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Interim Report, No 3, 19 September 2011 – 18 March 2012
2.11 Working Group 4. ECENA
The focus of the activities during September 2011 – March 2012 was placed on the implementation
of Activity 4.1 National trainings with exchange, Activity 4.2 Country external assessments, and
Activity 4.6 ECENA participation in relevant networks. Furthermore preparatory activities have
been carried out for Activity 4.3 EU ETS Compliance and Activity 4.4 Transfrontier Shipment of
Waste.
Activity 4.1 Capacity building regarding compliance with environmental legislation through
better understanding of issues and identification of targeted solutions
Implemented activities during the third interim reporting period
• Preparation and delivery of fourth national training/workshop on selected subjects in Cluster
I for Turkey, Izmir, Turkey (4 – 7 October 2011)
The fourth training course in the series of eight courses was organised in Izmir, Turkey (04 – 07
October 2011). The total number of participants was 25 (inspectors and permit writers), including
two inspectors from Montenegro and three inspectors from fYR of Macedonia. The Ege Celik
Steel factory – (60 kilometres north from Izmir) served as the site where a site visit and a “common
inspection” were held. As special subject Turkey has originally chosen SEVESOII. In
communication with the Ministry (MOEF) this was later changed into the overview of waste
management legislation in the EU, also considering the waste produced by the steel industry. A
special module on waste management was therefore developed and included in the presentation
materials. The agenda items of the training were the following:
1. Introduction, regulatory cycle, management of inspections, priority setting, reporting and
feedback, basics of permitting, exercise in human resource management. Introduction to
special subjects (Waste Management);
2. Developments with reference to the IED/IPPC. Discussion on contents of application and
Integrated PERMIT; Study on the BREF and/or BAT of the selected industry (Arc
Furnace steel industry); Presentation on the facility to be inspected by representative of the
factory, planning of the site visit in groups, experience of the invited inspectors on the
selected facility;
3. Site visit and reporting;
4. Presentation of results of the visit; advice for follow-up; special subject of the beneficiary
country: Waste Management;
5. Open Discussion on cooperation between authorities.
The contributions of the invited inspectors from fYR of Macedonia and from Montenegro were
excellent and especially contributed to the understanding of the permits and permitting process in
their respective countries, indicating the status of starting up a fully developed IPPC permitting
system. The presentations served as a benchmark, indicating that in Turkey the legislative part lags
behind and that in both Montenegro and fYR of Macedonia, only the first steps have been taken in
IPPC permit applications and issuance.
The new requirements in the IED over and above the IPPC requirements have not been
incorporated at all. The information on the changes induced by the IED is clearly explained and
will have quite an impact on the human resources (permit writers, inspectors and reporting
obligations).
The site visit was once more very illustrative. Full cooperation of the management of the factory in
providing data enabled the open discussion the required control measures and management of
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