Transcript Document

ECENA 3rd Plenary meeting
September 18-19, 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
Republic of CROATIA
Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and
Construction
Josipa Blažević-Perušić
Anita Pokrovac Patekar
Short overview of the implementation of IPPC, LCP,
Seveso II, Waste Landfill and Incineration directives
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IPPC Directive/1
• Status of IPPC Transposition
 Partially transposed into the Croatian legislation through
the Environmental Protection Act (OG, No. 110/07) and
the Regulation on information and participation of the
public and public concerned in environmental protection
issues (OG, No. 64/08).
 Regulation on integrated environmental protection
requirements based on Art. 82.4. Environmental
Protection Act (OG, No. 110/07) is currently in the
process of adoption/public consultation process started
26th August 2008.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/2
• Stakeholder involvement (extent of involvement)
 All Industry Sectors/Operators - future IPPC installatios
supported by Croatian Chamber of Commerce and
Croatian Cleaner Production Centre
through
CARDS 2004 Project “Support for Further
Approximation of Croatian Legislation with
Environmental Acquis”.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/2a
• Cards 2004 Project Objectives
The overall objective is to increase Croatia’s capacity to meet EU
environmental standards - to establish capacity to comply with the
requirements of the IPPC Directive in the MEPPPC and in the
enterprises that fall within the scope of the Directive.
• Activities
– to develop written procedures by which the legislation will be
implemented,
– to conduct 20 BAT site visits at future IPPC installations,
– to issue 6 pilot IPPC permits for future IPPC installations.
• Results achieved
– completion of the Legal and Administrative Analysis, and the
Options Paper on the IPPC procedures that is currently under
discussion,
– commencement of work on 4 (four) pilot permits,
– 14 BAT site visits have been carried out,
– eight cross-sector and one sectoral (LCP) BAT Guidance
Notes have been prepared.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/3
• Institutional structures for IPPC law implementation
 The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical
Planning and Construction (MEPPPC) is competent for
the implementation and issuance of the integrated
environmental protection requirements.
 The MEPPPC will issue the integrated environmental
protection requirements in co-ordination with the
following competent bodies: the Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ministry of
Regional
Development,
Forestry
and
Water
Management, Ministry of the Interior, Croatian Waters
and others.
 Sector for Environmental Assessment and Industrial
Pollution was established within the MEPPPC.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/4
• Inventory of IPPC Installations
(Yes/No/Num. of installations)
 No – Inventory process of IPPC installations is on
going.
 150-200 - approximated Num. of installations.
 The Croatian Environment Agency is responsible for
keeping the register of companies with the integrated
environmental protection requirements.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/5
• Timetable for IPPC Permitting
(Yes/No/Prioritization?)
 For new installations – compliance immediately upon
adoption of subordinate regulations (IPPC ordinance).
 Pursuant to the Act, operators of existing installations
subject to the IPPC Directive are required to compile a
report at the latest by November 2010 analysing the
state of the installation and manner of alignment with
the provisions of the Act.
 The Republic of Croatia requests a transitional period
until 31 December 2017 for full implementation of
Article 5 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/1/EC.
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/6
• Best Available Techniques
(Translations available? Experts participation in
drafting? Familiarity of Operators?)
 Translations are not available.
 Experts participation in drafting – to be decided.
 Familiarity of Operators - appropriate,
supported by CARDS 2004 Project, Croatian Chamber
of Commerce, Croatian Cleaner Production Centre,
PHARE 2005 Project Enhanced Environmental
Inspection for Enforcement of New Environmental
Legislation in Croatia (EuropeAid/123226/D/SER/HR).
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MEPPPC
IPPC Directive/7
• Competencies and skills for issuing integrated permits
(status/plans for improvement)
 Department
for
Environmental
Permits
and
Environmental Liability is established in the Sector, which
includes the Section for Environmental Permits. Currently,
there are 4 employees in charge of activities of legislation
preparation, and further employment is envisaged in the
upcoming period.
