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Roadmaps for EU approximation in the environmental and
climate action fields
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
(Ministry/MENRP), in co-operation with an EU-funded project, has developed precise
Road Maps for the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA) in
the fields of environment and climate action. These roadmaps enable the Ministry to
implement legal approximation, policy making and similar activities in line with the
specific requirements of the environment and climate action chapters of the AA and
their Annexes as well as all relevant provisions of the DCFTA part.
The roadmaps address implementation activities which go beyond policy and
legislation making only in those cases where they are explicitly required by the AA or
DCFTA (such as data collection for inventories, preparatory field work or awareness
raising measures). The roadmaps also cover some actions, which are not directly
required by the AA, but will be very useful for the implementation of the agreement.
Naturally, the drafting of legislation, concepts, plans and programmes should be
followed by numerous practical activities, which require large investments (such as
the establishment of monitoring stations and realisation of monitoring or the setting
up of a waste recycling infrastructure). Such actions have not been addressed in the
roadmaps as this would overstretch the purpose and scope of these roadmaps.
Significant parts of such non-administrative implementing actions will not be the
tasks of the Ministry, but either of other governmental institutions, municipalities or
the private sector.
Nine sector-specific roadmaps have been produced in accordance with the structure
of the AA, namely on:
(1) Environmental governance;
(2) Air quality protection;
(3) Water quality and water resources management (including marine environment
but excluding drinking water);
(4) Waste management;
(5) Nature protection (including Genetically Modified Organisms - GMO), species
trading and fisheries policy);
(6) Industrial pollution and industrial hazards;
(7) Chemicals management;
(8) Climate action (which includes Ozone Depleting Substances - ODS);
(9) Forestry1.
1
Design of the Roadmaps
The roadmaps have been produced in excel Format. The 14 columns of the roadmaps
were proposed by the project team and agreed upon with the MENRP. The use of
these columns shall be explained briefly.
1
Although there is no separate chapter on Forestry, DCFTA requires a number of actions from the
country to ensure sustainable forestry practice in Georgia
1
1.1
Identification of activities, types of activity (columns 1-3)
For all nine sectors AA / DCFTA relevant activities have been identified by the project
team together with competent staff from all units, services and departments in the
MENRP. Subordinated bodies to the Ministry, such as the National Environmental
Agency (NEA), the Environmental Information and Education Centre (EIEC), the
Agency for Protected Areas (APA) and the National Forestry Agency (NFA)
participated in this process.
Only main activities have been taken up in the roadmaps, meaning that many of the
activities listed will consist of sub-activities which are not explicitly mentioned. For
instance, the making of legislation usually requires sub-activities such as gap and
needs analysis, concept development, stakeholder participation, regulatory impact
assessments, development of Tables of Concordance, to name just a few – no such
actions are mentioned in the roadmaps. However, it is expected, that based on the
roadmaps or within related projects, more detailed working plans are elaborated by
responsible staff per roadmap activity in due time.
All activities have been numbered in accordance with the sector roadmap, i.e. for
environmental governance all activities start with “1....” whilst for waste they are
numbered “4....”.
Given the requirements from the AA / DCFTA and the complexity / variety of
measures to be taken, the total number of activities differs considerably from just 6
(on chemicals) to 27 (on water management). 127 activities have been identified in
the roadmaps altogether.
In column 3 the type of each activity is indicated to see at first glance what an activity
is all about.
1.2
Reason for activity (column 4)
In the 4th column on “reason for activity” a short justification for each activity is given,
in most cases by precise reference to the relevant provision from the DCFTA or the
AA / its Annex. The terms “DCFTA” and “AA Annex” are highlighted for visibility
reasons. In some cases the justification for an activity is primarily a national
requirement, which often contributes to the implementation of legal obligations
under the AA (for instance certain sub-legislation in the waste roadmap).
1.3
Deadline for an activity (column 5)
The AA environmental Annex establishes for most activities a timeline stating within
how many years after the entry into force of the AA an activity shall be implemented.
The provisional application of most provisions of the Association Agreement including DCFTA started from 1 September 2014 (see Article 431 AA) and all timelines
are counted from that date. The DCFTA part of the agreement does not set similar
timelines. Whenever there exists a firm deadline for implementation of an activity
either from AA or from other national sources, such deadline is emphasized in bold.
1.4
Start of an activity / duration (columns 6-7)
Columns 6 and 7 estimate (or in case of ongoing activities: describe) the intended
starting of an activity and its expected duration. The duration is either based on the
experts’ experience or on given timelines (e.g. specific project duration or a timeline
set in column 5).
2
1.5
Results and interim indicators (columns 8-10)
In column 10 the overall result / output of an activity is outlined and in columns 8
and 9 concrete interim results that can serve as indicators of achievement are
highlighted. In many cases concrete months have been stated for the envisaged
achievement of interim-indicators and final results. It is important to note that for all
activities that concern law making, the adoption / publication of a law or a by-law
which is approximated to EU requirements is the final result – although subsequently
every legal act needs to be implemented and enforced in daily practice, of course.
1.6
Responsible unit / department (column 11)
Column 11 states which department or unit within the MENRP or its subordinated
bodies shall take the leading role in the implementation of an activity. Being in charge
only implies to take the lead but not exclude other units from active participation,
where necessary. For the implementation of activities from the roadmaps on “air,
water, waste, chemicals, nature, forestry and climate” it is mostly one and the same
department responsible, but in particular on “industry” and on “governance” diverse
units are supposed to take a leading role for different activities.
On some activities it is expected that responsible units will actively cooperate with
other ministries (e.g. on animal waste (activity 4.18) with the Ministry of Agriculture
or on petrol storage standards (activity 2.12) with the Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development.
1.7
Estimated external expert input (columns 12-13)
The approximate external expertise necessary for both international and national
experts has been estimated based on information on existing capacity of specific
units/subordinated bodies of the Ministry and experience gained through many
projects. The expertise has been roughly calculated in number of expert working days
(WD) in columns 12 and 13.
This assessment shall only serve as first orientation for departments as well as
potential donors. For instance, the estimated efforts of international expert(s) for
legal drafting activities cover only the inputs needed during the drafting phase in a
narrow sense. Extensive consultations with the public or with other ministries and
agencies as well as detailed regulatory impact assessments may eventually lead to a
higher number of WD required. The estimated expert input will most likely also have
an impact on funding opportunities from the international donor community – whilst
some donors may be able and willing to support large activities, others will only
support smaller sized projects.
In many cases, especially for ongoing activities, it is expected that the donor
supporting the activity will determine the input of external experts.
1.8
Donor support (column 14)
The last column is one of the most important as it summarizes the current situation
with respect to ongoing / future / requested donor support. In fact, on most
roadmaps about 90% of all activities require some donor support in order to be
realised. Sometimes this support can be rather small (see columns 12 and 13) but
sometimes it should be substantial enough to guarantee the achievement of the
intended results. In some cases it is noted that potential donor support for several
3
activities should be addressed in one joint project. Such an approach will also avoid
potential conflicts and overlapping of projects / activities.
2
Prioritisation of activities in road map
All activities have been prioritised in cooperation between the project experts and
competent MENRP staff. The main prioritisation criteria used were:
 the timelines established by the AA Annex or other sources (see column 5);
 information on potential or ongoing funding available from international donors
(see column 14).
In addition, some activities have been prioritised due to environmental needs (see for
instance activity 2.6, guidelines for air quality assessment) or because they should – if
possible – be addressed jointly with other, earlier activities in one project.
Once prioritised, all activities were grouped in accordance with their starting year in
either “ongoing activities”, “activities starting in 2015”, “activities starting in 2016” or
those starting “after 2016”.
3
Role of other ministries
Since the Roadmaps are planning tools for the MENRP they do not address those
requirements of the AA which are out of scope of the MENRP according to national
legislation. For example, responsibility for all AA requirements on drinking water
quality (quality standards, monitoring, and information dissemination) is shared only
by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture
(Directive No 98/83/EC). The Ministry of Agriculture is in charge also for the
establishment of good agricultural practices for nitrate vulnerable zones (Directive
No 91/676/EC). For urban waste water collection and treatment (Directive No
91/271/EEC), the lead should be taken by the Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure. No activities on the above mentioned topics are included in the
roadmaps and these kinds of actions should be communicated between MENRP and
relevant ministries/governmental bodies.
4
Supporting activities required
Naturally, most activities require more than just the drafting of documents as set by
the roadmaps. In order to have any feasible effect, most activities should be
accompanied by a variety of capacity strengthening and awareness raising activities.
This includes, among others, the elaboration of practical guidelines for the
implementation of new legislation. Such activities have not been mentioned in the
excel-roadmaps but are re-emphasized in their short summaries, underlying key
points for each roadmap, on the following pages.
Generally, it is advisable that future donor support will also address capacity building
of the Ministry and related subordinated bodies through supporting institutional
strengthening reform including precise function and job descriptions that are aligned
to the new challenges under the AA / DCFTA.
4
Key Issues of the “Environmental Governance Roadmap”
 The field of “Environmental governance” includes all those aspects that concern
virtually all environmental sectors, i.e. are “horizontally” applicable. In this field a total
of eight activities have been identified.
 Five of these activities concern the drafting of new legislation, one the drafting of supporting guidance and one the elaboration of the 3rd National Environmental Action
Plan (NEAP-3).
 In addition, by 01.09.2016 a system for disseminating environmental information to the
public shall become fully operational – setting up and continuously expanding the ITbased Environmental Information Management System (EIMS) will be the main activity
to contribute to this AA requirement.
 The majority of these activities are supposed to be continued or start in 2015; only two
activities commencement are planned for 2016 or even later as the drafting of a new
Law on Environmental Protection is envisaged for 2019.
 Notably, and quite different from the other roadmaps, the lead for the implementation
of the eight activities on environmental governance shall be taken by five different
departments / units within the MENRP.
On prioritisation criteria
 The prioritisation of activities depends largely on two criteria: First, the AA requires the
implementation of four activities no later than September 2017 and second, a number
of activities have already started with ongoing donor support.
On donor support
 Donor support has been provided primarily by UNECE / EU with a focus on the
improvement of the Environmental Impact Assessment system; also some bilateral
support is provided on this topic.
 Further support on environmental governance topics will be requested and need to be
provided in order to ensure compliance with the tight implementation schedule set by
the AA.
Constraints / challenges
 Three pieces of legislation in this field will have a key relevance for the functioning of
environmental legislation in Georgia as such: EIA, environmental liability (and
compensation for environmental damage) and the replacement of the outdated and
non-functioning environmental law through a new environmental law.
 The legal improvement / new drafting of these laws will require well prepared
conceptual approaches and multi-stakeholder participation in order to make these laws
implementable in daily practice; learning from international experience is considered a
MUST on these activities.
Supporting activities
 The proper implementation of all new legislation (and related guides) requires substantial training especially of staff in charge of permitting and inspection and control.
 Accompanying awareness raising activities for the general public are necessary to
promote and encourage the use of the newly established EIMS.
Environmental Governance Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
overall duration
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
AA Annex: EIA and SEA legislation
requirements shall be implemented by
2014
from March 2015: 7 months
AA Annex: to support proper implementation AA Annex: EIA legislation requirements
of AA requirements from EIA Directive
shall be implemented by 01.09.2017
2013
will be finished in 2015
AA Annex: by 01.09.2016 a system for
disseminating environmental
information to the public shall be
established
(ongoing activity)
2014
ongoing activity
reason for activity
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
1.1
develop a new Law on "EIA and SEA"
(including necessary amendments to
affected legislation)
1.2
finalize seven sectorial EIA scoping and
reporting guidelines
1.3
Set-up and enlarge environmental
information management system
(EIMS)
legal drafting
guideline
drafting
AA Annex: to comply with AA requirements
from EIA and SEA Directives
AA Annex: to comply with AA require-ments
from EU Directive on Access to information
implementation
(Art. 3, 4 and 7), and
activity
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) AA: Implementation of
Aarhus Convention (Access to info)
01.09.2017
First draft law , internal
consultation and public
hearings (May / June 2015)
Final draft
(September 2015)
Law is adopted and published in
Permit Department
Official Journal (end of 2015)
to be determined by project
to be determined by project
actual support through EaP
GREEN project (EU / UNECE)
finishing end 2016
draft guidelines published for
comments (January 2015)
none
Final guidelines on scoping and
EIA reports posted at the
Permit Department
Ministry's web-site (end of 2015)
to be determined by project
to be determined by project
Dutch government plus
GIZ on cumulative EIA for
hydropower projects
Launch of environmental
information management
system (January 2016)
Number of users of system
(September 2016)
EIS is fully operational and
continuously improved
Environmental
Information and
Education Centre
(EIEC)
if necessary, to be determined
to be determined by MENRP
by donor
State budget plus
complementary GEF/UNDP
support will be provided
activities starting in 2015
1.4
develop NEAP 3 (2017 - 2021) including
plan elaboration AA: to comply with Article 304 AA
preparatory phase
1.5
develop relevant by-laws to the Law
on EIA and SEA
legal drafting
draft law on environmental liability
