HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

COUNTRY PROFILE GREECE

National Reporting to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Sessions of the COMMISSION on SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT of the UNITED NATIONS (UN-CSD 18/19)

ATHENS JANUARY 2011

Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Department of International Relations and EU Affairs 15, Amaliados str., 115 23 Athens, Greece T: +30 210 64 11 717, + 30 210 64 65 762 F: +30 210 64 34 470 National Focal Points for UNCSD: Maria Papaioannou, Ilias Mavroidis Compilation of Country Profile: Ilias Mavroidis (co-ordinator), Nicholas Mantzaris, Maria Papaioannou Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Department of International Relations and EU Affairs Head of Department: Maria Peppa Acknowledgments: This Report has been compiled based on data received from the relevant services and bodies of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (Special Secretariat for Water, Environmental Planning Directorate, Physical Planning Directorate, Directorate for Air & Noise Pollution Control, Mineral Resources Policy Directorate, National Centre of Environment and Sustainable Development), from other co-competent Ministries (Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure & Networks, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance-General Chemical State Laboratory, Ministry of E ducation, Lifelong Learning & Religious Affairs-General Secretariat for Research & Technology ) as well as from the Public Power Corporation S.A., Tram S.A., OSE S.A. OASA Group of Companies and the Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries. Data has also been drawn from the OECD Environmental Performance Review: Greece , 2009. Special thanks are due to Ms. Evelina Stamouli, Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Department of International Relations and EU Affairs and Mr. Dimitris Stamatiadis, Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Special Agency for the Coordination of Environmental Activities.

Athens, January 2011

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CHEMICALS I ntroduction Decision -Making, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Policy Instruments Programmes and Projects / Good Practices Education, Information and Awareness-Raising Cooperation

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MINING Introduction Policy and Regulations Mining Best Practices Programmes and Projects

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TRANSPORT Introduction Decision -Making, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Policy Instruments Plans , Programmes and Projects Education, Training and Awareness-Raising Cooperation

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WASTE MANAGEMENT Introduction Decision -Making, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Policy Instruments Strategies, Plans, Programmes and Projects, Best Practices Education, Information and Awareness-Raising Financing Cooperation THE TEN YEAR FRAMEWORK OF PROGRAMMES ON SCP PATTERNS Introduction Decision -Making, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Policy Instruments Strategies, Plans, Programmes and Projects Education, Information and Awareness-Raising Cooperation

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ABBREVIATIONS AMEL AMVH BSEC BSEC -HDF CCS CEE CEFIC CLP CNG C P-RAC CSF CRES DEPA DG DNA ECB ECHA EEE EEK XM EFET EFSA EIA EIONET EIPA ELINYAE ELSTAT ELVs EMAS EOF EPBD e-PER EQS ESD ESYD ETHEL EU EUR EYEP GMEA GCSL GDP GHG GHS GMEA GPP GREC GSRT HACI HEI HELPE HTSO ICE IFCS IGME ILO ILPAP IMO Athens Metro Operating Company Alternative Management Vehicle Hellas Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation BSEC Hellenic Development Fund Carbon Capture and Storage Centres of Environmental Education European Chemical Industry Council Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Compressed Natural Gas Cleaner Production Regional Activity Center Community Strategic Framework Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving Public Gas Corporation Directorate-General Designated National Authority European Central Bank European Chemicals Agency Electrical and Electronic Equipment Scientific and Educational Centre of Chemical Engineers Hellenic Food Authority European Food Safety Authority Environmental Impact Assessment European Environment Information and Observation Network Environmental Impacts Pre-Assessment Hellenic Occupational Health and Safety Institute Hellenic Statistical Authority End of Life Vehicles Eco-Management and Audit Scheme National Organisation for Medicines Energy Performance of Buildings Directive National Network of Environmental Information Environmental Q uality Standards Education for Sustainable Development National Accreditation Council Thermal Buses Company (metropolitan Athens bus company) European Union Euro Hellenic Environmental Inspectorate Greek Mining Enterprises Association General Chemical State Laboratory Gross Domestic Product GreenHouse Gas Globally Harmonised System Greek Mining Enterprises Association Green Public Procurement Group of Energy Conservation General Secretariat for Research and Technology Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries Hellenic Environmental Inspectorate Hellenic Petroleum Hellenic Transmission System Operator S.A Internal Combustion Engine Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration International Labour Organization Electric Buses of Athens & Piraeus Area International Maritime Organization

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IPP IPPC ISAP JMD LPG LRTAP LULUCF MD MDGs MRL MSDS NAP NCESD NGOs NOA NOAMPOW NSRF NSSG OASA ODA ODS OECD OJG OPESD OPs OSE PAHs PCBs PD PIC POPs PPC PPCR PPP R&D REACH RES ROM RTDI S&T SA SCR SDIs SEAs SMEs UNECE UNEP UNEP-IRPTC WEEE WFD WSR YPEKA YPEPTH

Integrated Product Policy Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Athens - Piraeus Electric Railway (Athens Metro Line 1) Joint Ministerial Decision Liquefied Petroleum Gas Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution Land Use, Land Use Change and Forests Ministerial Decision Millennium Development Goals Maximum Residue Level Material Safety Data Sheets National Action Plan National Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development Non-Governmental Organisations National Observatory of Athens National Organisation for the Alternative Management of Packaging and Other Waste National Strategic Reference Framework National Statistical Service of Greece Metro Athens Urban Transport Organization Official Development Assistance Ozone Depleting Substances Organisation for Economic Co -operation and Development Official Journal of Government Operational Programme Environment and Sustainable Development Operational Programmes Hellenic Railways Organization Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Polychlorinated Biphenyls Presidential Decree Prior Informed Consent Persistent Organic Pollutants Public Power Corporation Public Power Corporation Renewables S.A Private -Public Partnership Research and Development Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Renewable Energy Sources Run-Off-Mine Research, Technological Development and Innovation Science and Technology Socit Anonyme Selective Catalytic Reduction Sustainable Development Indicators Strategic Environmental Assessments Small and Medium Enterprises United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Environment Programme UNEPs International Registry of Potentially Toxic Chemicals Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Water Framework Directive Waste Shipment Regulation Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs