Environmental Protection Agency Institutional Cooperation and Policies for Streamlining of Environmental Information Vytautas Naruševičius

Environmental Protection Agency Steps of implementation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania concerning the Republic of Lithuania's participation in the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation NetworkNovember 2000: Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania concerning the Republic of Lithuania's participation in the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (came into force 1 January 2002) – duty to provide necessary environmental data and information to EIONET : draft of the Environmental Information Management Programme – draft document, providing strategy, action plan, time schedule and delegating responsibilities among institutions in the environmental sector to meet national and international requirements on reporting June 1995: The Europe Agreement signed between Lithuania and the EU (came into force 1 February 1998) – duty to seek the conformity between the national legislation (incl. environmental sector) and the acquis communautaire

Environmental Protection Agency Steps of implementation Resolution No. 388 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of Procedure for the Submission of Reports to European Commission Related to the Implementation of the European Union Environmental Sector Legislation and on the Supply of Information Necessary for the Drafting of Reports to the European Environmental Agency"7 April 2004: Resolution No. 388 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of Procedure for the Submission of Reports to European Commission Related to the Implementation of the European Union Environmental Sector Legislation and on the Supply of Information Necessary for the Drafting of Reports to the European Environmental Agency" (came into force 1 May 2004, amendments 2005, 2006) – submission procedure and responsibilities among national institutions in environmental information flows described 1 May 2004: Lithuania became an EU Member State Order of the Minister of Environment on the Cooperation with European Environment AgencyJuly 2003: Order of the Minister of Environment on the Cooperation with European Environment Agency (amendment in 2006)

Environmental Protection Agency Resolution No. 388 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of Procedure for the Submission of Reports to European Commission Related to the Implementation of the European Union Environmental Sector Legislation and on the Supply of Information Necessary for the Drafting of Reports to the European Environmental Agency"

Environmental Protection Agency Share of main functions in reporting European Commission Data and information collection and processing Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of AgricultureMinistry of EconomyMinistry of Health Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior State Food and Veterinary Service Ministries, governmental institutions,institutions under ministries, other state institutions and organizations Reporting EEA

Environmental Protection Agency National environmental infoflow networks Horizontal Legislation Horizontal Legislation Air Quality Air Quality Waste Management Waste Management Water Quality Water Quality Nature Conservation Nature Conservation Industrial Pollution Control Industrial Pollution Control Chemicals and GMOs Chemicals and GMOs Noise Noise Nuclear Safety Nuclear Safety POPs POPs 10 conditional sectors:

Environmental Protection Agency Horizontal Legislation : Public Access to Environmental Information Environmental Impact Assessment Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment National environmental infoflow networks European Commission Ministry of Environment

Environmental Protection Agency Air quality: National environmental infoflow networks European Commission Ministry of Environment Ministry of Transport & Communications Ministry of Social Security &Labour Municipalities Statistics Lithuania Ministry of Economy Ministry of Interior

Environmental Protection Agency Waste Management: National environmental infoflow networks European Commission Ministry of Environment Municipalities Statistics Lithuania Ministry of Economy

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality: National environmental infoflow networks Ministry of Health State Food and Veterinary Service European Commission Ministry of Environment Ministry of Transport& Communications Municipalities Ministry of Finances Ministry of Agriculture Water Providers’Association Ministry of National Defence Ministry of Economy

Environmental Protection Agency Nature Conservation: National environmental infoflow networks State Food and Veterinary Service European Commission Ministry of Environment

Environmental Protection Agency Industrial Pollution Control: National environmental infoflow networks Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior European Commission Ministry of Environment Ministry of Economy Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances Statistics Lithuania

Environmental Protection Agency Chemicals and GMOs: National environmental infoflow networks Ministry of Health Ministry of Agriculture European Commission Ministry of Environment Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances State Food and Veterinary Service

Environmental Protection Agency Noise: National environmental infoflow networks Ministry of Environment European Commission Ministry of Health

Environmental Protection Agency Nuclear Safety: National environmental infoflow networks European Commission Ministry of Environment State Food and Veterinary Service Radiation Protection Centre

Environmental Protection Agency POPs: National environmental infoflow networks European Commission Ministry of Environment State Plant Protection Service State Food and Veterinary Service State Non Food Products Inspectorate under Ministry of Economy Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances

Environmental Protection Agency Share of main functions in reporting European Commission Data and information collection and processing Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of AgricultureMinistry of EconomyMinistry of Health Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior State Food and Veterinary Service Ministries, governmental institutions,institutions under ministries, other state institutions and organizations Reporting EEA

Environmental Protection Agency Order of the Minister of Environment on the Cooperation with European Environment Agency

Environmental Protection Agency National institutional EIONET – PCPs European Environment Agency Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality Communication&Translation Information Systems Rivers and Lakes Water Emissions Nature Protection&Biodiversity Waste State of Environment Reporting Spatial Analysis&Land Cover Chemicals Ministry of Transport& Communications Transport Transport Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Energy Agency (Ministry of Economy) Energy Energy Ministry of Environment Air Emissions Climate Change Fisheries Resource Use Policy Instruments&Evaluation Lithuanian Geological Survey under Ministry of Environment Groundwater Soil Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service under Ministry of Environment Water Quantity &Use Marine Research Centre Marine and Coastal Environment NFP

Environmental Protection Agency Environmental data collection What data to collect? National Environmental Monitoring Programme National Environmental Monitoring Programme Who is responsible? National Environmental Monitoring Programme; National Environmental Monitoring Programme; Orders of the - Minister of Environment, Orders of the - Minister of Environment, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Agriculture, Director of State Food and Veterinary Service; Director of State Food and Veterinary Service; Research contracts with Scientific institutions Research contracts with Scientific institutions National legal background:

Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Monitoring Program for , approved by Government

Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Monitoring Scheme Environmental monitoring Soil AirWater Biodiversity BiodiversityLandscape Ecosystems Components of Environment Groundwater Forest Ambient air Stratospheare Background air Air radiology Pollution sources impact Surface water Baltic Sea Transitional waters Pollution sources impact Field ForestHabitats&species of EU concern Forest Regulated game species Invasive species Economic units’ impact Structure changes on national/ regional level Problematic and protected landscapes Lakes Rivers Pollution sources impact Fish Field vegetation Seminatural ecosystems Agroecosystems Structure changes on local level

Environmental Protection Agency Institutional structure of National Environmental Monitoring Scheme Environmental monitoring Soil AirWater Biodiversity BiodiversityLandscape Ecosystems Components of Environment Groundwater Surface water Field Forest Environmental Protection Departments LHS, scientific institutions LGS MRC, LHS, scientific institutions SFSS, scientific institutions LGS, scientific institutions SPAS, DSPA, SFSS, LSPFRC, MRC, scientific institutions Scientific institutions MRC, DSPA, LGS, scientific institutions Environmental Protection Agency

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