Inspections for the eighth major Forum enforcement project have started. The project will check whether companies selling hazardous substances, mixtures, biocidal products and articles online in Member States and EEA countries comply with REACH, CLP and the Biocidal Products Regulation. The eighth major Forum enforcement project (REF-8) concentrating on the online sale of substances, mixtures… [Read more]
IMPEL representation at UN COP25 Climate Change conference on 13 December 2019 in Madrid, Spain
At the UN COP25 Climate Change conference, held in Madrid just before Christmas, IMPEL was very well represented by our Board member Horst Buether, who is also a specialist member of the LIFE-ENPE Air Pollution Working Group. He and Antonio Vercher, Board member of ENPE, delivered presentations during the session focusing on urban pollution, including… [Read more]
Interested in being part of a dynamic EU network dedicated to environmental law implementation and enforcement? IMPEL membership is open for new organisations!
IMPEL wishes to share its knowledge and expertise with organisations in Europe that are involved in the implementation and enforcement of environmental law. Currently, IMPEL has over 55 members from more than 35 countries, and is welcoming more members. Environmental issues generally do not stop at national or regional borders. That is why it is… [Read more]
Now open! Registration of interest for new WasteForce training on fighting waste crime
The WasteForce project continues with the series of training events on fighting illegal waste trafficking and waste crime. After the first successful training, which took place in November last year, the next two training sessions are now being prepared. A dedicated training on performing road inspections of waste shipments will take place in March in Germany…. [Read more]
First Combined Online Guidance for IED Permitting and Inspections
IMPEL officially launched the first combined online guidance for Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) permitting and inspections entitled “Doing the Right Things (IED) Combined Guidance”. This guidance is the result of the joint work and cooperation between the following IMPEL projects: “Doing the Right Thing for Environmental Permitting” and “Supporting IED Implementation”. The main structure of… [Read more]
WasteForce launches Clearing House for environmental law enforcement community
Over the recent years, a number of EU funded projects were carried out in relation to waste and environmental crime. This information is currently scattered over the web. By the development of the WasteForce Clearing House, existing resources and information from previous EU funded projects and international initiatives on waste are made easier accessible and… [Read more]
IMPEL is looking for a project manager
IMPEL is currently working on two significant contracts (funded by the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Service) for projects in the Mediterranean and are seeking a project manager to help implement them. Project 1: Reform and capacity building in permissions and compliance The project will support efforts to strengthen the environmental regulator and, in turn,… [Read more]
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Innovation one of key themes at ‘Smarter waste regulation and pollution crime enforcement’ conference November 2019, Brussels
Innovation, strategy and policy were among the key themes guiding discussions at the ‘Smarter waste regulation and pollution crime enforcement’ conference co-hosted by the LIFE SMART Waste project and INTERPOL’s Pollution Crime Working Group (PCWG) in Brussels during November 2019. As the focus of a common project between INTERPOL and the LIFE SMART Waste project,… [Read more]
Guidance ‘Making the Circular Economy Work’ launched
The IMPEL Waste Management and Circular Economy Project and the Make It Work Initiative (MiW) Project “Enabling Eco-innovations for a Circular Economy” have joined forces to carry out a project on promoting eco-innovations. A crucial element in the transition to the circular economy are the innovations at production and recycling facilities aiming at resource efficiency, prevention of… [Read more]
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