jolanda roelofs inspectorate of the ministry of housing, spatial planning and the environment the...
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Jolanda RoelofsInspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial
Planning and the EnvironmentThe Netherlands
IMPEL waste transport inspections
A step towards European enforcement
• IMPEL • IMPEL TFS• Background and necessity of
enforcement• Results of the project Verification and
Seaport• Impel TFS Enforcement Actions• Summary
Set up
IMPEL
Network of European regulators• Established in 1992• 30 countries member states of the EU
incl.Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, Norway
• EU-Commission participate in network.
IMPEL
Objectives• More effective implementation of
environmental legislation.• Share information and experience• A greater consistency of enforcement• To promote understanding of
differences of national regulatory systems.
• Cluster TFS• For competent authorities• European Waste Shipment
regulation• Multi annual program
IMPEL TFS
Background
Large amounts of waste are being transported through EU / world
Waste export to non OECD countries – 88.000 tons: 72% possibly illegal
(= 93% of declarations)– probability of interception: 6%
Background 2
Waste export to new EU member states– 3.500 tons: 50% possibly illegal
• Enforcement stops at the border• Is it really processed:
-In the right place?-In the right manner-Or does it end up outside of EU?
• Under umbrella IMPEL/TFS• Aim of both projects: improve
international enforcement.• From 6 tot 15 countries• Uniform priorities and inspection
methods
Project Seaport and Verification
• Austria• Czech Republic• Slovak Republic• Croatia• Ireland • Belgium • Malta• Finland• Denmark• Germany (NRW, Bavaria,
Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig Holstein.)
• The Netherlands
• Poland• Portugal• Switzerland• France• Latvia• Spain• United Kingdom
Participators project 2
Starting point: transport inspections
Select location at a strategic transport point.
• Choose inspection method:- Roadblock or mobile:- Facilities or less preparation- Large amount or better selection- Publicity or act discreetly
Project Verification - Preparation
• Organize the briefing and evaluation• Selection of transports• Checking compliance EU regulation• Collecting information about the
transport• Use of an uniform report form
Project Verification - Inspections
• Investigation at receiving company:- Did the waste arrive?- Is the company permitted?- Is it recovered/disposed as prescribed
• Inspection of dispatch; upstream and downstream.
Project Verification - Verification
Starting point: inspections at seaports
• Custom document checks • Selection bases on priorities• Storage locations• Traffic inspections• Follow up actions
Project Seaport
Bottlenecks • Chaos in competent authorities and
competencies. • Uniform interpretation of Regulations is
a problem.• Verifications is vital, but hard arrange
Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport
• 50 % illegal shipments• Impulse for (inter) national enforcement
activities and cooperation.• Port hopping tackled• Information, signal and experiences
exchanged.
Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport
Monitors
Cable scrap
Waste paper?
Waste paper?
• A permanent common and consistent level of enforcement
• Setting up training and exchange programs for inspection
• Maintain and improve the network of inspectors
• Easy assisable European enforcement project.
Project Enforcement Actions
Project Enforcement Actions
:Strategy
•Toolbox
•Verification
•Communication
•Exchange of knowledge
•Exchange of information
Project Enforcement Actions
Inspections Verification Communication
Exchange of inspections
Inspections:-Harbours-Transport: rail, road, water-Companies
-Destination-Dispatch -inside/outside EU
-Viadesk/ Website-Inspection forms-Publicity -Network
• Enforcement is necessary• Lots of violations• Waste transports throughout the
world • Through cooperation tackled illegal
waste shipment.
Summary
For more information:
www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel
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