INDEX

I.- Project Identification ……………………………………………………........................... 3

II.- Services proposed by Member State …………………………………………………… 4

III.- Methods and organization ……………………………………………………………….. 4

IV.- Comparative advantage ………………………………………………….……….. ….... 7

V.- Budgetary remarks …………………………………………………………………… ….. 8

Annex I

Proposal for stages of the project…………………………………………………… ……..9

TWINNING PROPOSAL FOR PARTNERSHIP

RO 06 IB EN 06

Implementation and enforcement of the environmental acquis

focussed on domestic waste management Phase II

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

Member State:

Spain in partnership with The Netherlands (junior partner)

MS body responsible for implementation:

Regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Galicia

Galician Environmental Agency (SOGAMA)

Contact details:

Mr. José Álvarez Díaz

Executive President of SOGAMA Governing Board

Regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Galicia

15187 Cerceda, A Coruña, Spain

Phone: 34 981 698 503 - 34 981 698 539

Fax: 34 981 686 064

E-mail: jalvarez@sogama.es; bsolorzano@sogama.es

Details of the Junior Partner:

Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM)

SenterNovem's Waste Management Administration

Mr. Herman Huisman

Senior advisor / expert Waste Management Department

Uitvoering Afvalbeheer

Catharijnesingel 59

Postbus 8242

3503 RE Utrech - The Netherlands

Phone: 31(0) 30 214 7907 - 31(0) 65 117 5992

Fax: 31(0) 30 213 6491

E-mail: H.Huisman@senternovem.nl

Management Unit: FIIAPP

Spanish management Unit for Twinning Programme

Contact details: Agustín Fernández - Project Coordinator. Cooperation Programme Department

C/ José Marañón 12, 4ª planta

28010 Madrid

Tel: +34 91 591 45 85

Fax: +34 91 593 98 54

E-mail: afernandez@fiiapp.org

BC: ROMANIA

Sector: Environment

Twinning Reference Number: RO//06/IB/EN/06

SERVICES PROPOSED BY MEMBER STATES (SPAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS):

The aim of this Project is to strength the administrative, monitoring and enforcement capacities and capabilities at regional and local level in implementing the environmental acquis focussed on domestic waste management.

Within the development of all the activities the following results are guaranteed:

In any case, if you consider that this Proposal should be modified in some sense, maybe emphasizing some aspects especially relevant from the Romanian point of view, we are completely open to send you a complementary Annex fulfilling your suggestions.

METHODS AND ORGANISATION:

The Spanish proposal, supported by The Netherlands, covers absolutely the whole Project Fiche requirements regarding its objectives and skills of the selected Project Leader, RTA and Short Term Experts in order to guarantee the expected results.

Mr. José Alvarez Díaz is proposed as Project Leader: Mr. Alvarez is a Civil Servant of Spanish Public Administration (Group A - highest level) since 1983. He will support the Project with his 10 years of experience in Structural and Cohesion Funds within the National Ministry of Environment in Madrid, with high level responsibilities in the Spanish Environmental Authorities Network (Co-ordinator). He will be responsible for coordinating the overall thrust of the Project from Spain. He will assign at least, three days every quarter to the Project in Romania added to the time needed for the compulsory participation in meetings of the Steering Committee of the Project. At present time he is the Executive President of the Galician Environmental Agency, SOGAMA, since 2005, managing the staff of the Agency (1000 people), collaborating with other countries in the sustainable development, renewable energies, urban waste sectors, participating in the implementation of the waste laws in Galicia. He has experience in Twinning Projects, as he has participated as STE in different Twinnings in Poland related with the Structural Funds optimal use. CV is attached.

Mr. César Seoánez is proposed as RTA. Mr. Seoánez has a significant knowledge in environmental problems in general (including those appearing in Natura 2000) together with their possible solutions, and specifically those related to the management of domestic waste even considering the optimal use of European funds related to this sector. His brilliant career as physicist within the National High Council of Research reveals his capabilities to develop positively all the tasks of the Project. Besides, considering his permanent advising in the Waste Recycling Plant of Galicia (270 municipalities involved) whose President is precisely Mr. José Álvarez (Project Leader), both are used to work together as a team implying an increased efficiency concerning the results. His personal contacts with most of the proposed STE's for the Project, facilitates an appropriate management of the working operations. Apart from the aforementioned advantages, his skills in other aspects relevant to the Project, such as extensive IT knowledge and fluency in four languages are to be noticed. CV is attached.

It is worth mentioning that the PL, as well as the RTA, will spend several days, before the Selection Meeting in Bucharest, in the Bacau area to become familiar with the environmental and domestic waste reality on the spot.

Mr. Herman Huisman will lead the Dutch STEs team. Mr. Huisman is senior advisor/expert in the Waste management department of SenterNovem and has a wide waste management knowledge and experience in the Netherlands. Mr. Huisman began his career as environmental specialist at the Scientific Council for Government Policy. He has participated in several projects on different socio-economic problems. After seven years he was assigned to build up the Commission on Environmental Impact Assessment. This Independent Commission safeguards a scientific sound and non-based EIA and SEA. In 1991 he set up the Bureau of the Waste Management Council Cooperation between local, provincial and national government, the key for the successful development of waste management in The Netherlands. The three government levels which participate in the Waste Management Council, agreed in a “Cooperation treaty” to implement the waste management programmes and to comply with all agreements reached by the Council, thus securing mutual reliance and responsibility for the implementation of planning and decisions.

A complete team of Spanish and Dutch Short Term Experts with a significant experience and knowledge in the implementation and enforcement of the environmental acquis focussed on domestic waste management will be employed. Sufficient number of visits to Romania is envisaged along the Project implementing period. The Short-Term Experts shall concentrate on providing assistance to develop of both the daily activities and the technically focussed activities on domestic waste management sector. They will assist the RTA supporting the regional and local authorities (in coordination with the central ones, namely: the MEWM, the NEPA, the REPA, the LEPAs and the NEG), as well as the socioeconomic partners, with the institutional and administrative aspects related to the Project.

The team of Spanish and Dutch Short Term Experts (29 people, without taking into account the Project Leader, the RTA and the Leader of the Dutch Team), will be divided in two kinds of pool as mentioned the Project fiche.

One pool of Spanish and Dutch STEs (17 people) will support the RTA in performing the common daily activities thanks to a thorough knowledge and expertise in the implementation and enforcement of the environmental legislation at regional and local level. CVs attached.

