Part II EU Funding for Environment Protection

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Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Environment
and Spatial Planning Seminar on Environment
Protection and EU Funding Skopje, 12 13 January
2009 Prof.dr.Boris CIZELJ
Part 2
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Part II EU Funding for Environment Protection
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EU Budget 2007-2013
U mrd EUR
UKUPNO 864,4 MRD EVR

• Države clanice direktno kontrolišu 76 budžeta EU
  putem kohezione i poljoprivredne politike
• 22 budžeta EU predstavljaju centralizovani
  komunitarni programi (istraživanje, obrazovanje,
  zdravlje, preduzetništvo, kultura,itd.)
• 2 budžeta je namenjeno trecim državama i za
  humanitarnu pomoc

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SISTEMI SU-FINANSIRANJA EU
PROGRAMI ZAJEDNICE 7.OP, CIP, LLL
STRUKTURNI FONDOVI (ERDF, ESF)
EU TENDERI
Decentralizirani Konkurentnost regiona
Centralizirani Konkurentnost EU Natjecaje
razpisuje EK Medunarodni konzorcij
Evropske institucije objavljuju tendere za nakup
usluga i robe za svoje potrebe
FINANCIRANJE PREKO NACIONALNE / REGIONALNE OBLASTI
Nacionalni prijavitelji
PREDUZECA / ORGANIZACIJE DOBAVLJAJU ROBU I USLUGE
KONACNI KORISTNICI PROJEKTI
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USPOREDBA PROGRAMA do 2006 i od 2007
Finansiranje 2006
Proracunske postavke 2007-2013
Finansiranje u 2007-2013
MEDA, TACIS CARDS PHARE ISPA, SAPARD
Instrument za susedstvo i partnerstvo, IPA,
Razvojna i ekonomska saradnja, Humanitarna
pomoc,
EU kao globalni partner
Kohezijski fond EIB, EIF Strukturni fondovi (ESF,
ERDF, FIFG, EAGGF)
Kohezijski fond, Strukturni fondovi (ESF,
ERDF) EIB, EIF (Interreg IV)
Kohezija za rast in zaposlenost
Iniciative zajednice
Politika o ribarstvu, LIFE , Zajednicka
poljoprivredna politika , Evropski poljuprivredni
fond za ruralni razvoj)
Prirodni resursi poljoprivreda, ruralni
razvoj, ribolov
CAP
LIFE
Kultura 2007, Omladina u akciji, Mediji 2007,
Pravda, Sigurnost, Gradani za Evropu Program za
zdravlje i zaštitu potrošaca
Kultura, Media, Omladina, Fiscalis
Gradani, sloboda, bezbednost i pravda
Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci eTEN, IEE, 6.OP,
Preduzetništvo i MSP
7. Okvirni program za izstraživanje, Program za
doživotno ucenje Program za konkurentnost in
inovativnost (CIP)
Konkurentnost za rast in zaposlenost
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Participation of Western Balkan Countries in
Community Programmes
Community Programme  (and period covered) Community Programme  (and period covered) Croatia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina       Montenegro
7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) 7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2013) As of 1.1.07 (MoU signed 13.6.2007 As of 1.1.07 (MoU signed 13.6.2007) As of 1.1.09 (MoU signed) As of 1.1.08 (MoU signed 25.1.2008)
Competitiveness and Innovation (2007-2013) Intelligent Energy-Europe As of 1.1.07 (MoU signed 25.9.2007)
Competitiveness and Innovation (2007-2013) Entrepreneurship and Innovation As of 1.1.2008 (MoU signed on 9.10.2007) As of 1.1.07 (MoU signed 18.10.07) MoU signed on 3.3.2008
Competitiveness and Innovation (2007-2013) ICT Policy Support As of 1.1.2008 (MoU signed on 25.10.2007)
Media 2007 (2007-2013) Media 2007 (2007-2013) MoU signed on 17/03/08
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Community Programme  (and period covered) Croatia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro
Progress Community programme for employment and social solidarity (2007-13) As of 1.1.208 (MoU signed on 16.8.2007) As of 1.1.2007 (MoU signed 6.12.2007)
Lifelong learning Envisaged for 2009 or 2010 Envisaged for 2009 or 2010
Youth in Action Envisaged for 2009 or 2010 Envisaged for 2009 or 2010
Culture ( 2007-2013) As of 1.1. 07 (MoU signed 4.5.2007) As of 1.1.2008 (Exchange of letters completed on 14.1.2008)
Erasmus Mundus Envisaged for 2009 or 2010
Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows Eligible Eligible Eligible Eligible
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Community Programme  (and period covered) Croatia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina   Montenegro
Europe for Citizens (2007- 2013) As of 2008 (MoU signed 25.9.2007)
Fiscalis 2007- 2013 As of 28.8.2006 (MoU signed on same day) MoU signed 1.9.2008
Customs 2007- 2013 As of 28.8.2006 (MoU signed same day MoU signed 1.9.2008
Marco Polo II Mou signed
Interoperable Delivery of European e-Government services to Administrations, Business and Citizens (IDABC) (2005-2009) As of 1.1.2007 (MoU signed on 26.10.2006)
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The TAIEX Instrument
Beneficiary Groups Central Administrations Parlia
ment Judiciary/Law Enforcement Regional/Local
Authorities Private Sector Associations Social
Partners

