Convergence with EU IPPC Policies

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Convergence with EU IPPC Policies

Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia

Publication: Document
Citation: Neubauer, Alexander 2007: Convergence with EU IPPC Policies – Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia. Brussels: European Communities.

Industrial production processes account for a considerable share of the overall pollution in Europe. To minimize harmful effects on the environment and push for environmentally sound technology, the EU’s Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control policy (IPPC) requires polluting operators to obtain environmental permits for running their industrial installations. By doing so, the policy aims at providing incentives for clean technologies and eventually excluding irresponsible polluters.

Willing to complement the EU's efforts to implement IPPC standards within the Union, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) promotes cooperation between the EU and its Eastern and Southern neighbours. To support the effort, the European Commission has issued a guide to pollution prevention and control for its European neighbours and Russia.

Drafted by Ecologic Fellow Alexander Neubauer, the guide outlines a wide range of benefits deriving from compliance with the EC Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, like the reduction of harmful emissions. However, the environmental and socio-economic gains associated with these successes will not materialise unless the main challenges to convergence are overcome. To achieve this goal, the guide serves as a roadmap toward less air pollution.

The guide is a result of Ecologic’s project "Environmental Components of the European Neighbourhood Policy."

It can be downloaded in four languages:
English [pdf, 594 kB]
French [pdf, 780 kB]
Russian [pdf, 811 kB]
Arabic [pdf, 1007 kB]

This guide on nature protection policy is part of a series of short convergence guides for ENP Partners and Russia published by the European Commission. Their purpose is to help EU neighbours realise the benefits associated with ENP Action Plans.

The following guides have been published in this series:
Covergence with Nature Protection Policies
Convergence with EU Air Pollution Policies
Convergence with EU IPPC Policies
Convergence with EU Waste Policies
Convergence with EU Water Policies
Horizontal Environmental EC Legislation

Convergence with EU Nature Protection Policies

Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia

Year 2007

Publication:Document

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Convergence with EU Water Policies

Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia

Year 2007

Publication:Document

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Horizontal Environmental EC Legislation

A Short Policy Guide

Year 2007

Publication:Brochure

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Convergence with EU Air Protection Policies

Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia

Year 2008

Publication:Document

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Convergence with EU Waste Policies

Short Guide for ENP Partners and Russia

Year 2007

Project

By way of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and following the enlargement process of 2004, the EU aims to redefine its geopolitical interests and relationship with its new neighbours. These neighbours will be given the opportunity to co-operate and build privileged relationships just beneath the threshold of the EU membership status. By way of this project Ecologic, IEEP and SEI-Tallinn assist in implementing selected issues of the ENP Action Plans and the EU-Russia CES roadmap.

Environmental Components of the European Neighbourhood Policy

Oct 2006 - Nov 2007

Languages: Russian

Arabic

French

English
Authorship: Alexander Neubauer
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment), International
Published by: European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment), International
Year: 2008
Dimension: 26 pp.
ISBN: 978-92-79-08299-3
Project: Environmental Components of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Project ID: 903
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Introduction

2 In a Nutshell

3 Expected Benefits of Convergence

4 Overview of EU Policy
4.1 Introduction: IPPC Directive as a horizontal instrument for emission abatement
4.2 Integrated Permits on the basis of Best Available Techniques (BAT)
4.2.1 Basic permitting requirement
4.2.2 Requirements for Integrated Permits
4.2.3 Requirement of permits based on Best Available Techniques
4.2.4 European information exchange process to describe BAT per sector
4.2.5 Application of BAT on new and existing installations in the EU
4.2.6 Requirement to reconsider and update permits
4.2.7 Informing the Public

5 Current situation with respect to Policy sector
5.1 Main environmental pressures
5.2 Particular concerns and challenges
5.2.1 Mediterranean Neighbours
5.2.2 Eastern European Neighbours and Russia
5.2.3 Common Challenges for all ENP partners

6 Conclusions for ENP and Russia
6.1 Step-by-step approach to control emissions from industrial installations
6.1.1 Permit requirement and minimum standard requirements
for a permit to be issued (Step 1)
6.1.2 Best Available Techniques as a basis for a permit to be issued (Step 2)
6.1.3 Publication of emission levels in the Eastern and Mediterranean Countries (additional step)
6.2 Challenges to Convergence and Costs

7 Literature and Further Reading

8 Directives
Keywords: Economics

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

ENP, European Commission, European Neighbourhood Policy, IPPC, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, IPPC Directive, greenhouse gas, emission, environment permit

EU, Russia

Attachments

Arabic Version (1010.67 KB)

English Version (597.97 KB)

French Version (784.23 KB)

Russian Version (815.58 KB)

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