Environment Committee - Policy Issues Corina Hebestreit Euromines 23 May 2007.

Environment CommitteeEnvironment Committee- Policy Issues- Policy Issues

Corina HebestreitCorina Hebestreit

EurominesEuromines23 May 200723 May 2007

2007 Priorities2007 Priorities

Implementation of Implementation of Mine Waste Mine Waste DirectiveDirective

Preparation for Preparation for REACHREACH

Implementation of Implementation of PRTRPRTRss((Pollutant Release & Transfer Pollutant Release & Transfer RegisterRegisters)s)

Member State Member State Technical AdaptationTechnical Adaptation Committee Committee (TAC)(TAC)– Various items of Technical GuidanceVarious items of Technical Guidance– Various Commission-funded study projectsVarious Commission-funded study projects

CEN Standard for CEN Standard for CharacterisationCharacterisation of Wastesof Wastes– acid generation behaviouracid generation behaviour– suitability of existing standardssuitability of existing standards

Link with new Link with new Thematic StrategiesThematic Strategies– definitions of ‘waste’ & ‘byproduct’definitions of ‘waste’ & ‘byproduct’

Mine Waste DirectiveMine Waste Directive

MultipleMultipleMandates:Mandates:

DHI: funded DHI: funded expertsexperts

CEN: CEN: un-un-fundedfunded expertsexperts

BIUTEC: BIUTEC: funded, funded, but less but less expertiseexpertise

TC 345

Technical AdaptationTechnical Adaptation

Mine Waste Directive

ConsultantQ3 2007

DHITAC

TC 292TC 190

TC 151

TC 351

SAFEMANMIN(BIUTEC)

Sampling & Analysis

Waste Characterisation

“Inert waste"

Category A Classing

Abandoned Site Listing

Abandoned Site Rehab

FG Calculation

Inspections

CEN

TC 341

PECOMINES(JRC)

Waste Waste CharacterisationCharacterisation

Mandate from TAC

General Guidance Document funding in 2008

Static ARD Test Validation funding in 2008

Kinetic ARD Testing funding in 2008

Example Sampling Scenarios funding in 2008

Changes to EN12920 funding in 2008

WAD Cyanide methods funding in 2008

Commission Commission willing to fundwilling to fund

Internal CEN Internal CEN procedure is procedure is

slowslow

BIUTEC & DHI BIUTEC & DHI will deliver will deliver

firstfirst

But CEN & DHI But CEN & DHI have have

expertiseexpertiseContinue voluntary and self-funded work to deliver quality interim outputs by 1 May 2008, final outputs later.

Implementation Implementation ScheduleSchedule

4 years

Virtual REACH MineVirtual REACH Minehttp://www.euromines.org/reach

Feel free to compare resultwith the ECB Navigator!:

http://reach.jrc.it/

Most relevantquestions formining.

Each questionexplained.

Immediatesummary ofrequirements.

Suggestionstailored to theminingindustry.

Export ban, Storage requirement, new OELExport ban, Storage requirement, new OEL

Parliament Rapporteur calling for Parliament Rapporteur calling for extension to cinnabar and extension to cinnabar and mercury mercury compoundscompounds– EPP against extension of scopeEPP against extension of scope

– 1st Reading 3 May1st Reading 3 May

Council aim for political agreement in JuneCouncil aim for political agreement in June

MercuryMercury

Implementation of E-Implementation of E-PRTRPRTR

Mining Company ‘X’

Dust (PM10)

USEPA and Australian NPI use

activity-based emission factors.

Euromines guide to recommend

calculation based on ambient deposition

due June’07.

SOILSOIL

Proposed Framework Directive focussing Proposed Framework Directive focussing on soil on soil contaminationcontamination & remediation & remediation– Fails to address wider preservation of soil Fails to address wider preservation of soil

functionsfunctions Annex II lists miningAnnex II lists mining as potentially soil- as potentially soil-

contaminatingcontaminating– Fails to take a risk-based approachFails to take a risk-based approach

Calls for contaminated site inventoryCalls for contaminated site inventory– Clear Clear overlapoverlap with Mine Waste Directive with Mine Waste Directive (and (and

others)others)

FUTURE IssuesFUTURE Issues

BiodiversityBiodiversity Indicators Indicators– Some proposals not based on sound scienceSome proposals not based on sound science

GHSGHS Directive Directive– Re-classification of SiORe-classification of SiO22 and/or TiO and/or TiO22

IPPCIPPC Review Review– Review of Scope and BREF NotesReview of Scope and BREF Notes

Agreed Actions from Agreed Actions from 21 February21 February

Mine WasteMine Waste

Waste Waste FrameworkFramework

REACHREACH

MercuryMercury

SoilSoil

Suggest suitable consultants for Suggest suitable consultants for the TAC Study on Financial the TAC Study on Financial GuaranteesGuarantees Should be mining, not financialShould be mining, not financial

Position on interpretation of Art.10 Position on interpretation of Art.10 of the Mine Waste Directiveof the Mine Waste Directive On when backfill is not wasteOn when backfill is not waste

