Project Structure Inventory European Environment Agency DG Environment New Initiative on Mining Waste Workshop I Regulations Environmental Impact Collaboration.

Project Structure

InventoryEuropean

Environment Agency

DG Environment

New Initiative onMining Waste

Workshop IRegulations

EnvironmentalImpact

Collaborationwith Nationaland RegionalAuthorities

NationalExperts

ResearchContracts in Pre-AccessionCountries

JRC Institutional Links

Workshop II

METHODOLOGY

literature review, web search establishing project homepage glossary of EU legal terms workshops, missions screening Candidates’ and Community legislation questionnaire consultation with legal experts interpretation, synthesis reporting publishing

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DELIVERABLES

Collection of relevant literature and web links

Collection of relevant legislation of Candidate Countries

EU glossary of relevant terms

Contribution to project homepage

Workshops

Inputs to Mining Waste Directive drafting

Preliminary draft report

Articles in international journals

Final report (JRC volume)

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CONCLUSIONS OF SCREENING THE ACQUIS

• specific mining legislation does not exist ( interests of mining lobby and Member States?)

• relevant but sometimes contradicting provisions ( malfunctions of EU legislation process?)

• a Community Directive with a wide scope on mining waste (and minerals) management fits the best

• amendment of certain directives is necessary (Seveso II, Landfill, EIA, Waste Shipment, Construction etc.)

• EU basis for harmonisation is unconsolidated

incorporation of Candidates’ ideas helps EU legislative efforts

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QUESTIONNAIRE ADDRESSED AND CLARIFIED

• Ownership (land, minerals, waste)

• Authority framework, licensing procedures

• EIA methodology and limit values

• Control, sanctions, liability

• Financial aspects and public acceptance

• National policies, programmes

• Data management and access

• Original regulatory ideas

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Experts’ answers

Synthesis

EU screening

Annexes

Intro

Workshop No.1

Workshop No.2

Start of project30 p.

130 p.

25 p.

25 p.

25 p.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDIRECTORATE-GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTREInstitute for Environment and SustainabilitySoil and Waste Unit

LEGISLATION OF MINING WASTE

MANAGEMENT

IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

Preliminary report of the Project

“Inventory, Regulations and Environmental Impact ofToxic Mining Wastes in Pre-Accession Countries”

Ispra

KEY PLAYERS IN MINING WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY

Parliament Constitutional Court Supreme Court

Government

M. of Economy M. of Env. Prot. M. of Trans. & Water

H. Mining Off. H. Geol. Surv. Natl. Env. Inspect.

Reg. Offices Reg. Offices Reg. Inspect.

Natl. Water Auth.

Reg. Water Auth.

local governments

County Courts

Municipal Courts

mining companies landowners local public

Legend

legislation authorities jurisdiction interested parties

TYPICAL LEGISLATION FRAMEWORK OF MINING IN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

Constitution

Civil Code

Subsurface Resources(Mining)

Environment Water Spatial Planning

Mining Operation

Waste EIA Nature Cons.

Catastrophes

Soil Management

Nuclear EnergyHazardous Waste

Landfill

Water Use & Prot.

Legend

Act Government Decree Ministerial Order

Other Implementing Legislation

TYPICAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF MINING

IN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

Council of Ministers (Government)

Min. of Economy Min. of Environment Min. of Water

Constitutional Court

Regional or Local Professional Authorities

Mining Authority Geological Survey Water Authority

Supreme Court

County Courts

Local Courts

Env. Authority

Legend

Jurisdiction First-instance AuthoritiesSupervising Authorities

Local Governments

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VERTICAL SCOPE HORIZONTAL SCOPECountry Title of Act exploration mining

plotOperation break

inoper.

processing closure Aftercare allminerals

geothermalenergy

groundwater undergroundspace

oil&gaspipelines

Bulgaria SubsurfaceResources

CzechRepublic

Protection andUtilization ofMineral Resources

Estonia Earth's Crust

Hungary Mining Latvia Subsoil Lithuania Underground Poland Geological and

Mining

Romania Mining,Petroleum

Slovakia Protection andUtilization ofMineral Resources,Mining activity andExplosives

Slovenia Mining

TITLE AND SCOPE OF MINING ACTS

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Convention Place ofConvention

Opened forsignature

Entered intoforce

Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia

signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratifiedf Transboundarynt of Hazardous WastesDisposal

Basel 22.03.89 05.05.92 /16.02.96a /30.09.93d /21.07.92a /21.05.90AA /14.04.92a

n and Use ofndary Watercoursesnational Lakes

Helsinki 17.03.92 06.10.96 18.03.92/ /12.07.00r 18.03.92/16.06.95 18.03.92/02.09.94 18.03.92/10.12.96

ion for the Protectionainable Use of theRiver

Sofia 29.06.94 22.10.98 29.06.94 29.06.94 __ 29.06.94 __

ndary Effects of Accidents

Helsinki 17.03.92 19.04.00 18.03.92/12.05.95 /12.06.00 18.03.92/17.05.00 18.03.92/02.06.94 18.03.92/

