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Issues to be addressed by organisations implementing EMAS

Issues to be addressed by organisations implementing EMAS. Monika Brom Federal Environment Agency Austria Bucharest, 25 June 2008. Tasks of the Federal Environment Agency in EMAS. Legal Background competent body following § 15 UMG and § 6 Abs. 2 Z 25 of Umweltkontrollgesetz

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Issues to be addressed by organisations implementing EMAS

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  1. Issues to be addressed by organisations implementing EMAS Monika Brom Federal Environment Agency Austria Bucharest, 25 June 2008

  2. Tasks of the Federal Environment Agency in EMAS • Legal Background competent body following § 15 UMG and § 6 Abs. 2 Z 25 of Umweltkontrollgesetz • Informal Tasks EMAS Marketing, participation in various working groups on environmental communication, monitoring of new forms of reporting (CSR, sustainability,business reports) EC EMAS Helpdesk • Internal EMS (EMAS registration Nr. AT-000484)

  3. EMAS-Reg. / ISO 14001 EMAS: Environmental Management Audit SchemeEG No.761/2001 and EG 196/2006 • Regulation of the European Commission and Council • National implementation ISO 14001: International Standardisation Organisation • World wide standard • More EMS related standards under ISO 14000ff Target continual improvementof environmental performance

  4. Additional Requirements to an EMS According to EC 761/2001 In addition to ISO 14001 requirements, EMAS emphasises:  • Legal compliance • Continual improvement of environmental performance • External communication • Involvement of employees

  5. Steps for implementation What are the practical steps?   PLAN • develop an environmental policy • carry out an initial environmental review • develop an environmental program  DO  • structure an environmental managementsystem  CHECK • control and monitor environmental performance and management systems  ACT • review an environmental management system, make changes, get certified

  6. Requirements for the Environmental Statement Content • Must show relevant environmental aspects • Understandable for non-experts • Readable • Comparable with previous years • Comments by the organisation on targets which it did not meet

  7. Process of registration Process of registration in Austria: Application, Env. Statement, Audit Report Legal Compliance Check Conformity Check: Ministry of the Env.: Supervision of Verifier Credibility Credibility Enter Company into Register Transparency Public Notice of Registration Handover of Certificate

  8. Process of registration Further processes of registration: After three years: Renewal of registration Suspension: no new env. statement after three years; lack of legal compliance Deletion: no new env. statement after three years; lack of legal compliance Transparency Credibility Performance

  9. Thank You for Your Attention! More information: • Federal Environmental Agency:http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/umwelt/uvpsupemas/ • EC EMAS web site: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/index_en.htm • EC EMAS Helpdesk: emas@cec.eu.int

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