The Environmental Challenge of EU Enlargement in Central and Eastern Europe

Table 3.1
Transition Periods requested and/or negotiated (November 2001)

 

Sector/Directive

Transition periods requested in negotiating positions (1999-2000)
Transition periods agreed at provisional closure of Environment Chapter (5 November 2001)

 

CZ

EE

HU

LT

PL

SLO

Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Urban waste water treatment

2010

2010

2010

2010

2015

2015

2015

2009

2015

2015

2015

2015

- Drinking water

2006

 

2013

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

- Nitrates

2006

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

- Dangerous substances

2008

 

2006

 

2009

 

 

 

2008

2006

 

 

- Groundwater

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Landfill

 

 

2013

20091

 

 

2015

 

2012

2012

 

 

- Packaging

2005

2005

 

 

2005

2005

2010

2006

2007

20073

2007

2007

- Hazardous waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Incineration of e.c. Hazardous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

waste/ municipal waste (old)

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Shipment of waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

2012

 

 

Air quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- VOCs Stage I

 

 

2007

2007

 

 

 

 

2009

2005

 

 

- Sulphur content of e.c. fuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

2007

 

2006

 

 

- Quality of Fuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

Industrial pollution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Lg e.c. Combustion Plants

See footnote2

 

2008

2004

 

 

2010

 

 

 

- IPPC

2012

20122

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

2010

2011

2011

- Major accident hazards

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Solvents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

Nature Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Wild birds

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

- Habitats

2005

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

Radiation Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Medical e.c. Exposures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

      
1 Oil shale only (hazardous waste).
 
2 Request implies transitional period under LCPs Directive for one existing plant and will be dealt with once this Directive is revised (end 2001).
 
3 For certain types of waste the period could be extended after accession to 2012.
  
* Note: Transition periods cover until 31 December of the requested year. For more detailed information, and intermediate target dates for compliance, see Common Positions.
  
CZ: The Czech Republic, EE: Estonia, HU: Hungary, LT: Lithuania, PL: Poland, SLO: Slovenia