Prague, 17 May 2010
ANNUALand TRIANNUALreportingofdataandinformationregarding the Regulation No 850/2004 on POPs
Member State / Czech RepublicName and title of contact officer / 1) Mr Karel Bláha, Deputy Minister
2) Mrs Kateřina Šebková, Environmental Risks Department
3) Mr Jaromír Manhart, Environmental Damage Department
Full name of the institution / Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Mailing address / Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Section of the Technical Protection of the Environment
Vršovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Czech Republic
Telephone number / 1) +420 26712 2535
2) +420 26712 2599
3) +420 26712 2109
Fax number / 1) +420267 31 0329
2) +420267 31 0013
3) +420267 31 0305
E-mail address / 1)
2)
3)
Date of the report / 17. 05. 2010
REPORTING
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on POPs
(Annual period of 1/1/2009 to 31/12/2009)
(Triannual period of 1/1/2007 to 31/12/2009)
MEMBER STATE:
CZECH REPUBLIC
May 17, 2010
A- Annual report ONCONTROL ON PRODUCTION, PLACING ON THE MARKET (Article 12(2))
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Member State: Czech Republic
2. Name and title of contact officer:Karel Bláha
3. Full name of the institution:Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Section of the Technical Protection of the Environment
4. Mailing address:Vršovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Czech Republic
5. Telephone number:+420 26712 2535
6. Fax number:+420 267 31 0013
7. E-mail address:;
8. Date of the report (dd/month/yyyy): 17/05/2010
SECTION II: CONTROL ON PRODUCTION, PLACING ON THE MARKET
1. Production of substances listed under Annex I or IIto Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 (hereinafter "Annex I or II")
1.1. Year of the report:
1/1/2009 to 31/12/2009
1.2. Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been produced in your Member State during the period covered by this report?
No
1.2.1 If the answer to question 1.2 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding volume(s) produced (in kg).
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2. Placing on the market of substances listed under Annex I or II
2.1. Year of the report:
1/1/2009 to 31/12/2009
2.2. Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been placed on the market in your Member State or exported from your Member State during the period covered by this report?
No
2.2.1 If the answer to question 2.2 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding volume(s) exported and/or placed on the market (in kg). In case of export or import, please specify the exporting or importing country(ies).
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B- TRIAnnual report on the application of Regulation(EC) No 850/2004 (Articles 12(1) and 12(3)).
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Member State: Czech Republic
2. Name and title of contact officer:Karel Bláha
3. Full name of the institution:Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Section of the Technical Protection of the Environment
4. Mailing address:Vršovická 65, 100 10 Prague 10, Czech Republic
5. Telephone number:+420 26712 2535
6. Fax number:+420 267 31 0013
7. E-mail address:;
8. Date of the report (dd/month/yyyy): 17/05/2010
SECTION II: STOCKPILES
1. Are there in your Member Stateany notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of which is permitted?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance, specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its location and the measures taken to manage it.
PCB
Inventory period 1/1/2002 to 30/09/2009 according to the Act No. 185/2001 Coll. on Waste and other acts, as amended, and Decree No. 384/2001 Coll., on management of PCB.
PCB Results (equipment with both more than and less than 5 litres of liquid inside)
- 204 companies operate/own/manage/store equipment in/out of use containing PCB/may contain PCB
PCB, equipment containing PCB, PCB-waste
- 15 077 pieces with 9 171.0457 tonnes of PCB-liquids inside
- 7.026 tonnes of not-specified equipment containing PCB (total weight of waste)
Not-analyzed equipment waiting for analyzes(may contain PCB)
-8 359 pieces with 3219.03788 tonnes of liquids inside (may/may not contain PCB) not analyzed yet.
Description of PCB Results
This inventory is carried out in each of 14 regions of the Czech Republic.
