In December 2007, the Commission adopted a proposal for an Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The proposal recasts seven existing Directives related to industrial emissions into a single legislative instrument. This recast includes in particular the IPPC Directive, which has been in place for over 10 years. One of the keys of the proposal is to strengthen the dynamic Best Available Techniques (BAT) standards.

A lot of questions arise. Among others: which lessons can be learned from IPPC? Will the IED offer the highest level of protection for the environment and human health? Will the existing legislation be simplified? Will unnecessary administrative costs be cut?

On the occasion of the 20th birthday of ELNI, the Dutch and Flemish Environmental Law Associations (VMR and VVOR) decided to co-organise a congress on IPPC, IED and all possible and impossible questions in this respect. At the end of the day, an unforgettable ELNI-birthday party will take place!

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Practical information
Locations:

Ghent, Ghent University, 17 September 2010 10h00 - 21h00

Conference
Filmplateau
Paddenhoek 3
9000 Gent		 Lunch & ELNI-Party
Facultaire Raadzaal
Voldersstraat 3
9000 Gent

Ghent, LDR Law Firm, 18 September 2010 10h00 - 13h00

LDR
Kasteellaan 141
9000 Gent

Conference fees:

The participation fee includes all conference materials
as well as break refreshments, lunch and walking dinner.

  • Member fee (VVOR/VMR/ELNI): € 60
  • Standard fee (non-members): € 125

You will recieve a confirmation and itinerary.
Programme

Ghent, Ghent University, 17 September 2010 10h00 - 21h00
10h00Martin Führ, University of Darmstadt,
Welcome and opening speech

I. READING What about the current status of the regulatory framework?
10h15Filip François, European Commission: Actual status of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)
10h30Michel Amand, Belgian pilote IED/IPPC recast: The Belgian experience in relation to the recast
10h45Christian Schaible, European Environmental Bureau: New aspects arising from the IED
11h00Marga Robesin, Stichting Natuur en Milieu: Relation between the IED and the NEC-Directive
11h15Discussion – Moderator: Marc Pallemaerts, University of Amsterdam
12h00Lunch

II. DOING What about the implementation in the Member States?
13h00Jan van den Broek, VNO-NCW and MKB - The Netherlands: Practical experiences with IPPC
13h15Yolanda Waas, DCMR Environmental Protection Agency: Interpretration, application and review of IPPC
13h30Ari Ekroos, University of Helsinki: Implementation ideas from Finland
13h45Lesley James, Friends of the Earth: Definition of ‘Best Available Techniques’
14h00Delphine Misonne, Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis: The European Safety Net
14h15Chris Backes, University of Maastricht: Emission limit values versus environmental quality standards
14h30Jerzy Jendroska, Opole University - Centrum Prawa Ekologicznego: Link to the Aarhus Convention
14h45Ana Barreira, Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Medio Ambient: Compliance and enforcement
15h00Discussion – Moderator: Luc Lavrysen, Ghent University
15h30Coffee break

III. DREAMING What about future developments?
16h00Liesbet Van den Abeele, BBT-Kenniscentrum VITO: A new status for BREFs and BAT associated emission levels
16h15Marjan Peeters, University of Maastricht: Alternatives to the environmental permit
16h30Isabelle Larmuseau, Ghent University: Introduction of the sustainability criterion
16h45Martin Führ, University of Darmstadt: IED and substance related information gathered under REACH
17h00Filip François, European Commission:
General reflections
17h15Discussion – Moderator:
Eckard Rehbinder, University of Frankfurt/Main

IV. ELNI-BIRTHDAY-PARTY
18h30Gerhard Roller, University of Bingen:
Birthday speech ‘How it all began...’


Ghent, LDR Law Firm, 18 September 2010
10h00 - 13h00

10h00Follow-up meeting: perspectives for the future of ELNI-VMR-VVOR
12h00Lunch

 

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