TASK 1 Recording and Assessment of the Existing Situation
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“Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a Decision Support Tool (DST) for the ecoproduction of olive oil” Deliverable 2: TASK 1 Recording and assessment of the existing situation TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT Chania, Crete 2005 Prepared by Technical University of Crete University of Cyprus LEIA Foundation Financial support from the EC financial instrument for the environment LIFE-Environment DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Recording and assessment of the existing situation 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................ 6 2. International and European legislation ........................................................................ 7 2.1. Legislation at international level..................................................................................................7 2.1.1. General Information............................................................................................................7 2.2.2 Case Study: US legislation...................................................................................................7 2.2. Legislation in European Level .................................................................................................. 12 2.2.1 Eco-efficient Agricultural Practices...................................................................................... 12 2.2.2. Nitrate water pollution and agriculture ................................................................................ 15 2.2.3. Sludge used in agriculture................................................................................................. 15 2.2.4 Organic Farming............................................................................................................... 16 2.2.5. Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC Directive).................................................................................................................................. 17 3. Legislative Framework in Greece................................................................................ 19 3.1. General Information ................................................................................................................ 19 3.2 Law 3010 / 2002 on the implementation of the IPPC and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directives (96/61/EC and 97/11/EC respectively) ............................................................................. 19 3.3 Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) 15393/2332/2002 on the categorization of activities according to their potential environmental impacts...................................................................................................... 20 3.4 JMD 11014/703/Φ104/2003 on the environmental permitting procedures................................... 21 3.5 JMD 69269/5387/90 on the content of the environmental impact assessment studies.................. 21 3.6 Law 1180/1981 on the operation of industrial installations in relation to the protection of the environment.................................................................................................................................. 21 3.7 JMD 50910 / 2727 / 2003 on solid waste management and JMD 114218 / 97 on the technical specifications for the solid waste management................................................................................. 22 3.8 Ministerial Decision 19396/1546/1997 on hazardous waste management................................... 22 3.9 JMD 16190/1335/97 on the protection of water from the nitrogen pollution due to agricultural activities ....................................................................................................................................... 23 3.9.1 Codes of Good Agriculture Practice.................................................................................... 23 3.9.2. Input management ........................................................................................................... 23 3.9.3 Soil treatment ................................................................................................................... 24 3.9.4. Crop rotation.................................................................................................................... 24 3.9.5. Fertilization...................................................................................................................... 25 3.9.6. Water resources protection ............................................................................................... 26 3.9.7. Irrigation practices............................................................................................................ 26 3.10 JMD 3325/2005 on the establishment and operation of industrial installations in the framework of sustainable development................................................................................................................ 27 3.11 Prefectural decisions on wastewater disposal in water recipients............................................... 28 Recording and assessment of the existing situation 3 4. Legislative framework in Cyprus..................................................................................... 28 4.1. Cyprus Government Law No. 106(I)/2002 for the Pollution Control of Waters and Soil................... 28 4.1.1. Code for Good Agricultural Practice (No. R.A.A. 407/2002) - Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Environment Service ...................................................................... 30 4.1.2. Use of sludge in agriculture – Regulations (R.A.A. 517/2002)............................................... 34 4.1.3. Nitrate Pollution of Agricultural Origin - Regulations (R.A.A. 534/2002).................................. 35 4.1.4. Waste Disposal Permit for Olive Mills................................................................................. 36 4.1.5. Action Program for the Nitrogen Sensitive Regions of Cyprus (Ordinance 41/2004) & Nitrogen Sensitivity Zones and water categories that are subject or are possible to be subjected to nitrogen pollution (Ordinance 42/2004)..................................................................................................... 39 4.2. Quality Control Inspection for Agricultural Products Laws of 2002-2004: application of Directives 1019/2002/EU and 2081/92/EU ...................................................................................................... 41 4.3. 1996 To 2004 Laws (Control and Sales) Associated With Food: Application of Directive 2000/13/EU by Ministry Of Health ..................................................................................................................... 41 4.4. “E Elia” Guidelines Prepared For Olive Tree Growers................................................................. 42 4.5. 122 (I)/2004 – Application of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 associated with EMAS...................... 48 5. Legislative Framework in Spain ...................................................................................... 49 5.1 General Information ................................................................................................................. 49 5.2. Agri-environmental Scheme..................................................................................................... 50 5.2.1 Actual Agri-environmental Measures................................................................................... 50 5.2.2. Beneficiaries, Commitments and Payment of the Agri-environmental measures..................... 52 5.2.3. Good Agrarian Practices in Navarra................................................................................... 52 5.3. Nitrate water pollution and agriculture....................................................................................... 53 5.4. Sludge used in agriculture........................................................................................................ 54 5.5. Organic Farming..................................................................................................................... 55 5.6. Operation in olive oil mills ........................................................................................................ 55 5.6.1. Atmospheric emissions..................................................................................................... 55 5.6.2. Waters ............................................................................................................................ 57 5.6.3. Waste ............................................................................................................................. 59 5.6.4. Noise .............................................................................................................................. 62 5.6.5. Soils................................................................................................................................ 63 5.6.6. Environmental Security..................................................................................................... 63 5.6.7. Environmental Management.............................................................................................. 64 6. Olive oil production in Voukolies, Chania..................................................................... 67 6.1 Description of the case study area............................................................................................