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Jolanda Roelofs Inspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

IMPEL waste transport inspections A step towards European enforcement. Jolanda Roelofs Inspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment The Netherlands. Set up. IMPEL IMPEL TFS Background and necessity of enforcement

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Jolanda Roelofs Inspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

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  1. IMPEL waste transport inspections A step towards European enforcement Jolanda Roelofs Inspectorate of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment The Netherlands

  2. Set up • IMPEL • IMPEL TFS • Background and necessity of enforcement • Results of the project Verification and Seaport • Impel TFS Enforcement Actions • Summary

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. IMPEL TFS • Cluster TFS • For competent authorities • European Waste Shipment regulation • Multi annual program

  6. 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%

  7. 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?

  8. Project Seaport and Verification • Under umbrella IMPEL/TFS • Aim of both projects: improve international enforcement. • From 6 tot 15 countries • Uniform priorities and inspection methods

  9. 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

  10. Project Verification - Preparation 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

  11. Project Verification - Inspections • Organize the briefing and evaluation • Selection of transports • Checking compliance EU regulation • Collecting information about the transport • Use of an uniform report form

  12. Project Verification - Verification • Investigation at receiving company: - Did the waste arrive? - Is the company permitted? - Is it recovered/disposed as prescribed • Inspection of dispatch; upstream and downstream.

  13. Project Seaport Starting point: inspections at seaports • Custom document checks • Selection bases on priorities • Storage locations • Traffic inspections • Follow up actions

  14. Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport Bottlenecks • Chaos in competent authorities and competencies. • Uniform interpretation of Regulations is a problem. • Verifications is vital, but hard arrange

  15. Conclusions Project Verification/Seaport • 50 % illegal shipments • Impulse for (inter) national enforcement activities and cooperation. • Port hopping tackled • Information, signal and experiences exchanged.

  16. Monitors

  17. Cable scrap

  18. Waste paper?

  19. Waste paper?

  20. Project Enforcement Actions • 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.

  21. Project Enforcement Actions Strategy • Toolbox • Verification • Communication • Exchange of knowledge • Exchange of information :

  22. Exchange of inspections Inspections Verification Communication Inspections: -Harbours -Transport: rail, road, water -Companies -Destination -Dispatch -inside/outside EU -Viadesk/ Website -Inspection forms -Publicity -Network Project Enforcement Actions

  23. Summary • Enforcement is necessary • Lots of violations • Waste transports throughout the world • Through cooperation tackled illegal waste shipment.

  24. Information For more information: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel

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