204 companies operate, own, manage or store equipment containing PCB/may contain PCB, in TOTAL:
Equipment in the inventory23436
PCB-equipment 15077with PCB-liquid inside9 171.0457 tonnes
Equipment may contain PCB 8359may be PCB-liquid inside3219.03788 tonnes
PCB-transformers105with PCB-liquid inside302.809 tonnes
Transformers may contain PCB 1256may be PCB-liquid inside 2169.945 tonnes
Inventory contains also other equipment but mainly capacitors
PCB-capacitors (> 5 l)6022with PCB-liquid inside75.0693 tonnes Capacitors(> 5 l) may contain PCB 2790 may be PCB-liquid inside 30.1454tonnes
PCB-capacitors “small”(< 5 l)8946with PCB-liquid inside38.5674 tonnes
All locations and companies of above mentioned equipment are exactly known.
CONTAMINATED SITES POPs-INVENTORY PROJECT (based on the National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention and Regulation No 850/2004)
Inventory period NOV/2008 to DEC/2009 (I. PHASE) based on the Open Public Tender in the Czech Republic.
Compilation of basic data on existing contaminated sites and locations potentially consisting of, containing or contaminated with certain POPs chemicals and pesticides (subject to the inventory – Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Mirex, Toxaphene, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane), Chlordecone, Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs), Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), including Lindane, Hexabromobiphenyl (HBB)).
Project comprisesmainly available data collection. No waste, soil, water or ground water sampling and laboratory analyzes were carried out. Data obtained will subsequently become the part of the National Inventory of Contaminated Sites incl. proposal of the priority and the risk profile of each contaminated site.
Within the Project, any site contaminated with one or more above substances and with concentration >0.1 mg POPs/kgsoil or 0.1 μg POPs/l water is included if known or put on the list by various contaminated sources.
MAIN RESULTS OF THE CONTAMINATED SITES POPs-INVENTORY PROJECT
(I. PHASE)
- 774 contaminated or potentially contaminated sites and locations consistingof, containing or contaminated with certain POPs chemicals and pesticides was found
- those sites are contaminated, if known, with POPs of concentration >0.1 mg POPs/kgsoil or 0.1 μg POPs/l water
- 774 locations are of:
30 % former and closed municipal landfills sites
25 % of sites proposed as pesticides contaminated
23 % of industrial or enterprise areas, mostly abandoned
8 % electro energy supplying companies
4 % already closed industrial landfills
< 4 % military areas, mines, petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic
treatment of coal areas, and other contaminated sites
II. PHASE of the POPs CONTAMINATED SITES INVENTORY in the Czech Republic is currently in the process within the Open Public Tender for period SEP/2009 to DEC/2010. II. PHASE Project is dealing with “new”-POPs contaminated or potentially contaminated sites and locations and those locations that have not been completely described in the I. PHASE.
Data collected also based on the Act No. 356/2003 Coll., on chemical substances and chemical preparations, as amended.
2. Are there in your Member Stateany notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of which is not permitted?
No
2.1 If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance, specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its location and the measures taken to manage it.
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SECTION III: RELEASE REDUCTION, MINIMISATION AND ELIMINATION
1. Has your Member Statedeveloped an action plan on the substances listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 (hereinafter "Annex III") ?
Yes(PCDD/PCDF, HCB, PCB, PAH)
The part of:
-National Implementation Plan for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention in the Czech Republic – Government Decision No. 1572/2005 from 7.12.2005
- Act No. 25/2008 Coll., on the integrated register of pollution, data inventory into the register and other obligations, as amended
- Act. No. 86/2002 Coll., on the air protection, as amended
- Decree No. 205/2009 Coll., on monitoring the emissions from the stationary sources of air pollution and other obligations of the Act on air protection, as amended
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please specify why.
1.2. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have release data. For each specified substance, specify for which compartment (i.e., air, water, land) you have release data. For each specified compartment, give the release in g TEQ/year (WHO-TEF[1]2005)or in kg/year.
PCDD/PCDF, HCB, PCB, PAH and “others”.