• TAIEX assistance we mainly refer to the
  legislation adopted pursuant to the Treaties,
  particularly in the form of
• Directives
• Regulations
• Decisions

Activities Seminars/Workshops Expert
Missions Study Visits Peer-based Advisory
Missions Documentation
How to apply Application forms available via
the web-site http//taiex.ec.europa.eu/ Letter,
fax, e-mail (under the condition that the basic
information requested in the application form is
provided
http//taiex.ec.europa.eu
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Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)

• The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
  (IPA) is a new instrument for pre-accession
  assistance for the period 2007-2013, which on 1
  January 2007 replaced programmes CARDS, Phare,
  ISPA and SAPARD.
• Established by the EU Council Regulation
  1085/2006 and its financial value for the period
  of seven years amounts to EUR 11,468 million.
• The main objectives include assistance to
  candidate countries and to countries potential
  candidates in their harmonisation with and
  implementation of the acquis communautaire as
  well as in preparing for the use of the
  Structural Funds.

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Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)

• This unique instrument differentiates between two
  groups of countries
• countries having the status of potential
  candidates for the Union membership (Albania,
  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia)
• countries having the candidate status for the
  European Union membership (Croatia,Macedonia,
  Turkey).
• Consists of the five components
• Support for transition and institution building
  (all)
• Cross-border cooperation (all)
• Regional development (candidates only)
• Human resources development (candidates only)
• Rural development ( candidates only)

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IPA - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance

• CILJ pružanju podrške zemljama kandidatima za
  clanstvo u EU, kao i potencijalnim kandidatima za
  clanstvo u EU.
• AKTIVNOSTI
• Pomoc tranziciji i izgradnja institucija
• Prekogranicna saradnja
• Regionalni razvoj
• Razvoj ljudskih resursa
• Ruralni razvoj
• BUDŽET 11,468 mrd EUR za 6 godina.
• PARTNERI Kandidati (Hrvatska, Makedonija,
  Turska) koriste svih 5 komponenta, potencialni
  kandidati (Srbija, BIH, CG, Albanija) koriste
  prve dvije komponente
• KONTAKT http//ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.
  htm

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IPA 2007-2013
Million
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IPA ( 2008-2010) Macedonia

• EU Assistance shall help Macedonia to prepare for
  participation in the Communitys cohesion and
  rural development through IPA components III-V.
• Support under component III (Regional
  development) is in early years concentrated on
  the transport and environement sector.
• ?
• Priorities in the environement sector
• Introducing waste water collection and treatment
  system
• Introduction of an integrated waste management
  system
• Meeting EU Requirments.