legal drafting
AA Annex: to ensure implementation of AA
requirements from Environmental Liability
Directive
1.6
to be finalized until the end of 2016
(project deadline)
AA Annex: EIA and SEA legislation
requirements shall be implemented by
beginning of 2016
in best case: 1 year
First draft presented for public
Final draft NEAP 3 (by the end NEAP 3 approved by the
hearing (September-October
of 2016)
Government
2016)
spring 2015
6-9 months
first draft of all by-laws
presented for public hearing
(July 2015)
late 2015 (or early
2016)
about 1 year
First draft , internal
Final draft submitted to
consultation and public hearing government / parliament for
(September 2016)
adoption (December 2016)
legal drafting
AA Annex: to comply with AA require-ments
AA Annex: pro-active access to
from EU Directive on Access to information
environmental information shall be
(Art. 3, 4 and 7), and
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) AA: Implementation of implemented by 01.09.2016
Aarhus Convention (Access to info)
2016
less than 3 months
legal drafting
to have in place a) a sound legal basis for all
sector laws and b) regulate cross-cutting
environmental principles and modern
instruments;
the existing environmental law is outdated
and is/ can hardly be applied
2019
about 1 year
AA Annex: to ensure implementation of AA
requirements from EIA and SEA Directives
01.09.2017
AA Annex: Environmental liability
legislation requirements shall be
implemented by 01.09.2017
final draft of all by-laws
(September 2015)
Department of
Environmental Policy
and International
Relations
By-laws are adopted and
published in Official Journal (end
Permit Department
of 2015 - together with Law
under activity 1.1)
Law is adopted and published in
Inspection Department
Official Journal (latest in spring
/ Legal Department
session of 2017)
30-40 WD / to be determined
by donor
current UNDP support (3
month) aims to review
130-150 WD / to be determined NEAP-2 and elaborate rules,
by donor
guidelines, metho-dology &
indicators for NEAP 3 further support is necessary
to be determined by project
to be determined by project
actual support through EaP
GREEN project (EU/ UNECE)
finishing end 2016
about 50 - 70 WD
about 50 WD
considered a political
urgency, donor support will
be requested (potentially EU
FWC)
none
none
no less than 70 - 100 WD
about 50 - 70 WD
activities starting after 2015
1.7
1.8
draft ministerial order ensuring
proactive publication of public
environmental information
draft new Law on Environmental
Protection
no deadline
none
none
First draft , internal
Final draft submitted to
consultation and public hearing government / parliament for
(autumn 2019)
adoption (December 2016)
Ministerial order adopted by
MENPR
Environmental
Information and
Education Centre
(EIEC)
Law is adopted and published in Legal Department / all
Official Journal (in early 2020)
MENPR departments
no donor support required
donor support will be
required
Key Issues of the “Air quality Roadmap”
 Together with the MENRP a total of 14 activities have been identified in the field of
air quality.
 Ten of these activities concern the drafting of air protection legislation, whilst the
remaining activities address the drafting of supporting guidelines (two) one
inventory on petrol storage terminals and one programme to achieve emission
reductions to allow for the ratification and implementation of the Gothenburg
Protocol.
 All activities are led by the Air Protection Service with the exception of one activity
(petrol stations / oil storage terminals environmental standards) which is expected
to be led by the Ministry of Economy but done jointly.
 No activity started before 2015; three activities will be starting this year, another
five in 2016 and the remaining six in 2017.
 The majority of activities in the air quality roadmap serve the purpose to ensure full
compliance with the requirements of the AA environmental Annex.
 Additional activities shall enable Georgia to ratify the UNECE Gothenburg Protocol
(DCFTA relevant).
On prioritisation criteria
 Priorities for activities in 2015 have been determined according to environmental
urgency.
 Other activities have been prioritized and grouped largely according to deadlines set
by the AA Annex and environmental urgency.
On donor support
 Except for three all other activities will require donor support to be implemented;
activities have been grouped in a way to make maximum use of such support for
related activities and achieve best results.
 All activities which require donor support need the involvement of external
international and local experts; the envisaged amount of estimated expert input
differs considerably.
Constraints / challenges
 The main constraint is that there will be sufficient donor support needed to
implement most activities.
 Setting stricter standards for fuels, developing legislation on eco-classes for vehicles
and some other activities of the roadmap may be challenging for private
companies/importers. Therefore, intensive consultations from the very beginning of
each relevant activity with all key stakeholders will be needed to streamline the
approximation process.
Supporting activities
 No specific supporting activities are required that go beyond training of competent
staff.
 For the implementation and enforcement of new legislation in the field, specialists
from NEA and from inspectorates would also require sufficient training.
Air quality Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
overall duration
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
activities starting in 2015
2.1
draft by-law "on Air Quality Standards"
legal
drafting
AA Annex: comply with requirements
AA Annex: measures shall be taken to
from EU Air Quality Directive 2008/50
maintain/improve air quality in respect
(CAFE) and Daughter Directive 2004/107
of relevant pollutants by 01.09.2023
(Article 3 (1) and (3))
second half of 2015 up to 1 year
2.2
amend by-law N 124 on gradual strengthening of
petrol quality standards
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 230 (2); to allow for
ratification of Gothenburg Protocol; (see
also Association Agenda with regard to
no deadline
Directive 2009/30/EC, which is not part of
the AA)
2.3
draft by-law "on quality standards of heavy fuel oil
and gas oil (determine also sampling procedure,
analytic methods and their implementation)"
legal
drafting
AA Annex: adopt national legislation in
line with requirements of EU Directive
1999/32/EC in order to reduce sulphur
content in certain liquid fuels
AA Annex: legislation shall be adopted
by 01.09.2016 and
second half of 2015 about 9 months
sampling system / analysis implemented
first half of 2015
about 6 - 9 months
by 01.09.2020
First draft presented to
relevant stakeholders for
comments (mid-2016)
Final draft by-law submitted
to the Government (end of
2016)
By-law is officially adopted and
Air Protection Service 20 WD
published in Official Journal (2017)
10-15 WD
minor donor support may need
to be requested (the law shall set limit values for
SO2, NO2, NOx, PM10, PM2,5,
lead, benzene, CO, arsenic,
cadmium, mercury, nickel and
PAHs)
First draft presented to
relevant stakeholders for
comments (autumn 2015)
Final draft by-law submitted
to the Government (end of
2015)
European standards for petrol are
established in by-law, which is
Air Protection Service N/A
adopted and published in Official
Journal (end of 2015)
N/A
no donor support is needed at
this stage
First draft presented to
relevant stakeholders for
comments (spring 2016)
Final draft by-law submitted By-law is officially adopted and
to the Government (June-July published in Official Journal
2016)
(September 2016)
Air Protection Service 20 WD
10-15 WD
donor support may be
requested (open)
Final draft law submitted to
Cabinet and then to the
Parliament (beginning of
2018)
Law is adopted and published in
Official Journal (first half of 2018)
Air Protection Service
70-80 WD
donor support will be
requested
Final draft by-law submitted
(end of 2017)
By-law is officially adopted and
published in Official Journal (2017 Air Protection Service 30 - 50 WD
/ 2018)
20-30 WD
about 20 WD
activities starting in 2016
2.4
2.5
develop new Law on Air Protection introducing
corresponding requirements of the AA
legal
drafting
AA Annex: adopt national legislation in
line with Air Quality Directive (2008/50)
and Daughter Directive (2004/107)
AA Annex: approximated air quality
legislation shall be adopted by
draft by-law introducing requirements for air quality
assessment criteria including air quality observation
points, allocation and rules of operation
legal
drafting
AA Annex: establish an assessment
regime with appropriate criteria for
assessing ambient air quality (Art. 5, 6, 9
Air Quality Directive, Art. 4 Daughter
Directive)
AA Annex: ambient air quality assessment in line with EU requirements shall
be established by 01.09.2020 (Air
Quality Directive) / by 01.09.2022
(Daughter Directive)
2.6
develop guidelines for air quality assessment
2.7
develop concept and legislation on eco-classes for
vehicles and import and production restrictions
2.8
amend by-law N 238 on gradual strengthening of
diesel quality standards
2016
about 18 months
First draft law presented for
public hearings (beginning of
2017)
2016
about 8 - 12 months
First draft presented to
relevant stakeholders
(beginning of 2017)
late 2016
about 6 - 8 months
draft guidelines published for
none
comments (mid 2017)
Final guidelines for air quality
assessment posted at the
Ministry's web-site (end of 2017)
2016
about 12-18 months
concept / draft legislation
final draft legislation
published for comments (end submitted (beginning of
of 2017)
2018)
By-law is officially adopted and
no less than 100 WD (legal and
Air Protection Service
about 100-150 WD
published in Official Journal (2018)
technical experts jointly)
/ MoEconomy
donor support will be
requested
First draft presented to
relevant stakeholders for
comments (spring 2017)
European standards for diesel are
established in by-law, which is
Air Protection Service N/A
adopted and published in Official
Journal (September 2017)
N/A
no donor support is needed
from current perspective
Final draft by-law submitted
First draft presented for public
to the Government (midhearings (beginning of 2018)
2018)
By-law is officially adopted and
published in Official Journal
(second half of 2018)
Air Protection Service 30 WD
20 WD
donor support will be
requested (together with
support for activity 2.4)
assessment report
completed inventory and
recommendations on how to
equip the terminals and storages
Air Protection Service, Environmen-tal
Inspectorate, (NEA to 20 WD (practitioner)
be in char-ge in long
term)
50 WD
donor support will be
requested
about 20 WD
donor support will be
requested
01.09.2018
AA Annex: ambient air quality assessto support the proper implementation of
ment in line with EU requirements shall
guidelines the by-law developed under activity 2.5
be established by 01.09.2020 (Air
drafting (also required by Article 21 of the present
Quality Directive) / by 01.09.2022
Law on Ambient Air Protection)
(Daughter Directive)
legal
drafting
see Gothenburg Protocol Association
Agenda with regard to EU Directive
2007/46/EC (which is not part of the AA); no deadline
DCFTA: Article 230 (2); to allow for
ratification of Gothenburg Protocol
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 230 (2); to allow for
ratification of Gothenburg Protocol; (see
also Association Agenda with regard to
no deadline
Directive 2009/30/EC, which is not part of
the AA)
legal
drafting
AA Annex: allow for air quality management in line with EU requirements (Art.
4 of Directive 2008/50 and Art. 3 (1) and
(3) of Directive 2004/107)
second half of 2016 about 6 - 9 months
Final draft by-law submitted
to the Government (summer
2017)
about 150 WD (legal and
technical experts jointly)
Air Protection Service about 20 -30 WD
donor support will be
requested (together with
support for activity 2.4)
donor support will be
requested (together with
support for activity 2.4)
activities starting after 2016
2.9
draft by-law "on classification of zones and
agglomerations"
AA Annex: zones and agglomerations
have been established and classified by
01.09.2020 (Air Quality Directive) by
01.09.2022 (Daughter Directive)
identify all terminals for storing and loading petrol
on the base of national statistic service and
assessing of existing terminals for storing and
loading petrol and their capacity to equip with
suitable equipments
inventory AA Annex: identify all terminals for
compiling / storing and loading petrol (Art. 2 VOC
drafting Petrol I Directive)
2.11
develop guidelines on how to develop air quality
plans and/or short-term action plans for zones and
agglomerations where needed
AA Annex: establish air quality plans for
zones and agglomerations where levels of
AA Annex: establish such plans where
pollutants exceed limit / target values
guidelines
(Art. 23 Air Quality Directive) and short- required by 01.09.2020 (Air Quality
drafting
term action plans where there is a risk
Directive)
that alert threshold will be exceeded
(Art.24)
2.12
amend Government Decree No 60 and 65 on Safety
Norms of Petrol Stations / Oil Storage Terminals of
15.1.2014 (establishing requirements for petrol
storage terminals, loading equipment, mobile
containers)
2.10
draft by-law "on VOC content of paints and
2.13 vanishes"
2.14
develop programme to achieve ceilings / emission
reduction in compliance with Gothenburg Protocol
requirements
AA Annex: identification completed by
01.09.2018 (VOC Petrol I Directive)
2017
about 6 months
beginning of 2017 up to 18 months
none
2018 (after
completion of
activity 2.5)
about 6- 12 months
draft guidelines published for
none
comments (mid 2018)
Final guidelines for air quality air
quality plans and / or short-term
action plans development posted Air Protection Service about 30 WD
at the Ministry's web-site (end of
2018)
legal
drafting
AA Annex: technical requirements shall
AA Annex: establish set of technical
requirements from VOC Petrol I Directive be in place by 01.09.2019 (partly 2
(Art. 3, 4, 5, 6 Annex III)
years later) (VOC Petrol I Directive)
2018
about 6- 12 months
First draft of necessary
amendments (beginning of
2019)
Final draft legislation
submitted (mid 2019)
By law is officially adopted and
published, 2020
Air Protection Service
in cooperation with open
MoEconomy
open
start dialogue with MoEconomy
on whether to amend existing
by/law or do new separate bylaws
legal
drafting
AA Annex: set requirements on maximum
VOC content limit values for paints and
AA Annex: national legislation shall be
vanishes, analytical methods, control
adopted by 01.09.2019 (VOC in paints
system including requirement for product
Directive)
labelling in line with EU Directive
2004/42/EC
2018
about 9- 12 months
First draft presented for
consultations (first half of
2019)
Final draft by-law submitted
(June-July 2019)
By-law is officially adopted and
published in Official Journal,
(September 2019)
Air Protection Service about 50 WD
about 20 WD
donor support to be requested
2019
no less than 1 year
First draft presented for
consultations (first half of
2020)
Final draft programme is officially
Final draft programme (end of
adopted and published, 2020Air Protection Service about 100 WD
2020)
2021
see Gothenburg Protocol Association
Agenda with regard to EU Directive
programme
2001/81/EC;
drafting
DCFTA: Article 230 (2); to allow for
ratification of Gothenburg Protocol
no deadline
200-250 WD (experts from
3 different sectors will be donor support to be requested
needed)
Key Issues of the “Water quality & resources management Roadmap”
 The roadmap on water quality and resources management does not include activities meeting the
requirements of the drinking water directive (98/83/EC) as the responsibility on that issue is shared
by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. The Ministry of Infrastructure takes a lead in the field of
urban waste water treatment related activities; thus, they are not covered by the roadmap either.
 Totally 27 activities have been identified, out of which implementation of 10 activities already
started before 2015. One activity is planned to be started in 2015, nine in 2016 and seven after 2016.
 12 of these activities concern the drafting of new legislation, nine policy documents / guideline
drafting and six are about conducting surveys and map drafting. Some plan drafting activities may
imply developing more than one plan (for example, management plans for different river basins will
need separate drafting steps).
 Along with the Service of Water Resources Management, NEA and Natural and Anthropogenic
Hazards Management Service take the lead in a number of activities. The Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of
Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture are important counterparts in this regard.
On prioritisation criteria
 The prioritization of activities has been done through a combination of deadlines set by the AA on
one hand and ongoing activities / ongoing donor support on the other:

