Conference on Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental legislation

 

Working Together -

For a Better Environment

                                                    

23rd. – 25th. September 2009.

Ramada Hotel Sibiu (Romania)

 

Programme (version 11th. September 2009)

 

 

22nd. September 2009.

 

Afternoon:               Arrivals

 

17.00 – 19.00 hr.     Registration of participants in the Ramada Hotel

19.30 hr.                  Cocktail and Buffet in the Ramada Hotel

 

 

23rd. September 2009.

 

Session 1 Plenary session. (Conference room Atlas)

 

Co-Chairs:    Gerard Wolters (Chairman of the Board of IMPEL); Julio Garcia Burgues

                     (European Commission) ; Silvian Ionescu (State Secretary; General

                     Commissioner of National Environmental Guard; Romania)

Rapporteur:  Mihaela Beu (Regional Inspectorate Cluj - Romania)

 

09.00 hr.  Opening – Nicolae Nemirschi (Minister of Environment of Romania)

09.20 hr.  New developments in the European Environmental Policy – Pia Bucella (Director,

                European Commission Directorate General Environment)

09.50 hr.  Inspections and enforcement – the view of the European Parliament – Corinne

                Lepage  (Vice-Chairman of the Environment Committee of the European

                Parliament). (invited)

10.10 hr.  Priorities of the EU Presidency -  Susanne Gerland (Legal Advisor, Ministry of

                the Environment of Sweden)

 

10.30 hr.  Coffee/Tea break

 

11.00 hr.  Round table discussion: “The implementation of EU Environmental legislation”,

                lead by the Co-Chairs.

                Participants:

·         Pia Bucella (Director; European Commission Directorate-General Environment)

·         Silvian Ionescu (State Secretary; General Commissioner of National Environmental Guard; Romania)

·         Werner Heermann (European Association of Administrative Judges)

·         Alexander Schink (State Secretary; Ministry for Environment and Conservation; Agriculture and Consumer protection of the State North Rhine Westphalia; Germany)

·         David Egilson (Secretary Network of Heads of Environment Protection Agencies)

 

12.30 hr.   Lunch

 

Session 2  Interactive session.

 

Chairman: Waltraud Petek (Austria)

Rapporteur: Peter Wade (Denmark)

 

14.00 hr.   Parallel workshops about three themes. Each workshop will have short

                 presentations as introduction to the discussions.

·         Communication and Networking on Implementation of Environmental Law.

      chairman: Jan Teekens (The Netherlands)/ rapporteur: Inga Birgitta Larsson

      (Sweden) (Conference room Atlas)

           # Introduction 1: The Communication Strategy of the IMPEL network –

              Terry Shears (United Kingdom)

           # Introduction 2: Experiences with a Communication Strategy in Ireland

·         Climate Change; the role of the Permit Writers and Inspectors.

      chairman: Steen Fogde (Denmark)/rapporteur: Benjamin Huteau (France) 

      (Conference room Alfa)

           #  Introduction 1: Overview and context – Tricia Henton (United Kingdom)

    #  Introduction 2: How to get companies involved in combating climate

               change – Jens Peter Mortensen (Denmark)

           #  Introduction 3: Energy efficiency; the experience in Latvia –  Dagnija

               Blumberga (Latvia)

·         Integrity questions for Inspectors and Permit Makers.

      chairman: Tatjana Bernik (Slovenia)/rapporteur: John Visbeen (The

       Netherlands)  (Conference room Hera)

      # Introduction: Threats on the integrity of environmental inspectors and   

         permit makers – Dagmar Draeger (Germany)

 

15.30 hr.   Coffee/Tea break; Poster sessions and Market Place about:

·         IMPEL projects

·         Other projects

·         Environmental authorities

·         Other networks

16.30 hr.   Plenary session – Waltraud Petek. (Conference room Atlas)

·         Feed back from workshops

·         Discussion

·         Information about Day 2

17.30 hr.   End of the programme

 

19.30 hr.   Dinner in Restaurant “Dobrun” in Sibiu

 

 

24th. September 2009.