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IPA - Macedonia
Funds for environment (2007-2009) 10,15 mio EUR
75 IPA co-funding
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MONTENEGRO and IPA ( 2008-2010)

• Areas of support in the field of environment
• Introducing and enforcing key environmental
  legislation, including on environemntal impact
  assessment,
• Supporting strategic planning and capacity
  building,
• Supporting investments in the areas of waste
  water, solid waste, air pollution and nature
  protection,
• Implementing awarness raising

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FP7 - Cooperation
Out of 32.4 billion EUR in FP7 Cooperation
programme the Energy component s share amounts
to 1.9 billion EUR
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7th Framework programme
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FP7 - Cooperation Environment

• OBJECTIVES promotion of environmental research,
  development of new technologies, tools and
  services - addressing global environmental issues
• ACTIVITIES
• predicting climate, ecological, earth and ocean
  systems changes
• tools and technologies for monitoring, prevention
  and mitigation of environmental pressures and
  risks including on health
• sustainability of the natural and man-made
  environment
• ELIGIBLE PARTNERS research institutions,
  universities, business, SMEs, regional
  authorities from EU, Norway, Island, Candidates,
  potential Candidates, Israel and third countries
• BUDGET 1.9 billion EUR for 2007-2013
• CONTACT CORDIS FP7 http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
  environment/home_en.html

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FP7 - Kapacities Regions of Knowledge

• CILJ projekti za povezivanje znanstveno-istraživa
  ckih institucija i lokalnih preduzeca putem
  pojedinacnih projekata, u okviru regionalnog
  razvoja
• AKTIVNOSTI
• stimulisanje regionalnih ili preko-granicnih
  klastera i regionalno povezivanje klastera
• "Mentorstvo" razvijenih regiona regionima sa
  slabijim istraživackim potencijalom, sa
  stvaranjem istraživackih klastera
• Stimulisanje ukljucivanja istraživaca i
  istraživackih organizacija u razvoj regiona
• PARTNERI regionalne oblasti, regionalne agencije
  za razvoj, univerzitete, istraživacke
  organizacije, industriju i, u slucaju da postoji
  transfer tehnologije, finansijske organizacije i
  civilna udruženja
• BUDŽET 126 miliona EVR u razdoblju 2007-2013

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Success rates in FP7 by country, 2007
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Concluded calls in FP7 in 2007
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LIFE programme

• http//ec.europa.eu/life

http//ec.europa.eu/life
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LIFE and LIFE

• LIFE is the EUs financial instrument supporting
  environmental and nature conservation projects
  throughout the EU, as well as in some candidate,
  acceding and neighbouring countries.
• Since 1992, LIFE has co-financed some 2,750
  projects, contributing approximately 1.35
  billion to the protection of the environment.
• The LIFE programme (2007-2013) follows on from
  the LIFE III programme (2000-2006).

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LIFE (2007-2013)

• LIFE is the new Financial Instrument for the
  Environment, entering into force with the
  publication of the Regulation in the OJ L149 of 9
  June 2007
• OBJECTIVE implementing, updating and developing
  Community environmental policy and legislation
• 3 COMPONENTS
• LIFE Nature and Biodiversity
• LIFE Environment Policy and Governance
• LIFE Information and Communication
• BUDGET 2.143 billion for the period 2007-2013
• 78 of LIFE for the co-financing of project
  action grant, of which at least 50 for nature
  and biodiversity projects
• ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS EU-27 member states at
  present, with possibility of participation of
  thirds countries

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LIFE Nature and Biodiversity

• LIFE Nature demonstration of best-practice
  projects for implementing the objectives of the
  EU Birds directive 79/409/EEC and of the EU
  Habitats directive 92/43/EEC, including the
  Natura 2000 network of sites
• Focuses on
• sustainable long-term investments in Natura 2000
  sites
• conservation actions for species targeted by the
  Birds and Habitats directives
• projects must demonstrate best practice
• LIFE Biodiversity demonstration of innovative
  projects for implementing certain objectives of
  the Commission Communication COM (2006) 216 final
  on halting the loss of biodiversity
• Focuses on
• demonstrating innovation" measures for enhancing
  biodiversity in both terrestrial and marine
  areas, without regard to the Natura 2000 status

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LIFE Environmental Policy and Governance

• Contributes to
• Development of innovative policy approaches,
  technologies, methods and instruments
• The knowledge base as regards environment policy
  and legislation
• Monitoring of environmental pressures including
  forests and environmental interactions
• The implementation of Community environmental
  policy
• Priority objectives climate change, water, air,
  soil, urban environment, noise, chemicals,
  environment and health, waste and natural
  resources, forests, innovation, strategic
  approaches
• Type of project innovative solutions with public
  dimension
• Type of beneficiary Public, NGOs and commercial,
  but participation of public authorities at
  regional or local level is in particular
  encouraged
• Co-financing rate for projects is 50 (maximum)