The AA requires the adoption of national legislation and designation of competent authorities in
the field of marine environment by 1 September 2017. Eight activities shall be implemented by 1
September 2018, most of them are ongoing.

A number of activities have already been started with donor support regardless of the less strict
AA deadline.
On donor support
 Ongoing donor support has been provided primarily by EU, UNECE, adaptation fund and ENVSEC
with a focus on legal drafting and promoting transboundary cooperation and capacity building.
 Further support in the water quality and resources management sector will be requested and
international expertise need to be provided considering the complexity of the topic. This goes in
particular for the marine environment requirements (see above).
Constraints / challenges
 The field of water quality and resources management is one of the complex areas of the
environmental Annex to the AA due to its very cross cutting nature.
 A number of projects have already been implemented and many activities are ongoing in this sector.
Utilizing already developed studies/documents on one hand and avoiding duplications on another, is
challenging and needs a thoughtful approach.
 Given the huge number of diverse stakeholders in water sector, the drafting of new pieces of
legislation requires multi-stakeholder participation, while implementation of the new concepts,
introduced by new legislation in accordance with AA, will require intensive work with the
stakeholders and capacity building activities.
 Achieving a common understanding among the relevant governmental authorities on major
conceptual topics is a MUST.
Supporting Activities
 Planning and organizing capacity building activities are necessary preconditions for successful
implementation of the activities this roadmap. For example, operation of forecasting model / early
warning system, after its development, needs an intensive capacity building program for NEA and
other involved public institutions.
Water quality and resources management (except drinking water)
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
overall duration
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD required
(estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
3.1
finalize the draft law on "Water Resources
Management"
3.2
draft a by-law on “Regulations on identification and
delineation of river basins”
3.3
draft a by-law "On rules for identification and
delineation of water bodies"
3.4
finalize bilateral agreement with Azerbaijan for
cooperation on the Kura River
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
from EU Water Directive
to comply with existing national Law on
Water, Art. 93
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
legal drafting from Articles 3 (1) - (7) EU Water
Directive
legal drafting
AA Annex: basic water legislation requirements
shall be implemented by 01.09.2018
2012
About 9 months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft law is presented for consultations with
relevant stakeholders (May-July 2015)
Submission to the Government
(September, 2015)
Law adopted by parliament &
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
Management
2015)
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU/UNECE project
Government of Germany, Implemented by WWF
AA Annex: Requirements related to river basins
shall be implemented by 01.09.2018
2014
About 9 months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (May-July 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (September, 2015)
By-law approved by Government &
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
Management
2015)
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU funded project
2014
About 9 months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (May-July, 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (September, 2015)
By-law approved by Government &
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
Management
2015)
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU funded project
2011
About 9 months (counting from
March, 2015)
Finalization of internal negotiation processes in
Georgia (April 2015)
The official approval process is
launched (May, 2015)
Service of Water Resources
Bilateral Agreement in place (end of
Management, Department of
2015)
International relations
determined by donor
determined by donor
ENVSEC supported project
2014
About 9 months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (May-July 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (September, 2015)
By-law approved by Government &
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
Management
2015)
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU funded project
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: Requirements related to water bodies
legal drafting from Articles 3 (1) - (7) EU Water
shall be implemented by 01.09.2018
Directive
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
legal drafting in analogy to Article 3 (5) EU Water
Directive
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
from Articles 13 - 14 (on River Basin
legal drafting
Management Plans, RBMP) EU Water
Directive
AA Annex: Requirements related to transboundary
river basin districts shall be implemented by
01.09.2018
No deadline defined by AA. Still, needs to be
approved well in advance of the RBMP deadline
according to AA (01.09.2024)
3.5
draft a by-law "On the rules on composition and
functioning of River Basin Councils"
3.6
draft a by-law “On the approval of the procedure of the
development, consideration and endorsement of river
basin management plans”
legal drafting
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: RMBP shall be prepared by
from Articles 13 - 14 EU Water Directive 01.09.2024
2014
About 9 Months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for Consultations with the Final draft presented for public
relevant stakeholders (May-July 2015)
hearings (September, 2015)
By-law approved by Government &
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
Management
2015)
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU funded project
3.7
draft a River Basin Management Plan for the ChorokhiAjaristskali river (Pilot)
plan
elaboration
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: RMBP shall be prepared by
from Articles 13 - 14 EU Water Directive 01.09.2024
2014
About 12 months (counting from
March, 2015)
First draft presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (March-August, 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (December, 2015)
Approved by the Government and
published in Official Journal (2016)
Service of Water Resources
Management
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU funded project
draft a by-law “Rules for planning and implementation
of water resources monitoring”
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: Monitoring programmes shall be
legal drafting
from Art. 8 EU Water Directive
established by 01.09.2022
2014
About 9 Months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (May-July 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (September, 2015)
Approved by Ministerial order of the Service of Water Resources
MENRP (end of 2015)
Management
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU/UNECE project
draft a by-law on "wastewater discharges"
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: basic national legislation on UWW
legal drafting from EU Directive on Urban Waste
treatment shall be in place by 01.09.2018
Water Treatment
2014
About 9 Months (counting from
March, 2015)
Draft by-law is presented for consultations to
relevant stakeholders, (May-July, 2015)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (September, 2015)
By-law approved by Government & Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (2016) Management
determined by donor
determined by donor
Ongoing EU/UNECE project
System
to comply with Article 308 (b) AA,
development ongoing project
2014
About 9 months (Counting from
March 2015)
Forecasting Models are developed and passed to
NEA and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) (April
2015)
Report and recommendations on
institutional set-up (July 2015)
Early warning system for Rioni River NEA / Climate Change Service / Natural &
basin is developed and tested (end Anthropogenic Hazards Management Service - determined by UNDP
Emergency Department of MIA
of 2015)
determined by UNDP
Adaptation fund, implemented by UNDP - ongoing
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: national legislation on marine
environmental policy shall be in place
legal drafting from EU Directive on Marine
Environmental Policy
by 01.09.2017
2015
about 6- 9 months
Gap analysis and recommendations for
improvement are ready (beginning of 2016)
Draft amendments to Marine Code
presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (end of 2016)
Amendment to Marine Code adopted by Parliament & published in
Official Journal (early 2017)
about 50 WD
about 30 - 50 WD
Open, support may be requested from ongoing
EMBLAS-II project, supported by EU
guideline and to support sound implementation of AA No deadline defined by AA. Still, needs to be
approved well in advance of the RBMP deadline
criteria
Annex requirements from Articles 13 drafting
14 EU Water Directive
according to AA (01.09.2024)
2016
At least 12 months
First draft presented for consultation (autumn of
2016)
Final draft (end of 2016)
Approved by the Ministry (beginning Service of Water Resources
of 2017)
Management
about 15-20 WD
30-40 WD
Open, Donor support is required
3.8
3.9
develop a forecasting model / early warning system to
3.10 protect vulnerable communities of the Rioni River Basin
no deadline
activities to be started in 2015
draft amendments to the existing Marine Code (new
3.11 environmental chapter)
Service of Water Resources
Management
activities to be started in 2016
develop Guidelines for River Basin Management Plans
3.12 (RBMP) and criteria on prioritization of development of
future RBMPs
prepare river basin management plans for River basins
plan
elaboration
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: RMBP shall be prepared by
from Articles 13 - 14 EU Water Directive 01.09.2024
2016
One RBMP will need about 3-4
years
All RBMPs are at some stage of development (2019)
RBMPs are either approved or final
drafts are available (end of 2022)
RBMPs are approved by the
Government and published in
Official Journal (Dec. 2023)
Service of Water Resources
Management
to be determined case by case
To be determined case by case
Open, Donor support is required
develop programmes for monitoring water quality
programme
drafting
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: Monitoring programmes shall be
established by 01.09.2019 for surface water and
from Article 5 Nitrates Directive and
Article 8 Water Directive
by 01.09.2022 for ground water
2016
About 12 months
First programme for 2017 in place with annual
update and approval (December 2016 )
N/A
Updated monitoring programmes
are approved by the end of each
year
National Environmental Agency
(NEA) / Service of Water Resources
Management
N/A
N/A
No need for donor support in development of
monitoring programmes. Donor support is needed
for the extension of monitoring network and capacity
building of NEA
3.15 sources" (nitrates)
legal drafting
AA Annex: basic national legislation on protection
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
of waters against nitrates pollution shall be in
from EU Nitrates Directive
place by 01.09.2018
2016
About 9 months
First draft by-law presented for internal discussions Final draft by-law presented for public
(beginning of 2017)
hearings (autumn of 2017)
By-law approved by the
Government and published in
Official Journal (2016)
Service of Water Resources
about 50 WD
Management/Ministry of Agriculture
about 50 WD
Open, Donor support is required
3.16 draft a by-law "on the management of flood risks"
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: basic national legislation on flood risks
legal drafting from EU Flood Risks Management
management shall be in place by 01.09.2018
Directive
2016
About 12 months
First draft by-law presented for internal discussions Final draft by-law presented for public
(beginning of 2017)
hearings (autumn of 2017)
Approved by the Government and
Natural and Anthropogenic Disaster
published in Official Journal (end of
about 80 WD
Service/ NEA
2017)
about 50 WD
Open, might be supported by the EU project on PPRD
- Phase II
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: preliminary flood risk assessment shall
survey and
be implemented by 01.09.2019 and flood risk
from Articles 4 - 6 Flood Risks
map drafting
Management Directive
maps in place by 01.09.2021
2016
About 2 years
Preliminary assessment is ready (2017)
Detailed assessment reports and flood
risk assessments are ready (2018)
Flood Risk Maps are in place (2018)
NEA / Natural and Anthropogenic
Hazards Management Service
determined by donor
determined by donor
ENVSEC planned activity (subject to fund raising)
to comply with AA Annex requirements AA Annex: preliminary flood risk assessment shall
survey and
be implemented by 01.09.2019 and flood risk
from Articles 4 - 6 Flood Risks
maps drafting
Management Directive
maps in place by 01.09.2021
2016
About 1 year for preliminary
assessment of high risk areas. At
least 3 years for detailed
assessment. Add. time will be
needed for modelling / mapping
Preliminary assessments are ready (Summer of
2017)
Detailed assessment reports and flood
risk assessments are ready (2020)
Flood Risk Maps for the whole
territory of Georgia are in place
(Summer 2021)
NEA / Natural and Anthropogenic
Hazards Management Service
at last 250 WD for modelling
and risk assessment
about 1000 WD (5-6 experts needed to
conduct field survey together during 5-6 day
per months on average to conduct
preliminary and detailed assessments on the
whole territory in 4 years)
Open, Donor support is required (additionally
capacity building of NEA is needed in terms of
applying modelling program). Might be complemented by the EU project on PPRD - Phase II
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: Requirements related to transboundary
river basin districts shall be implemented by
legal drafting in analogy to Article 3 (5) EU Water
Directive
01.09.2018
2016
At least 18 months
Agreement with Armenia drafted (2017)
Agreement with Turkey drafted (end of Cooperation arrangements are in
2017)
place (September, 2018)
Service of Water Resources
Management, Department of