The other pool of Spanish and Dutch STEs (CVs attached, 12 people) has deep knowledge and specific experience in:

During the execution of the Project, we can add supplementary Experts if they are needed for the execution of any action.

The logistics of the project implementation will be provided by FIIAPP (Spanish Management Unit for Twinning Programme), a public Foundation established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a result of a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Public Administration (INAP) and the Agency of International Cooperation (AECI). This Foundation depends on the Spanish Ministries of Presidency and of Foreign Affairs, among others.

FIIAPP has extensive experience in providing the necessary tools for ensuring the successful completion of the project and an effective achievement of the project goals and objectives.

With more than 180 twinning projects managed all over Europe, FIIAPP has been operating in Romania as a supporting organisation for the management of the Twinning Programme for the twinned Spanish institutions since 1999. Ever since it has participated in each round of PHARE assisting at each stage of the tendering process, negotiation phase, elaboration of contracts and day-to-day logistic work. Till now FIIAPP has been managing more than 40 twinning projects in Romania in areas such as: agriculture, transport, justice, interior, social and labour affairs, court of accounts, fiscal administration. All of them terminated achieving their main objectives and goals. Its broad experience makes of FIIAPP a perfect partner for the Romanian authorities managing the Twinning Programme.

Currently, there are 11 Spanish projects managed by FIIAPP in Romania: “Continuation du renforcement de la capacité institutionnelle de la Direction Nationale Anticorruption” (being a third consecutive project implemented in the same area by the team of Spanish experts) having excellent reception ; “Continuation de l'amélioration du système pénitentiaire roumain (the third project implemented in the same area by Spain) having excellent results; “Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Romanian agencies in the field of drug demand reduction” (also the third project with excellent results); “Support to further strengthening the wine sub-sector” also being a continuation of the project from the same area led by the same Spanish institution which proves its effectiveness and satisfaction of the Romanian counterpart; “Support for further strengthening the market for fisheries and aquaculture products” the second project in the area lead by Spain; “Completing the harmonization of tax legislation and strengthening of the fiscal administration”, the third project between the Romanian and Spanish administration with excellent results and extraordinary cooperation ; “Police Co-operation”; “Fight against organised crime”; Anti-corruption measures for border police and customs; “Enhancement of the customs participation into the integrated border management system and alignment in implementation on EC simplified customs procedures to EC standards”; “Institutional Development of the Romanian Court of Accounts" (the second project in the field).

Recently another 2 big projects (both in terms of their role and budget) have been finalised, “Strengthening the capacity of the Labour Inspection to enforce the national legislation which transposes the EU Acquis in the field of labour relations” and “Regional Development Agency (RDA) Region West, Romania “. Both of them required huge amount of logistic, coordination, administrative and budgetary work realised by FIIAPP.

Regarding environmental issues, Spain has managed several twinning projects all over Europe among which can be mentioned the following ones:

As a result, these projects have served not only as a useful tool of technical assistance but also as a wonderful way of cooperation between both institutions involved on Environment and natural resources.

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES.

The proposal is being submitted by the Regional Ministry of Environment of Galicia - Galician Environmental Agency (SOGAMA) of Spain and the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment (VROM) - SenterNovem's Waste Management Administration. As mentioned before, SOGAMA manages one of the most important and complex waste plants in Europe, related to 270 municipalities.

Regarding experience in implementation of Structural Funds for waste, Spain is one of the most efficient Member States as far as the total amount of funds received from de EU is concerned. In both programming periods (1994 - 1999, 2000 - 2006) this country has managed, with optimal results, funds received from the EU. Almost the totality of the funds at Spanish disposal was spent, complying with the objectives of their respective Operational Programmes.

In Spain, in the past Programming Period, more than 9.000 EU co-financed projects have been executed and developed exclusively by Local and Regional Authorities (many of them related precisely to environment). For this reason there is an extensive and recent experience in the management of this kind of projects, as you will observe in the proposed Expert Team CV's.

Also from the Spanish side, and more concretely from the Galician Administration, experience is intended to be transmitted, thanks to the fact that this region, before the Spanish adhesion to the EU suffered from similar environmental problems to those present in Bacau, and has been able to take advantage from the requirements and opportunities established by the EU regulations and financing, obtaining an environmental benefit recognised nowadays at international level.

We must remark, as a very special comparative advantage, the fact that Galicia Region, the northwest corner of Spain, had recently, in several aspects, a degree of development similar to Bacau Region, northeast corner of Romania, being also Objective 1. This means, from a practical point of view, that many domestic waste problems of both regions can probably be solved in a similar manner.

BUDGETARY REMARKS:

The total amount of funds allocated for the development of the project is enough from our point of view. The project designed by Spain and The Netherlands is entitled to use up almost the whole budget. Sufficient number of visits is foreseen during the whole project. A high proportion of these visits involve internal travels in order to deal with work that should be developed jointly with local and regional administrations and with the social and economic partners. Moreover, permanent contracts with one RTA Assistant and Project Permanent Interpreter are foreseen.

Even if working travels to visit existing facilities in Spain or The Netherlands related to Domestic Waste Management are not considered in the Project Fiche, we will organize with pleasure, given the case, short visits with concrete programmes of activities for the appropriate people designated by the Romanian authorities.

ANNEX 1: Proposal for stages of the Project

In order to fulfil the objectives included in the Project fiche, all activities assigned by the Spanish Proposal may be classified into two principal categories: daily activities and technically focussed activities on domestic waste management sector.

INTRODUCTION

SPANISH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION AND THE GALICIAN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

Spanish Constitution of 1978 established a very intense territorial and administrative decentralization. Spain has 19 regions (“Comunidades Autónomas”) with a very strong capacity to legislate in different areas. The Constitution also distributes competences between Central State and Regions.

The environmental legislative competences at national level in basic legislation related to environmental protection are assigned to the Central State, having the regions most of legislative and executing competences.

The National Ministry of Environment was created in May 1996 and is in charge of the proposal and execution of environmental policy of the Spanish Government in nature conservation, sustainable development, impact assessment, waste prevention and planning of living resources, habitats and natural ecosystems, water and coast. It also cooperates with regions and performs the design and implementation of policies related to its scope of competences.

The region of Galicia has competences in environmental management and can also establish additional protection norms in the field of environment. The Regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is the competent organism in environmental, nature conservation, environmental and quality assessment, sustainable development, wastes and water amongst other competences.