The “others” are subject to reporting obligations of Article 7(2)(a)/(b) of Regulation No 166/2006concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register which are sent and reported regularly by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
Reports are available at:
2006
Emissions (kg/year) to AIRSOILWATER
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)0.06300
HCB000
PCB0.12300
PAH2518.359018
Off-site transfer (kg/year) inWASTE WATERWASTE
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)00.013
HCB0542000
PCB012517.354
PAH2051881.324
2007
Emissions (kg/year) to AIRSOILWATER
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)0.0583500
HCB000
PCB0.000800
PAH2540.027405.512
Off-site transfer (kg/year) inWASTE WATERWASTE
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)00.0226
HCB1.4489000
PCB01465.684
PAH140.411832.3
2008
Emissions (kg/year) to AIRSOILWATER
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)0.081100
HCB000
PCB006715.74
PAH2145.2628015.7
Off-site transfer (kg/year) inWASTE WATERWASTE
PCDD/PCDF(TEQ)00.01544
HCB1.2391006.19
PCB05897.531
PAH115.23905.1
Information sources:
2. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to identify sources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
2.1. If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
The measures are parts of the National Implementation Plan for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention in the Czech Republic.Other direct measures and obligation are included in national legislative documents implementing the European law:
Data particularly covered by the Act No. 25/2008 Coll., on the integrated register of pollution, data inventory into the register and other obligations, as amended
Government Regulation No. 145/2008 Coll., on the list of substances and thresholds for the integrated register of pollution, as amended
Regulation No 166/2006concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, as amended
Act. No. 86/2002 Coll., on the air protection, as amended
Government Regulation No. 615/2006 Coll., on the definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the management of other stationary sources of air pollution, as amended
Government Regulation No. 354/2002 Coll., onthe definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the incineration of wastes, as amended
Decree No. 205/2009 Coll., on monitoring the emissions from the stationary sources of air pollution and other obligations of the Act on air protection, as amended
Besides data reported into the integrated register of pollution (above 1.2) the Czech Republic - Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic - reports national emissions to the atmosphere of POPs included in Annex III of the CLRTAP POPs Protocol every year (by 15 February) (PCDD/F, PAHs, HCB, HCH, PCBs). Description of methodology is included in the Informative inventory report attached to the regular report.
Reports are available at:
3. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to characterisesources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
3.1. If the answer to question 3 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
Data particularly covered by the Act No. 25/2008 Coll., on the integrated register of pollution, data inventory into the register and other obligations, as amended
Government Regulation No. 145/2008 Coll., on the list of substances and thresholds for the integrated register of pollution, as amended
Regulation No 166/2006concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, as amended
Act. No. 86/2002 Coll., on the air protection, as amended
Government Regulation No. 615/2006 Coll., on the definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the management of other stationary sources of air pollution, as amended
Government Regulation No. 354/2002 Coll., on the definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the incineration of wastes, as amended
Decree No. 205/2009 Coll., on monitoring the emissions from the stationary sources of air pollution and other obligations of the Act on air protection, as amended
4. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to minimisesources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
4.1. If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
Data particularly covered by the Act No. 25/2008 Coll., on the integrated register of pollution, data inventory into the register and other obligations, as amended
Government Regulation No. 145/2008 Coll., on the list of substances and thresholds for the integrated register of pollution, as amended
Regulation No 166/2006concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, as amended
Act. No. 86/2002 Coll., on the air protection, as amended
Government Regulation No. 615/2006 Coll., on the definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the management of other stationary sources of air pollution, as amended
Government Regulation No. 354/2002 Coll., on the definition of emissions limits and other obligations for the incineration of wastes, as amended
Decree No. 205/2009 Coll., on monitoring the emissions from the stationary sources of air pollution and other obligations of the Act on air protection, as amended
SECTION IV: IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. Has your Member Statedeveloped a National Implementation Plan (NIP) in accordance withArticle 7 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
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1.2. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, indicate the date(s) on which it has been communicated to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, to the Commission and to the other Member States.