International relations
determined by donor
determined by donor
ENVSEC plans to support consultation process
between Armenia and Georgia to further the
Agreement process on water quality standards
(subject to fund raising). Donor support will be
required for the agreements with other countries
No deadline defined by AA. Still, needs to be
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
approved well in advance of the flood risk
from Article 7 Flood Risks Management
management plans deadline according to AA
Directive
2016
about 12 months
First daft guideline is presented for internal
consultations (mid of 2017)
Final guideline is presented for external
consultations with experts (end of
Guidelines are approved (2018)
2017)
Natural and anthropogenic Di-saster
Service/ NEA, Emergency
15-20 WD
Department of the MIA
about 30 WD
Open, might be supported by EU project on PPRD Phase II
survey
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: Sensitive areas shall be identified by
from Article 5, Annex II Urban Waste
01.09.2021
Water Directive
2017
About 3 years
Monitoring data and inventory of drinking water
supply sources are available and analysed, beginning N/A
2019
Service of Water Resources
All sensitive areas are designated by
Management, National
legal act, end of 2019
Environmental Agency (NEA)
N/A
N/A
No need for donor assistance
survey
AA Annex: Provisions related to surface water shall
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
be implemented by 01.09.2019 for sur-face
from Article 3 Nitrates Directive
water, by 01.09.2022 for ground water
2017
About 5 years
Polluted surface waters and surface water at risks
are identified (2019)
Polluted groundwaters and waters at
risks are identified (2021)
Polluted waters and Nitrate
vulnerable zones are designated
(2022)
National Environmental Agency
(NEA)/Service of Water Resources
Management
N/A
N/A
Donor support is needed to contribute to the
extension of monitoring network, especially for
groundwater, and capacity building of NEA
2017
about 4 years
Initial assessment of marine waters is carried out
(spring 2019)
indicators for GES established in draft
by-law (2019); pro-gramme of
measures proposed (2021)
by-law on good quality indicators
submitted for adoption (2019),
programme approved (2021)
NEA/Service of Water Resources
Management
open
open
Open, Donor support is required. EMBLAS-II outputs
can be used for defining the GES and indicators at
national level
NEA/Service of Water Resources
Management
Depends on the scope of work
implemented under the
EMBLAS-II
Open, Donor support is required. Planned EMBLAS-II
Depends on the scope of work implemented will establish regional monitoring programme, which
under the EMBLAS-II
may be used as strong basis for national monitoring
programme
3.13 identified (other than the Chorokhi River Basin)
3.14 (including nitrates)
draft a by-law "on water pollution from agricultural
conduct preliminary flood risk assessments and develop
3.17 flood risk maps in the Kura river basin (Pilot)
conduct preliminary flood assessments throughout
Georgia (other areas which are not covered by 3.17 and
3.18 the Rioni River basin (3.10)), adjust/apply a forecasting
model / early warning system; develop flood risk maps
initiate and develop further bilateral agreements with
3.19 other neighbouring countries on international rivers,
lakes and coastal waters
3.20 Develop the guidelines for flood risk management plans
guideline
drafting
(01.09.2021)
activities to be started after 2016
3.21 identify sensitive areas (for waste water)
identify polluted waters or waters at risk and designate
3.22 nitrate vulnerable zones
assess the quality and prepare a programme of
3.23 measures, including targets and indicators, for achieving good environmental status (GES) of the Black Sea
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: Provisions related to quality assesssurvey, plan
ment shall be implemented by 01.09.2019 and
from Articles 5, 8-10, 13 Marine Policy
drafting
Directive
for programme by 01.09.2022
develop a monitoring programme for ongoing
programme
elaboration
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: A monitoring programme for ongoing
from Articles 5 and 13 Marine Policy
assessment shall be in place by 01.09.2021
Directive
2018
about 2 years
First draft of monitoring programme is presented to
Programme is approved by the
the relevant stakeholders for consideration (end of Final draft is developed (summer 2020)
Minister (end of 2020)
2019)
update an Integrated Coastal Zone Management
strategy
elaboration
DCFTA: Art. 339
2018
about 9-12 months
First updated draft presented for consultations to
stakeholders (end of 2018)
3.24 assessment and up-date targets regularly
3.25 Strategy
no deadline
3.26 risk areas
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA Annex: Flood risk management plans shall be in
plan drafting from Article 7 Flood Risks Management
place by 01.09.2021
Directive
3.27 develop a marine strategy
strategy
elaboration
develop flood risk management plans for identified high
to comply with AA Annex require-ments AA Annex: A marine police strategy shall be in
from Article 6 Marine Policy Directive
place by 01.09.2022
2018-2019
2019
About 6 months is needed per each
Management plans for at least 2 river basins are in
plan to be developed in identified
place (end of 2019)
river basins
At least 18 months
First draft presented for consultations to the
relevant stakeholders (2020)
Final draft presented for public
hearings (spring 2019)
Approved by the Government and
Service of Water Resources
published in Official Journal (end of
30 WD
Management / MoEconomy / MoRDI
2019)
40-50 WD
Open, Donor support is required. Draft strategy exists
and needs final update and elaboration
N/A
Management plans are in place for
all river basins (Summer of 2021)
NEA / Natural and Anthropogenic
Hazards Management Service
50-60 WD per plan
Open, Donor support is required
Second draft presented for public
hearings (end of 2020)
Approved by the Government and
published in Official Journal (2021)
Service of Water Resources
About 50-60 WD
Management / MoEconomy/MoRDI
about 80-90 WD
Open, Donor support is required
30-40 WD per plan
Key Issues of the “Waste management Roadmap”
 Together with the MENRP a total of 22 activities in the field of waste management
have been identified in the Waste Roadmap.
 Most activities in the waste roadmap serve the purpose of making the new Waste
Code applicable and, at the same time, to ensure full approximation of legislation to
the requirements of the AA environmental Annex.
 14 activities concern the drafting of (sub-) legislation and another five the drafting
of finalisation of policy papers such as necessary plans and strategies.
 A total of seven activities have already been started before 2015, another seven will
be started this year and eight in2016 or afterwards.
 For all 22 activities the waste service will play a major / leading role; however, at
least five activities may be led by other departments or even other ministries (e.g. on
waste register, waste transport, animal waste).
On prioritisation criteria
 The tight deadlines set by the new “Waste Management Code” for the adoption of a
number of by-laws are the main criteria for the prioritisation of activities: Four bylaws are supposed to be adopted by 1 August 2015 and another three by 1 February
2016; in addition by 31 December 2015 the waste management plan and strategy
shall be adopted. Notably, the time frames for the adoption of legislation according
to the AA are less strict.
On donor support
 Almost all activities – probably except two – require donor support. For those
activities which are to be implemented in 2015 / by early 2016, urgent donor
support is necessary and has been requested.
 Main support is expected from the EU within the next years as the EU already
initiated major reforms in the field in past years; additional support is expected from
ongoing USAID funded project activities.
 Without international expertise the majority of activities cannot be implemented.
Constraints
 A major constraint is the tight schedule for implementation of at least 12 (!)
activities which are supposed to be finalized by February 2016. Given the need for
donor support and the limited human capacity within the waste service, there is
some risk to finalize these activities in time or to achieve good quality results of
these activities.
 The existing limited human resources of the waste and chemicals management
service will also hamper the eventual implementation and enforcement of any
legislation / plan adopted.
Supporting activities
 Therefore donor support for accompanying institutional capacity building measures
(including institutional reforms such as the management of chemicals and of waste
in two separate services) will be essential to put newly adopted plans and legislation
into practice and reach visible results.
Waste Management Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
deadline
(from AA and / or other sources)
reason for activity
start of activity
(month/year)
overall duration
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
(expected duration from start / March 2015
- final result)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
draft by-law "on list of waste and
classification of waste according to its
types and properties"
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 2 (3) Waste Code
(also: indirectly AA Annex)
01 August 2015 (according to Art. 49 (1 a) Waste Code)
4.1
draft by-law "on construction, operation,
closure and after-care of landfills"
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 22 (1) Waste Code
also AA Annex: Landfill Directive
01 August 2015 (according to Art. 49 (1 b) Waste Code)
4.2
draft by-law "on form and content of
records to be kept and reports to be
made"
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 29 (4) Waste Code
also AA Annex: Waste Directive
01 August 2015 (according to Art. 49 (1 c) Waste Code)
4.3
revise / adopt "National Waste
Management Action Plan"
policy paper
elaboration
to comply with requirement of Art. 12
(1) Waste Code
also AA Annex: Waste Directive
31 December 2015 (according to Art. 48 (1) Waste Code)
4.4
4.5
revise / adopt "National Waste
Management Strategy"
policy paper
elaboration
to comply with requirement of Art. 11
(1) Waste Code
31 December 2015 (according to Art. 48 (1) Waste Code)
draft / adopt by-law "on municipal waste
collection and treatment"
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 16 (5) Waste Code
(also: indirectly AA Annex)
01 February 2016 (according to Art. 49 (2 a) Waste Code)
4.6
4.7
draft / adopt law on transboundary
shipment of hazardous wastes (BASEL)
legal drafting
to comply with requirement of Art. 28
Waste Code: no timeline; DCFTA: no timeline
Waste Code and
DCFTA: Art. 230 (2) to transpose Basel Basel Convention should have been fully transposed into
Convention requirements properly into Georgian legislation 1999 and is not yet
national law
AA: basic waste legislation shall be in place by 01.09.2017 (Waste
Directive requirement)
AA: basic landfill legislation shall be in place by 01.09.2017 (Landfill
Directive requirement)
AA: waste register shall function by 01.09.2018 (Chapter IV Waste
Directive)
AA: waste management plan shall be adopted by 01.09.2020
(Chapter V Waste Directive)
AA: submission of strategy is not required
AA: basic waste legislation shall be in place by 01.09.2017 (Waste
Directive requirement)
in 2014
5 months left (counted from March 2015)
final internal draft for Cabinet
(June 2015)
final by-law submitted to and by-law published in Official
adopted by Cabinet (July 2015) Journal (August 2015)
waste and chemicals
none
service
in 2014
5 months left (counted from March 2015)
first draft; consultation with
relevant stakeholders (April
2015)
final by-law submitted to and by-law published in Official
adopted by Cabinet (July 2015) Journal (August 2015 )
to be determined by USAID (about 25
waste and chemicals
to be determined by project
WD for legal expertise and 70 WD
service
(project staff from CENN)
technical expertise estimated)
in 2014
2 - 3 months
draft public hearing (May
2015)
final by-law submitted to and by-law published in Official
adopted by Cabinet (July 2015) Journal (August 2015)
waste and chemicals
none
service
none
(task can be fulfilled by MENRP not required
alone)
in 2013
8 months left (counted as of May 2015,
when this activity shall be taken up again
together with international expert )
public hearing on draft plan
(October 2015)
adjustment / adoption of plan Plan published (December
(December 2015)
2015)
waste and chemicals
about 30 WD
service
none
EU support to be requested asap
(through FWC)
in 2013
8 months left (counted as of May 2015,
when this activity shall be taken up again
together with international expert )
adjustment / adoption of
strategy (October 2015)
adjustment / adoption of
strategy (December 2015)
Strategy published (December waste and chemicals
about 20 WD
2015)
service
none
EU support to be requested asap
(through FWC)
in 2014
about 6 months
first draft (June 2015)
hearing /consultation with
represented municipalities
completed (July 2015)
to be determined by USAID
by-law as published in Official waste and chemicals
(about 15 WD for legal expertise and
Journal (October 2015)
service
20 WD technical expertise estimated
to be determined by USAID
(project staff from CENN)
USAID WMTR / CEEN project has
this issue on its agenda
in 2014
about 3 months
first draft finalized for external final law submitted to and
discussion / comments
adopted by Parliament (June
(October 2015)
2016)
Law published in Official
Journal (December 2015)
ongoing task
registry / data base established
none
(first quarter of 2016)
registry fully operational
(August 2016)
5 months left (counted from March 2015)
first draft and first
consultations with companies
(May 2015)
final by-law submitted to and by-law published in Official
adopted by Cabinet (July 2015) Journal (August 2015)
intended:
June / July 2015
about 6 months
first draft (September 2015)
hearing / consultation with
companies concerned - final
draft (November 2015)
by-law as published in Official waste and chemicals international practitioner expertise
Journal (January 2016)
service
(about 20 WD)
intended:
June / July 2015
about 6 months
first draft (October 2015)
hearing / consultation with
companies concerned - final
draft (November 2015)
by-law as published in Official waste and chemicals about 50 - 80 50 WD for international
about 50 - 80 WD
Journal (January 2016)