Also, Local Authorities have competences in the field of environment, including the obligation of collection and management of urban wastes.

Galicia is a region located in the NW of Spain (North of Portugal), covering an area close to 30 000 Km2 and 2 750 000 people. There are about 315 municipalities and 29 998 villages and settlements, almost 50% of the total number of villages in Spain. This peculiar dispersion of the population, together with constant waste generation growth in Galicia, exceeding one million of tonnes per year, makes urban waste management one of the key elements on the design of environmental policies by the regional government.

The Government of Galicia (“Xunta de Galicia”) has a regional Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (“Consellería de Medio Ambiente e Desenvolvemento Sostible”), who is in charge of the design and execution of environmental policies. The regional Ministry is also in charge of the Galician Environmental Agency (“GEA” or in Spanish, “SOGAMA”), at the service of the operational policy of the regional Government.

SOGAMA was created by Regional Decree (1992), as Agency responsible of planning, managing and disposal of urban solid waste in Galicia.

In the framework of the Urban Waste regional Act (10/1997) and the Urban Solid Waste Management Plan of Galicia (currently under revision), SOGAMA acts as institutional urban waste manager, and the competent body for collaborating with the regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development in the planning and design of urban waste policy, according to the environmental “acquis” and national legislation and Management Plan.

SOGAMA is a public Agency participated in a 51% by the regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the other 49% by the private company “Unión FENOSA” (the technological partner of the public-private partnership). It was created in 1992 with the purpose of confronting the deteriorated environmental situation due to uncontrolled landfills and points of discharge. Currently it acts as one of the main actors on the implementation of the Galician Urban Waste Management Plan in force, treating 80% of solid urban wastes of Galicia (265 municipalities equivalent to 2.210.000 people).

After some years of studies, elaboration of the project and construction of infrastructures and equipment (Waste to Energy plant), with the financial support of Cohesion Fund (72 million €), in 2000 SOGAMA started up supplying local authorities an alternative for the management of urban waste helping them to accomplish legal requirements according to European environmental policy.

The urban waste management includes transport separation and valorisation according to European policy, promoting environmental awareness of citizens.

Industrial activity of SOGAMA

Facilities:

Transfer Plants: Nowadays, 20 operative distributed throughout the Galician territory. The purpose of these plants is to allow the transfer of wastes from the municipal collection trucks to bins with more capacity and more suitable for the long distance transport.

Environmental Complex in Cerceda:

SOGAMA promotes sustainable transport for municipal wastes promoting the train, a more efficient mean, reliable and respectful with the environment. Currently, 40% of wastes managed by SOGAMA are received by train.

The rest is transported by road in hermetically closed containers, in order to give service to the widespread population in rural areas of Galicia. However, SOGAMA develops different innovative projects in order to decrease the environmental impact of transports (biofuel from plastic wastes, biofuel from animal fats, biogas, etc).

Wastes that, due to plant capacity limitations, cannot be treated in the Environmental Complex are placed on a control rubbish dump, obtaining, through a installed biogas plant, self-consumption electricity, and, if necessary, it is exported to the net. Currently, SOGAMA is taking part, with another National and European partners, public and private, in a project (co-financed by “LIFE-Environment” EU Programme) whose goal is to demonstrate fuel cells from landfill gases.

Likewise, it is developing some projects related to renewable energies promotion, with special mention to the use of biogas from rubbish dump in automobile industry (to use in transport fleet), solar thermal facilities to heat water and photovoltaic in the Environmental Complex. It also bets on biofuels, promoting in the Environmental Complex the production of an oil from animals fats coming from the MER Plant to use it in the transport fleet. SOGAMA is taking part in the Company “Tecnoambiente Galicia” whose social objective consists in the valorisation of plastic waste, including plastics waste from agriculture, through a thermalisis treatment to obtain a product similar to diesel oil or light solvent.

SOGAMA´s main goal is to offer the best public service to the councils betting on, within the framework of community waste strategy, prevention and waste recycling, collaborating in renewable energy projects, incorporating competitiveness and innovation in our management system, promoting recycling industry and educational programs, making society aware of environmental issues.

Through technology innovation programmes, SOGAMA tries to improve package and waste package recovery in its facilities, contributing to achieve recycling percentages demanded by the European Union. This management politic is accompanied with domestic compost programs in rural areas, to show citizens the environmental and economical benefits derived from organic waste transformation into compost, used as natural manure in gardens and markets.

The entity promotes and takes part in important projects of scientific research such as the “Otersu Project”, within the framework of the CENIT Programme (National Strategic Consortium of Technical Research) linked to the Spanish Ministry of Industry, whose goal is the creation of an Observatory of Solid Urban Waste Treatment Technology and to improve research and technological development in urban waste issue. The specific actions consist in the automatic selection of glass waste and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the logistical organization of urban waste management.

Recently the Agency has joined Sustainable Energy Campaign for Europe 2005-2008, promoted by the European Commission, with the purpose of making citizens and several organizations aware on the production and energy sustainable use. The Energetic Regional Agency of A Coruña is participating too.

SOGAMA is promoting pedagogic and awareness programs whose main goals are to make society aware of the need for environment preservation and in this way improve life quality standards. A weekly radio program, school competitions, guided visits through SOGAMA´s facilities (around 5000 visits per year), didactic material publications and participation on specialized forums and congresses are some actions which compose this educative activity.

Environmental meetings, where different specialized masters on environment and main Galician universities have participated, have been organized.

Recently an agreement with Educational Regional Ministry has been signed to spread and make society aware of the need for environmental protection and improvement, and a close collaboration among regional, national and international enterprises and institutions has been developed, with the same purpose.

Environmental good practice campaigns have been developed and criteria on green public procurement have been incorporated into SOGAMA's Procurement Handbook.

More than a year ago, SOGAMA joined, within the “EQUAL” EC Initiative framework, the Project “On the Same Footing Plan”, financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). This project tries to act on Equal Opportunities among men and women and reduce imbalances between both. It has joined United Nations' “Global Pact”, compromising to introduce, in a progressive and gradual manner, the 10 principles of behaviour and action concerning Human Rights and Environmental issues.

All these activities are considered in its “Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility annual Report”, which guarantees the social, environmental and economic activity of SOGAMA. This entails the adoption of actions friendly with environment, local communities, human resources and other stakeholders and also with development of technologies and innovation. The goal is to achieve efficiency and excellence in every activity.

