfer Register
• Establishing of a national database for BAT
• Establishing of a national database for the
  emissions limit values

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INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT
SECTOR (2)

• Timetable of the strategy implementation 
• Each Directive from this sector will be achieved
  by the end of 2003
• The entering into force of these provisions is
  foreseen by the end of 2005.
• After 31 December 2005, all the activities /
  installations will have to comply with the new
  legal provisions.
• All the existing activities must comply with the
  new provisions within 10 years (2006 2015).
• The full implementation of the new legislation
  will be achieved by the end of 2015.

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INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT
SECTOR (3)

• The Directives included in this sector are
• Directive No 96/61/EC (IPPC) concerning
  integrated pollution prevention and control
• Directive No 88/609/EEC (LCP), on the limitation
  of emissions of certain pollutants into the air
  from large combustion plants amended by the
  Directive 2001/80/EC
• Directive No 1999/13/EC (VOC) on the limitation
  of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to
  the use of organic solvents in certain activities
  and installations
• Directive No 96/82/EC (SEVESO II) on the control
  of major accident hazards involving dangerous
  substances
• Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European
  Parliament and of the Council on a revised
  Community eco-label award scheme

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 96/61/EC CONCERNING
INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPPC)

• Provisions of the 96/61/EC Directive have been
• transposed into Romanian legislation by the
  Governmental Emergency Ordinance No. 34/2002 on
  integrated pollution
• prevention and control (IPPC).
• This legal act introduces the integrated approach
  of
• the measures necessary to reduce, prevent and
  control
• the pollution and also establishes the
  measures for
• Issuing the integrated environment permit for
  the
• Industrial activities according to its annex
  1.

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 96/61/EC CONCERNING
INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
(IPPC) (2)

• The Directive covers the following aspects
  including
• -  complete coverage of all IPPC installations by
  the permitting system
• -  adequacy of information supplied by permit
  applicants
• -  co-ordination among authorities involved in
  the permitting process
• - completeness of permit conditions to cover all
  significant environmental impacts
• - use of Best Available Techniques (BAT) as a
  basis for permit conditions
• -  compliance with environmental quality
  standards
• -  adequate compliane monitoring
• -  regular review of permits
• -  public participation in the permit procedure.

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 96/61/EC CONCERNING
INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
(IPPC) (3)

• Romanian relevant legislation for the
  implementation of IPPC Directive refers to
• Environmental Protection Law No. 137/1995,
  amended by Emergency
• Ordinance No. 91/2002
• Emergency Ordinance No. 34/2002 for the
  transposition of the IPPC Directive
• Law No. 86/2000 which ratified the previsions of
  Aarhus Convention on access to information and
  public participation in decision making and
  access to justice in environmental matters
• Waters Law No. 107/1996
• Law No. 655/2001 regarding the atmosphere
  protection
• Law No. 293/2002 on approving the Emergency
  Ordinance no 93/2001 on modification and
  up-dating of the Law no 73/2000 on Environmental
  Fund

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 96/61/EC CONCERNING
INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
(IPPC) (4)

• Order No. 125/1996 of the Minister of Waters,
  Forests and Environmental Protection for the
  approval of the regulation procedure for social
  and economic activities with environmental
  impact
• Order No. 756/1997 for approval of the regulation
  concerning the environmental pollution
  assessment
• Order No. 184/1997 for approval of the procedure
  for elaborating of environment audits
• Order No. 541/2000 of the Minister of Waters and
  Environmental Protection on the approval of the
  Technical Norms regarding the inspection and
  environment control activity
• Order No. 462/93 for approval of technical
  conditions for air protection and the
  methodological norms concerning the pollutant
  emissions from stationary sources
• Law No 426/2001 for the approval of Emergency
  Ordinance No 78/2000 on waste regime.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF IPPC DIRECTIVE

• For the implementation of this directive by
  January 2003 (9
• months from GEO 34/2002 entry into force,
  according to its
• art. 4 (2)) the following measures will be
  taken 
• setting up of the Integrated Pollution Control
  Office within MWEP
• opening the negotiations with the Industries
  Employers Associations for setting up of the
  emission limit values of the industrial branches
  
• opening the negotiations with the Industry
  Employers Associations to establish the Best
  Available Techniques for each sector

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IMPLEMENTATION OF IPPC DIRECTIVE (2)

• The main activities to be carried out are
• To elaborate the national norms and guidelines
  for all the BREFs approved by EU to be adopted
  according to the specific characteristics of
  Romania industry
• To establish a guideline for IPPC installation
  inspection and control
• To develop a Manual for the control procedures of
  the emission from IPPC installations
• To implement a national pollutant emissions
  register for including these data into EPER
  (European Pollutant Emissions Register) and
  elaboration a methodology of self-reporting
  procedures of the operators for frequency of the
  reports issuing, reports content, voluntaries
  reporting procedures

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IMPLEMENTATION OF IPPC DIRECTIVE (3)

• To elaborate a hand-book for all the IPPC
  specific activities (technological flux, control
  equipment, emissions, wastes, etc)
• To elaborate a MO containing methodological norms
  concerning the guide for the elaboration of BREFs
  for the industrial sectors
• To organize a training on IPPC issues with the
  representatives of the EPIs and and the
  representatives from General Commissariat of the
  Environmental Guard

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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE ROMANIAN
INSTALATION UNDER THE PREVISIONS OF IPPC DIRECTIVE

•     Total number of the IPPC installation 2640
•         energy industry 333
•         processing of metals 698
•         mineral industry 197
•         chemical industry 632
• waste management 213
• other activities 567.

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ROMANIAN RELATED INSTITUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT
OF IMPLEMENTATION IPPC

• Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection
  (MWEP)
• Ministry of Industry and Resources (MIR)
• Ministry of Local Public Administration (MLPA) -
  Civil Protection Department
• Ministry of Public Health (MPH)
• Ministry of Internal Affaires
• Ministry of Defense

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PROBLEMS AMONG INVOLVED INSTITUTIONS

• BAT data base is in preparation
• Weak correlations among strategies and action
  plans of involved institutions regarding waste
  management
• Energy efficiency- Economical interests of
  national energy producers and suppliers are often
  in contradiction with the increasing of energy
  efficiency
• Action to prevent accidents and residual
  pollution on closure-week legislation regarding
  establishing environmental obligations on closure
  significant factories

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Possible solutions (1)

• Adoption of BAT guides
• Cooperation among all involved institutions and
  companies in elaboration and implementation of a
  waste management strategy or action plan
• Subsidies for companies (both producers and
  users) who increase energy efficiency

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Possible solutions (2)

• Adoption of a clear legislation regarding closure
  and dismantling of industrial sites
• Training and specific accreditation of the
  personnel who issue the environmental permits
  and/or control units under IPPC Directive.
• Establishing an unique pattern for monitoring and
  reporting
• Establishing what kind of data are included
  in the confidential category and data that are
  public available

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