2. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Practical experience in ELVs management in Hungary INFRA workshop in Valencia 12 June 2008 Viktória Dezső – RTP expert waste management inspector

3. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Outline Hungarian legal framework General overview How the system works Permitting procedure (minimum technical criteria and content of a permit) Waste Information System Concluding remarks

4. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia § Hungarian regulations (1) § As implementation of the 2000/53/EC Directive in Hungary End-of-life Vehicles Governmental Decree (No. 267/2004 recently modified by 286/2006 governmental decree) Further regulations Hazardous Waste Governmental Decree (No. 98/2001) Technical and personal conditions of vehicle maintenance activities Ministerial Decree (No. 1/1990) Administrative tasks of public traffic and issuing and withdrawing the official certificates Ministrerial Decree (No. 35/2000) European Waste Catalogue Ministerial Decree (No. 16/2001)

5. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia § Hungarian regulations (2) § Specific characteristics of the legislation: accessibility of the ELV processing facility: 50 km on public roads consideration: ELV as non-hazardous waste in certain specified cases –such as during transportation from the acceptance place to the recipient site from the recipient site to the dismantler

6. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia General facts (1) Suzuki – main manufacturer – 22000- 25000 cars/year for domestic market Audi – mainly for export VW/Audi, GM/Opel, Ford, Denso – major component manufacturers

7. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia General facts (2) Car fleet in 2005: –2.9 million vehicles - M1 category –approx. 230.000 van – N1 category approx. 220.000 new cars + 3.000 to 30.000 second-hand cars are registered a year Car fleet on average is 11 years old Scrapped vehicles in 2005 (not official data!): –140.000-150.000 cars –10.000-12.000 vans

8. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Who does what? (1) Producer and importer responsible for preventing waste generation; eco-design and take-back obligation from the last owner of the vehicle; establishing collecting system; providing information; registration obligation Last owner responsible for getting the de- registration certificate; bringing the vehicle to an authorised collector or dismantling site Collector and dismantler responsible for accepting all end-of-life vehicles; issuing the dismantling certificate; collecting and providing data

9. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Who does what? (2) Municipality responsible for requiring the dismantling certificate before issuing the de- registration certificate Environmnetal Inspectorates responsible for issuing permits for collectors/dismantlers and treatment facilities; monitoring the treatment facilities; collecting data Transportation Inspectorates responsible for issuing permits for dismantlers; providing the dismantling certificate for dismantlers or collectors; monitoring the dismantling sites; collecting data

10. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Who does what? (3) Co-ordinating company can be established by the producers &importers in order to take over the producer’s (or importer’s) responsibility based on agreement has to be registered by the Chief Environmental Inspectorate according to requirements set by the Hungarian End-of- life Vehicle Governmental Decree

11. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Who does what? (4) Treatment network system – new term! – can be established by recipients and/or dismantlers based on contracts –can take over the producer’s (or importer’s) responsibility based on agreement –the establishment and operating rules are governed by the conditions for co- ordinating company

12. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Current information 32 registered producers and importers No registered co-ordinating company 2 registered treatment network system for end-of-life vehicles 6 brand groups haven’t joined to take-back system, independetly organising it ( Ford, Mazda, Porsche, Volvo, Daimler Chrysler, BMW ) Source: Chief Inspectorate http://www.orszagoszoldhatosag.gov.hu

13. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Licensing procedure (1) a vehicle withdrawn from service is hazardous waste => the permit (collection/dismantling) is issued according to the hazardous waste licensing procedure (90 days procedure) But! the withdrawal procedure:  de-registration belongs to the municipality  dismantling certificate belongs to the transportation inspectorate

14. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia De-registration if someone would like to de-register a car, which means withdraw from service the person 1. has to look for an authorised collector or disassembling site 2. a dismantling certificate will be issued in case the car was left there 3. has to go to the municipality with the certificatie to get the final de- registration paper

15. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Licensing procedure (2) if the number of disassembling vehicles more than 5 per day or 2000 tons per year => a preliminary EIA study should be presented and the licensing procedure is pursuant to the IPPC regulation

16. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Licensing procedure (3) Before the permit is issued a site-visit is taken place to check and control whether the conditions are provided as it was presented in the documents asking for permit.

17. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Minimum technical criteria (1) determined by the ELV Govern’l decree Recipient and storage sites: waterproof surface with precipitation and discharge collection facility + with oil skimmer equipment appropriate water and precipitation purifying facility

18. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Minimum technical criteria (2) determined by the ELV Govern’l decree Treatment plant: waterproof surface with discharge collection facility + with oil skimmer equipment designated central collection site within the treatment plant to collect and store separately the hazardous, non- hazardous waste, spare parts

19. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Minimum technical criteria (3) determined by the ELV Govern’l decree Designated central collection site should be created in a way to store separately at least: spare parts contaminated with oil accumulators filters condensers containing PCB/PCT fuel, different types of oils, other liquids used tyres according to the fire prevention rules

20. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Minimum technical criteria (4) determined by the vehicle maintenance Minist’l decree indoor place with tiled floor for de- pollution activities indoor place for cleaning the dismantled main parts separate storage place for the reusable main parts, spare parts and other pieces designated central waste collection site according to the environm’l requirements

21. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Indoor place for depollution activities

22. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Storage place for spare parts

23. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Treatment procedure determined by the ELV Govern’l decree should contain: removing the accumulators and liquid gas tanks removing cartridge of air bags removing fuel, different types of oils, coolant and any other types of liquid removing accurately the components containing mercury

24. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia De-pollution activity (1)

25. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia De-pollution activity (2)

26. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Other conditions determined by the vehicle maintenance Minist’l decree necessary lifting facilities, specific tools, cleaning equipment and testing & calibrating appliances producer’s information on dismantling process and technical instruction of using the above- mentioned tools and equipment ensuring the environmental technical conditions holding specific licence to treat hazardous waste from ELVs

27. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Lifting facility and some hand tools

28. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Personal requirements determined by the vehicle maintenance Minist’l decree car mechanic education or car electrical mechanic, plus carrosserie mechanic specific quality control certificate for verifying spare parts for further use at least secondary education on environmental field for leader position or to employ someone with adequate education

29. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Permit Contains: - max. number of the end-of-life vehicles, which can be disassembled a year (in tons & in units) - the technology of the disassembling procedure - technical and personal conditions - registration and reporting requirements - conditions set up by the competent authorities such as the public health and the “disaster recovery”

30. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Number of issued valid permits at national level Treatment/Waste code EWC 160104* EWC 160106Both collector9013362 transporter3510324 pretreatment9710449 recovery and recycling 6530 23 disposal774 Source: http://kezelo.kvvm.hu/

31. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Number of issued valid permits At regional level: 1 authorised collectors 6 authorised pre-treaters 7 authorised dismantling sites for both EWC 160104* and EWC 160106 Source: Chief Inspectorate http://kezelo.kvvm.hu

32. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Administrative fee Waste management activities subject to administrational fees amount (in euro) from 23 July 2007 Licensing procedure for waste collection288 Licensing procedure for waste transporation384 Licensing procedure for waste pre-treatment480 Licensing procedure for waste storage576 Licensing procedure for recycling and recovery 1272 Licensing procedure for waste disposal1272 Licensing procedure for waste export, import and transit transportation 512

33. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Waste Information System (1) New system was introduced in 2004 Based on waste return (just like the income tax return system) Report should be sent to the regional inspectorates once a year except collectors and treaters » quarterly Deadline: 1 March each year Obligor: each party who produces, collects, transports, treats waste

34. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Waste Information System (2) Specific reporting obligations from 2007 for dismantlers & treaters: » obliged to inform both the transportation authority and the environmental inspectorate on –taking over, dismantling end-of-life vehicles and delivering the different kind of waste using the special report format

35. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Strength of the Hungarian system - strict and well-defined regulation containing both the technical and personal requirements, - determined obligations concerning the registration and reporting tasks, - the transportation authority does not issue a permit for the vehicle disassembling plants until they have got the permit from the environmental inspectorate

36. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Weaknesses of the Hungarian system - difficult to get a dismantling permit because of high financial investment - insufficient information on the non- registered (illegal) car disassembling plants (less and less) - lack of civil servants to make a survey of the non-registered plants

37. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Concluding remarks licencing process is quite complex including three other competent authorities technical and personal requirements seem to be high for a small dismantling plant administrative fee is high for a small dismantling plant

38. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Contact data Postal address: Trans-Tisza Environmental, Nature Protection adn Water Inspectorate HU-4025 Debrecen, Hatvan u. 16.; Hungary Tel: +36 52 511 094 Fax: +36 52 511 040 e-mail: viktoria_dezso@hotmail.comviktoria_dezso@hotmail.com

39. 12-13 June 2008 INFRA workshop in Valencia Any question?