service
technical expert
intended:
August 2015
about 6 months
concept / first draft agreed
between the 2 ministries
(November 2015)
final by-law submitted to and
adopted by Cabinet (January
2016)
by-law as published in Official
Journal (January 2016)
MoEconomy, waste
at least 20-30 WD for international
and chemicals
technical expert
service
20 WD
EU support to be requested asap
(through FWC)
open
open
open
open
waste and chemicals
to be determined by project
service
to be determined by project
sub-activity of KfW project for
MoRDI -- MENRP does not have
any information on content of
activity yet)
2016
about 6 - 9 months
draft guideline
final guideline
guideline used in practice
waste and chemicals
to be determined by project
service / MoRDI
to be determined by project
open
2016
about 6 - 9 months
first draft (October 2016)
final by-law submitted to and
adopted by Cabinet (January
2016)
by-law as published in Official waste and chemicals about 20 - 40 WD from international
Journal (End of 2016)
service
technical expert
about 40 WD
EU support to be requested under
TA
hearing / consultation with
companies completed - 2nd
draft (March 2017)
Law published in Official
Journal (mid 2017)
about 100-120 WD
EU support to be requested under
TA (could be combined already
with activity 4.16)
about 10-15 WD from specific expert
waste and chemicals on Basel Convention implementation
service
(technical expert with legal
knowledge)
up to 15 WD
not required
support has been agreed by
ongoing USIAD WMTR / CENN
project
about 15 WD for national legal EU support to be requested asap
expert
(though FWC)
activities starting in 2015
4.8
set up and maintain waste registry /
waste management data base
4.9
draft / adopt MENRP Order on "company
waste management plans discussion and
approval"
draft /adopt by-law "on rules and conditions for registration of collection,
4.10 transportation, pre-treatment and
Registry shall be operational on 01.08.2016 (according to
to make Waste Code applicable, legal
implementation
basis: Art. 30
Article 50 (3) Waste Code
activity
also AA Annex: Art. 26 Waste Directive AA: waste register shall function by 01.09.2018
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable, legal
basis: Art. 14 (2) Waste Code
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 26 (3) Waste Code
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art. 20 (1) Waste Code
(also: indirectly AA Annex)
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art: 6 (6) Waste Code
(also: indirectly AA Annex)
temporary storage of waste"
draft / adopt by-law "on collection and
4.11 treatment of hazardous wastes"
draft /adopt by-law(s) "on transport of
4.12 waste"
01 August 2015 (according to Art. 49 (8) Waste Code)
AA: not required
01 February 2016 (according to Art. 49 (2 b) Waste Code)
AA: permitting system for establishments carrying out disposal of
recovery operations shall be in place by 01.09.2019
01 February 2016 (according to Art. 49 (2c) Waste Code)
AA: specific obligations on hazardous wastes by 01.09.2019
01 February 2016 (according to Art. 49 (5) Waste Code)
AA: not required
2015 (intended:
September)
intended:
March 2015
EIEC / waste and
chemicals service
(details to be
decided)
N/A
waste and chemicals
about 10 - 20 WD (from practitioner)
service
N/A
software / training was provided
by Twinning Project in 2014 - no
further support required
about 20 WD
open / unclear
national practitioner (about 40 EU support to be requested asap
WD)
(through FWC)
EU support to be requested asap
(through FWC)
inventory
drafting
to contribute to national waste
management plan and waste registry project planned by KfW
to help landfill operators developing
conditioning plans pursuant to Article
23 (2) Waste Code
also AA Annex: Landfill Directive
01 February 2016: (accord. to Art. 23 (1) Waste Code:
guide
development
legal drafting
to make Waste Code applicable,
legal basis: Art: 7 (9) Waste Code
(also: indirectly AA Annex)
01 February 2017 (according to Art. 49 (3) Waste Code)
4.15 co-incineration of waste
4.16 draft law on mining waste
legal drafting
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
Waste Code is not applicable
on mining waste legislation (waste from
AA: basic mining waste legislation in place by 01.09.2017
extractive industries)
2016
about 1 year
first draft (end of 2016)
4.17 management
legal drafting
to comply with requirement of Art. 6 (3) 01 February 2017 (according to Art. 49 (6) Waste Code)
Waste Code
AA: not required
2016
about 6 - 9 months
concept / first draft agreed
between the 2 ministries (June final draft (November 2016)
2016)
MoHealth,
by-law as published in Official
waste and chemicals about 20 WD
Journal (January 2017)
service
about 50-60 WD
EU support to be requested under
TA
4.18 draft by-law on animal waste
legal drafting
to comply with Art. 6 (4) Waste Code
2016
about 6 - 9 months
concept / first draft agreed
between the 2 ministries (July
2016)
final draft (December 2016)
MoAgriculture,
by-law as published in Official
waste and chemicals about 20 WD
Journal (January 2017)
service
about 50-60 WD
EU support to be requested under
TA
policy paper
elaboration
legal mandate in Art. 12 (7) Waste Code the development of such plans is
none
optional (asbestos, animal waste, etc.)
open
about 6 months for plan preparation and no
less than 12-18 months for preparatory work draft action plan
(such as inventory)
final action plan
Action Plans adopted and
published
waste and chemicals depends on HW to be addressed.
about 50-100 WD
service
About 20 - 50 WD for technical expert
open
about 6 - 12 months
draft concept agreed upon /
first draft by-law
hearing / consultations with
stakeholders - 2nd draft
by-laws published in Official
Journal
depends on waste. No less
depends on waste stream. No less
waste and chemicals
than 100 WD per waste stream open (suitable for EU support
than 100 WD per waste stream (legal,
service
(legal, technical, economic
through FWC)
technical, economic expert team)
expert team)
2017
about 9-12 months
first draft strategy
hearing /consultation with
represented municipalities
completed - 2nd draft
Strategy adopted and
published
waste and chemicals about 50 WD for expert on bio-waste
service
strategy
no less than 100 WD
open (suitable for EU support
through FWC)
2018
about 12 months
interim report in mid 2019
none
Inventory report available on
MENRP website (in 2020)
waste & chemicals
service / land &
mineral resources
service
no less than 200 WD
open (donor support required support may be requested from
Czech Republic))
draft waste inventory (pilot project for
4.13 Kutaisi region)
no deadline
intended:
mid 2015
activities starting in 2016
draft guideline for closure of existing
4.14 landfills
draft / adopt by-law on incineration and
draft by-law on healthcare waste
Conditioning plans shall be developed 6 months after adoption of
landfill by-law (activity 4.2))
AA: Conditioning Plans shall be in place by 01.09.2020
AA: to be implemented by 01.09.2018 for new incinerators, by 2026
for old combustion plants (see Article 30 IE Directive)
01 February 2017 (according to Art. 49 (7) Waste Code)
AA: not required
waste & chemicals service
/ land & mine- ral
resources service
no less than 100 WD for team of at
least two experts (legal/technical)
activities starting after 2016
draft Action Plans on individual
hazardous waste types (--> for POPs
4.19 waste see Chemicals Road Map, activity
7.2)
develop concepts and draft pilot by-
4.20 law(s) on waste stream (e.g. batteries,
packaging, WEEE)
develop / adopt Strategy on municipal
4.21 biodegradable waste management
draw an inventory of closed (abandoned)
4.22 mining waste facilities
policy elaboration to comply with requirements of Art. 9
/ legal drafting (5) Waste Code
policy paper
elaboration
inventory
drafting
to comply with Art. 11 (2) Waste Code
also AA Annex: Landfill Directive
01 February 2019 (according to Art. 49 (4) Waste Code;
however, areas / number of by-laws are not determined in Code)
not explicitly required by AA
31 December 2019 (according to Art. 48 (2) Waste Code)
AA: to be implemented by 01.09.2020 (Article 5 Landfill Directive)
Waste Code is not applicable
to comply with AA Annex require-ments
AA: inventory shall be implemented by 01.09.2020
on mining waste (6th indent)
(Article 20 Mining Waste Directive)
about 20 WD (for methodology)
open
Key Issues of the “Nature protection Roadmap”
 In the field of nature protection 13 activities have been identified together with the
MENRP; the wide set of activities concern nature protection issues (habitats and
species protection) as well as trade of species, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
and fisheries policy.
 The Biodiversity Protection Service will be in charge of almost all activities except for
fishery related action, which is led by the Inspection Department and the
development of management plans for protected areas, led by the Agency of
Protected Areas (APA). Education initiatives on biodiversity / sustainable
development are done jointly with the Ministry of Education.
 Different from other roadmaps only 3 activities concern primarily the drafting or
amendment of legislation. The main activity insofar will be the drafting and adoption
of a comprehensive law on biodiversity which will need to be harmonised with the
existing legislation on protected areas.
 Other activities encompass field work (such as the identification of areas and species
to be protected) or the elaboration of plans, concepts or guidelines. Awareness
raising and education (curricula will be drafted) of the general public on biodiversity
is another key topic.
 Eight activities serve the implementation of requirements of the AA environmental
Annex and another three are directly related to the DCFTA (some activities are
related to both DCFTA and AA Annex).
 Except for four all other activities have already started or will be started in 2015.
On prioritisation criteria
 The prioritization of activities is based largely on a combination of deadlines set by
the AA on one hand and ongoing activities / ongoing donor support on the other.
On donor support
 All activities in this field require donor support; some support has already been
secured; for a few activities, though, the envisaged support may be not sufficient or
has just been requested.
 The main current donor for activities in the field of nature protection is GIZ which has
also envisaged further support for most activities planned. GIZ and other donors are
expected to determine the input of local and international experts required for
implementation.
Constraints / Challenges
 The main challenge is to obtain sufficient donor support for the implementation of all
activities planned.
 Legally the complexity of the planned biodiversity law is the major challenge as it
requires the ongoing involvement of many stakeholders (including NGO,
municipalities) in order to achieve an implementable legal concept.
Supporting activities
 Strengthening the capacity of the Biodiversity Protection Service and of other
relevant actors, in particular APA remains necessary.
Nature Protection Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
AA Annex: only for Emerald sites and SPA:
measured required for the protection of
such sites (which include management
plans) shall be established by 01.09.2019
2013
overall duration
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
to contribute to AA Annex requirements (as
plan
for Emerald sites and SPA: "establishment of
elaboration measures required for conservation of such
sites" (Article 6 Habitats Directive)
5.1
draft diverse management plans for protected
areas (PAs)
5.2
AA Annex: to approximate to provisions of
AA: basic nature protection legislation shall
finalize new law on biodiversity especially with
Birds and Habitats Directives
be in place aligned to Birds and Habitats
legal drafting
respect to AA requirements
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) - transpose CBD, CITES
Directives by 01.09.2016
into national law
5.3
cooperate with General Fisheries Commission
for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in order to
exchange best practices / ex-perience in
fisheries related fields, such as Illegal
unreported and unregulated Fishing and
Monitoring and Surveillance System
unspecified
cooperation /
DCFTA: Article 234 (f)
communication
no deadline
01/2014
2014
until 2019 (depending on project,
see last column)
draft management plans final management plans for
for PAs
PAs
about 9 months (counting from
March - November 2015)
1st draft law presented
for hearing (September)
final draft law submitted to Law published in Official
Parliament (November 2015) Journal
agreement on technical
cooperation (2015)
N/A
ongoing
number of published PA
management plans
regular exchange of
information
APA / Biodiversity
Protection Service
to be determined by donors /
projects
ongoing EU-Twinning project (UBA Austria
to be determined by donors / led consortium), also
projects
UNDP project (EU / GEF) and also
KfW funded project (implemented by GFA)
Biodiversity Protection
Service
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
Inspection Department
N/A
N/A
ongoing GIZ support
not required
activities starting in 2015
5.4
assess bird species requiring special
conservation measures and regularly occurring
migratory species
AA Annex requirement: Assess birds and
field work /
regularly occurring migratory species (Birds
legal drafting
Directive)
5.5
develop guidelines on management plans for
Emerald sites, reporting and monitoring
measures
to contribute to AA Annex requirements (as
guidelines for Emerald sites and SPA: "establishment of
preparation measures required for conservation of such
sites" (Article 6 Habitats Directive)
5.6
re-draft all necessary by-laws on LMO / GMO
Article 32 LMO Law
and recommendations for potential changes of legal drafting DCFTA: Article 230 (2) - transpose Cartagena internal deadline: End of 2015
LMO law
Protocol
5.7
draft report on list of species identified for the
purpose of inclusion in the appendixes of CITES
5.8
5.9
report
drafting
ongoing project, CITES option (Appendix II
and III),
DCFTA: Article 232 (2 c) - implement CITES
identify potential Emerald sites, designate
them as such
AA Annex: Completion of inventory of
Emerald sites, designation of these sites
field work /
(Analogy to Article 4 Habitats Directive) legal drafting
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) - transpose Bern
Convention
identify and designate special protection areas
(SPA) for bird species
AA Annex: Identification and designation of
