Republic of Moldova Ministry of Environment Implementation of recommendations Assessment of Assessments in the Republic of Moldova Veronica Lopotenco 7.

Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova

Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment

Implementation of recommendations Implementation of recommendations

Assessment of Assessments in the Assessment of Assessments in the Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova

Veronica LopotencoVeronica Lopotenco

7 November 20147 November 2014

Presentation structure Presentation structure

Recommendations of AoA (Chapter 6)Recommendations of AoA (Chapter 6)

Political solutions (policy documents)

Practical solutions (projects, activities)

Review of the responsibilities of Review of the responsibilities of governmental institutions in order to governmental institutions in order to

eliminate overlapping functions between eliminate overlapping functions between themthem

Environmental Strategy Environmental Strategy 2014-20232014-2023

Institutional reformInstitutional reform

Environmental Agency Environmental Agency IInstitutionaliznstitutionalized ed

Institutional analyze has Institutional analyze has been done (been done (EU High EU High Level Policy Advice Level Policy Advice MissionMission))

Capacity building and Capacity building and knowledge sharing in knowledge sharing in establishing the establishing the Environment Protection Environment Protection AgencyAgency (InSEIS Project)(InSEIS Project)

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Approximation of national Approximation of national legal framework to EU acquislegal framework to EU acquis

Policy documents:Policy documents:Environmental Strategy 2014-2023 & Environmental Strategy 2014-2023 & Action Plan Action Plan Nation Action Plan for implementation of Nation Action Plan for implementation of Association Agreement (2014-2016)Association Agreement (2014-2016)Ministerial Action Plan for the Ministerial Action Plan for the Approximation of national environmental Approximation of national environmental legislation in line with the requirements of legislation in line with the requirements of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement the EU-Moldova Association Agreement

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Approximation of national Approximation of national legal framework to EU Acquislegal framework to EU Acquis

(Practical aspects) (Practical aspects)Advanced areas:Advanced areas: environmental governanceenvironmental governance;;water management and water protection legislation water management and water protection legislation

No legislation in placeNo legislation in place: air quality, IPPC, waste streams, : air quality, IPPC, waste streams, mining wastemining waste

Draft legislation exists but has many gaps or is not Draft legislation exists but has many gaps or is not properly aligned with EU law:properly aligned with EU law: chemicals, waste chemicals, waste managementmanagement

Existing legislation needs substantial improvement to Existing legislation needs substantial improvement to approximate it to the approximate it to the AcquisAcquis and make it applicable in and make it applicable in accordance with Rule of law Standards:accordance with Rule of law Standards: nature nature protection, industrial hazardsprotection, industrial hazards

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Overview of current Overview of current situationsituationR2R2

No EU Directive Implementation schedule (AA) Approximation schedule (Mi nistry

action plan)

Legislation in place (yes/no/partly)

I - Environmental governance legislation

1 Environmental Im pact Assessment (EIA) (Directive 2011/92/EU)

up to 3 years (law making: 2 years)

Quarter III of 2014

Yes, new EIA law, which will enter into force in 2015

2 Strategic Environ men tal Assessment (SEA) (Directive 2001/42/EC)


Quarter II of 2015

No, but new SEA draft law exists

3 Public access to information

(Directive 2003/4/EC)


Quarter IV of 2015

No law on access to envi ronmental information but far going law on access to infor mation (Law 982 of 2000)

Public participation in SEA and public partici pa tion and access to ju stice as regards EIA and integrated permitting (Directive 2003/35/EC)

up to 3 years (law making: 2 years, but see also below, No. 25: time schedule for integrated permit: 6 years)

Quarter IV of 2016

(as for IED even Quarter IV of 2015!)

