ECENA 4th Exchange ProgrammeCluj Napoca, 19-22 October, 2005

Update on the IPPC directive transposition and

implementation in Republic of Serbia

Directorate for Environmental ProtectionMinistry of Science and Environmental

Protection of The Republic of Serbia

Update on the process for development IPPC legislation• adopted by the Peoples Assembly of the RS

in december 2004, four Laws on:–  Environmental Protection;– Environmental Impact Assessment; –  Strategic Environment Impact

Assessment– Integrated Pollution Prevention and

Control

Enacted on bases of the Project “Jugolex” (2002-2005)

Project “Yugolex” “Development of Environmental

Legislation in RS”

• Agreement concluded between Finnish Government and FRY Government 2002

• Financed by Finnish Government• Covers Serbia and Montenegro/ three

years (2002-2005)• The aim of the Project:

– Approximation to EU legislation

Project “Yugolex” “Development of Environmental

Legislation in RS” • Phase I of Project:

– List of activities and installations covered by IPPC (in preparatory phase with inspectors of environment Previous list with 161 installation was not correct because it was made on the bases of phone connections)

– Assessment of legislation related to EU IPPC legislation– Assessment of the existing permitting regime– Assessment of the existing competent authorities for

issuing permits– Access to information related to IPPC requirements– Development and preparation of relevant legislation

Scope of the IPPC legislation

• Permit issuing procedure Consideration of application Information for public, authorities and

organizations Draft permit Technical Commission Consideration of Draft permit Decision making Obligations of operator Reconsideration review of permit

conditions Extension and termination of permit

validity Ways of informing Transboundary exchange of information

Law on IPPC

Legal framework related to:

• Basic provisions• Integrated permit Types of activities and

installations General obligations of

operator and competent authorities

Application for permit and documents

Scope of the IPPC legislation

• Transitional and Final Provisions

Harmonization programme

Complying of existing operators

Entering into force

• Supervision Inspection control Prohibition and

orders

• Penalties Operators Operator’s

responsible person Competent

authorities Responsible person

in competent authorities

Reason and purpose of adoption

REASON• Harmonization of legislation of the Republic of

Serbia with the IPPC Directive 96/61/ЕЕC

PURPOSE• prevent and reduce emissions pollution

substances into the environment • achieve the high level of prevention of the

environment • minimize use of raw and energy• simple control and strengthen the role of

inspection

Categories of activities and installations

• New and existing installations• Activities for issuing permits Energy industries Processing of metals Mining and mineral industry Chemical industry Waste management and other activities

Competent authority

• Ministry for Science and Environmental Protection-Directorate for Environmental Protection

• Autonomous province authority for environmental protection

• Local self-government authority for environmental protection

Obligations and responsibilities

• Issue permit for one or more installation operated by the same operator

Operation of new installations Operation and substantial change in operation,

functioning of the existing installations • Responsible for the implementation of IPPC• Ensure integrated approach to issuing permits• Review and updating of permit conditions • Follow development of BAT• Ensure public participation in IPPC

procedures• Keep registry of issued permits

Operator obligations and responsibilities

Apply for permit/ reconsideration of issued permit

Act in compliance with conditions set by the permit Submit results to the competent authority Inform the competent authority about all changes in

operation, namely functioning of installation or an accident

Submit to the competent authority the annual report on execution of the activities

Inform the competent authority on planned change of operator

BAT and environmental quality standards

• For certain activities, BAT will apply on the basis of the special technical guides

• Frame content for guides preparation Pollution control techniques Emissions assessment Environmental impact of emissions

• Permit includes measures and period of times to apply the environmental quality standards

Complying with EU requirements

• Harmonization dynamics programme

• New installations

• Existing installations deadline - 2015 Application for change permit or updating

permit conditions if they have utilization permit

Application or issuing permit if they have not utilization permit

Project “Yugolex” “Development of Environmental

Legislation in RS”

• Phase II of Project:I. Capacity Building

ProgrammeII. Development of BAT

Guidance (in preparatory phase)

III. Support from financial and other institutions for further implementation of IPPC

I. Capacity Building Programme

• Capacity building for the environmental administration (state and local level) is a priority area.– An ambitions CB program, comprising

environmental administration of the Republic of Serbia, the Authonomous Province of Vojvodina and almoust 40 municipalities has been realized – 21-25 May 2005. in Novi Sad

• The CBP was designed on the pilot case scheme.

