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Post-Accession Review of Israel 16.11.12 Romy Even Danan Head, Hazardous Substances Division

OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology. Post-Accession Review of Israel 16.11.12 Romy Even Danan Head, Hazardous Substances Division Ministry of Environmental Protection. www.sviva.gov.il/english. 140 Km.

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Post-Accession Review of Israel 16.11.12 Romy Even Danan Head, Hazardous Substances Division

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  1. OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee andthe Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology Post-Accession Review of Israel 16.11.12 Romy Even Danan Head, Hazardous Substances Division Ministry of Environmental Protection www.sviva.gov.il/english

  2. 140 Km Facts & Figures 640 p/km2 Area:22,072 km2 Population: 7.9 Million (>1.8%/y) 92% Urban (>20,000) 60% coastal Density: 328 p/km2 470 Km 45 p/km2

  3. Facts & Figures GDP pc $31,400 (2011) GDP by Industry Manufacturing: 14.4% Chemical Industry: 20.8% Average annual growth (2004-2011) Manufacturing: 4.4% Chemical Industry: 9.1% Exports by value 2011 Manufacturing: $45.8 billion Chemical Industry: $17.2 billion Number of employees 2011 Manufacturing: 360,000 Chemical Industry: 32,400

  4. Industrial Revenue in 2011: $109 Billions * Electronics: Electronic Components, Control & Medical Equip., Electronic Communication Equip. & Aircrafts.

  5. Employment in Industry in 2011: 360K Employees * Electronics: Electronic Components, Control & Medical Equip., Electronic Communication Equip. & Aircrafts.

  6. Industrial Export 2011: $46 Billions

  7. Chemical industry in Israel(Export distribution by sector, 2011) • Total revenue $31.6 billion • Total export $17.2 billion

  8. Major Industrial Zones Haifa Bay – Power plant, Refinery, Port, Petrochemicals, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Basic chemicals, Crude oil and chemicals storage Mishor Rotem – Minerals, Basic chemicals Haifa Tel Aviv Beer Sheba Ashdod - Power plant, Refinery, Port, Petrochemicals, Pesticides, Crude oil and chemicals storage Ramat Hovav - Bromine compounds, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Basic chemicals

  9. Environmental administration • Central Government • Ministry of Environmental Protection • Other Ministries: Infrastructure, Health, Agriculture, Interior, Industry, Trade & Labor • Parliament (Knesset) • Environmental Protection & Internal Affairs Committee • Parliamentary pressure groups • Local Government • Environmental units and associations • Civil Society • Voluntary national and local environmental organizations (>200 NGOs) • Civil - legal actions against polluters

  10. Ministry of Environmental Protection 80 professional staff – Head Office 60 professional staff - Regions

  11. Legal framework • Main legislation • Business licensing • Public health • Abatement of nuisances • Freedom of information • Specific environmental • Clean air • Hazardous substances • PRTR • Specific principle • Polluter pays • Environmental impact assessment

  12. Chemicals Management in Israel Existing Systems Registration of chemicals: pesticides, biocides, pharmaceuticals Legal framework: Hazardous Substances Law and Regulations Permit for the Possession of hazardous substances: quantities, composition, conditions on handling, labeling, risk management etc. Alignment with OECD Instruments Revision of hazardous substances legislation Extension of registration to industrial chemicals

  13. Banned or severely restricted chemicalsC(84)37 Timeframe - 2010 • Rotterdam Convention Ratified 2011 • Implementation through Hazardous Substances Law and Regulations • Two chemicals categorized as banned chemicals • PIC requirement incorporated in the Hazardous Material Permit of relevant exporters • Chemicals require import permit (according to the Free Import Order)

  14. Aim: 150 major (IPPC) manufacturing plants Implementation Status Adopted in major Industrial Zones Integrated regulation according to IPPC methodology of facilities requesting air emission permits Clean Air Law – air Business Licensing Law – other media Permit Based on BAT General binding rules for SME’s New “IPPC” unit established IPPCC(90)164 Timeframe - 2011

  15. IPPCC(90)164 Timeframe - 2011 Work Plan 2013 • By mid 2013 – Presentation of draft “Environmental Permitting Law” (IPPC) to Parliament: • Covers all major industrial installations • One consolidated permit: waste, wastewater, air, marine discharge, Chemicals use, radiation, hazardous waste treatment, asbestos • Sectorial binding rules for SME’s • Mandatory timeframes • Use of innovative (pilot) technologies • Public participation and transparency • EU-Israel Twinning project

  16. PRTRC(96)41 Timeframe - 2012 Progress since 2010 • 2010 - Pilot study (Sectorial/Regional/Substance) • March 2012 - Environmental Protection Law (Pollutant Release and Transfer - Registering and Reporting Obligation), approved by the Knesset • 114 pollutants (most of OECD 'short list‘ & Annex II of Kiev Protocol) • Reporting about water and energy consumption, waste transferred to treatment or disposal • Reporting requirements will apply to about 500 facilities • Implementation Substances/Media/Sectorial/Diffused • June 2013 – Reports due for 2012 • Late 2013 - information publicly available on an Internet-based PRTR • 2013 - EU-Israel Twinning project • Promoting Kiev Protocol ratification

  17. Chemicals management and investigation C(77)97 C(74)215 C(82)196 C(87)90 Timeframe – 2013 • 2011 • Study of globally existing mechanisms • Gap analysis (Israeli legislation - required regulations) • 2012 • Presentation of plan for establishing a chemical registration and investigation mechanism • Identification of appropriate mechanism for Israel • REACH study tour to Europe • 2013 • Presentation of draft legislation to Parliament • Establishment of a new administrative unit for the registration and assessment of chemicals 2014 • Implementation of chemical management mechanism

  18. Chemicals management and investigation C(77)97 C(74)215 C(82)196 C(87)90 Timeframe - 2013 • HPV • Israel ("ICL Industrial Products“)formally submitted the documentation related to the DBM chemical (Dibromomethane) to the HPV program coordinators in January 2012, and hopefully it will be submitted for investigation in 2013.

  19. Proprietary rights C(83)96 Timeframe - 2013 Proprietary rights are protected by law. These recommendations will be incorporated specifically in the future chemical registration system to be implemented by 2013.

  20. International Conventions and Agreements • Rotterdam Convention - Israel ratified in 2011 • Stockholm Convention - Israel signed the Convention in 2001 and is currently preparing its national implementation plan • All chemicals in annexes A and B are banned in Israel • SAICM – Israel participates in SAICM and is committed to its goals • Cartagena Protocol – Subject to ongoing analysis

  21. Thank You

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