 

4 parallel sessions in the morning and 4 parallel sessions in the afternoon.

 

Morning:   Sessions    3 – 6;        09.00 – 12.30 hr.

 

Session 3: Risk based approach.  (Conference room Atlas)

 

Chairman: Jesus Ocio (Spain)

Rapporteur: Cormac MacGearailt (Ireland)

 

09.00 hr. Introduction, aim of the session – Jesus Ocio

09.10 hr. “Doing The Right Things”, A practical approach for  a risk based planning of

               inspections – Tony Liebregts (The Netherlands)

09.40 hr. Applying “Doing The Right Things” in practice – Isabel Santana (Portugal)

10.10 hr. Questions and discussion

 

10.30 hr.  Coffee/Tea break

 

10.45 hr.  Risk Based planning of inspections; a practical example from the Czech Republic –

                Frantisek Kraus (Czech Republic)

11.15 hr.  Risk based approach to waste shipments – John Burns (United Kingdom)

11.45 hr.  Panel discussion with speakers and audience

12.20 hr.  Conclusions for the final report – Jesus Ocio

 

12.30 hr.  Lunch

 

 

Session 4: Water quality objectives and industrial pollution.  (Conference room Beta)

 

Chairman : Christof Planitzer  (Austria)

Rapporteur:  Conor Clenaghan (Ireland)

 

09.00 hr.  Introduction and aim of the session - Christof Planitzer

09.10 hr.  Water quality Framework Directive from preparation to implementation of River

                Basin Management Plans and programmes of measures – Helmut Bloech (European

                Commission)

09.40 hr.  Co-operation on international River Basin level; the role of the International Commission for the protection of the Danube river – Joachim Heidemeier (Germany)

10.10 hr.  Discussion

 

10.30 hr.  Coffee break

 

10.45 hr.  Water Framework directive and IPPC directive: the link; more than plans and

                programmes – Loek Knijff (The Netherlands)

11.10 hr.  How to co-ordinate inspection plans with river basin management plans; the case of

                the  Somes Tisza River – Cristina Bayer and Popa Giana (Romania)

11.35 hr.  Monitoring and Data collection on IPPC facilities for use in River Basin

                Management Plans – Emmanuel Goujon (France)

12.00 hr.  Discussion

12.20 hr.  Conclusions for the final report – Christof Planitzer

 

12.30 hr.  Lunch

 

Session 5:  Networking.  (Conference room Alfa)

 

Chairman : Terry Shears (United Kingdom)

Rapporteur : Alessandra Burali (Italy)

 

09.00 hr.   Introduction and aim of the session – Terry Shears

09.05 hr.   What we can learn from the way IMPEL Networks – Michelle

                 Twena (United Kingdom)

09.20 hr.   The benefits of national networks

·         The Environmental Coordination Sweden – a collaboration between regional and central environmental authorities – Ingela Höök (Sweden)

·         Networking in Croatia - Mr. Ante Belamarić (Croatia)

·         Networking for Environmental Inspections in Turkey – Ahmet Codal (Turkey)

 

10.20 hr.  Coffee/Tea break

 

10.40 hr.  Trans Frontier Shipment of Waste : good practice(s) – Magda Gosk (Poland)            

11.10 hr.  IMPEL Review Initiative : identifying best practices through networking – Patricia

                Weenink-Driessen (The Netherlands)

11.40 hr.  Improving the Implementation of Environmental Law through Networking and

                Exchange of Experience: the success and lessons learnt under ECENA – Aniko

                Mudra Nemeth (REC-Hungary)

12.10 hr.  Conclusions for the final report – Terry Shears

 

12.30 hr.   Lunch

 

Session 6:  IPPC Recast proposal.  (Conference room Hera)

 

Chairman: Andreas Wasielewski (Germany)

Rapporteur: Judite Dipane (Latvia)

 

09.00 hr. Introduction  - Andreas Wasielewski (Germany)

09.05 hr  Overview on the Proposal for reviewed IPPC Directive -  Keir-John McAndrew 

               (European Commission)

