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Recommendations on good practices Unified FSM (Food safety management) system is originated (look figure) Environmental protection By introducing Law „On pollution” and its dependant normative acts, a new system of issuing permits for performance of polluting activities for industrial enterprises has been set up. The law prescribes that prior to initiating of polluting activity or for performing existing activities, Latvian enterprises hereinafter shall need environmental permit, where the enterprise is analysed throughout from the aspect of environmental impact it may create, assessing production technologies and techniques being used and setting conditions for emissions of pollution, noise and vibration. According to the Law “On Pollution” all Latvian enterprises are divided into categories A, B and C, considering the amount and effect or the risk of pollution caused to human health and the environment. Enterprises performing Category A activities have to apply the best available techniques (BAT). Enterprises falling into Category B have to introduce cleaner production principles. Category C enterprises have to operate according to the general legislation and regulations within the field of environmental protection. 106
In April 2003, there were 62 Category A companies in Latvia, of which 7 had already received A Category permit for performance of polluting activities. The exact number of Category B enterprises has not been assessed yet. According to the estimations made by the State Environmental Impact Assessment Bureau (SEIAB), there are around 4000 Category B enterprises operating in Latvia. 28 of them have already been provided with Category B permit. The exact number of Category C enterprises has not been assessed as well, but the estimations of SEIAB show that there are around 2000 such enterprises. By now, still no notifications regarding performing Category C polluting activities have been issued. Among the main problems linked with receiving integrated permits for performance of polluting activities, there should be mentioned lack of information among enterprises regarding BAT, as well as limited capacity of environmental institutions (SEIAB, Regional Environmental Boards) for ensuring examination of the submitted applications for the permits and for consulting enterprises (taking into account that there should be around 4000 Category B permits issued by 2007). Introduction of environmental management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS) is another important issue for the competitiveness of Latvian enterprises within the single market of EU. By now, ISO 14001 certificate has been issued to 38 Latvian enterprises. Since 1999 several projects on introduction of environment management systems (EMS) in different sectors of Latvian industry have been implemented with support of Danish government. The basic goal of these projects was to familiarise companies with EMS, provide practical advice on introduction of ISO 14001 and to disseminate EMS practices among a wider range of companies. One of the main problems hampering more rapid introduction of ISO 14001 standards are the high costs arising from introduction, certification and maintenance of the quality systems, especially for SMEs. EMAS have not been implemented in Latvia yet. The Law “On Environmental Protection” prescribes that EMAS has to be introduced in Latvia by January1, 2004. The law prescribes that SEIAB is the institution responsible for establishing, maintaining and updating the register of enterprises involved in EMAS, accreditation system of environmental verifiers and register of environmental verifiers. SEIAB performs the registration of enterprises in the EMAS register, accreditation and monitoring of the environmental verifiers. Still there is lack of information regarding EMAS related issues in Latvia. Environmental Management System in Latvia The definition of EMS is, according to the ISO 14001 standard: the part of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy. 107
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