The Twinning project is on the Strengthening the capacity of the Regional Environmental Protection Agency – Bacau and Local Environmental Protection Agencies in implementing, monitoring and enforcement of the transposed environmental legislation focused on domestic waste management.

     The project aims to support the North East Regional Environmental Protection Agency (REPA) and Local Environmental Protection Agencies (LEPAs) with their day-to-day responsibilities and functions related to the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the transposed environmental legislation. Furthermore, the project aims to assist the REPA Bacau to implement capacities as Focal Point in the specific field of domestic waste management.

     

     - Romanian PL, Director REPA Bacau: Julian Movilla

     Tel.: +40-(0)-234-512750, Fax: +40-(0)-234-571056, e-mail: office@arpmbc.ro

     - Italian PL, Director Toscana Region: Fabrizio Pizzanelli

     Tel.: +39-(0)-55-4382900, Fax: +39-(0)-55-280155, e-mail: pizzanelli@regione.toscana.it

     - Greek JP Coordinator, NTUA: Maria D. Loizidou

     Tel.: +30-(0)-210-7723106, Fax: +30-(0)-210-7723285, e-mail: mloiz@chemeng.ntua.gr

     - Belgian JP Coordinator, OVAM : Guy Haemels

     Tel.: +32-(0)-15-284200, Fax: +32-(0)-15-284139, e-mail: guy.haemels@ovam.be

     - RTA: Vassilis J. Inglezakis

     Tel.: +40-(0)-234-560116, Fax: +40-(0)-234-560116, e-mail: vassilis@arpmbc.ro

     

     

     Regional kick off meeting 17-20/10

     Working meeting

     Organization of the project as a whole

     

     - Assessment preliminary activities

     - Training and common work with REPA’s staff at regional and local levels for institutional capacity development (internal institutional capacity development)

     - Workshop in Bacau for REPA/LEPA head officers to produce proposals to optimise the coordination and promoting capacity of REPA and LEPA in environmental issues (external institutional capacity)

     - Common work for assessment of range and responsibilities in dealing with cohesion and structural funds and implementation of REPA/LEPA capacities to manage them Assessment of environmental Regional data system and related exchanges flows for environmental reporting

     - Creation of an Interdisciplinary Core Group for integrated strategies on environmental policy

     

     Environmental planning

     Integrated Permitting Procedures

     Waste Management

     Air Quality

     Biodiversity and nature protection

     Chemicals

     Horizontal legislation

     

     Development of planning and regulation guidelines, and production of education material on minimization of waste production and organic waste composting

     Implementation of waste management systems

     Environmental waste management ex-post control: Activities of control and laboratory tests