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Ministerstvo životního prostředíVršovická 65Praha 10, 100 10
Ministry of Environment
Challenges of EU environmental legislation
Experience of the CR
Veronika Hunt Šafránková
European Union Department
10 November 2004
Vienna
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Contents
I. CR and EU legislation before accession• Facts and challenges
II. CR and EU legislation after accession• Facts and challenges
III. Main challenge?
IV. Solution?
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I. CR and EU legislation – before accession
- To transpose and implement all existing EC legislation by the date of accession - ČR: 3 transitional periods- Slovakia: 9- Poland:9- Hungary: 6
- ČR approx. 180 legal acts transposed
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I. CR and EU legislation – before accession
Challenges:- Administrative and financial capacity to
transpose and implement EC legislation- 2000 – 2010 285 bil. CZK to fulfil requirements of EC
legislation (9 bil. EURO)- New MS – estimation of 80 bil. EURO (mainly UWWT
Directive)
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Participation in the legislative process
• Expert Groups of the EC• Working Parties of the EU Council• COREPER• EU Council
II. CR and EU legislation – after accession
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Various challenges:
- administrative:• Amount of meetings • Amount of documents (language)• Time
- transposition/implementation: • Introducing a new system (packaging, WEEE)• High costs (WWT)
II. CR and EU legislation – after accession
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III. Main challenge?
• Respond quickly to new legislative proposals with detailed positions including impacts of the legislation on Czech conditions consulted with various stakeholders (other ministries, regional and local authorities, business sector, NGOs, etc.)
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Prioritise
• Climate change and air protection• Protection of landscape, water, soil and natural
resources• Complex management of chemical substances• Sustainable production and consumption
IV. Solution?
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Tools
• Well-functioning co-ordination mechanism within the Ministry
• Methodology on Impact Assessment• Regular consultation with stakeholders
IV. Solution?
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Contact details
Veronika Hunt Safrankova
Tel: 00 420 26712 2932
Fax: 00420 27173 4221
Email: [email protected]