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LIFE Information and Communication

• Aims at
• Implementing communication and awareness raising
  campaigns on environmental, nature protection or
  biodiversity conservation issues
• Awareness raising for forest fire prevention
• Special training for agents involved in forest
  fire prevention
• Focuses on
• Ensuring regular and effective information flow
  to provide the basis for policy decisions on the
  environment, and to provide accessible
  information to citizens on the state and trends
  of the environment
• Priority area of action
• Disseminating information, raising awareness and
  develop specific skills on environmental issues,
  including forest fire prevention
• Co-financing for projects 50 (maximum)

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LIFE System of Implementation

• Commission organises annual call for proposals,
  selects, revises and monitors projects, makes
  payments with help of
• (a) external experts for the selection and
  revision of proposals
• (b) external monitoring teams for monitoring of
  ongoing projects
• Member States
• (a) forward all project proposals to the
  Commission
• (b) set national priorities and objectives (from
  2008 onwards)
• (c) prepare comments on proposals (in particular
  in relation to national annual priorities)

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LIFE Who can apply for funding?

• LIFE will co-finance innovative environmental
  schemes and biodiversity projects in the
  countries of the EU. The programme shall be open
  to the participation of certain third countries.
• The programme is open to all legal persons
  including NGOs, National Authorities, private
  companies etc.
• All projects have to be submitted to the national
  contact points

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LIFE in Slovenia

• 4,471,481 have been allocated for Slovenia in
  2008
• 16 project were submitted for financing in 2007,
  out of those
• ?
• only 2 have been selected and co-financed
  under LIFE programe in 2007

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LIFE Nature programme in Slovenia (1992-2006)

• Life Nature programme co-financed 9 projects in
  Slovenia between 1992-2006
• Total investment of the projects was 6.7 of
  which 3.9 contributed by the European
  Communities.
• In Slovenia, 23 of the total land area is
  designated for the protection of birds, while
  31.4 is designated for rare species and habitats
  
• An example of the project AQUALUTRA
  Conservation of otter population (Lutra lutra)
  in Goricko

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EXAMPLE- Project AQUALUTRA

• Objective Conservation of a viable population
  of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the Goricko
  Nature Park
• ?
• Restoration and preservation of its habitats(
  migrating corridors)
• Detailed survey of the otter population
• Creation of underpasses for the otter under
  bridges, replanting vegetation along streams
• Raising public awarness visitor centre,
  information points and education path

• Duration
• 1/11/2004- 31/10/2008
• Budget 1.050.780 - of which
• 456.244 contributed the EU

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Best
LIFE-Environment Projects
2007-2008

• Few examples of Best of the Best in EU 25
• RETOXMET (Hungary)Removal of toxic heavy metals
  from waste water by special yeast produced by
  bioconversion on food by products - an integrated
  solution for wastewater treatment. More info
  http//www.retoxmet.hu/
• ART (Sweden)Advanced Reactor Technology for
  Sustainable Production in the Chemical
  Industry.More infohttp//www.alfalaval.com/Pages/
  default.aspx
• DIONYSOS (Greece)Development of an economically
  viable process for the integrated management via
  utilization of winemaking industry waste
  production of high added value natural products
  and organic fertilizer. More info
  http//www.pharm.uoa.gr/dionysos/index.htm

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LIFE Participation of third countries

• Future participation of following third countries
  is possible if supplementary appropriations are
  received
• EFTA States which are members of European
  Environment Agency
• Candidate countries for accession to the EU
• Western Balkans countries included in the
  Stabilisation and Association Process

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LIFE Opportunity for Macedonia

• If interested, third countries need to sign a
  memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the
  European Commission
• Obligatory co-financing of the projects
• Current situation there has already been an
  inquiry from Republic of Macedonia, but
  apparently no further action ?
• Next call for LIFE proposals
• - to be published in May
  2009 (expected)
• - deadline for
  submission October 2009 (expected)
• Key contact
• Mr Joaquim Capitão, Deputy Head LIFE Unit,
  
• Environment Directorate General,
• European Commission

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LIFE Lessons learned (1)

• Average resources allocated by EU per project 1
  million (rather limited funding level)
• Duration of the project normaly 2-5 years
• Maximum co-financing 50 (exceptionally 75)
• Payments one or two pre-installments and one
  final installment
• One call per year.