 Administrative capacities for implementing the procedure
for determining integrated environmental protection
requirements will be increased to 5 in the Section for
Environmental Permits by the end of 2009 and additional
staff will be recruited after 2009 in accordance with
established needs.
 Supported by CARDS 2004 Project.
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MEPPPC
Large Combustion Plants Directive/1
• Transposition of LCP Directive
(Yes/No)
 Yes
Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of
emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large
combustion plants has been fully transposed into
Croatian legislation through the Air Protection Act
(OG, No. 178/04 and 60/08), the Regulation on limit
values of pollutant emissions from stationary sources
into the air (OG, No. 21/07) and the Ordinance on
monitoring pollutant emissions from stationary sources
into the air (OG, No. 1/06).
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MEPPPC
Large Combustion Plants Directive/2
• Inventory of LCP installations
(Yes/No/Num. of installations)
 Yes
 At present, there is a total of 35 large combustion
plants in Croatia that are located at 14 industrial or
energy facilities.
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MEPPPC
Large Combustion Plants Directive/3
• National Emission Reduction Plan, set ELVs or both
 No
The Government of the Republic of Croatia plans to
adopt the National Emission Reduction Plan (NERP)
by the end of September 2008.
 Yes
Regulation on limit values for pollutant emissions from
stationary sources into the air (OG, No. 21/07).
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MEPPPC
Large Combustion Plants Directive/4
• Competent authorities
 The MEPPPC is the central body competent for the
implementation of the Air Protection Act and
implementing regulations adopted pursuant to the Act.
Within the MEPPPC’s Directorate for Environmental
Management, the Department for Atmosphere
Protection is established.
• Systems to determine total emission values from
existing LCPs
 Yes
 Ordinance on environmental pollution register (OG,
No. 35/08).
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MEPPPC
SEVESO II Directive/1
• Transposition of SEVESO II Directive
(Yes/No/Status)
 Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of majoraccident hazards involving dangerous substances
(SEVESO II Directive) has been partially transposed into
the Environmental Protection Act (OG, No. 110/07).
 The protection and rescue system, in the part referring to
external intervention plans pursuant to the SEVESO II
Directive, is regulated by the Rescue and Protection Act
(OG, No. 174/04, 79/07) and the Ordinance on the
methodology for drafting risk assessments and protection
and rescue plans (OG, No. 38/08).
 Regulation on the prevention of major accidents involving
dangerous substances and Ordinance on the register of
facilities containing dangerous substances are currently in
the process of adoption/public consultation process started
in July 2008.
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MEPPPC
SEVESO II Directive/2
• Inventory of Seveso II installations
(Yes/No/Status)
 The development and maintenance of the Cadastre of
Risk and High-Risk Installations is under competence
of the Croatian Environment Agency, and one
employee is in charge of these activities.
 Ordinance on the register of facilities containing
dangerous substances will be adopted in III quarter of
2008.
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MEPPPC
SEVESO II Directive/3
• Competent authorities/Tasks
 MEPPPC is the competent body for the
implementation of the part of the SEVESO II Directive
relating to the issuance of approval for safety reports
on accident prevention plans within installations
(internal intervention plan) and supervision of their
implementation (Directorate for Inspection Services of
the MEPPPC).
 The development and maintenance of the Cadastre of
Risk and High-Risk Installations is under competence
of the Croatian Environment Agency.
 The National Protection and Rescue Directorate is
competent for external intervention plans.
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MEPPPC
SEVESO II Directive/4
• Accident prevention policies
(required/not required)
 Required:
Environmental Protection Act (OG, No. 110/07),
Rescue and Protection Act (OG, No. 174/04, 79/07),
Ordinance on the methodology for drafting risk
assessments and protection and rescue plans (OG, No.
38/08).
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MEPPPC
SEVESO II Directive/5
• Safety reports
(required/not required)
 Required:
Environmental Protection Act (OG, No. 110/07),
Rescue and Protection Act (OG, No. 174/04, 79/07),
Ordinance on the methodology for drafting risk
assessments and protection and rescue plans (OG, No.
38/08).
