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Fédération Européenne des Activités de la Dépollution et de l’Environnement

European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services

Europäische Föderation der Entsorgungswirtschaft


Europe day 2012: FEAD priorities and EU

developments

Nadine De GreefFEAD Secretary General

Brussels8 May

EUROPE DAY 20128 May Brussels


Outline

Revision of the Public Procurement Directives/New Concessions Directive

Resource Efficiency

Implementation of the Waste Framework Directive/ Hungarian complaint

Cohesion Policy

Revision of the Waste Treatment BREF

Shipments /waste inspection criteria/fact finding

Other on-going issues


Revision of the Public Procurement Directives/New Concessions Directive

December 2011: Commission proposal for the revision of the public procurement Directives and for a new Directive on service concessions

Current discussions in EP IMCO Committee

Proposals expected to be adopted by the end of 2012


Revision of the Public Procurement Directives/Concessions Directives

FEAD calls for:

Activities in the open market, transparency and level playing field between public and private companies

Stricter rules concerning public-public cooperation and exemptions from the scope of the Directives - the proposed rules should be strengthened and not watered down during the co-decision process

The price should never be the sole awarding criterion

Strengthening of the requirements on green public procurement, leading to greater Resource Efficiency


Resource Efficiency

September 2011: EC published the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe

February 2012: The EP published its own initiative report on a resource efficient Europe (rapporteur MEP Gerbrandy – ALDE)

Autumn 2012: EC proposal for a 7th EAP

End of 2012: EC Communication on the review of the SCP-SIP Action Plan


Resource EfficiencyFEAD key recommendations:Better dialogue between producers’ and recyclers’ sectorsExtension of Eco-Design Directive to cover material RE of key

productsDevelopment of Ecolabels identifying recycled material content

of productsStrengthening the producer responsibility principle and

encouraging the use of IPRReduction of VAT rates to promote secondary raw materialsEncouragement of separate collection of food waste and

setting of food waste prevention targetsBetter implementation of the waste acquis can lead to

greater RE

10 May 2012: FEAD-BDE seminar„Moving up the Waste Hierarchy – Best Practice Examples”


Implementation of the Waste Framework Directive

The WFD was due to be transposed in December 2010

Beginning of 2012: Reasoned opinions have been sent to 13 MS, concerning the transposition of the WFD

26 April: EC announced the referral of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria to ECJ for failing to transpose the WFD

2012: Detailed conformity assessment of the transposition of the WFD in the MS by DG ENV


Implementation of the WFD/Transposition in Hungary

End of 2011: Hungary notified a new draft law to the EC, DG ENTR, intended to transpose the WFDThis law would violate basic European internal market freedoms:

Infringement of the freedom of establishment Violation of the right to property, as stipulated in the

European Charter of human rights Infringement of the free movement of goods Violation of EU competition rules

30 March 2012: End of standstill period – detailed opinions sent by Austria, Germany, France – Comments by DG Enterprise

FEAD actions against the Hungarian draft law:March 2012: FEAD comments were filed to DG MARKT, COMP, REGI, ENV, ENTR


Cohesion Policy

European CommissionOctober 2011 – Presentation of the proposal for the next funding period

European Parliament6 March 2012 - FEAD EP breakfast meeting19 April - Presentation of the draft report on Cohesion policy Regulation (final version expected 29 May)July - Adoption of EP Report on CPR in REGI CommitteeSeptember –Adoption of EP report in plenary

CouncilMid April and end of June - General Affairs Council discussion on Cohesion Policy package

The proposals are expected to be adopted in the course of 2013 along with the 2014-2020 MFF


Cohesion PolicyShortcomings of the current Cohesion Poliy:

Funding focus on waste treatment infrastructure at the lower end of the waste hierarchy – paradigm shift will contribute to a better compliance of Member States with the different targets of EU waste legislation (i.e. recycling targets, landfill diversion targets etc.)Low absorption rate of the available EU funding

FEAD is concerned that the EP and Member States will water down the EC proposal for the introduction of an ex-ante conditionality, according to which the European funds should be allocated to projects that respect and promote the waste hierarchy.


Revision of the Waste Treatment BREFAdoption of the IED (Industrial Emissions) Directive in 2010:

BREFs (Best Available Techniques Reference Documents) will become legally binding in the future – impacts permitting conditions;Extension of the Directive‘s scope to certain recycling activities (treatment in shredders of metal waste, including waste electrical and electronic equipment and end-of-life vehicles and their components).

Modifications of the ‚Seville‘ approach with the new IED:Enforced role of national authorities in the selection process of reference plants (i.e. selection of reference plants per Member State);FEAD position: Ensure that ELVs remain feasible by setting the ELVs at the average level of both, best and worst performing installations, and not at the level of just the top-performers;

FEAD activities:Preparation of the revision of the Waste Treatment BREF; expected to start end of 2012/2013;


Shipments /waste inspection criteria/Fact finding

Illegal shipment of waste under the “re-use” label - a key concern for European industry and society;Need to distinguish between an unintentional administrative breach of law and criminal illegal shipments of waste;Member States: Greater commitment and financial resources required in order to limit illegal shipments;FEAD welcomes the future EC proposal on waste inspection criteria and stressed the need for the EC to focus on identifying actual criminal activities, i.e. illegal shipments of waste.


Other important on-going issues

Proper enforcement of REACH and CLP (Classification, Labelling, Packaging) regulations;R1 energy efficieny formula for municipal waste incinerators and climate correction factor;Revision of the Landfill Directive;Revision of the List of Waste.


FEAD Seminar in cooperation with BDE “Moving up the Waste Hierarchy –

Best Practice Examples” in the context of the

IFAT ENTSORGA Fair, Munich, 10 May 2012, 9:30 – 12:30

Hall A3, 1st floor, Conf. Room A31/32