BERCEN plenary meeting Sofia, March 18, 2005 Agenda item 8

Draft Scope and Proposed Location of BERCEN

Training 2005BERCEN Secretariat

Day 1 – IPPC Directive

• Integrated permitting• Related environmental legislation• Pilot permitting

– Country experience– Challenges– Lessons learned and how to improve the process

• Drafting of permit application: guidance documents

Day 2 – Volatile Organic Solvents (VOC) Directive

(1999/13/EC)• Purpose: prevent and reduce VOC emissions;• Scope: adhesive coating, other coatings, coil coating, dry

cleaning, footware manufacturing, manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, printing, rubber conversion, surface cleaning, vehicle refinishing, winding wire coating, wood impregnation, wood and plastic lamination.

• Two options: compliance with ELV or with National Reduction Scheme (preventive approach)

• MSs have to submit to the European Commission national plans for reducing emissions

• Obligation for reporting to the EC every 3 years

Link to the IPPC Directive:

From VOC Directive preamble:• (11) Existing installations to be adapted

so that they meet the requirements established for new installations and activities. That period should be consistent with the timetable for compliance of the IPPC Directive.

• (17) Possibilities exist for alternative and more efficient approaches to reduction:– national reduction plan

Link to the IPPC directive

Annex 4, 6

Different activitiesinvolving solvent use

VOC solvent directive

Solvent use thresholds

ReportingEPER - solvent management plan

Emission limit values(application of BAT)

Permitting procedure

registration,authorisation

Suggested issues to be covered in relation to the VOC Solvents

Directive• Introduction to the VOC solvent directive

(99/13/EC) and solvent management plans; General requirements for companies/inspectors;

• Elaboration of a solvent management plan based on company data. Use of a computer programme for drafting solvent management plans.

• Drafting of Reduction schemes.• Monitoring and Inspection

Day 3 – Large Combustion Plants (LCP) Directive

(2001/80/EC )• Purpose: reduction of CO2, NOx and

SO2 emissions from LCP;• Scope: combustion plants, the rated thermal input of

which is equal to or greater than 50 MW, irrespective of the type of fuel used (solid, liquid or gaseous); energy producers for outside use.

• Licenses needed for the operation of LCPs. They should contain conditions relating to compliance with ELVs.

• Possibilities for implementation of national emission reduction plan.

Link to the IPPC directive

From LCP Directive preamble: • LCP installations are also covered by the

IPPC Directive.• Therefore LCP Installations are included

in the IPPC inventory of emission sources published by the EC.

• Compliance with the BAT requirements of the IPPC Directive (ELV laid down by the LCP Directive apply as a minimum: art. 18 IPPC)

• Negotiation process on permit conditions

Suggested issues to be covered in relation to the LCP Directive

• Introduction to the LCP Directive• Transposition and implementation

of the LCP Directive in the New Member States: challenges and lessons learned

• LCP permitting• Enforcement LCP in light of LCP

Directive

Suggestions for Site Visits

• 1 LCP/IPPC installation – one of the thermal Power Plant in Kakanj, Tuzla, Gacko or Ugljevik

• 1 VOC installation• 1 Waste Incinerator / Waste

Landfill ?

Alternative topics

• Environmental Impact Assessment (97/11/EC)

• Waste Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC)

• Waste Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC)

Suggested time and location

• Suggested time options: A 3-day training - May 11-13 or May 18-20, 2005

• Suggested location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina