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Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director of Latvian Environment Agency

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Page 1: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of

Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in

Latvia

Ilze KirstukaDirector of Latvian Environment Agency

Page 2: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Structure of LegislationStructure of Legislation

General

Air Protection

Water Use and Protection

Subsoil Use and Protection

Chemical Substances and Chemical Products

Waste Management

Natural Resources Use

Page 3: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

IPPC LegislationIPPC Legislation

Law on Environment ProtectionLaw on Natural Resources

Taxes

Law on EIA Law on Pollution Law on Waste Management

Law on Water

Management

Law on Species and Biotops

Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical

Products

Law on Packaging

Page 4: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

General legislationGeneral legislation

Law On Environment Protection (06.08.1991)

Law On Environment Impact Assessment (13.11.1998)

Law On Pollution (15.03.2001)

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.213 “Procedures of Environment Impact Assessment”

(19.06.1999)

No.445 “Statutes of the Environment Impact Assessment Bureau” (24.11.1998)

No.415 “On the Environment State Monitoring” (16.12.1997)

Page 5: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Air protection legislationAir protection legislation

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.219 “On Air Quality” (15.06.1999)

No.154 “On Assessment, Prevention, Limitation and Control of Air Polluting Emissions Caused by Stationary Air Pollution Sources” (25.04.2000)

No.406 “On the Protection of the Ozone Layer” (09.12.1997)

No.241 “On the Environmental Norms for Fuel Quality” (07.07.1998)

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Water protection legislationWater protection legislation

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.155 “On Water Use Permits” (22.04.1997)

No.300 “On Swimming Beaches Management and Sanitary Regulations” (11.08.1998)

Page 7: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Use and Protection of SubsoilUse and Protection of Subsoil

Law On Subsoil (02.05.1996)

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.239 “Use of Subsoil” (08.07.1997)

No.238 “Use of the State Important Minerals,

Deposits and Subsoil Areas” (08.07.1997)

Page 8: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Chemical substances and productsChemical substances and products

Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products (01.04.1998)

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.418 “Procedure for Compilation and Submitting Safety

Data Sheets on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products” (27.10.1998)

No.228 “Procedure for Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Chemical Products” (29.06.1999)

No. 158. “Restrictions and Prohibits for Use and Marketing of Dangerous Chemical Substances and Dangerous Chemical Products” (25.04.2000)

Page 9: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Waste ManagementWaste Management

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 353 “Order of application for activities with

hazardous waste” (17.09.1997)

No.298 “Classification of hazardous waste and criteria of hazardousness” (12.08.1997)

No.39 “Classification of municipal waste” (09.02.1999)

No.205 “Registration of natural and legal persons performing collection, storage, treatment, transfer and transportation of municipal waste” (08.06.1999)

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Waste ManagementWaste Management

Law on Waste Management (14.12.2000)

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No.230 “Regulations on Recovery and Disposal of

Municipal Waste” (29.06.1999)

No.56 “Regulations on Setting, Management and Closure of Municipal Waste Landfills” (08.02.2000)

No.316 “On the Use of Effluent Sludge for Soil Fertilisation and Territorial Improvement (09.09.1997)

Page 11: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Natural Resources Use LegislationNatural Resources Use Legislation

Law on Natural Resources Taxes (14.09.1995)

the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 356 “Application of the Provisions of the Law “On Natural Resources Taxes” “ (18.10.2000)

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The The Cabinet of MinistCabinet of Ministeers rs Draft Draft Regulations Regulations

On Permit Application, Permitting and Use of Best Available Techniques for Category A (IPPC) Polluting Activities

On Requirements on Waste Incineration and Waste Incineration Installations setting up

On Use of Sewage Sludge On Protection of Water, Soil and Sensitive Territories from

Agriculture Nitrate Pollution On Reduction of Environmental Pollution caused by

Manufacturing of Asbestos and its Products, Order of Management of Asbestos Waste

On the Procedure for Prevention of Risk of Industrial Accidents and Measures for Reducing the Risk

Page 13: Harmonization and Implementation/Enforcement of Environmental Legislation in the field of Industrial Pollution Control in Latvia Ilze Kirstuka Director

Main institutional structureMain institutional structure

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL STATE INSPECTORATE

LATVIAN HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL AGENCY

LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT BOARD

LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD

LATVIAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

STATE BUILDING INSPECTORATE

8 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL BOARDS

SLĪTERE STATE RESERVE

TEIČI STATE RESERVE

NORTH VIDZEME BIOSPHERE RESERVE

LATVIAN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT FUND

STATE ENTERPRISE VIDE PROJEKTI

STATE ENTERPRISE RAPA

LATVIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

ĶEMERI NATIONAL PARK

Subordinated Institutions

Institutions underauthority

Supervised Institutions

GAUJA NATIONAL PARK

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DatabasesDatabases

Water Protection-Annual State Statistics Report “Water”

(water consumption and emissions to water)

-Water Permits

Air Protection- Annual State Statistics Report “Air”

(emissions from stationary sources)

-Data on Greenhouse Gases

Waste and chemicals- Annual State Statistics Report on Hazardous Waste- Annual State Statistics Report on Chemicals

(use of chemical substances and products)

- Radioactive Waste

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MoEPRD webMoEPRD web “Industrial Pollution “Industrial Pollution Control” Control”

IPPC Legislation

Guidance's on BAT (20 branches)

Reports, Addresses

http://www.varam.gov.lv/EIN/Polution/likumd/latvijas/Elikum.htm