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LIFE Lessons learned (2)

• General reasons for failures of LIFE project
  submissions
• Insufficient preparations, unrealistic planning,
  lack of understanding of responsibility and rules
  of the programme, no alternative plan
• Unclear roles of participants, inadequate
  commitment, goals/activities not achievable in
  the agreed time framework /budget

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LIFE Application Procedure

• Send proposals to your national authority
  (Ministry of environement) next deadline
  expected in October 2009
• Your national authority will then send proposals
  to the Commission
• Eligibility, evaluation and revision done by the
  EC
• Signing of grant agreements
• Start of the project

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LIFE Participants on the project (1)

• One beneficiary to coordinate the project
  (legally and financially responsible). Main
  contact point with the Commission.
• Not obligatory project partners may be involved
  in the project where they add value. They have to
  cooperate tehnically and financially.

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LIFE Participants on the projects (2)

• All final beneficiaries need to ensure
  reasonable financial contribution to the
  project budget
• Where public bodies act as coordinaters and/or
  project parters, the total sum of their financial
  contribution must exceeds (at least 2) the sum
  of the total amount of salaries of the employees,
  colaborating on the project

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CIP - Intelligent Energy Europe

• OBJECTIVE
• Energy efficiency and rational use of resources
  (SAVE)
• New and renewable energy resources (ALTENER)
• Energy in transport (STEER) to promote energy
  efficiency and the use of new and renewable
  energies sources in transport
• ACTIVITIES
• strategic studies, monitoring of market
  developments
• creation, enlargement or reorganisation of
  structures and instruments for sustainable energy
  development
• promotion of sustainable energy systems and
  equipment in order to further accelerate their
  penetration of the market and stimulate
  investment
• development of information, education and
  training structures
• implementation and the impact of ec legislation
• BUDGET 737 mio EUR (2007-2013)
• ELIGIBLE PARTNERS EU-27, EEA, Croatia, Serbia,
  Macedonia and Montenegro
• KONTAKT http//ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/in
  dex_en.html

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Intelligent Energy Europe (A Project Case)

• BioEnerGIS - GIS-based decision support system
  aimed at a sustainable energetic exploitation of
  biomass at regional level
• BioEnerGIS intends to provide an instrument
  helping decision makers to plan, on a regional
  scale, a sustainable exploitation of biomass.
• A GIS-based decision support system will be
  developed, locating the most suitable sites for
  biomass plants installation, in terms of
  energetic, environmental and economic
  sustainability.
• Four regional case study areas Lombardia,
  Walloon, Slovenia and North Ireland.
• Budget 1.5 mio EUR in three years, 75 EU
  co-financing

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CIP - Eco-Innovation (1)

• OBJECTIVES to bridge the gap between research
  development and the market place for eco-friendly
  products, technologies, services, processes and
  management methods across Europe
• ACTIVITIES Innovative, environmental-friendly
  projects in the area of materials recycling,
  sustainable buildings, food drink industrial
  processes, green business smart purchasing.
• BUDGET 430 mio EUR (2007-2013)
• ELIGIBLE PARTNERS all legal persons from
  eligible countries priority SMEs
• CONTACT http//ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/ecoi
  nnovation/

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Eco-innovation (2)

• Financial instruments (in particular support to
  investment funds active in eco-innovation) with
  an indicative budget of 228 million
  (2007-2013),
• Networks of national and regional actors, with an
  indicative budget of 10 million (2007-2013)
• Pilot and market replication projects, with an
  indicative budget of 195 million (2007-2013).

