Waste & TFS Conferences

Number: 2006 - 2007/05 - 2008/06 - 2009/05 - 2010/11 - 2011 - 2012/13 - 2013/20 - 2014/05 - 2015/06 - 2016/07 - 2017-09
Status: Ongoing
Period: 2006

Terms of Reference

• Waste & TFS Conference 2015
• Waste & TFS conference 2016
• Waste & TFS Conference 2017

Project report(s)

• TFS Conference report (Bonn, June 2006)
• IMPEL TFS Conference Report (Paris, March 2007)
• Final report TFS Conference (Sofia, April 2008)
• Report IMPEL TFS 2009 Conference (Ostersund, 2009)
• IMPEL TFS Conference Report (Basel, June 2010)
• Report IMPEL TFS conference (Kassel, April 2011)
• IMPEL TFS Conference report (Liverpool, May 2012)
• IMPEL TFS Conference report (Utrecht, June 2013)
• IMPEL TFS Conference report (Oslo, June 2014)
• Waste and TFS Conference report (Ljubljana, September 2015)
• Waste & TFS Conference report 2016 (Eschborn, Germany)

Project description and aims

Many projects and activities of the Waste and TFS Expert Team are based on the European Waste Shipment Regulation (EC) Nº 1013/2006 (WSR). Being a Regulation and including a cross-border aspect, it is of high importance to have an active and practical European network of inspectors and regulators that meet on a regular basis to exchange practical experiences. Not only environmental inspectors, but also Customs and Police officers and the Judiciary. Ongoing IMPEL-TFS projects continue to show the need for establishing and above all maintaining good and practical collaboration between Member States, third countries and relevant international organisations.
In June 2014 a number of amendments to the WSR were adopted, aiming at a better and more equal inspection regime of the WSR throughout the EU; for example by the establishment of inspection plans. The amendments also enhance the competences of the enforcement agencies and improved sharing of information.

These annual conferences aim therefore to facilitate:

• Exchanges of best practices and experiences;
• Promotion of IMPEL work to a broader audience;
• A more uniform approach and interpretation of the WSR;
• Improved collaboration between the involved law enforcement agencies;
• Presentations of the outcomes of other relevant (international) projects and initiatives;
• Collection ideas for future work of the Waste and TFS export team;
• Improving links and joint actions with countries and regions outside the European Union.

Lead country and contact

• Waste & TFS Steering Commitee
  Allison Townley