In short, The Galician Environmental Agency (“GEA” or “SOGAMA”) and the Dutch Partner have the serious purpose of contributing to the sustainable development of the Spanish Region of Galicia through the harmonised and balanced integration of the regional economic, social and environmental development.

SENTERNOVEM - WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

Bridging the gap between policy and practice

SenterNovem's Waste Management Department offers a full range of services for all stakeholders concerned with waste management. It supports and advises public authorities, businesses, trade associations and knowledge institutes by implementing incentive programmes and subsidy schemes, enforcing regulations, monitoring waste flows, exploring developments in waste markets, and promoting best practices. WMD bridges the gap between policy and practice by promoting communication between those who formulate policy and those who put it into practice.

One-stop shop and knowledge centre

Positioned between policy-makers and practitioners, WMD is perfectly placed to act as a central point of contact. It is a one-stop shop for all their waste management needs and questions, providing financial support, issuing permits and offering expert advice.

From this central vantage point, WMD functions as a catalyst for the exchange of information and experience between the public and private sectors. It is a knowledge centre on waste, not only implementing policy but advising the authorities on how to tailor it better to practice. And not only enforcing national and international regulations, but advising businesses and organisations on how best to comply with them.

International waste management

WMD plays a pivotal role in waste management at international level. By monitoring waste flows in, out and through the Netherlands, it helps the Dutch government to comply with its international reporting obligations. It can provide authorities and businesses from abroad with advice and information about Dutch waste policy and the regulations they have to comply with in the Netherlands. Through WMD these stakeholders can also gain access to a broad network of Dutch knowledge institutes, research centres, trade associations, companies and government bodies. And a number of WMD's programmes are helping improve waste management elsewhere in the world.

Crossing borders

SenterNovem - independence and integrity

SenterNovem is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. It promotes sustainable development and innovation, within the Netherlands and abroad. Its core competence is converting government policy into reality. Because SenterNovem is a non-commercial organisation it can offer a guarantee of independence and integrity.

On behalf of the Dutch government, SenterNovem implements policies on innovation, energy and climate change, and environment and spatial planning. Its international activities are based on assignments from Dutch ministries, as well as foreign governments and international organisations like the European Union and the International Energy Agency (IEA). It also participates in numerous international platforms and counselling groups.

Pillar of support for VROM

The Waste Management Department performs a wide variety of waste-related activities for the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), including implementing the National Waste Management Plan (LAP). The LAP contains VROM's objectives for national waste policy. They focus on preventing and separating waste, limiting waste disposal, using waste as a source of energy, achieving a level European playing field for waste management, and promoting innovation and the operation of market forces

Integrated product policy

WMD is playing an important part in VROM's efforts to incorporate waste policy into an integrated product policy (IPP), covering the lifecycle of products from the cradle to the grave. IPP is a major theme in waste management throughout the EU, and WMD is helping the Netherlands to maintain its position at the forefront of European waste policy. It will also contribute its expertise on IPP to the new National Waste Management Plan (LAP-2).

We have reflected the interdisciplinary requirements of the Project in our selection of staff. We have identified the key experts according to the profiles of the Project Fiche (PF). In addition we have included an indicative pool of additional experts. Details of the backstopping staff arrangements are also included this proposal.

Our selection of the experts (STE's staff) has been perfectly adapted to the interdisciplinary requirements of the Project. We have identified the key experts according to the profiles of the Project Fiche in such a way that they are complementary to each other. In addition we have included an indicative pool of supplementary experts. Details of the backstopping staff arrangements are also included in this proposal.

1. MODELS FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

Whilst there is a real amount of acquis communautaire related to domestic waste management, and compliance with the various regulations governing their usage, this is not prescriptive when it comes down to the exact institutional structure and divisions of responsibilities. Different Member States use different Institutional Structures which reflect best their own national priorities, history, and need for optimising the use of their own resources. As a result there are many examples and no “one best way”. What is more, the final institutional structure is not purely a technical question, but a political question for the state involved.

We have considerable experience of the different approaches used in different Member States and we can produce recommendations which are considered to fit best the Romanian situation and specifically the Bacau Region. To complement this, it is important that we are dealing with interlocutors who have the power to make the political decisions involved to ensure that the framework and strategy is not purely a theoretical paper, but results in real action. This needs to be reflected in the various working groups which will be used in the Project.

We do not wish to be bureaucratic in fulfilling the Project Fiche and would seek to use the inception period as one to test the assumptions and to use the resources of the Project as effectively as possible. Whilst the remainder of this document relates to the Project Fiche, we will devote significant resources to the inception period to ensure that the Project has real impact.

2. CAPACITY TO ABSORB TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

In view of the large number of tasks oriented to the same field, and the youthness of the institutions, we note that it may be difficult to find time for appropriate people to be trained or to make best use of our technical assistance. It is important that this does not just result in us training the “wrong” people (i.e. participants on training courses chosen on the basis of availability rather than relevance).

We will seek to elaborate on this point in the inception period, but in any case, we will try to organise training in a way that is easiest for relevant staff to attend. Again, we note that it is important to engage the various stakeholders at the right level and to ensure that they understand the purpose and relevance of the training and technical assistance.

Coordination will also be important with the other RTA's related to this field, and we will seek to coordinate with them, not only to avoid duplication of work but, for example, to invite relevant participants to each other's training courses, and to ensure that the curricula of training courses are complementary and build upon each other.

3. KEY ISSUES

In view of our comments above, and our understanding of the PF, we see the following key issues related to the successful implementation of the Project.

3.1. Use of the inception period

As already noted, the Project is operating in a fast moving environment with a number of different tasks which need to be coordinated together. We feel, therefore, that the inception period will be key in determining the effectiveness of the Project and accordingly we will put particular emphasis on this, ensuring that everyone has a clear idea about what the Project will achieve, how it will be coordinated and implemented, and that there is political support at an appropriate level to ensure the proper implementation of actions.

3.2. Institutional Memory

Given the fast changing environment, the relative lack of human resources and the relatively high turnover of staff in public institutions, it is important to take action to retain some sort of institutional memory. This is important to avoid the situation where staff trained by technical assistance leave and take the knowledge with them - many previous Projects have had limited impact for just this reason.

Additional items which would be important:

4. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

4.1. Principles of Project implementation

The complexity and magnitude of the Project and the number of experts involved requires sound project management. The management skills of the Project Leader and the RTA together with the expert pool, Project support staff and backstopping team will be key to Project success. Therefore we have selected a Project team who has, in addition to the professional skills, proven managerial skills.

