“EU Directive Seveso II, 96/82/ECTransposed to HR legislation

2.3 Activity workshopAngeliki Tsatsou Dritsa

Chemist, TA Key Expert 2Zagreb

16-17 June 2011

HR legislation implementing EU Seveso II

Main acts:• Environmental Protection Act : (Official Gazette

O.G. no 110/07)• Regulation on the prevention of major

accidents involving dangerous substances: (O.G. no 114/2008)

• Ordinance on the register of installations in which dangerous substances have been identified and on the reported major accidents: (O.G. no 113/08)

HR legislation implementing EU Seveso II

Main associated Acts• Rescue and Protection Act: (O.G. no 174/04,

79/07)• Rule book on the measures for remedying the

environmental damage and the restoration programmes: (O.G. no 145/08)

• Others

HR Seveso Competent Authorities

• MEPPPC: Ministry of Environment. Implements and enforces Seveso legislation

• NPRD: National Protection & Rescue Directorate Inspecting and enforcing Seveso legislation

• Inspectorate at MEPPPCInspections for enforcing HR environmental legislation

CEA- Croatian Environmental Agency Seveso competence

CEA• Checks completeness and quality of Seveso

Notifications submitted by Industry to MEPPPC• Keeps data bases of registered Seveso

establishments on the basis of Notifications submitted to MEPPPC

According to data published in CEA web site www.azo.hr (November 2010) there are 45 Seveso establishments in CroatiaOf them:

- Eleven (11) are Upper tier establishments- Thirty four (34) are Lower tier establishments

They are distributed in Zagreb County and the regions (Counties)

CEA- Croatian Environmental Agency Seveso competence

HR legislation implementing Seveso II

Main deficiencies :• Notification to MEPPPC (and NPRD): concerns

all dangerous chemicals, independently of identity and quantities

• Overload to Authorities with unjustified and not foreseen work according to EU Seveso II provisions

• Confusion to Industry/companies as per obligations

HR legislation implementing Seveso II

Main deficiencies:

• Inspections: It is not clear who inspects establishments for checking compliance to Seveso legislation

• No Seveso Inspections have taken place so far

Administration requisites for State and Industry

The administration burden posed by Seveso II is considerable both for the State and Industry. It requires:

a) adequate allocation of resources to State Services ( administration and technical)

b) adequate know how and superior knowledge of intern processes (organizational, managerial, technical) on behalf of Industry

EU funded projects for assisting Croatia on Seveso

Three parallel projects on Seveso implementation funded by the EU:

Twinning; oriented towards legislation and administration construction

G2G; oriented towards administration TA; oriented towards Industry/establishments

EU funded projects for assisting Croatia on Seveso

All projects after assessment of the situation in Croatia regarding Seveso implementation will state/issue recommendations for upgrading preparedness, control and response to major accidents where dangerous substances are involved

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