field work /
SPA for Bird species (Article 4 (1) Birds
legal drafting
Directive
promote education and general information to
5.10 the public
curricula
drafting /
implementation
AA Annex: Assessment shall be finalized by
01.09.2017
AA Annex: only for Emerald sites and SPA:
measured required for the protection of
such sites (which include management
plans) shall be established by 01.09.2019
no deadline
AA Annex: Inventory and designation of
Emerald sites shall be implemented by
2015
until 2017
in late 2015
2016
01 / 2015
6 months
03/2015
AA Annex: establish a mechanism to
promote education and general information AA Annex: such mechanism shall be
to the public (Article 22 (c ) Habitats
implemented by 01.09.2017
Directive)
N/A
final birds assessment
(report)
Biodiversity Protection
Service
none
draft guidelines
N/A
final guidelines (end of
2016)
Biodiversity Protection
Service
to be determined by GIZ /
donor
first draft by-laws for
internal / external
discussion (March 2015)
final draft by-laws to be
By-laws published in
Biodiversity Protection
adopted by MENRP / Cabinet
Official Journal (12/2015) Service
(autumn 2015)
final report (November,
2015)
recommendations (if
possible for CITES conf.
proposals in 2016)
Biodiversity Protection
Service
final list of Emerald sites
by-law on Emerald sites
designation adopted &
published in Official
Journal / Emerald sites
submitted to Bern
Convention secretariat
Biodiversity Protection
Service in cooperation
with Forestry / local
municipalities
draft list of potential SPA final list of SPA
by-law on SPA designation adopted & published in Official Journal
at least until end of November 2015 draft report
2015
up to 2 years
2015
up to 2 - 3 years
01.09.2018
AA Annex: Inventory and designation of SPA
shall be implemented by 01.09.2019
N/A
draft list of potential
Emerald sites
ongoing counts of non-breeding birds and
of water raptor birds (SABUCO) but
open (monthly contracts for 1- methodology for systematic counting is still
2 students envisaged)
missing (donor support is required)
Negotiations with GIZ and Ilia State
University on support is in process
to be determined by GIZ /
donor
activity by NACRES within project funded by
EU / CoE
additional support for MENRP has been
envisaged by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ / UBA to be determined by GIZ / UBA GIZ funded support, implemented by UBA
Austria
Austria
Austria
to be determined by GIZ
support for setting up of plant and timber
list is provided by GIZ
further support may need to be requested
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
MENRP already applied for GIZ funding,
which is envisaged for 2015
ongoing NACRES project (see above ,
activity 5.4) on identification of potential
Emerald sites finishes in 2015 - allocated
budget seems not sufficient
Biodiversity Protection
Service in cooperation
with Forestry / local
municipalities
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
MENRP already applied for GIZ funding,
which is envisaged for 2015 - allocated
budget seems not sufficient
numerous awareness
raising tools produced and
Biodiversity Protection
distributed (films,
Service / MoEducation
brochures, etc.)
(September 2017)
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
supported by GIZ (4 year duration)
Biodiversity Protection
Service / NEA / EIEC
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
activity will be supported by GIZ
Revised Law published in
final draft law (or integrated
Official Journal or
Biodiversity Protection
chapters into new
abrogated (not before late Service / APA
biodiversity law)
2017)
to be determined by GIZ
to be determined by GIZ
2nd stage of law drafting (after adoption) ongoing support from GIZ envisaged
under negotiation
under negotiation
late 2015
ongoing implementation
cross curricula standard
for Education on
none
Sustainable Development
(ESD) for classes 1-12
2016
ongoing implementation
updating of existing
established monitoring
calculation of indicators has
indicators, new indicators
system that follows CBD
started
designed, 2016
criteria
to be determined by GIZ
activities starting in 2016
5.11
Establish a system to monitor conservation
status of pertinent habitats and protected
species / monitoring database
Potentially integrate law on protected areas
5.12 into new law on biodiversity
Pilot Project: develop regional Biodiversity
5.13 Strategies and Action Plans (BSAP) based on
NBSAP
concept
drafting
AA Annex: Establish a system to monitor
AA Annex: Monitoring system shall be in
conservation status of pertinent habitats and
place by 01.09.2020
protected species relevant for Georgia
(Article 11 Habitats Directive)
ensure full consistency of legal framework on
legal drafting nature protection, so to avoid
no deadline
inconsistencies and duplications
support implementation of requirements
plan
from AA Annex,
elaboration
implement CBD on local level
no deadline
2016 / 2017
2016
about 6 months (start after gaining
first experience with
amendments presented
implementation of new biodiversity for public hearing
law, see activity 5.2)
4 years
regional BSAP (potential
pilot region: Kakheti)
draft BSAP submitted for
consultations
regional BSAP adopted
Biodiversity Protection
Service in cooperation
with municipalities
under negotiation with giz
Key Issues of the “Industrial pollution and hazards Roadmap”
 This field encompasses all activities of the MENRP which concern the pollution and risk
of environmental hazards through industrial activities. In total nine activities have been
identified in this field.
 Five of these activities concern the drafting of new or updating of existing legislation;
another two the elaboration of implementing guidelines. The remaining activities are
related to the preparation of inventories (on relevant installations and plants), a
concept (how to implement the best available technology – BAT- requirement for
existing plants) and a plan (how to reduce the emissions of these plants).
 All activities directly serve the implementation of the requirements of the AA
environmental Annex; one activity additionally also relates to the DCFTA (enable
ratification of Helsinki Convention).
 Two activities are already ongoing and another will be started in 2015 – all these
activities concern the prevention and management of major industrial accidents and are
expected to be finalized in 2016.
 All other activities are not expected to be started before 2017, as they need intensive
preparatory work and large donor support in order to be implemented.
 The activities in this field are led by different departments within the MENRP: the 2015
activities are led by the Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards Management Service,
whilst the future activities shall be led by Permit Department, Inspection Department or
Air Protection Service. It is assumed that these departments will closely cooperate.
On prioritisation criteria
 The first three activities are implemented within ongoing projects; besides they have a
relatively close deadline for implementation according to the AA Annex (2018 or 2019).
 For the second group of activities which concern a new integrated environmental
permitting and control system the deadlines set by the AA Annex are largely for 2020
and beyond (certain emission limit values, ELV, shall be adopted by 2018). As all these
activities also need substantial donor support to be implemented their commencement
has been envisaged for the years 2017 / 2018.
On donor support
 All future activities in this field will require donor support; except for the ongoing three
projects in 2015 donor support is open.
 The other six activities will require mostly very large donor support including
substantial input of international and, if possible, also local experts.
 If possible, support for these activities should be provided within one project, as the
topics are very much interrelated.
Constraints / challenges
 The main challenge will be to receive sufficient donor support and expertise needed to
implement successfully the six activities envisaged for the period 2017 / 2018
concerning permitting and control and related matters.
Supporting activities
 The implementation of activities in this field requires in particular substantial and
practical training of staff personnel of concerned departments.
Industrial pollution and industrial hazards Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
overall duration
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
6.1
draft new law on major accident
prevention (MAP Law) in line with Seveso II
requirements
AA Annex: to comply with AA
requirements from EU Seveso II
Directive on major accidents;
legal drafting DCFTA: Article 230 (2): new law will
allow for ratification of Helsinki
Convention on Transboundary Effects
of Industrial Accidents
AA Annex: Seveso II legislation
requirements shall be implemented by
12/2014
18 months
late 2015
about 8 months
01.09.2018
First draft law, internal
discussion and public
hearing (late 2015)
Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards
hearing / consultation process Law adopted and published
Management Service/
finalized and final draft law
in Official Journal (June
to be determined by project
NEA in cooperation
submitted for adoption
2016)
with Waste and
Chemicals Service
to be determined by project
ongoing donor support from
Czech Development Agency
to be determined by project
ongoing donor support from
Czech Development Agency
activities starting in 2015
6.2
draft methodological guidelines to support
the implementation of MAP Law
guidelines
preparation
AA Annex: ongoing project, helps
implementation of new MAP Law (see
activity 6.1)
AA Annex: Seveso II legislation
requirements shall be implemented by
draft guidelines (early 2016) final guidelines
01.09.2018
Guidelines in place for
practical use (mid-2016,
parallel to MAP law
adoption)
Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards
to be determined by project
Management Service
activities starting after 2016
6.3
draft new law on (integrated)
environmental permitting
AA Annex: to comply with AA
requirements from EU Industrial
AA Annex: integrated permitting system
legal drafting Emissions Directive (IED), in particular
shall be implemented by 01.09.2020
Art. 4-6, 12, 17(2), 21, 24 and Annex IV
IED
2017
no less than 2 years
6.4
develop implementation guidelines on
integrated environmental permitting
guidelines
preparation
AA Annex: to support implemen-tation
AA Annex: integrated permitting system
of requirements on integrated
permitting, in particular Art. 4-6, 12,
shall be implemented by 01.09.2020
17(2), 21, 24 and Annex IV IED
2017
about 1 - 1,5 years (parallel to
activity 6.5)
6.5
assess the capacity of existing plants in
terms of introduction of BAT
AA Annex: to comply with AA
assessment /
requirements from EU Industrial
concept
Emissions Directive (Article 14 (3) - (6)
drafting
and 15 (2) - (4))
2017
6.6
establish emission limit values (ELV) in bylaw for combustion plants
legal drafting
2017
6.7
set up electronic data base for recording
information about relevant installations
and for reporting on major accidents
improve
AA Annex: to comply with
existing
requirements from EU Seveso II
database (and
Directive (Articles 13 and 14)
legal drafting)
AA Annex: system for recording information about relevant installations and
for reporting on major accidents shall
be implemented by 01.09.2019
2017
up to 2 years
6.8
amend Regulation 61/2014 on State
Control
AA Annex: to comply with AA
legal drafting requirements from Articles 8, 14 and
23 IED
AA Annex: compliance monitoring
mechanism for integrated permits shall
be established by 01.09.2020
2017 / 2018
6 months
6.9
prepare transitional national plan to
reduce total annual emissions from existing
plants
plan
preparation
AA Annex: transitional national plans for
ELV for existing plants are (optionally)
put in place by 01.09.2026
2017 / 2018
about 1 year
AA Annex: to comply with AA
requirements from EU Industrial
Emissions Directive (Article 30, Annex
V)
AA Annex: to comply with AA
requirements from Article 32 IED
AA Annex: BAT shall be implemented by
01.09.2026
ELV for combustion plants shall be in
place by 01.09.2018 for new and by
2026 (!) for existing installations
first draft law published for hearing / consultation process Law adopted by parliament
public hearing /
finalized and final draft
and published in Official
Permit Department
consultations
submitted for adoption
Journal
no less than 300 WD for expert
team (at least 150 WD for legal
no less than 50 WD
experts and 150 for technical
experts)
large donor support is required
no less than 100 WD for legal /
about 50 WD
technical support
large donor support is required
(to be connected with activity
6.3)
draft guidelines
final guidelines
Guidelines in place for
practical use
Permit Department
about 18 months
BAT implementation
assessment / concept
(internal discussion and
public hearing)
none
final BAT assessment /
concept published
about 150 - 200 WD for
Air Protection Service technical experts (from
different sectors)
about 6 months
ELV draft by-law (internal
discussion and public
hearing)
Air Protection Service
hearing / consultation process
By-law adopted and
(in cooperation with about 30 - 50 WD for technical
finalized and final draft
open
published in Official Journal all concerned
experts
submitted for adoption
departments)
about 150 - 200 WD for
technical experts (from
different sectors)
large donor support is required
(if possible, to be connected
with activity 6.3)
donor support is required (if
possible, to be connected with
activity 6.3)
data base established (2018) none
recorded information will
become part of the newly
established EIMS (see
activity 1.3) operated by
EIEC (by mid 2019)
Natural and Anthroabout 50 WD (for setting up
pogenic Hazards
data base / record system and about 50 WD
Management Service
provide training)
/ EIEC
activity started without donor
support but is put on halt due
to complexity
future donor support will be
requested
draft amendments
published and consultations amended by-law adopted
conducted
Amended by-law adopted
and published in Official
Journal
Inspection
Department
about 20 - 30 WD for legal
expert
about 20 WD
donor support is required (if
possible, to be connected with
activity 6.3)
draft plan published for
discussion / consultations
with stakeholders
Plan adopted by Cabinet /
MENRP
Air Protection Service
about 50 WD for technical
experts
about 50 WD
donor support is required (if
possible, to be connected with
activity 6.3)
final Plan
Key Issues of the “Chemicals Roadmap”