e Non-navigationalnternationalurses

New York 21.05.97 __ __ __ __ 20.07.99/26.01.00AA __

ental Impactent in a Transboundary

Espoo 25.02.91 10.09.97 26.02.91/12.05.95 30.09.93/26.02.01 /25.04.01 26.02.91/11.07.97 /31.08.98

o Information, Publicion in Decision-makingss in Environmental

Aarhus 25.06.98 30.10.01 25.06.98/ 25.06.98/ 25.06.98/02.08.01r 18.12.98/03.07.01r 25.06.98/

ility for Damage from Activities

us to the Environment

Lugano 21.06.93 __ __ __ __ __ __

l Diversity Rio deJaneiro

05.06.92 29.12.93 12.06.92/17.04.96r 04.06.93/03.12.93AA 12.06.92/27.07.94r 13.06.92/24.02.94r 11.06.92/14.12.95r

of Internationalce

Ramsar 02.02.71 21.12.75 /24.01.76 /01.01.93 /29.07.94 /11.08.79 /25.11.95

ge Transboundary Air Geneva 13.11.79 16.03.83 13.11.79/09.06.81r /01.01.93d /07.03.00a 13.11.79/22.09.80r /15.07.94a

n of Marine Pollutionng Wastes and Other

London 29.12.72 30.08.75 __ __ __ /06.03.76 __

ations Convention onof the Sea

Montego Bay 10.12.82 16.11.94 /15.05.96 /21.06.96 __ __ __

n of the Marineent of the Baltic Sea

Helsinki 09.04.92 17.01.00 __ __ / . .95 __ / . .94

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 1

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Title of Convention Place ofConvention

Opened forsignature

Entered intoforce

Lithuania Poland Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia

signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratified signed/ratifiedf Transboundarynt of Hazardous WastesDisposal

Basel 22.03.89 05.05.92 /24.04.99a /22.03.92r /27.02.91a /28.05.93a /07.10.93a

n and Use ofndary Watercoursesnational Lakes

Helsinki 17.03.92 06.10.96 18.03.92/28.04.00 18.03.92/15.03.00 18.03.92/31.05.95 /07.07.99r /13.04.99r

ion for the Protectionainable Use of theRiver

Sofia 29.06.94 22.10.98 __ __ 29.06.94 29.06.94 29.06.94

ndary Effects of Accidents

Helsinki 17.03.92 19.04.00 18.03.92/02.11.00 18.03.92/ __ __ __

e Non-navigationalnternationalurses

New York 21.05.97 __ __ __ __ __ __

ental Impactent in a Transboundary

Espoo 25.02.91 10.09.97 /11.01.01 26.02.91/12.06.97 26.02.91/29.03.01 28.05.93/19.11.99 /05.08.98

o Information, Publicion in Decision-makingss in Environmental

Aarhus 25.06.98 30.10.01 25.06.98/ 25.06.98/ 25.06.98/11.07.00r 25.06.98/

ility for Damage from Activities

us to the Environment

Lugano 21.06.93 __ __ __ __ __ __

l Diversity Rio deJaneiro

05.06.92 29.12.93 11.06.92/01.02.96r 05.06.92/18.01.96r 05.06.92/17.04.92r 19.05.93/25.08.94AA 13.06.92/09.07.96r

of Internationalce

Ramsar 02.02.71 21.12.75 /20.12.93 /22.03.78 /21.09.91 /01.01.93 /25.06.91

ge Transboundary Air Geneva 13.11.79 16.03.83 /25.01.94a 13.11.79/19.07.85r 14.11.79/27.02.91r /28.05.93d /06.07.92d

n of Marine Pollutionng Wastes and Other

London 29.12.72 30.08.75 __ /22.02.79 __ __ /25.06.91

ations Convention onof the Sea

Montego Bay 10.12.82 16.11.94 __ /13.11.98 /17.12.96 /08.05.96 /16.06.95

n of the Marineent of the Baltic Sea

Helsinki 09.04.92 17.01.00 / . .97 / . .99 __ __ __

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 2

LEGAL CLASSIFICATION OF MINES

i l lega l(not l icensed)

pre -opera tiona l(l icensed m ining p lot)

in opera tion(l icensed technica l opera tion p lan)

tem porar i ly suspended

has ow ner has no ow ner("orphan" m ine )

not rem edia ted rem edia ted

c losed

not in opera tion

lega l(l icensed)

M INE S A ND Q UA RRIE S

LEGEND

potentially high environmental risk

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medium environmental risk

low environmental risk

MAJOR CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT 1

• Legislative and regulatory authority framework exist in CCs relevant to mining/minerals/mining waste management

• Adoption of EU waste legislation is advanced

• EU discrepancies are already introduced to national legislation

• Regulatory solutions vary according to mineral types and mining traditions

• Regulatory control and sanctions (incl. legal and financial tools) are not efficient

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MAJOR CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT 2

• Opening and operation of mines are well regulated, closure and aftercare are less prescribed

• Geological data (incl. changes in mineral resources) are well recorded, mining operation and waste data are less accurately managed

• Mining safety regulations do not focus on environmental impacts

• Minor use of royalty incomes for mitigating mining related environmental impacts

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FURTHER TASKS OF THE LEGAL EXPERTS

• Report

• JRC Volume

• Articles

• Input to MWD drafts

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