2nd ECENA Plenary Meeting Brussels, 17-18 Sept 2007 1 Overview of the recent IMPEL activity Hilda FARKAS IMPEL Secretariat

2nd ECENA Plenary Meeting Brussels, 17-18 Sept 2007 1

Overview of the recent IMPEL activity

Hilda FARKASIMPEL Secretariat


IMPEL Multi-annual work programme 2007-2010

Adopted in Espoo Dec 2006

The strategic goals set for 2007-2010 are in line with the previous IMPEL Multi Annual Working Programme for 2004-2008:

I Capacity building II Improving methodologiesIII Development of good practicesIV New instruments in environmental protectionV Providing feedback to policy makersVI Promotion of IMPEL and dissemination of its productsVII International enforcement collaboration


Capacity building

• Exchange programs for inspectors between members states (Cluster 1, Cluster TFS)

• IMPEL Review Initiatives • Participate in ECENA trainings and review-related projects

providing experience of IMPEL Members with special concern on RMCEI

• Establish contacts in order to verify non-OECD shipments (TFS Cluster)

• Facilitate National IMPEL networks


Improving methodologies

• IMPEL input to the further development of the Recommendation on Minimum Criteria for Environmental Inspections

• Review of compliance enforcement and inspection practices for IPPC installations

• Review of approaches to the reconsideration and updating of IPPC permits

• Tools for communication strategy strengthening cooperation between different authorities

• Determine European wide enforcement priorities • Tools for national communications strategy on waste

shipment (Cluster TFS)


Development of good practices – comparison programmes

• DTRT-II RMCEI• Review of sanction system and guidance to make sure that

there is consistency • Comparison programme for landfill inspection and

monitoring• Incidental releases from industrial installations• Follow-up project - Lessons learnt from accidents• European enforcement projects

– European waste enforcement actions 2007-2010– ELVs – 2007– WEEE


New instruments in environmental protection

• Resolution of environmental conflicts by neighbourhood dialogue

• Follow-up Good practice in emission trading issues• Company wide permitting • Compliance assistance• Self monitoring• Communication • Collaboration and partnership with enterprises with a view

to improving the environmental performance of enterprises encouraging wider uptake of EMAS (Environmental Management and Assessment)


Providing feedback to policy makers

• IMPEL contribution in review of RMCEI • IMPEL contribution in review of IPPC Directive • Identify recommendations, suggestion for changes and

provide feed-back to the Commission services • Active communication of project and other results to the

political decision makers • Using the checklist against either some existing legislation

or proposed legislation


Promotion of IMPEL and dissemination of its products

• Develop an information strategy (publication of results, press releases, newsletters)

• IMPEL Website (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/impel/index.htm)

• Disseminate IMPEL products in EC services • Disseminate IMPEL products in ECENA and REPIN Networks

as well as in other networks• Help national IMPEL networks and disseminate IMPEL

projects' reports and results • Ensure translation of reports and guidelines in different

European languages• Organise the IMPEL Conference


International enforcement collaboration

• Transfrontier shipment of waste• EU Emission trading• Waste landfilling


IMPEL Work programme 2007 -I

1. Finnish Comparison Programme III 2. IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) Scotland 3. Informal resolution of environmental conflicts through dialogue

phase II and III 4. Licensing procedure in ambient air polluted zone 5. Incidental release from industrial installations 6. TFS ELVs / vehicles for export 7. Emissions Trading phase II and III 8. TFS European waste enforcement actions 9. Participation in IPPC advisory group 10. Revision of the IMPEL-TFS Manual 11. Waste interpretation database phase I 12. TFS Conference 2007


IMPEL Work programme 2007 - II

13. IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) Norway 14. IMPEL input to the further development of the RMCEI 15. Inspection practices and enforcement for IPPC installations 16. Comparison programme for landfill inspection and monitoring 17. Doing the right things II 18. Updating of IPPC permits 19. Developing checklist for assessing legislation 20. Lessons learnt from accidents III 21. IMPEL Review Initiative (IRI) Romania 22. INSPECT-CEM - guidelines for the cement clinker industry 23. Comparison of methodologies used for the fine estimation 24. Comparison programme on the tariffs for environmental permits

and environmental inspections 25. IMPEL Conference 2009


3rd IMPEL Conference -I

• Enforcement strategies and approaches – Priority setting can reflect a risk-based approach based on different criteria, such

as environmental risk, environmental reputation and compliance history

• Inspection– The quality of future inspections relies on the competence of the staff conducting

them, their efficiency and extent to which they work in a transparent way

• Permitting – The permitting procedures should be consistent at all administrative levels;

national, regional and local. Permitting authorities should be provided with specified resources (guidance – similar to BREF’s; template permit conditions; training for new inspectors; databases of legislation, past decisions and incidents; networking within and between authorities; appropriate technical/legal support).


3rd IMPEL Conference -II

• Better Regulation – Enforcement authorities should always seek to achieve maximum compliance

with minimum enforcement efforts. IMPEL should promote approach which moves towards single permitting systems

– IMPEL should carry out projects which will help identify a number of areas of potential concern in terms practicability and enforceability, including the need for better harmonisation of legislation, for example, definitions, interaction between legislative acts, the need to improve flexibility of competent institutions.

• Networking – From the IMPEL viewpoint one of the main tasks of the National networks is to

act as a channel for disseminating IMPEL projects and reports, exchange of information on IMPEL activities

– IMPEL should cooperate with other environmental networks such as the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network for Accession (ECENA), the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) and the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE). Further cooperation could be based on carrying out joint projects


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2nd ECENA Plenary Meeting Brussels, 17-18 Sept 2007 1 Overview of the recent IMPEL activity Hilda FARKAS IMPEL Secretariat