Information Exchange and Awareness Raising
Events on SHIPMENT of Waste in Spain

Country	Location	Dates
Spain	Algeciras / Chamber of Comerce of Campo de Gibraltar	24.01.2007 to 25.01.2007

Download of Presentations

• Presentación del proyecto de la UE„Information Exchange and Awareness Raising events on shipment of waste“ (in spanish) - David Faubel, BiPRO GmbH
• European waste shipment legislation: introduction, background, problems - Anke Joas, BiPRO GmbH
• New requirements of the waste shipment regulation and consequences for implementation –A view of the European Commission - Peter Wessman, European Commission, DG Environment
• Marco Legislative Español (in spanish) - Fermín Martínez de Hurtado Gil, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
• Experiencias en la elaboración de expedientes transfronterizos (in spanish) - Antonio Rodríguez Mendiola, Befesa Gestión de Residuos Industriales S.L.
• Problems with interoperability in the context of transfrontier hazardous waste management. SEEMSEED project. - Maria José Nuñez Ariño, AIDIMA (Insituto Tecnológico del Mueble, Madera, Embalaje y Afines)
• Enforcement of waste shipments: A global challenge - Nancy Isarin, IMPEL-TFS Secretariat
• Present experiences with the implementation of EC legislation on shipment of wasteFindings from the event in Hamburg - Anke Joas, BiPRO GmbH
• Diferencias de criterio entre administraciones europeas (y españolas) para la tramitacion de permisos transfronterizos (259/93) (in spanish) - Gabriel Chifflier Racionero, Afvalstoffen Terminal Moerdijk B.V.
• Dificultades en la clasificación de residuos (in spanish) - David Faubel, BiPRO GmbH

Additional information available on request.

Discussion and Outcome

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Participants

The event is addressed primarily to the key authorities dealing with transboundary shipment of waste. Other organisations like important scientific and educational institutions, companies working in the field of installation and operating and NGOs are also invited to contribute to the information exchange process.

Currently, the following participants have responded and will attend the workshop:

→ List of participants (in spanish)

Links

Relevant institutions and organisations which are involved in waste management, especially regarding the shipment of waste, are:

• Ministry of the Environment
• Andalusian Department of Environment (in spanish)
• Customs Authority of Algeciras (in spanish)

Legislation and background information

The following legislation and background documents are relevant for the management and shipment of waste in Spain:

Legislation

• Ley 10/1998, de 21 de abril, de residuos (BOE nº 96, de 22-04-1998) (in spanish)
• Normativa e instrumentos de gestión en materia de residuos (in spanish)
• Synthesis of the European legislation about supervision and control of shipments of waste

Background information

• Informe de la Comisión al Consejo y al Parlamento Europeo sobre la aplicación del Reglamento (CEE) nº 259/93 relativo a la vigilancia y al control de los traslados de residuos en el interior, a la entrada y a la salida de la Comunidad Europea (in spanish)