1. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco- management Field Implementation of Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control IPPC Directive (96/61/EC) – A path for Eco-efficiency in Romania – Harabagiu Silviu-Marian - May 2006

2. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field  My work at Regional Environmental Protection Agency (REPA) from Galati – Authorizations and Compliance Checking Service  ROCEM Project – IPPC Module that is developed by AROEW at REPA Galati  Problems in implementation of IPPC Directive (96/61/EC) in Romania Background and justification May 2006

3. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field IPPC applies an integrated environmental approach to the regulation of certain industrial activities. This means that emission to air, water (including discharges to sewer) or land, plus a range of other environmental effects, must be considered together. Eco-efficiency is a management philosophy that encourages business to search for environmental improvements that yield parallel economic benefits. IPPC – Eco-efficiency May 2006 +

4. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field What are the problems? Organizational manner - Rigid organizational model established at the national level and imposed in all regions and counties. - There is contradictions between the central management and insufficient flexibility of the operative structures that are totally subordinated to NEPA, regarding budget, procedures, personnel and so on. - The organizations seems to be incomplete and unable to “attract” and to keep the professional resources. - Unclear and unstable legislation May 2006

5. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field What is going wrong? Technical implementation - Problems in interpretation and understanding of BAT/BREF recommendations from the people that work in permitting process - Problems in setting the Emission Limit Values (ELVs) when the permit is made - The legislation for compliance checking and revision or revoking the permit is still unclear - Undeveloped monitoring systems (insufficient technical equipment and no sufficient experience in interpreting data) May 2006

6. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field - preparing a general image concerning eco-efficiency in Romania from the institutional point of view - comparing different approaches regarding implementation of IPPC Directive in Romania and Member States. - making a fiche with all the topics that could be discussed into a training course about IPPC - preparing the final document regarding “Implementation of Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control Directive (96/61/EC) – State of the art in Romania” Steps and progress May 2006

7. Vocational Education and Training in the Eco-management Field - identification of some practical problems in implementation of IPPC Directive, from the environmental institution point of view - suggestions how to handle some of these problems - propose some themes for IPPC training - this work can be use by AROEW as base of information for ROCEM project regarding IPPC Accomplishments May 2006

8. Thank you for your attention!!! Harabagiu Silviu Marian silviu-harabagiu@hotmail.com