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Pilot and Market replication projects195
million (2008-2013)
Support the first applications and market uptake
of innovative technologies and practices. Aim
at bridging the gap between Research
Development and commercialisation - cover market
oriented activities, with a strong emphasis on
SMEs. To be run by the EACI in close
cooperation with DG Environment.
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CIP - Future Calls

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)
  Eco-Innovation next April 2009 expected deadline
  September 2009 (30 mil. Euro), more than 40
  project will be approved.
• Information Communication Technologies - Policy
  Support Programme (ICT PSP) - January 2009 -
  deadline 02/06/09 for 107 mil. Euro.
• Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) - January 2009
  till June 2009 for 40 mil. Euro
• See our RIBN EU funding Roadmap
• http//www.ribn.eu/private/EU_Funding.wlgt

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Portals Info Systems on EU Funding fondova (1)

• Your Europe http//ec.europa.eu/youreurope/
• CORDIS http//cordis.europa.eu/
• EUREKA http//www.eureka.be/home.do
• TechWeb http//ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/i
  ndex_en.cfm
• The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
  Programme (CIP) http//ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.h
  tm
• EU funding for SMEs http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise
  /sme/funding_en.htm
• RIBN Research, Innovation and Business Network
• http//www.ribn.eu/public
• Welcome Europe http//www.welcomeurope.com/default
  .asp
• Grants of the European Union http//ec.europa.eu/g
  rants/index_en.htmecon

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Portals Info Systems on EU Funding (2)

• The Seventh Framework Programme
  http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
• Life http//europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28021.
  htm
• Marie Curie Actions http//cordis.europa.eu/mariec
  urie-actions/
• DG for Enterprise and Industry http//ec.europa.eu
  /enterprise/
• European Investment Fund http//www.eif.org/
• JEREMIE http//ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funds/
  2007/jjj/jeremie_en.htm
• eContentplus http//ec.europa.eu/information_socie
  ty/activities/econtentplus/index_en.htm

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Select Readings - 1

• Legal Aspects of EU Energy Regulation
  Implementing the New Directives on Electricity
  and Gas Across Europe, edited by Peter Cameron.
  Oxford Oxford University Press, 2005, 630 pp.,
  125 hb. ISBN 0199279632
• Law of Energy for Sustainable Development, edited
  by Adrian J. Bradbrook, Rosemary Lyster, Richard
  L. Ottinger, and Wang Xi. Cambridge Cambridge
  University Press, 2005, xi 618 pp., 75 hb.
  ISBN 0521845254
• Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws, edited by
  Richard L. Ottinger, Nicholas Robinson, and
  Victor Tafur. Cambridge Cambridge University
  Press, 2005, xii 595 pp., 75 hb. ISBN
  0521845262
• A. Baranzini and P. Thalmann (eds.), Voluntary
  Approaches in Climate Policy (Cheltenham Edward
  Elgar Publishing, 2005), 328 pp., 65 hb. ISBN
  1843763222
• P. Cameron (ed.), Legal Aspects of EU Energy
  Regulation Implementing the New Directives on
  Electricity and Gas Across Europe (Oxford Oxford
  University Press, 2005), 630 pp. 125 hb. ISBN
  0199279632
• B. Hansjurgens (ed.), Emissions Trading for
  Climate Policy US and European Perspectives
  (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2005),
  264 pp., 48 hb. ISBN 0521848725

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Select Readings - 2

• A. Michaelow and S. Butzengeiger (eds.), EU
  Emissions Trading Scheme A Special Issue of the
  Climate Policy Journal (London Earthscan, 2005),
  144 pp., 24.95 pb. ISBN 184407238X
• R. L. Ottinger, A. J. Bradbrook, R. Lyster, and
  W. Xi (eds.) IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
  Research Studies The Law of Energy for
  Sustainable Development (Cambridge Cambridge
  University Press, 2005), 630 pp., 75 hb. ISBN
  0521845254
• R. Ottinger, N. Robinson, and V. Tafur (eds.),
  IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research
  Studies Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws
  (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2005).
  608 pp., 75 hb. ISBN 0521845262
• L. Glowka, Law and Modern Biotechnology Selected
  Issues of Relevance to Food and Agriculture
  (Rome Food and Agriculture Organization, 2003)
  192 pp., 24 pb. ISBN 9251049726
• O. Mills, Biotechnological Inventions Moral
  Restraints and Patent Law (Aldershot Ashgate
  2005), 322 pp., 55 hb. ISBN 075462420X
• I. Bailey, New Environmental Policy Instruments
  in the European Union Politics, Economics, and
  the Implementation of the Packaging Waste
  Directive (Aldershot Ashgate, 2003), 233 pp.,
  52.50 hb. ISBN 0754608883
• P. Riley, Nuclear Waste Law, Policy and
  Pragmatism (Aldershot Ashgate, 2004), 324 pp.,
  55 hb. ISBN 0754623181