In the field of chemicals six activities have been identified by the MENRP, four of
which concern legal drafting activities and another two the update of a National
Implementation Plan (NIP) of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and of a report
(on mercury).

Two of the legal drafting activities serve the purpose to ensure full compliance
with the requirements of the AA environmental Annex.

Another three activities are directly related to international conventions as
addressed by the DCFTA (Stockholm, Rotterdam and Minamata Convention).

Three activities are either ongoing or shall start in 2015; the other three shall be
initiated after 2015.

All activities are led by the waste and chemicals management service; the NIP
update is to be done jointly by this service with NEA.
On prioritisation criteria

The first three activities are either already ongoing or will be started with in the
near future. All of them were or are supported and implemented with donor
support.

For the first activity (by-law that transposes Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention
requirements into national law) a deadline has been set for adoption in May 2015
by PM decree.

For the remaining activities there are no precise time schedules envisaged, as only
for one activity (drafting of chemicals by-law on classification, labelling and
packaging) deadlines have been set by the AA environmental Annex for 2020 /
2021.
On donor support

All future activities in this field will require donor support; except for the ongoing
projects donor support for the remaining three activities is open.

For the implementation of these three activities input of local and international
experts is required.

If possible, support for these activities should be provided within one project, as
the topics are very much interrelated (drafting a law and two by-laws on
chemicals).
Constraints / challenges

The main constraint is to receive sufficient donor support and expertise needed to
implement successfully all activities.

The existing limited human resources of the waste and chemicals management
service and the fact that this service has to implement also a large number of waste
related activities will be an obstacle for implementation; waste and chemicals tasks
should at least in the mid-term be addressed by two separate units / services.
Supporting activities

Training of staff and implementer of chemicals legislation will be required.
Chemicals Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
overall duration
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
2014
3 months left (counting from
March and in accordance with
PM decree)
2014
about 18 months
first half of 2015
18 months (project duration)
open
about 1 - 1,5 years
open
open
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
none
none
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
7.1
7.2
draft decree (by-law) “On Import and
Export of Certain Hazardous Chemicals
Substances, Pesticides and on "Persistent legal drafting
Organic Pollutants (POPs)" (exact title of
decree unclear)
review and update the National
Implementation Plan (NIP) on POPs
AA Annex: Implement Regulation concerning import
and export of dangerous chemicals (PIC);
Transposition of Rotterdam Convention (PIC) and
Stockholm Convention (POPs)
Article 7 (1a) & Article 5 (a) POPs Convention:
plan drafting Develop Implementation and Action Plan on POPs;
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) AA
AA: to be implemented by 01.09.2019
(requirements from diverse provisions of EU PIC
Regulation); also Article 230 (2) AA
end of May 2015 according to PM decree
Initial NIP was submitted in 2012 (3 years late);
project deadline: end of 2016
hearing / consultation process
draft decree published (March- finalized and final draft
Decree published in Official
waste and
April 2015)
submitted for adoption by
Journal (May 2015)
chemicals service
government (May 2015)
support was provided
within waste Twinning
Project in 2014
updated NIP on POPs
published
none
Updated NIP submitted to
POPs Convention
Secretariat (end of 2016)
waste and
chemicals service
/ NEA
to be determined by donor
to be determined by donor
ongoing GEF / UNEP
project funding
initial mercury assessment
report for internal / external
discussion
approval of final report
through MENRP
availability of the report
(submission of report to
Minamata secretariat)
waste and
chemicals service
none
to be determined by donor
ongoing GEF / UNDP
project funding
draft law published
hearing / consultation process
Law published in Official
finalized and final draft
Journal
submitted for adoption
waste and
chemicals service
about 50 WD
about 50 WD
open, donor support will
be required - activity
should be merged with
activities 7.5 and 7.6
about 1 year
draft by-law published
hearing / consultation process
finalized and final draft
By-law published in Official
waste and
submitted for adoption by
Journal
chemicals service
government
about 50 WD
about 50 WD
open, donor support will
be required
about 1 year
draft by-laws published
hearing / consultation process
By-law published in Official
waste and
finalized and final draft
Journal
chemicals service
submitted for adoption
about 30 WD
about 30 WD
open, donor support will
be required
activities starting in 2015
7.3
undertake a mercury initial assessment
(mercury profile and initial assessment
report)
report
drafting
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) (enable ratification of
Minamata Convention, Article 21 of the Convention:
no deadline
submission of report);
ongoing project
activities starting after 2015
to have in place a sound legal basis on chemicals
legal drafting management - also for by-laws under activities 7.1,
7.5 and 7.6
7.4
draft Law on chemicals management
7.5
AA: to be implemented by 01.09.2020 for
draft law / by-law on classification,
AA Annex: Implement EU Regulation concerning
labelling and packaging of substances and legal drafting classification, labelling, packaging of substances and substances and by 01.09.2021 for mixtures
mixtures
mixtures (globally harmonised system)
(requirement of Art. 4 of EU Regulation)
7.6
draft by-law on mercury
no deadline (2017-2019 envisaged in CBRN)
ratification of Minamata Convention intended,
legal drafting which then needs to be transposed into national law no deadline
DCFTA: Article 230 (2) AA
Key Issues of the “Climate Action Roadmap”

The Climate Action roadmap includes nine activities to be implemented to meet the
requirements of the AA and its Annexes.

Three of those activities concern legal drafting; three plan drafting, one the
elaboration of Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) and one the
development of project proposals.

There are no specific deadlines for five activities, as they are planned in accordance
with the general part of the AA and not its Annexes.

Five activities have already been started before 2015 or in 2015 within the
framework of specific ongoing donor supported project. Two activities are planned
to be started in 2015 and two in 2016. Donor support is needed for three of them.

Responsible unit for most of the activities is the Climate Change Service; Air
Protection Service takes the lead in two activities. NEA, other Ministries and city
municipalities also are the main counterparts for some activities. Out of nine
activities of the roadmap, three concern the drafting of legislation. Other activities
include drafting of policy documents and plans.
On prioritisation criteria

As there are no specific or not very close deadlines defined by the AA for most of
Climate Action related activities, the main prioritisation criterion is the ongoing
donor support.
On donor support

Climate Action activities are supported by a number of donors. Projects are funded
mainly by EU, German Government, UNDP and USAID.

Further support on climate action topics will be requested and need to be provided
in order to comply with the obligations set by the AA.
Constraints / challenges

Given the cross-cutting nature of Climate Action, a number of activities, like
development of LEDS or preparation of project proposals to get support from
climate change funds, require close cooperation with and strong support from
other Ministries and local governance.
Supporting activities