09.25 hr. Views of NGOs on the Industrial Emissions Directive Proposal - Christian Schaible (European Environment Bureau; Brussels)

09.45 hr. Discussion

10.00 hr. The IPPC Recast Proposal; results of a project of the IMPEL and NEPA networks – Stan Smeulders (The Netherlands)

 

10.30 hr.  Coffee break

 

10.50 hr.  Role and Practice of General Binding Rules – Gilles Berroir (France)

11.15 hr.  Discussion

11.35 hr.  New aspects of environmental inspections – Gisela Holzgraefe (Germany)

12.00 hr. Discussion

12.20 hr. Conclusions for the final report - Andreas Wasielewski (Germany)

 

12.30 hr. Lunch

 

 

Afternoon:  Sessions  7 – 10;      14.00 – 17.30 hr.

 

Session 7:  Performance indicators for environmental inspections.  (Conference room

                  Atlas)

 

Chairman: Erik Forberg (Norway)

Rapporteur: David Flynn (Ireland)

 

14.00 hr.   Introduction and aim of the session – Erik Forberg

14.10 hr.   What kind of indicators are relevant – Benjamin Huteau (France)

14.40 hr.   The Review of the Recommendation for Minimum Criteria for Environmental

                 Inspections (RMCEI) and reporting to the European Commission – Anna Karamat

                 (European Commission)

15.00 hr.   Views and experiences with indicators for inspections in Denmark  –  Henning I. 

                 Hansen (Denmark)

15.15 hr.  Views and experiences with a new and developing system – Joanna Piekutowska 

                 (Poland)

 

15.30 hr.   Coffee/Tea break

 

15.50 hr.   Introduction to the discussion: Are indicators relevant and can they be used for

                 assessing inspectorate performances? -  Simon Bingham (United Kingdom)

16.10 hr.   Discussion of speakers and the audience

17.00 hr.   Conclusions for the final Report – Erik Forberg

 

17.15 hr.   Closure

 

18.30 hr.   Departure for Dinner in restaurant “Sibiel” (in the small village Sibiel near Sibiu)

 

Session 8: Waste on the move.  (Conference room Beta)

 

Chairman: John Burns (United Kingdom)

Rapporteur: Magda Gosk (Poland)

 

14.00 hr.  Introduction (aim of the session; thematic strategy on waste; waste framework

                directive; picture of the waste chain) – Peter Wessman (European Commission) 

14.15 hr.  Waste on the move; the E-waste project – John Burns (United Kingdom)

14.30 hr.  Comparison program for landfill inspection and monitoring – Franz Mochty

                (Austria)

14.45 hr.  Discussion

 

15.15 hr.  Coffee break

 

15.30 hr. Co-ordination in France – collaboration between regional and central environmental

               authorities  –  Eric Gaucher (France)

15.45 hr. Italian laws, regulations, organization and inspections of the transport of waste in

               Italy and  proposals to improve the inspections of illegal shipment/transport –

               Raffaele Rizzo (Italy)

16.00 hr. Case: Co-ordination abatement illegal shipment of waste at trans boundary level –

               Maria Ninova (Bulgaria).

16.15 hr. Discussion

17.15 hr. Conclusions for the final report – John Burns

 

17.30 hr. Closure

 

18.30 hr. Departure for Dinner in restaurant “Sibiel” (in the small village Sibiel near Sibiu)

 

Session 9:  Communication with the public.  (Conference room Hera)

 

Chairman: Jean-Pierre Janssens (Belgium))

Rapporteur: George Chronopoulos (Greece)

 

14.00 hr.  Introduction and aim of the session – Jean-Pierre Janssens

14.10 hr.  Neighbourhood dialogue – Franz Grassmann (Germany)

14.30 hr.  Mediation in public spaces - Herbert Beyer (Austria)

14.50 hr.  Discussion

15.00 hr.   Involving the public in environmental permitting and inspections; views from a

                 NGO – Ella Maria Bisschop-Larsen (Denmark)

 

15.20 hr.   Coffee/tea break

 

15.35 hr.   Providing information on environmental inspections to the public – Markku