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Select Readings - 3

• L. Boisson de Chazournes and S. M. A. Salman
  (eds.), Water Resources and International Law/Les
  ressources en eau et le droit international
  (Bilingual) (Leiden Brill Academic Publishers,
  2005), 822 pp., 244 hb. ISBN 9004137025
• S. Burchi and K. Mechlem, Groundwater in
  International Law Compilation of Treates and
  Other Legal Instruments (Rome Food and
  Agriculture Organization, 2005), 584 pp., 30 pb.
  ISBN 925105231X
• A. Gillespie, Whaling Diplomacy Defining Issues
  in International Environmental Law (Cheltenham
  Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005), 544 pp. 95 hb.
  ISBN 1845421078
• S. Marr, The Precautionary Principle in the Law
  of the Sea Modern Decision Making in
  International Law (Leiden Brill Academic
  Publishers, 2004), 266 pp., 91 hb. ISBN
  9041120157
• E.B. Weiss, L. Boisson de Chazournes, and N.
  Bernasconi-Osterwalder (eds.), Fresh Water and
  International Economic Law (Oxford Oxford
  University Press, 2005), 492 pp., 70 hb. ISBN
  0199274673
• H. Kranenborg and W. Voermans, Access to
  Information in the European Union A Comparative
  Analysis of EC and Member State Legislation
  (Groningen Europa Law Publishing, 2005), 129
  pp., 36 pb. ISBN 9076871469

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• N. de Sadeleer, G. Roller and M. Dross (eds.),
  Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and
  the Role of NGOs Empirical Findings and Legal
  Appraisal (Groningen Europa Law Publishing,
  2005), 228 pp., 62 hb. ISBN 9076871280
• P.A. U. Ali and K. Yano, Eco-Finance The Legal
  Design and Regulation of Market-Based
  Environmental Instruments (The Hague Kluwer Law
  International, 2004), 197 pp., 85 hb. ISBN
  9041123105
• J.J. Kirton and M.J. Trebilock (eds.) Hard
  Choices, Soft Law (Aldershot Ashgate, 2004), 390
  pp., 55 hb. ISBN 0754609669
• G. Edmond (ed.), Expertise in Regulation and Law
  (Aldershot Ashgate, 2004), 285 pp., 55 hb. ISBN
  0754624013
• C.R. Sunstein, Risk and Reason Safety, Law, and
  the Environment (Cambridge Cambridge University
  Press, 2004), 342 pp., 15.99 pb, 25 hb. ISBN
  0521016258 pb, and 0521791995 hb
• M.C Cordonier Segger and A. Khalfan, Sustainable
  Development Law Principles, Practices, and
  Prospects (Oxford Oxford University Press,
  2004), 490 pp., 30 pb, 75 hd. ISBN 0199276714
  pb, and 0199276706 hb
• M. Faure and G. Skogh, Economic Analysis of
  Environmental Policy and Law An Introduction
  (Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing 2005), 368
  pp., 35 pb, 65 hb. ISBN 1845422929 pb, and
  184376234X hb

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Select Readings - 5

• L. Bergkamp, European Community Law for the New
  Economy (Antwerp Inter sentia, 2003), 750 pp.,
  149 hb. ISBN 9050952291
• C.F. Bergstrom, Comitology, Delegation of Powers
  in the European Union and the Committee System
  (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2005), 370 pp.
  50 hb. ISBN 0199280010
• W.W. Buunk, Discovering the Locus of European
  Integration The Contribution of Planning to
  European Governance in the Cases of Structural
  Fund Programmes, Trans-European Networks, Natura
  2000 and Agri-Environmental Measures (Delft
  Eburon, 2003), 390 pp., 29.50 pb. ISBN
  9051669941
• P.G.G. Davies, European Union Environmental Law
  An Introduction to Key Selected Issues
  (Aldershot Ashgate, 2004), 325 pp., 60 hb. ISBN
  1855215829
• T. Hayward, Constitutional Environmental Rights
  (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2004), 248 pp.,
  19.99 pb, 50 hb. ISBN 0199278687 pb, and
  0199278679 hb
• C. Holtwisch, T. Fajardo del Castillo, and T.
  Ticha (eds.), Strengthening European
  Environmental Law in an Enlarged Union (Aachen
  Shaker Verlag, 2004), 258 pp., 39.80 pb. ISBN
  3832228519
• A. Jordan, Environmental Policy in the European
  Union, 2nd edn. (London Earthscan, 2005), 384
  pp., 22.95 pb, 80 hb. ISBN 1844071588 pb, and
  184407157X hb

