TRANSPOSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACQUIS - CHAPTER 27: STATUS AND PLANS Table of Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………............7 Section 1–Horizontal Sector……………………………………………………………............ ..27 Section 2- Air Quality………………………………………………………………….............….48 Section 3- Waste Management………………………………………………………....................61 Section 4 – Water Management…………………………………………………….......................85 Section 5 – Nature Protection ………………………………………………………....................109 Section 6 – Industrial Pollution………………………………………………………..................134 Section 7 Chemicals Sector…………………………………………………………………........168 Section 8 Noise……………………………………………………………………………….......200 Section 9 Climate Change Sector…………………………………………………………….......204 Section 10 Civil Protection…………………………………………………………………….....217 Annex1 Preliminary Implementation Plan for Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive………..221 Annex 2 Preliminary Implementation Plan for the Integrated Regional Waste Management System ……………………………………………………………………………………………………245 Belgrade, September 2015 2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABS Accreditation body of Serbia AP Autonomous Province APSFR Areas of potential and significant flood risk ASCI Areas of special conservation interest BAT Best Available Techniques BPR Biocidal products CA Competent Authority CAD Civil Aviation Directorate CAPEX Capital expenditure CBD Convention on Biodiversity CCD Climate Change Division CDM Clean Development Mechanism CGAP Code of Good Agriculture Practice CFCU Central Finance and Contracting Unit CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora DIS Decentralized Implementation System DG ECHO EU Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DPM Department for Project Management DSIP Directive Specific Implementation Plans DWD Drinking Water Directive EAS National Environmental Approximation Strategy for the Republic of Serbia EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission EFD Environmental Financing Direction EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EISP Environmental Infrastructure Support Project ELD Environmental Liability Directive ENVAP Environmental Accession Support Project EQS Environmental Quality Standards ETS Emission Trading System EU European Union FRMP Flood Risk Maps Belgrade, September 2015 3 GAP Good Agriculture Practice GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Greenhouse gases GIS Geographical Information System GMO Genetically modified organism GWB Groundwater Bodies HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbons ICPDR International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River ICPN Inter-Governmental Committee for implementation of the Nagoya Protocol IED Industrial Emissions Directive IFI International Financial Institutions INSPIRE Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community IPA Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance IPPC Integrated pollution prevention and control IQ Implementation Questionnaire KfW German Reconstruction Credit Institute LoA Letter of Access LoW Law on Waters LCP Large Combustion Plants LEP Law on Environmental Protection LPIS Land Parcel Identification System LSG Local self-government MAEP Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection MEDEP Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection MIFP Multiannual Investment and Financing Plan MoF Ministry of Finance MRV Monitoring, reporting and verification MS Member State MSW Municipal solid waste ND Nitrate Directive NEC National emission ceilings NEMH National Emergency Management Headquarters NEP National Environmental Program NERP National Emission Reduction Plan NGO Non-governmental organizations Belgrade, September 2015 4 NIP National Implementation Plan NPAA National Plan for the Adoption of the Acquis NPV Net present value NSDI National Spatial Data infrastructure NSDS National Sustainable Development Strategy NVZ Nitrate Vulnerable Zones NWMS National Waste Management Strategy OG RS Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia OPEX Operating expenses OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe PCB/PCT Polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls PE Population Equivalent PE EPS Public Enterprise Electric Power of Serbia PFRA Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment PIC Prior informed consent PLAC Policy and Legal Advice Centre POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants PpP Polluter Pays Principle PPP Public Private Partnership PRTR National Register of Pollution Sources PUC Public Utility Companies PWMC Public water management companies RBMP River Basin Management Plan REC Regional Environmental Centre RGA Republic Geodetic Authority RHMS Republic Hydrometeorological Service RS Republic of Serbia RTSA Road Traffic Safety Agency RWM Regional Waste Management SBRA Serbian Business Register Agency SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEIO Serbian European Integration Office SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SEM Sector for Emergency Management SEPA Serbian Environmental Protection Agency Belgrade, September 2015 5 SME Small and medium-sized enterprises SNC Second National Communication TA Technical Assistance TOC Table of Concordance TPP Thermal power plant UNDP United Nations Development Program UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNIDO United Nation Industrial Development Organization USAR Urban Search and Rescue UWWTD Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive VOC Volatile Organic Compounds WB Water Bodies WFD Water Framework Directive WML Law on Waste Management WTR Wildlife Trade Regulations WPPP Water Pollution Protection Plan WWTP Wastewater treatment plant Belgrade, September 2015 6 Introduction This document is developed as a result of the understanding reached between Serbia and the European Commission in accordance with the conclusions of Bilateral Screening (17-21st November 2014). Serbia committed to providing follow-up information on the status of its transposition and implementation plans for approximation to EU environmental acquis. The European Commission defined the scope of information required in the letter of the Directorate-General Environment of 22nd December 2014. As the letter stated, the Commission appreciated the level of preparedness and knowledge of representatives of Serbia and understanding of the requirements to transpose the relevant legislation. However, in order to gain complete picture of state of play of approximation efforts in Serbia the Commission requires further information on implementation aspects. The purpose of this document is, therefore, to provide the most up-to-date information possible on Serbia’s transposition and implementation plans. The document describes Serbia’s understanding of the scale and complexity of the task in order to reach full compliance. The document is developed within the framework of the Negotiation Group 27, consulted with AP Vojvodina, local self-governments, industry and civil sector, agreed within the Serbian negotiation structure, and adopted by the Government1. As such it reflects Serbia’s current understanding of the investments required, cost estimations related to them, and likely timescales for achieving full compliance with the environmental acquis. It is based on the best information available to date, and it follows the strategic direction defined under the National Environmental Approximation Strategy (NEAS) adopted on 13 October 2011 and, it is in accord with the Opening Statement of the Republic of Serbia (Opening Statement) made on 21 Јаnuary 2014 at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Accession of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union. NEAS is designed as flexible policy instrument and since 2011 Serbia has made significant progress in the development of legislation and planning documents. Serbia will achieve full compliance with the majority of Chapter 27 acquis before accession. For those directives for which full alignment cannot realistically be achieved by the date of the accession, Directive Specific Implementation Plans (DSIPs) will be the policy tool to implement the overall NEAS strategic direction. Given the phase of the accession in which Serbia stands and open-ended nature of accession negotiations that alone present a challenge to the long-term planning, it should be emphasized that this document has the meaning and purpose that correlates to its function. It is the post-screening document designed to help proper assessment by the EU institutions of Serbia’s capacity to advance to the further phase of accession. It indicates Serbia’s vision on how it intends to overcome serious financial challenges stemming from implementation of the environmental legislation of the EU. Therefore, the Post-Screening Document defines the status and plans for the transposition and implementation of the EU acquis in Chapter 27. The document takes as a planning reference the Opening Statement in which Serbia declared its aim “to become fully prepared to take on the obligations of the EU membership by the end of 2018 in order to become the EU Member State at the beginning of the next EU budgetary period.”2 However, “affordability” of plans may depend upon the overall pace of the negotiation process as well. As a result, while general direction set in 1 Note: At the time of this draft that process is still ongoing but will be complete in line with the agreed deadlines. 2 Opening Statement of the Republic of Serbia, Recital 33. Belgrade, September 2015 7 the NEAS and in the Post-Screening Document will remain the specific implementation