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

Country	Location	Dates
Poland	Gdansk, Inspectorate for Environmental Protection	01.03.2007 to 02.03.2007

Download of Presentations

• Introduction to the EU project on shipment of waste - Ferdinand Zotz, BiPRO
• Introduction to the European Waste Shipment Legislation - Anke Joas, BiPRO
• The new EC waste shipment regulation and the consequences for enforcement - A view of the European Commission - Thomas Ormond, EU Commission
• Transfrontier shipments of waste in Poland - National legislation and collaboration with enforcement partners - Wlodzimierz Garczynski - Chief inspectorate for Environmental Protection
• Experiences from previous events in other member States - Anke Joas, BiPRO
• Difficulties in classification of wastes for shipment - Ferdinand Zotz, BiPRO
• Enforcement of waste shipments: A global challenge - IMPEL-TFS in Poland - Magda Gosk, chief Environmental Inspectorate
• Two cases of illegal waste shipments in the port of Gdansk from the point of action taken by the Inspectorate - Piotr Trybuszewski, Inspectorate for Environmental Protection
• Undertaking inspections in Polish seaports - Agnieszka Lipniacka-Piaskowska, Inspectorate for Environmental Protection
• Characterization of illegal waste shipments and penalties for infringement of the Regulation - Andrzej Brocki, Viovodship Police HQ in Gdansk
• Izba Celma w Gdyni - Andrzej Swistowski, Transgraniczne Przemieszczanie
• Environmental issues in the Port of Gdynia - Katarzyna Hlebowicz, Port Gdynia

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

Links

Relevant institution and organisation which is involved in shipment of waste is:

• Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection

Specific information on shipment of waste is available at

• www.odpady.gios.gov.pl