Time to update and review your ISO14001 legal register?

If your organisation has ISO14001:2004 or another accredited Environmental Management System, keeping the legal register up to date can be a challenge. With NETregs now closed in some parts of the UK keeping upto date with environmental legislation can be a challenge, but CRS is here to help.  Below is a list of the latest new and future legislation in the planning, consultation and draft stages, with links to the legislation so that you can review if they are applicable to your organisation.  For more information on ISO14001 IMPLEMENTATION and BEST PRACTICE Courses  visit http://www.crsrisk.com/CIEH_Level_3_Award_in_Environmental_Management. and look out for news on our upcoming free event.

Air

• The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
  These draft regulations will implement the provisions in the Industrial Emissions Directive. They will amend the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010.
• The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 SI 3049 (HMRC)
  These Regulations amend the Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 SI 838 and take account of the removal of the exemption for indirect supplies of electricity produced in a combined heat and power (CHP) station, with effect from 1st April 2013.
• The Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2012 SI 2999 (Environment Agency)
  These Regulations revoke SI 662/2001, SI 60/2006, SI 1931/2006 and SI 2458/2009 providing a consolidated and amended version.  
• The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005 SI 925 (Environment Agency)
  Following revocation through the 2012 Regulations some parts of the savings and transitional provisions still have effect.
• EU Revision of F-Gas Regulation
  The EU have been updating and revising the current 2006 F-gas regulation to reduce emissions and ban their use in favour of climate friendly alternatives. The phase reduction approach will begin from 2015.

Waste

• Transposition of Directive setting criteria for storage of metallic mercury waste 
  Defra are seeking views on the transposition of Directive (2011/97/EU) which sets specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered to be waste. The consultation proposes amendments through the Environmental Permitting(England and Wales) Regulations 2010 and will be of interest to those who may in the future wish to operate a facility for the storage of metallic mercury waste, those that produce metallic mercury waste and those who are interested in how these activities are regulated.
• The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 3082 (Environment Agency)
  These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 SI 871 which implement Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste as amended by Directive 2004/12/EC. 

Water

• Tackling water pollution from the urban environment
  Defra will be developing a strategy to manage diffuse urban pollution in England and are seeking views on the proposed principles, the priority of the sources, the difficulties and the range of current initiatives. The closing date is 8 February 2013.

Defra are issuing a report on improving the Habitats Directive in spring 2013. By the end of 2014 they'll have reviewed and streamlined air quality legislation to ensure local authorities duties are aligned with EU targets.

Pesticides

The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2012 SI 2012/3033
This order amends the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2530.

Chemicals

• The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 SI 3032 (BIS)
  These Regulations implement Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

Defra aims to have simplified the enforcement of the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) rules by April 2014.

Energy

• The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2012 SI 3005 (National Measurement Office)
  These Regulations make amendments to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations SI 2617 2010 and the Energy Information Regulations SI 1524 2011.