We acknowledge the amount of work that has already been invested into the field in which the Project operates by a large number of complementary Projects and actions. That is why our Project team, in co-operation with the relevant counterparts, should build on existing assets, available resources and local knowledge. Nevertheless we define the role of our international staff as supporters in a Project who can add value through the injection of know-how from national resources.

4.2. Division into phases

For the convenience of the Project management, and to show clearly how we would produce the outputs required, we divide the work into four packages as follows, for daily activities and technically focussed activities on domestic waste management sector:

4.2.1. Inception

General approach

This phase is the planning phase and, as we have already emphasised, we feel that it is the key to the effectiveness of the rest of the Project. In this phase we will seek not only to analyse the current situation and to produce the work plan for the remainder of the Project but also to ensure that all key stakeholders are involved and that appropriate organisational structures for the remainder of the Project are set up.

We foresee the following activities:

Analysis of the current situation

We see the main areas of work to be related to:

Complementing the study of structures and documentation, we would also in this analysis look at:

Meeting all key stakeholders

We will seek to meet all key stakeholders in order to ensure that they are informed of the purpose of the Project and that they understand its importance. We will present them with our general work plan and ask for comments, particularly related to what needs they perceive in the development of procedures and in training.

In meeting with stakeholders, one of our objectives will be to assess the Project risks, which are likely to include:

We will document the identified Project risks and propose strategies to overcome them presenting the whole Inception Report.

It is obvious that close co-ordination will be necessary with the responsible staff from the REPA Bacau, LEPAS and NEG to ensure that a clear basis for working is established.

Establishment of Coordination Structures and Working Groups

We will organise a kick-off meeting at the beginning of the Project to whom all key stakeholders will be invited, in order to start the Project and also to agree on what structures will be established.

We propose two Committees for general management of this Twinning Project:

In addition we would establish working groups created around the main specific themes.

Production of an Inception Report

Based on the above activities and the knowledge gathered during the inception phase we will develop a prioritized work plan for the Project activities including it in a draft Inception Report. The Inception Report will document the following:

4.2.2. Development of the Institutional Framework

As we have already emphasized, we will seek to develop the institutional structures and procedures on the basis of the following:

We would use the working groups for the discussion, progressively moving through the following issues:

4.2.3. Training and support

In approaching support and training, we will adopt a number of principles as follows:

4.2.4. Consolidation

At the end of the Project we will prepare a draft final report assessing the overall execution of the Twinning Programme and its achievements. The assessment will be conducted from the following perspectives:

The above assessment will include both qualitative and quantitative information and will be submitted in a Draft Final Report for approval.

5. ACTIVITIES

The experts will support the Romanian staff of REPA Bacau, LEPAs and NEG in order to achieve two categories of activities, as follows:

5.1. DAILY ACTIVITIES

The main objective of the Twinning Project is to support the REPA Bacau, the LEPAs and NEG within the region in performing their daily tasks.

As the basis for its activities, the regional Twinning has to use, among others, the methodologies and lessons learnt from the previous Twinning Project financed by Phare 2004 (RO/04/IB/EN/06 Implementation and enforcement of the environmental acquis focussed on domestic waste management. Phase I).

Daily activities are based on the strategic objectives and priorities established in the national strategies/documents:

Our team and Romanian counterpart will perform the following activities:

5.1.1. Institutional capacity

Environmental integration means making sure that environmental concerns are fully considered in the decisions and activities of other sectors. Since 1997, it is a requirement under the EC Treaty. Article 6 of the Treaty states that "environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Community policies [.] in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development".

The importance of integration is reaffirmed in the 6th Environment Action Programme which stipulates that "integration of environmental concerns into other policies must be deepened" in order to move towards sustainable development.

As previously mentioned, institutional coordination will be emphasized, as well as planning and development of tasks, for all of whom an initial phase has been planned, where the relevant circumstances and needs of this Twinning Project will be reflected.

A special design of the training programmes is proposed, and will have in mind the actions developed before in other Phare, Twinning Projects, etc, as well as the staff who will receive the training.

5.1.2. Environmental planning and policy

The necessary focus to be proactive in this field must include the application and development of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to ensure that environmental consequences of certain plans and programmes are identified and assessed during their preparation and before their adoption.

The public and environmental authorities can give their opinion and all results are integrated and taken into account in the course of the planning procedure. After the adoption of the plan or programme the public is informed about the decision and the way in which it was made.

SEA will contribute to a more transparent planning by involving the public and by integrating environmental considerations. This will help to achieve the goal of sustainable development.

The Strategic Environmental Assessment development demands from the administration in charge an evaluation of the Plan or Programme. Therefore, during the execution of this Project, we will advise the REPA Bacau Administration about the Methodology for the elaboration of the Environmental Sustainable Report of different projects.

5.1.3. Integrated permitting procedure

In essence, the IPPC Directive is about minimising pollution from various industrial sources throughout the European Union. Operators of industrial facilities covered by Annex I of the IPPC Directive are required to obtain an authorisation (environmental permit) from the authorities in the EU countries. About 50.000 facilities are covered by the IPPC Directive in the EU.

New facilities, and existing facilities which are subject to "substantial changes", have been demanded to meet the requirements of the IPPC Directive since 30 October 1999. Other existing facilities must be brought into compliance by 30 October 2007.

The IPPC Directive is based on several principles, an integrated approach, best available techniques, flexibility and public participation.

The integrated approach means that the permits must take into account the whole environmental performance of the plant, covering e.g. emissions to air, water and land, generation of waste, use of raw materials, energy efficiency, noise, prevention of accidents, and restoration of the site upon closure. The purpose of the Directive is to ensure a high level of protection of the environment taken as a whole.

The permit conditions including emission limit values must be based on Best Available Techniques. To assist the licensing authorities and companies to determine BAT, we will organise an exchange of information between experts from Spain, industry and environmental organisations.

The IPPC Directive contains elements of flexibility by allowing the licensing authorities, in determining permit conditions, to take into account, like the technical characteristics of the installation, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions.

5.1.4. Waste management

Monitor the implementation of the Regional Waste Management Plan

Both the (regional) Act nº10/1997, on Urban Solid Waste, of 22 August and the Galician Urban Waste Management Plan are being currently reviewed according to the approval of the Thematic Strategy on prevention and recycling of waste(COM/2005/666 final) and debates on the proposal of Waste Framework Directive (COM/2005/667 final). SOGAMA participates simultaneously on the elaboration of norms, on the planning process and on management of solid urban wastes with other institutions (Regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), preparing and improving environmental legislation.