Capacity building activities will be needed for the proper implementation of the
plans and regulations defined by the roadmap; though, the special emphasis shall
be made on the deepening the conceptual understanding and strengthening the
capacity of municipalities to implement “Sustainable Energy Action Plans” for their
cities, which signed to the “Covenant of Mayors” (EU initiative).
Climate Action Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
reason for activity
deadline
start of activity
(from AA and / or other sources)
(month/year)
overall duration
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in
charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
Final draft strategy ready for Decision of the government;
submission to the government LEDS published (first half of
for approval (December 2015) 2016)
Climate Change
Service
(Intergovernmental
Committee)
determined by USAID project
Action plans for other cities are
Action plans in place
ready (end of 2016)
City municipalities,
Climate Change
Service
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
8.1
elaborate Low Emission Development Strategy
(LEDS)
Strategy
elaboration
to comply with Article 310 (b) AA,
ongoing project
Plan drafting
to comply with Article 308 (d) AA
ongoing project
Proposal
drafting
to comply with Article 308 (a) AA,
ongoing project
no deadline
8.2
develop sustainable Energy Action Plans for
the cities party to Covenant of Mayors (CoM)
8.3
develop National Appropriate Mitigation
Actions (NAMA) on low carbon buildings
(energy savings measures)
8.4
AA Annex: adopt national legislation on
amend /complement Decree (by-law) 184 of
ODS (see legal gap analysis), to comply
AA: ODS legislation shall be in place
2006 with regard to missing regulatory aspects Legal drafting with Article 310 (d) AA and transpose
by 01.09.2019 (EU ODS Regulation)
on ODS
Montreal Protocol as amended (ongoing
project)
no deadline
no deadline
July 2013
About 9 months (Counting from
March 2015)
First draft strategy presented
for consultations with
stakeholders (SeptemberOctober 2015)
2013
About 12 months for each city. Note:
Action Plans for Kutaisi and
Currently 9 Cities of Georgia have
Zugdidi are ready (end of
signed the CoM and have to prepare
2015)
the plans within 1 year after deadline
2014
About 9 months (Counting from
March 2015)
N/A
2014
January 2015
to be determined by USAID
project / future donor
determined by USAID project USAID - ongoing
to be determined by USAID
project / future donor
Action Plans for 2 cities are
prepared through USAID
ongoing project
Donor support will be needed
for the Action Plans for other
cities
N/A
NAMA proposal for funding
implementation (end of 2015)
Climate Change
Service
determined by donor
determined by donor
German government,
implemented by Ecofys - Donor
support is required for other
NAMAs
About 6 - 9 months (counting from
March 2015)
new draft bylaw (replacing
Decree 184 of 2006) agreed
N/A
with other relevant ministries
(April, 2015)
Bylaw approved by te
Government and published in
Official Journal (May, 2015)
Air Protection Service determined by UNDP
determined by UNDP
UNDP, ongoing project
About 6-7 Months (counting from
March 2015)
First draft for consultations
(May 2015)
Final draft (August 2015)
Submitted to UNFCCC
Secretariat, (September 2015)
Climate Change
Service
determined by donor
determined by donor
EU (Technical support from
Clima East) GIZ
About 12 months
First draft for discussion
(Summer 2016)
Final draft (SeptemberOctober 2016)
Plan is approved (end of 2016)
Climate Change
Service
about 40 WD (at least 3 experts
about 120 WD
will be needed)
Open, Donor support is
required
5 project/programme proposal
submitted for funding and
approved during 2016-2020
Climate Change
Service / NEA
MoEnergy, MoAgriculture, MoEconomy,
MoRDI
about 60 WD per project /
programme proposal
Totally 300 WD (at least 5
international experts will be
needed)
about 30 WD per project /
programme proposal;
totally 150 WD (at least 5
national experts will be
needed)
Open, Donor support is
required
Bylaw is adopted by the
Government and published in
Official Journal (end of 2017)
Climate Change
Service
no less than 100 WD
no less than 100 WD
Open, Donor support is
required
activities to be started in 2015
8.5
prepare Intended Nationally Determined
Contribution (INDC) document for UNFCCC
secretariat
to comply with Article 308 (a) AA,
Plan drafting Decision of CoP19 and CoP20
ongoing project
Decisions of CoP19 and Cop20: No
strict deadline (should be sub-mitted
well in advance of CoP21)
8.6
develop National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Plan
elaboration
No deadline
8.7
prepare five successful project/programme
proposals for donor funding/to receive
funding through climate change funds (Green
Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, Clean
Technology Fund etc.)
Project /
programme
to comply with Article 308 (a, b, d) AA
proposal
elaboration
to comply with Article 310 (a) AA
2015
No deadline
2015
At least 6 months for each proposal
One project/programme
proposal is prepared per year
and submitted to relevant
N/A
fund for funding, starting from
2016
AA: legislation on fluorinated GHG
shall be in place by 01.09.2019 (EU
GHG Regulation)
2016
no less 12 months
First draft law presented for
hearing (beginning of 2017)
activities to be started in 2016
8.8
AA Annex: adopt national legislation on
draft by-law on certain fluorinated greenhouse
Legal drafting certain fluorinated GHG,
gases (GHG)
to comply with Article 310 (d) AA
Final draft law (autumn of
2017)
Key Issues of the “Forestry Roadmap”
 All activities in the forestry roadmap come from DCFTA part of the AA and therefore,
have no implementation deadlines stipulated by the agreement. Activities are
designed in a way to promote sustainable forestry management at national level.
 Out of 19 activities of the roadmap, six concern the drafting of legislation. Other
activities include drafting of policy documents and plans.
 An ongoing implementing activity such as the forest inventory is very important
from the perspective of further planning and reforming the forestry sector.
 Five of these activities are supposed to be continued or started in 2015.
 The Forest Policy Service is the key unit at the MENRP in charge of implementing the
forestry roadmap. The National Forestry Agency is another important entity taking
the lead in the implementation activities.
On prioritisation criteria
 The main prioritization criterion for forestry roadmap, is a political will to reform
the sector and introduce sustainable management principles at national level.
 Another criterion is a number of already planned or ongoing projects, supported by
the state budget and donors, which are in line with national policy documents and
DCFTA.
On donor support
 Ongoing donor support has been provided primarily by GIZ, ADA, WB and EU with a
focus on legal drafting and long-term sustainability of the sector; also some support
is provided on this topic by other international organizations.
 Further support in forestry will be requested in order to continue reform process
and comply with the requirements set by the DCFTA part of the AA.
Constraints / challenges
 Local population depends largely on forest resources including timber and nontimber products. Therefore, sensitivity of the issue from economic and social
perspectives needs to be addressed adequately through very thoughtful steps taken
in this sector coupled with intensive consultations and dialogue with the
stakeholders.
 Introducing sustainable forestry practice is a long process and shall not be oriented
on gaining short term benefits. Thus, common understanding and consensus on that
issue among the various decision-makers is a must.
 Permanent changes both in management and staff of the National Forestry Agency
hampers effective implementation of the reforms.
Supporting activities
 Strengthening the capacity of the National Forestry Agency and Forest Policy
Service, as well as Environmental Supervision Department of the ENRP is necessary.
 Moreover, establishing qualification raising mechanism at the Ministry for ensuring
the continuity of the process is necessary. Permanent awareness raising campaigns
throughout Georgia is also very important.
Forestry Roadmap
No
Activity
type of
activity
deadline
reason for activity
(from AA and / or
other sources)
start of activity
(month/year)
overall duration
interim-indicator 1
(plus time)
(expected duration from start /
March 2015 - final result)
interim-indicator 2
(plus time)
final result / output
(plus time)
unit /dept. in charge
international experts WD
required (estimation)
national experts WD
required (estimation)
donor support
(actual / requested)
ongoing activities
9.1
draft Forest Code
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept (approved
no deadline
by the Parliament in December
2013)
2014
At least 12 months (counting from First draft, internal discussions
1 March 2015)
(February 2015)
Second draft presented for
stakeholder discussions (May-July
2015)
Forest Code adopted by the Parliament
Forest Policy Service
(beginning of 2016)
determined by donor
determined by donor
9.2
draft by-law on national criteria and indicators
for sustainable forest management
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2014
About 9 months (counting from 1 Second draft presented for
March 2015)
discussion (March-April 2015)
Round of discussions of final draft
presented for discussion
(September-November 2015)
By-law adopted by the government
(beginning of 2016)
Forest Policy Service
determined by donor
None
GIZ/ADA - ongoing project
9.3
draft controlled Wood National Risk Assessment
standards for Georgia
no deadline
2014
First draft presented for
About 9 months (counting from 1
stakeholder discussion (AprilMarch 2015)
May 2015)
Final draft sent to FSC (June 2015)
Standards are approved by FSC (end of
2015, depends on FSC procedures)
Forest Policy Service
determined by WWF
None
ENPI-FlEG - ongoing project
(implemented by WWF)
9.4
draft by-law on zoning and categorization of the
forest area of Georgia
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2014
About 9-10 months (counting
from 1 March 2015)
Final draft (June 2015)
By-law adopted by government and
published in Official Journal (end of
2015)
Forest Policy Service Legal
Department
None
determined by donor
9.5
develop a scheme on exchanging relevant
information between the partner countries
(development of memoranda with partner
countries)
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
no deadline
2014
About 12 Months (drafting of
Memorandum with Armenia
memorandum & negotiations with
(end of 2015)
respective country)
Memorandum with Azerbaijan (end Memoranda with major partner
of 2016)
countries exist
N/A
N/A
9.6
draft policy paper on wildfire management
legal
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
About 6 months (counting from 1 Final draft sent to the
March 2015)
government (spring 2015)
N/A
determined by donors
determined by donors
9.7
conduct forest Inventory and develop forest
management plans
N/A
about 10 million EUR required
9.8
draft by-law on eco-compensation for forest use
legal
drafting
determined by donor
determined by donor
9.9
draft by-law on regulating use of non-timber
forest product (NTFP)
legal
drafting
None
about 20 WD
standards
DCFTA: Article 233
drafting
field work
DCFTA: Article 233
plan
National Forest Concept
drafting
2013 (working on
this document
started earlier)
Second draft, public hearings
(March 2015)
Inventory reports, maps and
management plans are available
for some districts of 4 regions
out of 9 regions of Georgia
(2015-2016)
Forest Policy Service
Inventory reports, maps and
Complete forest inventory carried out in
management plans are available for
Forest Policy Service
Georgia and management plans
all districts in 9 regions of Georgia
National Forest Agency
approved by MENRP (end of 2020)
(2017 - 2020)
no deadline
2013
At least 5 years ( counting from
2015)
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2014
About 9 months (counting from 1 First draft for stakeholder
March 2015)
discussion (March-April 2015)
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2014
About 12 months (counting from
2015)
action plan DCFTA: Article 233
drafting National Forest Concept
no deadline
2015
About 12 months (counting from 1 First draft for internal discussion Final draft, presented for public
March 2015)
(June 2015)
discussion (October 2015)
no deadline
2015
At least 18 months
First draft for stakeholder
discussion (spring 2016)
First draft presented for
stakeholder discussions (April
2015)
Policy paper adopted by government
and published in Official Journal (July
2015)
Forest Policy Service,
International relations
Department
Final draft presented for
consultations (May 2015)
Final draft presented for external
discussion (June 2015)
By-law adopted by government and
published in Official Journal (end of
2015)
By-law adopted by government and
published in Official Journal (beginning
of 2016)
Forest Policy Service
Forest Policy Service legal
Department
WB within the ENPI-FlEG-II - ongoing
project
GIZ/ADA - ongoing project
(implemented by CENN)
WB, IUCN, WWF within the ENPI-FlEGII - ongoing project
ENVSEC, USFS - ongoing project
State budget, Negotiations with the
government of Germany for support
GIZ - ongoing project
Started with own resources. Some
support is needed from donors for
final elaboration
activities to be started in 2015
9.11 draft an Action Plan for forestry sector reform
develop an action plan on climate change
Forest Policy Service
Action Plan approved by the
Government and published (in 2017)
Forest Policy Service
Climate Change Service
CIM Experts will support this
process. No additional expert
involvement is needed.
determined by donor (contract
GIZ/ADA - ongoing
with giz is for four months)
plan
drafting
National Forest Concept
applying
remote
sensing
DCFTA: Article 233
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2015
5 Years
Modern technologies for monitoring of
Information is available on Web
Updated information is available on forest and soil degradation, illegal
portal of the MENRP (end of
Forest Policy Service
web-portal (from 2016)
logging and forest cover in Georgia
2015)
developed and applied (2019)
draft National Strategy and Action Plan for the
strategy
drafting
National Forest Concept
no deadline
2015
At least 12 months
First draft for stakeholder
discussion (beginning of 2016)
Second Draft for external
discussion (May-June 2016
Strategy and Action Plan approved by
MENRP (end of 2016)
Forest Policy Service/
EIEC/Ministry of Education
draft National Program for Firewood
Program
drafting
DCFTA: Article 233
no deadline
2015
About 18 months
First draft for stakeholder
discussion (autumn 2016)
Second Draft for external
discussion (beginning of 2017)
Programme approved by the
Government and published (end of
2017)
Forest Policy Service,
National Forest Agency
Wood is certified in other regions
of Georgia (2017-2022)
Certification system is established
throughout Georgia (2022)
Forest Policy Service
N/A
N/A
No donor support is needed. Still, an
analysis of the Georgian forestry
sector to determine the potential of
voluntary certification is planned to
be conducted by WWF in 2015.
Open (Baseline study is done by GIZ.
Additional support is needed)
9.12 mitigation and adaption measures for forests
9.13
Action Plan approved by the
Government and published in Official
Journal (beginning of 2016)
conduct forest monitoring through modern
technologies
9.14 Forestry Education
9.15 Consumption
Final draft (end of 2016)
open, support has been requested
from GIZ
60 WD
150 WD
4 experts are already involved
determined by donor
determined by donors
80-100 WD
GIZ, ENPI-FIEG
about 50 WD
100-120 WD
Open for donor support
GEF/UNEP
GIZ/ADA
activities to be started in 2016
9.16
introduce voluntary certification system in
Georgia/elaborate and implement national
certification criteria and standards
assess the various forest property schemes and
9.17 identify the best scheme for Georgia
Standard DCFTA: Article 233
drafting National Forest Concept
no deadline
2016
About 2-3 years
Wood is certified in selected
Pilot region of Georgia (20152016)
Report and
DCFTA: Article 233
recommend
National Forest Concept
ations
no deadline
2016
At least 12 months
First draft presented for
stakeholder discussion
(beginning of 2017)
Second draft for the next round of
consultations (autumn of 2017)
Final Report and recommenda-tions
submitted to Government for consent
(end of 2017)
Forest Policy Service
about 30 WD
40-50 WD
no deadline
2016
About 18 Months
First draft presented for
stakeholder discussion (end of
2016)
Final draft and recommendations,
(spring of 2017)
Recommendations are reflected in
policy making (2018)
Forest Policy Service
40-50 WD
about 60 WD
Open, GIZ support is envisaged
no deadline
2017
At least 12 months
N/A
Draft study is presented to
Final report is available on the
stakeholders for comments (end of
Ministry's web-site (mid of 2018)
2017)
Forest Policy Service
N/A
About 30 WD
Open for donor support
Report and
DCFTA: Article 233
9.18 study the economic potential of Forest in Georgia recommend National Forest Concept
ations
activities to be started after 2016
conduct feasibility study for defining the
Report and
DCFTA: Article 233
9.19 potential of small non-timber product processing recommend National Forest Concept
enterprises
ations