SEA: yes, in new draft SEA law, see above on No.2 EIA: yes, in new EIA law, see above on No. 1 integrated permitting: no

II - Air quality legislation

5 Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (Directive 2008/50/EC)


Quarter IV of 2017 No, only old law of 1997 which is not aligned to requirements

6 Arsenic, cadmium, mer cury, nickel & policy clic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air(Directive 2004/107/EC)


Quarter IV of 2016 No, only old law of 1997 which does not address these pollutants and is not aligned to requirements

7 Reduction of sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (Directive 1999/32/EC as amended)

By the end of 2014 Quarter IV of 2014 No

8 Control of VOC emis si ons resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from termi nals to service stations(Directive 94/63/EC)

Up to 5 years (law making: 4 years)

Quarter IV of 2017 No

9 Limitation of emissions of VOC due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products (Directive 2004/42/EC)

10 years (law making: 4 years)


10 National emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants (Directive 2001/81/EC)



III - Water management and protection legislation

Water policy framework(Directive 2000/60/EC as amended)


Quarter IV of 2015 (enforcement mechanism)

Yes, Water Code

Assessment and mana gement of flood risks(Directive 2007/60/EC)


No need Yes, Water Code, GD 887

Urban waste water treatment (Directive 91/271/EEC as amended)



Drinking water quality (Directive 98/93/EC as amended)


Quarter IV of 2016 Largely, Water Code. Law on Drinking Water, GD 934

Protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources(Directive 91/676/EC as amended)



IV - Waste management legislation

Waste Framework (Directive 2008/98/EC)


Quarter III of 2015 Final draft approved by government but not yet through parliament

Landfilling of waste (Directive 1999/31/EC as amended)

up to 7 years (law making:3 years)

Quarter III of 2016 No (draft only)

Management of waste from extractive industries (Directive 2006/21/EC)


Quarter III of 2015 No, existing Subsoil Act does not address mining waste at all

Packaging and packaging waste(Directive 94/62/EC)

2015 none No

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive 2002/ 96/EC) and Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electro nic equip ment (RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU)

2014 / 2016 none No

21 Batteries and accumu la tors and waste batteries and accumulators(Directive 2006/66/EC)

2014 none No

22 Disposal of PCBs and PCTs

(Directive 96/59/EC)

No need (trans posed in 2009)

none Yes, GD 81 of 2009

V - Nature protection legislation

23 Conservation of wild birds (Directive 2009/147/EC)


Quarter II of 2016 Partly, 4-5 laws address few matters related to birds protection

24 Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(Directive 92/43/EC)


Quarter IV of 2016 Partly, 4-5 laws address few matters related to habitats, fauna, flora protection

VI - Industrial pollution and industrial hazards legislation

25 Industrial emissions, integrated pollution prevention and control (Directive 2010/75/EC)


Quarter IV of 2015 no

26 Control of major acci dent hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso II Directive 96/82/EC as amended)


Quarter IV of 2016 yes

VII - Chemicals legislation

27 Export and import of dangerous chemicals (Regulation (EC) No 689/2008)

up to 3 years (law making 3 years)

Quarter II of 2016 No, draft Regulation only (since 2011)

28 Classification, labelling and packaging of sub stances and mixtures(Regulation No 1272/2008)


Quarter IV of 2016 No, draft Regulation only (since 2013)

29 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)


Quarter IV of 2016 No, draft Law on Chemicals only

(since 2013)

30 Persistent organic pollutants (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004)

2014 none No

31 Good laboratory prac tice (GLP) on chemical substances (Directive 2004/10/EC) andInspection and verification of GLP (Directive 2004/9/EC)

2015 2014

nonenone

No

VIII - Climate action legislation

32 Establishment of scheme for GHG emission allowance trading within the Community (Directive No 2003/87/EC)

up to 8 years Quarter IV of 2016 (Legislative

framework assessed)

No

33 Certain fluorinated green house gases (Re gu lation (EC) No 842/2006)


framework assessed)

No

34 Substances that deplete the ozone layer (Regu la tion (EC) No 1005/2009)


framework assessed)

Yes

35 Quality of petrol and diesel fuels (Directive No 98/70/EC)


framework assessed)

No (non-binding standards exist only)

Integrated environmental Integrated environmental autorization/permitsautorization/permits

Environmental Strategy 2014-Environmental Strategy 2014-2023 & Action Plan2023 & Action Plan

Nation Action Plan for Nation Action Plan for implementation of implementation of Association Agreement Association Agreement (2014-2016)(2014-2016)

Ministerial Action Plan for the Ministerial Action Plan for the Approximation of national Approximation of national environmental legislation in environmental legislation in line with the requirements of line with the requirements of the EU-Moldova Association the EU-Moldova Association Agreement Agreement

According to this documents According to this documents approximation of approximation of Directive Directive 2010/75/EC2010/75/EC Ind Industrial ustrial emissions, integrated emissions, integrated pollution prevention and pollution prevention and control is planned for Quarter control is planned for Quarter IV of 2015. IV of 2015.

