How to start with the implementation of IPPC Directive

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How to start with the implementation of IPPC
Directive

• Czech Republic
• Czech Environmetal Inspectorate

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• end of District Authorities
• Regional Authorities
• Integrated Permits
• Regional Authorities
• transboundary impact of IPPC installations
• Ministry of Environment.

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Czech Environmental Inspectorate

• control compliance with obligations laid down by
  the IPPC Act or the integrated permit
• limit or stop the operation of an installation or
  its part
• impose fines
• submit to the Region the results of a completed
  control
• evaluate applications of the BAT
• not participate on the procedure on granting an
  Integrated Permit

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Implementation state of the Council Directive
96/61/EC on IPPC Plan of implementation

• .to strengthen the institutions (relevant
  administrative authorities)
• .to determine the requirements on the content of
  the application for granting the integrated
  permit
• .to introduce the procedure of integrated permit
  granting according to the CD
• .to ensure the control of fulfillment of
  conditions, which are laid down in the Integrated
  permit
• .to introduce the Systems for Exchange of
  information on the BAT
• .to ensure the transboundary cooperation with
  other member states in cases of negative impacts

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Current state of implementation of the Council
Directive on IPPC

• changes in 10 czech laws
• 35 days
• amendment to the Act on IPPC
• first implementing regulation

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What has been achieved so far ?

• applications and simulation decisions are ready
• BREF translations
• Agency of Integrated prevention

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What is missing ?

• implementing law regulations
• the list of authorized persons
• people and financial sources in the regions

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Statistics of IPPC installations

• 1300 installations
• 620 companies
• 55 categories

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• 6.6.b 6.6.c Intensive rearing of pigs
• 6.6.a Intensive rearing of poultry
• 1.1. Combustion installations with a rated
  thermal input exceeding 50 MW
• 4. Chemical industry

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Statistics of IPPC installations
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Division of competencies

• Ministry of Environment
• Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Health
• Regions
• Czech Environmental Inspectorate
• Regional Hygiene Officer

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• - low number of personnel in administrative
  authority offices
• - low support from the operators of the
  installation
• - inefficient cooperation between these operators
  and administrative authorities
• - unwillingness of the operators to implement BAT
• - lack of EU materials

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Projects for implementation IPPC in the
CRTwinning PHARE projects

• to prepare the regions for the Integrated permit
  granting according to the IPPC directive
  requirements
• to prepare workshops for the clerks from the
  regions who are responsible for issuing the
  permits
• to create a flexible system of BREF documents and
  other BAT sources
• to support MoE in establishing and to educate
  personnel on the related issues
• to support the czech working group in monitoring
• to prepare documents

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PHARE Twinning project (German)Implementation
structures for IPPC and for the register IPR

• functional administrative structure for IPPC
• application of BAT/BREF
• establishment of the Integrated Pollution
  Register.

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1.) Strengthening the Implementation of
IPPCDecember 2002

• full implementation of Directive on IPPC
• articles 9, 10 and 11 (application of BAT)
• 17 (transboudary effects)
• application of three selected BREFs

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2.) Reinforcement of IPPC Implementation and
integration of IPPC with new EU legislation

• to harmonise the IPPC Act with related
  legislation, and prepare it for goverment
  approval by the end of 2004
• to apply BAT, improve the requirements of the
  integrated permit, and ensure adequate
  enforcement by 2007
• to meet the reguirements of new EU legilation
  related to IPPC
• to answer the EC questionnaire on IPPC
  implementation
• to complete all the preparatory and transitory
  activities

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British project of training Czech environmental
inspectors

• the Czech Environmental Inspectorate.
• Czech inspectors trained by the British
• Czech trainers
• basic environmental legislation of the EU
• cooperation with NGOs and on laws of public
  disclosure
• Council Directive on IPPC, its implementation
  into the Czech legal system and checking the
  fulfillment of the IPPC requirements

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Management and the Procedure of the Inspection
Authority

• Recommendation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council of 4 April 2001 - providing for
  minimum criteria for environmental inspections in
  the Member States (2001/331/EC)
• is not obligatory
• same procedure of IPPC installation
• member states
• inspection reports

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Inspection Plans

• - specify the content and target of the
  inspection.
• Preparation Inspection procedure
• Organisation
• Tasks of the Inspection

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Inspection Procedure

• How the carry out inspection - 2 types
• 1.) comission inspection
• 2.) independent inspection
• visit to the installation
• Inspection result
• - the company fulfills all their
  responsibilities
• - remendial measures should be taken

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The Czech Environmental Inspectorate

• Central Office located in Prague
• management and central agenda of the CEI,
• trans-border cooperation
• regional offices inspectorates
• 5 specialised departments - protection of air,
  water, nature, forests and waste
• 300 inspectors
• 20 inspectors - supervision over IPPC Act
  implememtation

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The Role of public

• public participation into the IPPC process
  - granting an
  integrated permit
• ? comments in writing
• installation - transboundary impact
• ? public abroad is informed about the
  application and can make comments

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Society for Sustainable Living

• working group for IPPC
• research worker (chemist)
• MoE worker
• CEI worker
• District authority worker
• representative of the business sector
• university assistant lecturer

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internet

• IPPC
• http//www.env.cz
• http//www.cizp.cz
• http//www.ceu.cz
• http//www.ceu.cz/IPPC/Podniky/Default.htm
• http//www.ceu.cz/IPPC/Podniky/Formular.htm

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Thank you

• for your attention