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/1
• Transposition of Waste Landfill Directive
(Yes/No/Status)
 Yes
Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the
landfill of waste has been transposed into the Waste Act,
Ordinance on waste management and Ordinance on the
methods and conditions for the landfill of waste,
categories and operational requirements for waste
landfills (OG, No. 117/07).
Croatia requests a transitional period for full
implementation of Article 14 point c) of Directive
1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste until 31 December
2015, and a transitional period for full implementation of
Article 5 paragraph 2 point c) of Directive 1999/31/EC
until 31 December 2020.
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/2
• Number of landfills
 292 landfills –
source: Waste Management Plan of the Republic of
Croatia for 2007-2015 (OG, No. 85/07).
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/3
• Landfill classification
(haz, non-haz., inert)
 Ordinance on the methods and conditions for the
landfill of waste, categories and operational
requirements for waste landfills - Article 4.
Categories:
- For hazardous waste
- For non-hazardous waste
- For inert waste
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/4
• Strategy for reduction of BMW to landfills
 Waste Management Plan of the Republic of Croatia for
2007-2015 (OG, No 85/07):
The largest reduction in the share of biodegradable
waste in municipal waste will be achieved by
implementing waste treatment technologies in the
WMCs, the construction of which will be finalised until
2015.
Accordingly, Croatia requests a transitional period for
the implementation of Article 5, paragraph 2, point c)
of Directive 1999/31/EC until 31 December 2020.
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/5
Target for reduction of BMW
to landfills till 2020
% of BMW to be achieved
• Target for reduction of BMW
to landfills
 Waste Management Plan of
the Republic of Croatia for
2007-2015 (OG, No. 85/07):
Further gradual reduction of
the share of biodegradable
waste to the ultimate level of
35% will be fully achieved by
2020
through
complete
optimisation of operations of
the newly constructed WMCs.
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/6
• Criteria for waste to be accepted to landfills
(Yes/No)
 Yes
Ministerial ordinance on the methods and conditions
for the landfill of waste, categories and operational
requirements for waste landfills (OG, No. 117/07) Annex 2 and Annex 3.
• Waste NOT accepted
 Yes
Ministerial ordinance on the methods and conditions
for the landfill of waste, categories and operational
requirements for waste landfills (OG, No. 117/07).
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/7
• Landfill permits requisites
(all from the WLD?)
 Yes
Waste Act (OG, No. 178/04, 111/06, 60/08), Ministerial
ordinance on the methods and conditions for the
landfill of waste, categories and operational
requirements for waste landfills (OG, No. 117/07) Chapter VI.
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MEPPPC
Waste Landfill Directive/8
• Landfill fees
 System of charges (fees) and financing costs for land
filling has been established by Waste Act (OG, No.
178/04, 111/06, 60/08), Ministerial ordinance on the
methods and conditions for the landfill of waste,
categories and operational requirements for waste
landfills (OG, No. 117/07) and been prepared within
WMP 2007-2015.
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MEPPPC
Waste Incineration Directive/1
• Transposition of Waste Incineration Directive
(Yes/No/Status)
 Yes
Directive 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste has
been fully transposed into the Waste Act, Ordinance on
waste management and Ordinance on the methods and
conditions for the thermal treatment of waste (OG, No.
45/07) and the Regulation on limit values of pollutants
from stationary sources (OG, No. 21/07).
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MEPPPC
Waste Incineration Directive/2
• Number of incineration and co-incineration plants
 1 incineration plant and 22 co-incineration plants to
whitch this Directive is applicable.
Installations used for co-incineration of waste most
often use waste as a substitute for fuel (energy source)
in the technological production process. These include
cement plants, limestone plants, brick factories,
thermoelectric plants and the like.
• Num. of permits issued
 1 incineration plant and 22 permits for co-incineration
plants.
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MEPPPC
Waste Incineration Directive/3
• Categories of waste co-incinerated
 Ministerial ordinance on requirements for thermal
treatment of waste (OG, No. 45/07) and are listed in
each particular permit.
• Emission Limit Values
 Yes
Regulation on limit values for pollutant emissions from
stationary sources into the air (OG, No. 21/07) Chapter IX.
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