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Within UNDP project «Improving the availability and Within UNDP project «Improving the availability and reliability of regional statistics" National Bureau of reliability of regional statistics" National Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the Romanian Statistics in partnership with the Romanian Statistical Office implemented the following: Statistical Office implemented the following: 1.1. The first edition of the statistical compilation The first edition of the statistical compilation “Moldova Region," which includes a section “Moldova Region," which includes a section "Environment" with information on air, water and "Environment" with information on air, water and waste indicators in the regional context; waste indicators in the regional context; 2.2. Data on air, water and waste indicators has been Data on air, water and waste indicators has been placed in the data bank, located on the official placed in the data bank, located on the official website of the National Bureau of Statistics in the website of the National Bureau of Statistics in the format of PC-Axis.format of PC-Axis.

R4R4Development and improve methodologies Development and improve methodologies

for setting-up statistical and environmental for setting-up statistical and environmental indicators and procedures for relevant data indicators and procedures for relevant data

collection, sharing, processing and storingcollection, sharing, processing and storing

National Bureau of Statistics of RM and the National Bureau of Statistics of RM and the Statistical Office of Sweden are carrying out the Statistical Office of Sweden are carrying out the

following activities:following activities:

Development of the methodology and calculation Development of the methodology and calculation of costs for environmental protection, of costs for environmental protection, Improvement of data collection and definition of Improvement of data collection and definition of indicators of water use through a centralized water indicators of water use through a centralized water supply system; supply system; develop of methodological approaches for develop of methodological approaches for assessment of the amount of water use and the assessment of the amount of water use and the generation of municipal waste in rural areas where generation of municipal waste in rural areas where there is no centralized water supply systems and there is no centralized water supply systems and centralized collection and disposal of household centralized collection and disposal of household waste.waste.

Republic of Moldova is developing:Republic of Moldova is developing:

- Informational System on waste Informational System on waste managementmanagement

- Registers as a tool for reporting on Registers as a tool for reporting on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

- Water GISWater GIS

Establish electronic databases Establish electronic databases based on common platformbased on common platform

principleprinciple

On 20 February Government of Republic of On 20 February Government of Republic of Moldova established the Common Moldova established the Common Governmental Platform M-Cloud Governmental Platform M-Cloud (Governmental Decision #128). (Governmental Decision #128). Ministries must use only the common Ministries must use only the common platform and all the Informational Systems platform and all the Informational Systems must be hosted on it. must be hosted on it. Ministry of Environment hosts on this Ministry of Environment hosts on this Common Platform IS “Water Use Common Platform IS “Water Use Authorization” and IS “River basin Authorization” and IS “River basin management”. management”.

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Producing SoER in accordance Producing SoER in accordance

with UNECE Guidelineswith UNECE Guidelines InSEIS project for Moldova with 3 components:InSEIS project for Moldova with 3 components:

1. Development of technical specifications for the 1. Development of technical specifications for the national electronic information system on national electronic information system on environmentenvironment

2. Support for the preparation of annual reports on 2. Support for the preparation of annual reports on the state-of-the-environmentthe state-of-the-environment

3. Capacity building and knowledge sharing in 3. Capacity building and knowledge sharing in establishing the Environment Protection Agency establishing the Environment Protection Agency

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Support for the preparation of annual Support for the preparation of annual reports on the state-of-the-environmentreports on the state-of-the-environment11-13 November 2014 - 11-13 November 2014 - Feasibility study Feasibility study visit for the InSEIS project in the Republic of visit for the InSEIS project in the Republic of Moldova.Moldova.Aspects for discussion:Aspects for discussion:- Introduction and discussions with national - Introduction and discussions with national experts involved in the production of SoER,experts involved in the production of SoER,- Follow-up of the UNECE WGEMA meeting, Follow-up of the UNECE WGEMA meeting, 6-7 November in Geneva and work in the JTF 6-7 November in Geneva and work in the JTF on environmental indicators,on environmental indicators,- Hands-on training on preparing national Hands-on training on preparing national State of Environment report in one of the State of Environment report in one of the thematic areas: Air & Water.thematic areas: Air & Water.

Thank You!Thank You!

Veronica Lopotenco Veronica Lopotenco

[email protected]@mediu.gov.md

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