Useful materials include links to reports, guidelines, procedures, and other kind of materials developed by various environmental enforcement and compliance-related organisations and networks. Harmonization of national environmental legislation with the acquis in Bulgaria IMPEL Better Legislation Initiative (Nov 2003) IMPEL Management Reference Book for Environmental Inspectorates (Nov 2003) IMPEL Lessons learnt from accidents – Bordeaux (Nov 2003) IMPEL Best Practices concerning Training and Qualification for Environmental Inspectors (March 2003) Guiding Principles for Reform of Environmental Enforcement Authorities in Transition Economies of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia published by OECD Control of activities which may generate major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances in Romania -download 80-KByte, 21-page PDF file Chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response (The Seveso II Directive) IMPEL projects on General Binding Rules, Best Practice in Compliance Monitoring, Minimum Criteria for Inspections Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) Commission Decision 1999/391/EC of 31 May 1999 concerning the questionnaire relating to Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) - download PDF file Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 providing minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States (2001/331/EC) - download PDF file. Draft IMPEL Guidance on Recommendation VIII of the recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States (2001/331/EC) - download PDF file. Draft Law on the System of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia - download 152-KByte PDF file Framework Law on Environmental Protection in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska - in Serbian EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Best available techniques Environmental Impact Assessment Convention on the transboundary effects of industrial accidents European Topic Centre on Waste and Material Flows

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