                 Hietamäki (Finland)

15.55 hr.   Handling of environmental complaints; comparing experiences in Poland and

                 Norway – Joanna Huczko (Poland)

16.15 hr.   Clean up or a havoc? – The environmental authority’s opinion on deep-sea storage of polluted sediments has been hard to sell– Espen Larsen (Norway)

16.35 hr.   Discussion

17.15 hr.   Conclusions for the final report – Jean-Pierre Janssens

 

17.30 hr.  Closure

 

18.30 hr.  Departure for Dinner in restaurant “Sibiel” (in the small village Sibiel near Sibiu)

 

Session 10: Better Regulation.  (Conference room Alfa)

 

Chairman: Ed Mitchell (United Kingdom)

Rapporteur: John Visbeen (The Netherlands)

 

14.00 hr.  Introduction and aim of the session – Ed Mitchell

14.10 hr.  The Commission background and approach towards Better Regulation and the actions taken in the environmental sector to implement the Commission strategy  -  Aleksandra Kulas and Hans Lopatta (European Commission)

14.40 hr.  Importance of Better Regulation and the “Checklist Practicability & Enforceability”

                as a tool – Jan Teekens (The Netherlands)

15.10 hr.  Vision and overview on developments of Better Regulation – Ed Mitchell

15.25 hr.  Discussion

 

15.5 0 hr. Coffee-break

 

16.10 hr. North Rhine Westfalia: Simplify the responsibilities - Karin Uhlenbrock (Germany)                    

16.35 hr. Example of better regulation; the case of Finland – Elise Sahivirta (Finland)

17.00 hr. Discussion

17.20 hr. Conclusions for the final report – Ed Mitchell

17.30 hr. Closure

 

18.30 hr. Departure for Dinner in restaurant “Sibiel” (in the small village Sibiel near Sibiu)

 

 

25th. September 2009.

 

Session 11: Reports and conclusions.  (Conference room Atlas)

 

Co-Chairs: Gerard Wolters (Chairman of the Board of IMPEL); Julio Garcia Burgues

                  (European Commission) ; Silvian Ionescu (General Commissioner of National

                   Environmental Guard; Romania)

Rapporteur: Dana Haranaciu (Romania)

 

09.00 hr.  Environmental Compliance Assurance: Some Trends and Key Challenges in OECD

                Countries – Eugene Mazur (OECD)

09.20 hr.  The challenges of implementation for industry – Jean Claude Lahaut 

                 (CEFIC)

09.40 hr.  What does the citizen expect – John Hontelez (Secretary General European

                Environmental Bureau)

10.00 hr.  Discussion

 

10.20 hr.  Coffee/Tea break

 

10.50 hr.  Results from the parallel sessions and suggestions for further work – Lukrecija

                Kireta (IMPEL Secretary) and Will Fawcett (United Kingdom)

11.30 hr.  Conclusions by the Co-Chairs - Gerard Wolters ; Julio Garcia Burgues.

12.00 hr.  Closure of the conference - Nicolae Nemirschi (Minister of Environment of

                Romania)

 

12.30 hr.  Lunch

 

13.30 hr.  Departures

 

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Preparatory Committee:

 

The content of this conference has been prepared by a Preparatory Committee which consisted of:

 

Co-chairs:

Mihaela Beu (Romania) and Ed Eggink (The Netherlands)

cjcluj@gnm.ro             e.eggink@prvlimburg.nl

Members:

Anna Karamat (European Commission)

Inga Birgitta Larsson (Sweden)

Nancy Isarin (TFS-secretariat)

Joanna Huczko (Poland)

Judite Dipane (Latvia)

Lukrecija Kireta / Will Fawcett (IMPEL secretariat)

Florence Eizinga (The Netherlands)

Terry Shears (United Kingdom)

Steen Fogde (Denmark)

Peter Wade (Denmark)

John Visbeen (The Netherlands)

Christof Planitzer (Austria)

Andreas Wasielewski (Germany)

Jan Teekens (The Netherlands)

Ludovic Weber (France)

Erik Forberg (Norway).