Circulate substance list, supply-Circulate substance list, supply-chain scenarios and letter chain scenarios and letter templates for requests to templates for requests to supplierssuppliers

Circulate copies of the Chlor-alkili Circulate copies of the Chlor-alkili voluntary agreementvoluntary agreement

Prepare joint position with NEEIPPrepare joint position with NEEIP

Literature Review

Interpretation

Euromines PrioritiesPlanned Actions

WA

STE

Resource-Access

Committee

Euromines Environment Plan 2007S

OIL

Mine Waste DirectiveTechnical Adaptation

25 April 2007

Soil Framework Directive

ICMM Biodiversity Work Programme

Biodiversity Communication

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Ambient Air Quality Directive

CONFIDENTIAL

CurrentTrend

Proposed ObjectivesA

IR

Waste FrameworkDirective

(+ Communication on by-products)

Jul Aug Sep Oct

WA

TER Groundwater Directive

Water Framework DirectiveMarine Framework Directive

PU

BLI

CA

CC

ESS

TO

IN

FO

E-PRTR

DA

NG

ER

OU

SS

UB

ST

AN

CE

S

REACH Implementation

GHS RegulationMercury Phase-Out

All Amendment of

IPPC Directive

Nov Dec

ImplementationHarmonisationReduced AccessProducer-Pays

Specialised Service to MembersPromote Industry Experience Promote Best PracticeSupport EU Competitiveness

Surface Water(EQS) Directive

(Review of Priority Substance List)

Gen.Assembly

Berlin

Gen.AssemblyBrussels

ICMM ICMM

EnvComm

EnvComm

EnvComm

ResourceAccessComm

Conf.

Call

ResourceAccessComm

Towards industry position

Towards industry position

- 2nd reading

• Support Commission Studies- Provide FG Guidance note

• Standardise global industry methods- Support TC292 WG 8- Advertise work globally

• Ensure consistency with MWDirective- Clarify definitions of waste

To be Assessed.

• Exempt minerals, ores & concentrates- Support RIPs 3.6, 3.7, 4.3 & 4.5

• Support specific commodities- salt, potash, magnesite, Fe/Cu/Zn/Cr

Internationalpressure to

include mining.

• Minimise risks to public image- Guide reporting of diffuse emissions

Towards industry ‘blacklist’

- 2nd reading

To be Assessed.

Towards EU-wide limits on Cu, Cr,

Zn, As, CN

Towards industry position – 2nd reading.

Towards industry position.

Towards integration

beyond Natura2000.

• Ensure access to resources• Allow BAT mining & closure• Discourage EU-wide quality standards

• Allow BAT mining & closure• Support local threshold setting• Support g/water risk assessment

• Discourage EU-wide quality standards• Support sound understanding of CN

• Support specific mining uses of chemicals- E.g., Cyanide, Xanthates, Explosives

REACHMeeting

• Anticipate linked Health & Safety limits- Prevent overlap with Safety laws- Support UNICE

• Monitor debate on “minerals recycling”- Inform the debate if necessary

• Ensure access to resources- Support Convention on Biological Diversity as the standard- Oppose indicators like ‘area protected’- Encourage debate of compatibility of mining with species conservation- Support research into biodiversity

• Position Euromines as expert forum

TACTAC

FG Guidance

CEN CEN CENCEN

General GuidancePaste07

Draft Sampling E.g.s

Final Static Standard

Study

Stds reviewCEN

ClassificationWShop

By-productCommunication

CommitteeVotes

Plenary Vote1st Reading

28/JunPolitical

Agreement

Common

Position

RIP4.3/4.5 RIP3.7

IACC

RIPWShop

Support Review of Annexes IV & V

CommissionProposal

Support Best Identification of Substances

EmxWShop

MgOFull MemberUnderstanding

Diffuse Emissions Guide

20/FebCouncil

Discussion

Committee

Votes 16/Jul

24/SepPlenary Vote1st Reading

Common

Position

Compliance & Trends Guidance 2/MayCMAMeeting“Prevent & Limit” Guidance

Threshold Establishment

Risk Assessment Recommendations

Committee

Votes 27/Feb

12/MarPlenary Vote1st Reading

Common

Position

16/OctCMAMeeting

Committee

Votes

EminesWShop

CNWShop

EU Activities

Euromines actions Completed items

Current progress

GPG & Natura2000

Guidance

Develop EU

GPG case-study.

Env EuropeSide-Event

Belgrade

CommissionProposal

State Euromines State Euromines response to CBDresponse to CBD

ICMM ICMM GPG GPG LaunchLaunch

Identify research Identify research needs & needs &

opportunitiesopportunities

12/NovLisbon

Conference

Interpretation

CouncilDiscussion

CommitteeVotes

Plenary Vote1st Reading

Literature Review

Started by CEN/NEEIP on voluntary basis

Awaiting reaction of the Commission

Plenary Vote2nd Reading

Committee

Votes

BriefRapporteur

B@BWShop

Nature DirectorsMeeting

Nature DirectorsMeeting

EU

Summit

Committee

Votes

ParliamentResolution

Stagiare appointed to

catch-up.