I. Capacity Building Programme

TARGET GROUPS AND PARTICIPANTS1. Public environmental administration staff 2. Business sector3. NGOs

1. Public environmental administration staff– Ministry of Science and Environmental

Protection, Directorate for Environmental Protection (DEP)

– Provincial Secretariat for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development

– Municipalities & cities

I. Capacity Building Programme

2. Business sectorCompanies was selected on the basis of:– Expressed interest for the Project implementation– Prospect of Chambers of Commerce– Joint understanding of DEP and Provincial

Secretariat for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, respective chambers of commerce and companies itself

3.NGOs – Out of the Project scope– Particularly desirable– Several representatives

The first National BERCEN training-Minimum criteria….• in the Republic of Serbia on three levels

(republic, autonomous and municipal) work about 200 inspectors, it is necessary to train all inspectors according to the program of First national BERCEN seminar. – On the First national BERCEN seminar there were

33 participants present – 18 republic inspectors from Serbia and Montenegro, employees from other sectors of the Ministry for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment and 6 inspectors from Autonomous province of Vojvodina.

The first National BERCEN training-Minimum criteria….

1. Recommendation of participants is to start the implementation of PROPOSAL OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE – Minimal requests for inspection control of environmental protection in the regular work of republic inspection. The basis will be the check lists prepared for inspection oversight in Thermal-electric Plant Obrenovac, inspection oversight in the field and prepared reports on First national BERCEN seminar.

II. Development of BAT Guidance

• Pilot-projects in different kind of industries to know-how to make the platform for definition BAT standard

• Obligation of state to supply actual data and information about development of BAT in the world, for 31 kind of industrial activities

• In the process of translation BAT standard documents

III. Support from financial and other institutions for further

implementation of IPPC • These items are not included in the Project

– Detail list of the industrial enterprises supported to IPPC

– Costs for the enterprises in compliance with the request of the IPPC regulations

– Development of program saving energy and resources in each enterprises

– Costs for waste management in installations– Costs for administration on the Republic

level, Autonomous Province and municipalities

Step by step to IPPC Directive requirements

Pilot Permitting

• “Zorka-Color” Paints and coatings factory, Šabac

• Cement factory “Holcim-Srbija” Novi Popovac

Stock company “Zorka-Color” Šabac

•Produces paints and coatings•Twenty-nine years tradition of supplying the market with high qulaity paints and coatings•The company has been privatised in 2000.•Sertificate JUS ISO 9001:2001•123 Employes•Capacity 123 tonnes per day•Categories of industrial activities - according to IPPC directive ANNEX 1; 4.1 Chemical industry for the production of the basis organic chemicals, (j) dyes and pigments

Pilot projectIntegrated permit for “Zorka-

Color” AD• PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. Sign memorandum for the pilot project by Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection-

Directorate for Environmental Protection and “Zorka-Color” AD, Šabac

2. Preparing application for the integrated permitRequest prepare “Zorka-Color” AD, Šabac in cooperation

with authorized institutions “Zorka-Center for Investigations” and “Zorka-Development Engenering”, Šabac

2.1 Forming the team for preparing application composed of represantatives from these institutions

Pilot projectIntegrated permit for “Zorka-

Color” AD2.2 Trening for the team: Introduction for creating

application for integrated permit – by the representatives of Directorate for Environmental Protection

2.3 Chosing and preparing requested documentation (Projects, Impact assesment, Emmision measuring report, Waste management documentation, ect.)

2.4 Trening for the team: Overview and analise of collected documentation and explanation unclear questions from the questionnaire for Application

2.5 Creating Applilcation – Request for issuing integrated permit, according to prepared documentation

3. Creating and issuing integrated permit to the operater

Cement factory “Holcim-Srbija”Novi Popovac

•Produces cement clinker and cement•The company has been privatised in 2001•Capacity production cement clinker 2000 tonnes per day•Categories of industrial activities - according to IPPC directive ANNEX 1; 3. Mineral industry; 3.1 Instalations for the production cement Clinker in rotary killns with production capacity excending 500 tonnes per day

Problems and Obstacles• Decentralization will slow implementation process

Municipalities are entitled to issue IPPC permitsRepublic level administration is responsible only for capital investment

• Capacity building – lack of number and educated stuff (Permiters do not have technical education or background)

• Isolation period – Out-dated or partly out-dated technology in existing IPPC installations

• Tremendous needs of investment in BAT• Not enough accreditation laboratories for measuring

emissions• the lack of resources for translation and adoption into

Serbian of BAT documents• limited capacity and resources for participation of industry

experts, state institutions in development of BAT documents

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