SOGAMA also acts as one of the main actors on the implementation of the Galician Urban Waste Management Plan in force, treating 80% of all the solid urban wastes of Galicia.

SOGAMA is currently developing two innovative actions aiming to decrease the environmental impact of transports in the context of urban waste management and their recycling. First, owns, with other public and private partners an enterprise that use plastic (plastic waste from agriculture, plastic packaging wastes) as raw material to produce biofuel that will be used by the lorry fleet from Plants for the Transfer to the Environmental Complex, closing the cycle of wastes as a resource. Second, SOGAMA is collaborating with other institutions for the using of residual forest biomass as renewable energy, with three positive impacts: decreasing fires during summer, promoting sustainable sources of energy and creating jobs in rural areas.

In the framework of this Twinning proposal, it is intended to furnish tools and analysis methods for the implementation of the Regional Waste Management Plan and its location into national and interregional European context; for optimizing the location of resources of Structural and Cohesion Funds (SCF) to the prevention and management of urban solid waste, and identifying possible Public-Private Partnerships for a better use of financial resources.

In order to achieve a correct implementation of the Regional Waste Management Plan, taking into account work made in Phase I (“Bilateral Assistance for Regional Waste Management Planning”), being in harmony with national, regional and European laws, it will be necessary to consider, in strong collaboration with local authorities, the following aspects:

Support to the optimisation of data collection system

SOGAMA, as operative instrument at the Regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, collaborates supplying it with data and technical reports on the waste management carried out, with the aim of improving the basis of knowledge for the correct elaboration of regional environmental policy.

This experience will allow the exchange of knowledge with the REPA of Bacau on data collection systems and collaboration with other public authorities (SCF Managing authorities; Statistical institutes) for profiting of their data.

5.1.5. Air quality and climate change

Air pollution has been one of Europe's main political concerns since the late 1970s. European Union policy on air quality aims to develop and implement appropriate instruments to improve air quality. The control of emissions from mobile sources, improving fuel quality and promoting and integrating environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sector are part of these aims.

As the result of EU legislation, much progress has been made in tackling air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and benzene. However, despite a reduction in some harmful emissions, air quality continues to cause problems. Summer smog - originating in potentially harmful ground-level ozone - regularly exceeds safe limits. Fine particulates also present a health risk which is of increasing concern. Clearly, more needs to be done at local, regional and national level in Romania.

In October 2004, with the support of PHARE 2001, MEWM elaborated the National Strategy for Atmosphere Protection.

The air quality action and management plans, stem from the application of the Framework Directive (96/62/CE), and the Directives known as “daughters” (1999/30/CE and 2002/3/CE). At present time there is a Directive proposal which will group all of them. In the frame of this Project, support regarding monitoring and control of the proposed plans for the different pollutants in the Bacau Region and which has different provisional scale of application will be given. These plans are related to the National Strategy for the Atmosphere Protection, elaborated on October 2004 by the Ministry of Environment.

One of the critical issues at the elaboration of the air quality reports is the disparities in the way the data are collected, as well as its statistical treatment. For this reason, the European Union produced two Decisions related to information and data base exchange, which will constitute a basis for the development of this Project.

First document is Decision 2001/752/EC, amending the Annexes to Council Decision 97/101/EC establishing a reciprocal exchange of information and data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution within the Member States, and the other Decision 2004/461/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment.

Romania is the first country - among the developed and in transition countries, included in Annex I of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC) which ratified Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC, committing itself to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions (GHG) with 8%, in first stage of commitment 2008-2012, referring to the baseline year (1989).

In relation to the update and fulfilment of the emission permits considered for the Bacau Region we will support the Region for achieving the international commitments.

In this section, the emission permits allocated to the different combustion facilities are crucial, above all the ones regarding energy and hot water production, with high representation (174 combustion plants in Romania). We will study the fulfilment of the established emission objectives, in the pollutants regarding climate exchange, as well as their temporal evolution and scenarios prediction.

5.1.6. Biodiversity and nature protection

Inventories of species and natural habitats have been prepared in Romania for the implementation of the Habitats (92/43/EEC) and Birds (79/409/EEC) Directives. These inventories should be updated in order to enable the presentation of new data sets regarding the Natura 2000 network. Technical assistance for these tasks will be provided taking into account our previous experience in Spain.

Monitoring of conservation status is an obligation arising from Article 11 of the Habitats Directive for all habitats (as listed in Annex I) and species (as listed in Annex II, IV and V) of Community interest. Consequently, this provision is not restricted to Natura 2000 sites and data need to be collected both in and outside the Natura 2000 network to achieve a full appreciation of conservation status. The main results of this monitoring have to be reported to the Commission every six years according to Article 17 of the directive. To allow preparation of an EU wide report, DG Environment has proposed that the new Member States follow the same reporting timetable as the older Member States with a first report submitted in 2007. As for old Member States, new Member States should use all the available information on status and trends of species without regard to the 2004 accession date. The Commission recognises that the reports of new Member States may be less comprehensive although it is recommended that they participate as fully as possible in the conservation status assessments.

Technical support will be provided on the basis of techniques and methodologies developed for these tasks in MS. This will also involve establishing a control system for future Natura 2000 Network and a monitoring system of habitats and species conservation status which shall be based on and adapted to existing databases and information technology systems to support implementation of Natura 2000 in Romania.

Training and technical assistance will be provided for strengthening the capacity and capabilities at the local/regional and central level to enforce the nature protection legislation. This will concern different tasks such as: impact assessment procedures and design of compensation measures on Natura 2000 sites, management planning of Natura 2000 sites, species protection in accordance with article 12 of the Habitats Directive, etc.

5.1.7. Soil/subsoil protection and ecological reconstruction

In this field the Spanish and Dutch Team will work in perfect harmony with the Thematic European Strategy on soil, regarding pollution and management of this resource (COM(2002) 179 final).

To make the market “work” on remediation, the responsibility for the remediation could be put with the owner of the land, as this will make a remediation most effective.

The Spanish and Dutch Team will support the staff in procedures as well as development of the tasks regarding polluted soil/subsoil projects. This task has to begin with the elaboration of a previous stocktaking of areas having potentially polluted soils, requiring the different involved actors to apply for their official statement.