The Czech Republic transmitted its Implementation Plan to the Conference of the Parties on 8. 5. 2006 and inparallel to the Commission and to the other Member States via CIRCA system.
1.2.1. Did you give the public early and effective opportunities to participate in the development of your NIP?
Yes. There was more than 3 years opened discussion with the broad public.
1.2.1.1. If the answer to question 1.2.1 is "No", please explain why.
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1.2.1.2. If the answer to question 1.2.1 is "Yes", please describe briefly how.
During the process of preparation of the NIP there was the group of people, scientists, researchers, university teachers and NGOs members involved. All of them were asked to send their comments to 4 proposals of the NIP during 3 years preparation period. Final opened inter-ministerial discussion was also attended by representatives of NGOs.
The Government of the Czech Republic through the Government Regulation No. 1307 from 19 October 2009 was informed about the fulfilment of the short- and mid-term tasks and measures set in the NIP in September 2009. Based on that and currently discussed “new” POPs Regulation revision the NIP will be revised shortly.
SECTION V: MONITORING
1. Has your Member Stateestablished a monitoring programme on the presence of dioxins, furans and PCBs in the environment?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
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1.2.If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have monitoring data. For each specified substance and each monitoring programme, specify the period and objectives of the monitoring programme, the type of sampling point (e.g., hot spots, accidents, background situation), the geographical location, the analytical method applied, the compartments in which the substance was sampled, the values found (mean, median, maximum, minimum, number of samples) and how to access these data.
Data is collected every year as a fulfilling the obligations of the EU Directives and Regulations. Mainly the Integrated register of pollution and air protection databases are filled by data:
CR has very broad and long-term system of POPs monitoring – ambient air – active measurement as a part of EMEP; passive sampling national network, water, sediment, soil, biota and human monitoring. Another source of monitoring data is here:
SECTION VI: INFORMATION EXCHANGE
1. Has your Member Stateestablished an information exchange mechanism?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
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1.2.If the answer to question 1 is "Yes" and if the information exchange mechanism is not part of your NIP, please describe it.
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (
Centre is an independent department at Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, with its own research and development, educational programmes and expert activities within the field of environmental contamination. Centre focuses on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polar organic compounds, toxic metals and their species and natural toxins - cyanotoxins. Centre is formed by research divisions, service laboratories and technology-transfer centres:
-Environmental chemistry and modelling
-Ecotoxicology and risk assessment
-Trace laboratory
-Laboratory of data analyses
Joint Centres:
- National POPs Centre (NPOPsCTR; joint with Czech ministry of environment)
- Regional POPs Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (joint Centre with Stockholm convention / UNEP - nominated by Czech ministry of environment)
- National laboratory for cyanotoxins (joint laboratory with Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences)
2. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate awareness programmes with regard to persistent organic pollutants?
Yes
2.1. If the answer to question 2 is "No", please explain why.
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2.2.If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
Information brochure about RECETOX (celebrating 25 years in 2008):
3. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate the provision of public information with regards to persistent organic pollutants
Yes
3.1. If the answer to question 3 is "No", please explain why.
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3.2.If the answer to question 3 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
Through the Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) which serves also as a Regional POPs Centre of the Stockholm Convention for Central and Eastern Europe.
4. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate the training of workers, scientists, educators and technical and managerial personnel with regard to persistent organic pollutants?
Yes
4.1. If the answer to question 4 is "No", please explain why.
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4.2.If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
SECTION VII: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
1. Has your Member Stateprovided to other country(ies) technical and financial assistance to develop and strengthen their capacity to fully implement their obligation under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants ?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
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1.2. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please specify the country/ies and kind of assistance.
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment – RECETOX of Masaryk University inBrno through prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. organized in 2007 – 2009 “Summer Schools of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology”. Also this years is going to organized the on – 2010 (