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Select Readings - 6

• A. Jordan and D. Liefferink (eds.), Environmental
  Policy in Europe The Europeanization of National
  Environmental Policy (London/New York, NY
  Routledge, 2004), 251 pp., 70 hb. ISBN
  0415339413
• M. Lee, EU Environmental Law Challenges, Change
  and Decision-Making (Oxford . Portland, OR Hart
  Publishing, 2005), 256 pp., 25 pb. ISBN
  1841134104
• E. Louka, Conflicting Integration The
  Environmental Law of the European Union (Antwerp
  Intersentia, 2004), 303 pp., 75 hb. ISBN
  9050953603
• R. Macrory with I. Havercroft and R. Purdy
  (eds.), Principles of European Environmental Law
  (Groningen Europa Law Publishing, 2004), 256
  pp., 40 pb. ISBN 9076871264
• S. Prechal, Directives in EC Law, 2nd rev. edn
  (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2005, 383 pp.,
  95 hb. ISBN 0198268327
• N. de Sadeleer, Environmental Principles From
  Political Slogans to Legal Rules (Oxford Oxford
  University Press, 2005), 482 pp. 27.50 pb. ISBN
  0199280924
• L. Senden, Soft Law in European Community Law
  (Oxford/Portland, OR Hart Publishing, 2004), 530
  pp., 60 hb. ISBN 1841134325
• E. Versluis, Enforcement Matters Enforcement and
  Compliance of European Directives in Four Member
  States (Delft Eburon, 2003), 353 pp., 32.50 pb.
  ISBN 9051669720

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• S. Wolf and N. Stanley, Wolf Stanley Wolf and
  Stanley on Environmental Law, 4th edn. (London
  Cavendish Publishing, 2003), 496 pp., 29.95 pb.
  ISBN 1859418325
• P. Cullet and A. Gowlland-Gualtieri (eds.), Key
  Materials in International Environmental Law
  (Aldershot Ashgate, 2004), 666 pp., 70 hb. ISBN
  0754624161
• R.J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law
  (Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press, 2004),
  318 pp., 35 hb. ISBN 0226470377
• A. Palmer and C. A. R. Robb (eds.), International
  Environmental Law Reports, Volume 4,
  International Environmental Law in National
  Courts (Cambridge Cambridge University Press,
  2005), 640 pp., 50 pb, 95 hb. ISBN 0521659655
  pb, and 0521650372
• P.M. Pevato (ed.), International Environmental
  Law Volumes I and II (Aldershot Ashgate, 2003),
  780 pp., 175 hb. ISBN 0754622398
• P. Sands, Principles of International
  Environmental Law, 2nd edn. (Cambridge Cambridge
  University Press, 2003), 1116 pp., 40 pb, 110
  hb. ISBN 0521521068, and 0521832667 hb
• P. Sands and P. Galizzi (eds.), Documents in
  International Environmental Law, rev. edn.
  (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2004),
  1380 pp., 70 pb, 140 hb. ISBN 0521540305 pb,
  and 0521832667hb

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• The Yearbook of European Environmental Law
  (Vol.5), edited by T.F.M Etty and H. Somsen
  (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2005), 600 pp.,
  125, ISBN 0199278784
• The Yearbook of International Environmental Law
  (Vol. 14 2003), edited by G. Ulfstein and J.
  Werksman (Oxford Oxford University Press, 2004),
  954 pp., 125, ISBN 0199274703
• Journal of International Biotechnology Law,
  edited by T.M Spranger et al (Berling.New York,
  NY De Gruyter Recht), (2004) vol. 1. ISSN
  16126068 print, 16126076 online. Annual
  subscriptions (6 issues) 388 (print/online
  only), or 408 (print and online). Bound volume
  418.