The “Best Available Technology” (BAT)-principle is relevant to make sure that best technologies are being used for soil remediation, while taking into account also secondary effects and costs of a technology.

The practical trial will be focused in chemical properties, site conditions that influence effectiveness, timescales to achieve effective remediation, wider environmental impacts of the remediation, regulatory requirements, practical operational advice on good practice management, technology track record, and potential for integration with other remedial treatment actions.

5.1.8. Chemicals

Through technical support to this task, the methodological bases to allow the control and monitoring of the restrictive chemical substances will be settled, regarding both use and commercialization. This task will be based on the policies and good practices that are currently implemented in Spain, tested the last years.

The REACH Regulation, which was formally adopted on 18 December 2006, addresses the shortcomings of the current system. The REACH regulation relates mainly to the following legislation:

The REACH Regulation gives greater responsibility to industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. Manufacturers and importers will be required to gather information on the properties of their substances, which will help them manage them safely, and to register the information in a central database

5.1.9. Horizontal legislation

Support to REPA staff to apply EIA procedure for projects to be financed from Structural and Cohesion Funds (SCFs).

The experience of the proposed human team on the development and application of methodological guides on EIA is very wide. For the programming period 2000 - 2006, and in partnership with managing authorities of SCF, several guides were prepared for the EIA of projects beneficiaries of EC financing as environmental criteria for the selection of projects; handbooks for regional and local authorities concerning waste management, water treatment and water supplying projects benefiting of Cohesion Fund); environmental indicators related to the action of Funds and their environmental impact. etc.

Also, Thematic Conferences on this issue were celebrated; there has been participation, amongst other, in the European Network of Environmental Authorities (ENEA) Working Groups “Impact of Structural and Cohesion Fund on the Environment” and “3rd Pillar of Cohesion Fund”. On the framework of the “GRDP project” (“Greening Regional Development Programs”), beneficiary of EC Initiative Interreg IIIC, several studies (“Greening projects for growth and jobs”; “Partnership as a tool to green Regional Development Programmes - Experience and Recommendations”; “Green growth: integrating the environment into development programmes”) have been carried out in collaboration with national and regional institutions of different Member States (UK, Italy, Malta, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Greece and Bulgaria).

These experiences will enable to provide the environmental (REPA from Bacau; LEPAs), programming and managing authorities with flexible and dynamic mechanisms allowing a high degree of environmental protection and avoiding a disproportionate burden on beneficiaries of SCF (efficient mechanisms).

Support reviewing the evaluation of the EIA/SEA studies' reports and subsequently related permitting process

The proposed team for this Twinning Project participated during 2000 - 2006 on environmental assessment processes (ex-ante, mid-term and update of the mid-term evaluation) of Spanish programming documents (which received 25% of the total amount of SCF in that period) through the design and implementation of methodological guides according to EIA SEA (EC) Directives; establishing mechanisms for the participation of environmental authorities in the SCF programming.

For the current programming period (2007-2013) , in which the (Convergence) region of Galicia will receive 5 330 million € (including EAFRD and EFF), a specific methodological guide for the SEA of Operational Programs of FEDER has been elaborated. In June 2005 a Thematic Conference on “Strategic Environmental Assessment and Community Funds 2007-2013” was held in the framework of the Spanish environmental Authorities Network, with the participation of EC (DG REGIO and DG ENV) Authorities, and experts from other Member States.

In the framework of abovementioned GRDP Project, a methodological handbook for the SEA of OP was prepared. Currently, DG ENV and DG REGIO of the European Commission recommend its use. In the “Acknowledgements” of the handbook it is said: “The Handbook was inspired by Jose Alvarez Diaz, formerly of the Spanish Network of Environmental Authorities and other Spanish GRDP partners”.

The members of the team proposed for the Twinning participated actively in the ENEA's Working Group “SEA and the Cohesion Policy”.

With these actions collaboration with the authorities of Bacău and Suceava, Botoşani, Iaşi, Neamţ, Bacău and Vaslui counties in the elaboration of EIA and SEA is foreseen, providing regional, national and European experiences in evaluation and re-programming processes.

5.1.10. Structural Instruments

Support in programming and Project monitoring & reporting activities

There is a wide experience in promoting the integration of environmental priorities into the actions carried out in all the sectors beneficiaries of EC Funds, including ESF, EAFRD and EFF (formerly “EAGGF” and “FIFG”) within the Spanish Environmental Authorities Network, where national and regional Managing Authorities of SCF and national and regional Environmental Authorities, Representatives of European Commission's (DG REGIO and DG ENV) and representative from Spanish municipalities exchanged their experiences and adopted common points of view in questions related to environmental projects funding and integration of environmental requirements in all the actions co-financed by SCF. This Spanish Network, which former coordinator and promoter was Mr. José Álvarez Díaz (the proposed Project Leader for the Present Twinning Project), inspired the European Network of Environmental Authorities (ENEA). The environmental authorities participated as members of all Monitoring Committees of Operational Programmes.

In the field of professional training activities supported by ESF, two kinds of documents were elaborated. First, the Environmental Awareness Modules (a general module, of compulsory deliverance in all training courses and specific modules for tourism, agricultural and fisheries sectors). Second, environmental good practice guides for 30 groups of occupations.

For the period 2007-2013, there has been a collaboration with managing authorities for the integration of the needs related to protection and improvement of the environment quality (for example in transport, energy, training, R&D fields) in EC Regulations of SCF, the Common Strategic Guidelines, the National Strategic Reference Framework of Operational Programmes.

A collaboration with the Galician managing Authority has been developed in order to determine sources of funding for environmental projects (waste management, wastewater treatment, urban environment, Natura 2000, etc.) also promoting ecoinnovation and other synergies between Cohesion Policy and other EC Funds (EAFRD and EFF) and Programmes (7th Framework Programme on R&D, the new CIP Programme and the future LIFE+).

In this area support to Romanian environmental and managing authorities in the integration of protection and improvement of the environment in all the actions financed by SCF (article 6 of EC Treaty) is expected, by means of the introduction of environmental criteria in the selection of Projects, indicators for monitoring Operational Programmes and other, and by the improvement of tools for exchanging experiences with other Romanian and European regions.

5.2. TECHNICALLY FOCUSSED ACTIVITIES

Support to assess feasibility of new technological approaches to be applied for household waste sorting/ treatment in the context of the Regional Plan for Municipal Waste Management, including associated investment costs (population acceptance based on Romanian economic situation).

