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Integrated and Planned Enforcement of Environmental Law Phare Twinning Project CZ0 3 / IB/EN/01. IMPEL European Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law. Basic dates. European Network for Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law
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Integrated and Planned Enforcement of Environmental LawPhare Twinning Project CZ03/IB/EN/01 IMPEL European Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law IMPEL
Basic dates • European Network for Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law • 1992 – start ( Chester, Utrecht ) • 1997 – start of sister AC IMPEL • 2003 – merger IMPEL and AC IMPEL • 29 members+EC : 25 Member EU Member States 3 candidates (BG, RO, TUR) Norway EC IMPEL
Objectives of IMPEL Network • Effective implementation and enforcement of environmental Acquis in EU • Sharing information and experience, discussions, offer of practical advices on implementation and enforcement of environmental AC • Contribution to more concise implementation and enforcement of environmental AC • To promote mutual understanding of common quality and differences of national regulatory systems • To develop best practices of inspections, permitting, monitoring , reporting and enforcement of environmental AC IMPEL
Organization • Plenary meetings (twice a year] ) • Troika /sixta/ • Clusters • I – training and qualifications TFS-transfrontier shipment of waste AC-accession countries ? Green cluster-nature conservation • Working groups • Projects • Secretariate • Incountry networks of IMPEL/national coordinator IMPEL
Working programme and projects • Co/financing by EC and MSs • Multiannual working programme • Annual working programme • Programme priorities: Capacity building Improving methodology Development of good practices for permitting and enforcement Feedback to policymakers New approaches Disemination of IMPEL and IMPEL products IMPEL
Projects • Projects: Leading country and participating MSs • Management book for environmental inspectorates (DK) • Minimum criteria for environmental inpections • Better legislation (UK) • Energy efficiency in environmental permitting (FIN) • Lessons learnt from industrial accidents IMPEL
New projects • Informal Resolution of Environmental Conflicts (GE) 14.-16.11.2004 • Workshop on BREFs (FR) 24.-27.11.2004 • IMPEL Review Initiative - IRI Švédsko • Permitting and enforcement in wastes (NL) • IPPC and Health (UK) • Strengtening of enforcement capacities of New Member States (PHARE multicountry project) IMPEL
Adresses • IMPEL Secretariat, DG Environment, BU-9 1/94, European Commission; B-1049 Brussels • http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel/ • www.cizp.cz section: Zahraniční vztahy/IMPEL network • IMPEL national coordinator for the ČR: sremer@cizp.cz IMPEL