With the aim of profiting from synergies between an appropriated Solid Urban Waste Management and innovation and creation of jobs, SOGAMA participates in different R&D projects related to separation of materials, improvement of logistical organisation using Information and Communication Technologies, including use of biogas as fuel and biofuel made from plastic wastes for the fleet or use of landfill gases for fuel cells.

In the framework of this Twinning collaboration with Bacau authorities for the better use of the specific ways of financing of Structural Funds for R&D and its participation in other EC Programmes (7th Framework Programme on R&D, the new CIP Programme and the future LIFE+) is intended.

Support to elaborate modern approaches related to implementation of the future EU legislation requirements in the field of biodegradable household waste

Currently, with the objective of showing environmental and logistical benefits in urban solid waste management in rural areas of Galicia, SOGAMA and the regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development are carrying out a pilot Project related to domestic compost of biodegradable urban waste in different municipalities of Galicia.

Providing experiences and mechanisms to achieve European, national and regional objectives can bring benefits for REPA and LEPAs, taking into account the efficiency of urban waste management organization and the difficulties caused by dispersion of population in Galician rural areas.

Support to take-over and harmonize Romanian legislation with latest EU legislation in the domestic waste management domain

As settled before, SOGAMA collaborates with the regional Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development preparing new regulations and management plans related to waste, promoting the adaptation to future European waste policy and legislation (Thematic Strategy for the prevention and recycling of waste and future Waste Framework Directive).

This experience of participation in the legislation process and in its subsequent implementation means an added value eminently practical to provide regional and counties authorities with the conception of specific norms in waste management or in other related fields (for example, urban environment or sustainable use of natural resources).

Advise other RTAs/ STEs from other Twinning Projects with specific activities related to urban and rural waste management issues whenever the case

The proposed team for this Twinning Project considers that it is necessary the joint intervention of all sectors in order to optimize the results of action targeted to the protection and improvement of the environment through the integration of its needs into the conception, establishment and implementation in other policies.

Thus, the team considers a partnership with authorities in charge of other areas different from urban waste management primordial, to take into consideration their experience and needs in the definition and organisation of concrete actions foreseen in the Regional Plan and their priorization.

Also, it is considered that needs derived from urban waste management can be more efficiently satisfied with the partnership of other stakeholders.

Assist in developing the communication and exchange of information network/ progress related to the urban and rural waste management, REPA Bacau getting the position of `Focal point' among other REPAs and LEPAs

The human team has a very important experience in networking with other stakeholders at national and international level for the implementation of prevention and management of urban waste policy.

Besides this area, networking facilitates the accomplishment of environmental “acquis” optimizing the EC financial intervention through the creation and implantation of a Romanian Environmental and Structural Funds Authorities Network.

6. TWINNING WEB PAGE

INTERNET provides access to environmental information to institutions and public and contributes to disseminate experiences and to promote public participation. So a web page of the Twinning project should be a great value and contribute to their targets.

7. FINAL SEMINAR

The aim of this Final Conference is to strengthen the process of integrating domestic waste management in Administrative Structures. The Conference will give participants and speakers the opportunity to discuss the efficient integration of domestic waste management and different economy sectors, the achieved results along the Twining Project implementation, as well as to assume commitments for future cooperation.

All the expected results within different activities are easily measurable through their corresponding benchmarks which will be detailed in the Covenant. Each benchmark will be quantifiable in terms of number of seminars or courses developed, number of persons trained (for training devoted activities) and number of reports on specific subject elaborated (for the advisory components). The precise number of people that should be trained in each seminar or course will be discussed between partners and during the process of the Covenant elaboration.

8. FINAL REPORT

At the end of the project we will prepare a draft final report assessing the overall execution of the Twinning programme and its achievements. The assessment will be conducted from the following perspectives:

The above assessment will include both qualitative and quantitative information and will be submitted in a Draft Final Report for approval.

See publication of the thematic conference about Urban Waste Management and European Funds (“Gestión de Residuos y Fondos Europeos”), available in:

http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/documentos_enlaces_raa/jormadas_red/jornada_12/index.htm

See: “Environmental requirements to be fulfilled by projects presented for community co-funding. Guidelines for Managing Authorities and Environmental Authorities”, available on:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/critamb_en_doc4.pdf

-“ Regional Incentives and Environment:” Environmental form to be by applicants to “Regional Economic Incentives” aids, co-funded by ERDF, available on:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/catalogo_raa/pdf/regional_incentives.pdf

See:

-“Informe sobre los requisitos ambientales que deben cumplir las entidades locales para los proyectos de residuos presentados a confinanciación por el Fondo de Cohesión”, available in:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/residuos_fc.pdf

-“Informe sobre los requisitos ambientales que deben cumplir las entidades locales para los proyectos de abastecimiento y saneamiento de aguas presentados a confinanciación por el Fondo de Cohesión”, available in: http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/saneamiento_fc.pdf

See: “"Impacto Ambiental y Fondos Europeos". Palma de Mallorca, 14 de marzo de 2002”, available on:

http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/documentos_enlaces_raa/jormadas_red/jornada_15/index.htm

See: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/cohesion_policy_en.htm

See: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/pdf/enea_opinion.pdf

See: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/grdp/1393647/?lang=_e

See:

- “Environmental Assessment of Regional Development Plans: 2000-2006”, available on:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/seadoc1_en.pdf

- “Guideline Methodology for Environmental Evaluation in Mid-Term Evaluation of Structural Programming 2000-2006” available on:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/critamb_en_doc2.pdf

See: “Procedimiento para la participación de las autoridades ambientales en los Comités de Seguimiento de la programación estructural 2000-2006”, available in:

http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa_ant/eval_amb_raa/pdf/comites_de_seguimiento.pdf

See, in general: http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/programacion_raa/

“Environmental assessment of Structural Programming 2007-2013 Guide for Planning Managers“ available in: http://www.mma.es/secciones/raa/programacion_raa/eval_amb_raa/pdf/guiaeae_fe_2007_2013en.pdf

See “Strategic Environmental Assessment and Community Funds 2007-2013”, available on:

http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/documentos_enlaces_raa/jormadas_red/jornada_24/index.htm

See: “Handbook on SEA (Strategic Environmental Assesment) for Cohesion Policy 2007-2013”, available in:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/working/doc/sea_handbook_final_foreword.pdf

See: http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/sensibilizacion_raa/

See http://www.mma.es/portal/secciones/raa/documentos_enlaces_raa/jormadas_red/jornada_23/index.htm

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