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Earlier this January, the European Business Association identified the reform of environmental control and the introduction of an integrated permit in the field of industrial pollution control as an environmental priority for Ukraine in 2021. More than six months have passed since the EBA submitted its proposals for draft laws \u21163091 and 4167 which are the key documents on environmental regulation. However, as a result, the public was presented with documents that further overregulate and complicate the future implementation of these reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n This was announced today, May 12, by representatives of the EBA Committee for Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development during a meeting of the VRU Environmental Committee. However, despite numerous remarks, including from other stakeholders, the VRU Environmental Committee decided to recommend the revised draft laws \u21163091 and \u21164167 for the first-reading vote in parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, draft law \u21163091, instead of removing the shortcomings of the current system, in fact, creates legal conflicts and offers a deliberately non-working model. According to business, all issues related to the control over the activities of companies should remain within the framework of the current Law on State Supervision and Control in the Sphere of Economic Activity. Meanwhile, the environmental function of eco-inspection needs to be strengthened. It can be done by establishing cooperation with other institutions, tightening requirements for inspectors and their motivation, combating corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n Draft law \u21164167 is aimed at introducing the necessary European principles, but, with a clear lack of state support, it will have catastrophic consequences for the domestic economy. An urgent example of this is the difficulties in implementing the National Plan for Reducing Emissions from Large Combustion Plants (LCPs), the implementation of which is still under discussion. At the same time, other factors distort this important European integration reform, namely: inconsistency of the automated emission monitoring system with EU standards, non-involvement of business and relevant authorities in the development of BAT and unrealistic deadlines for their implementation, lack of pilot period necessary for the launch the reform, lack of any vision for the implementation of reform in the energy sector (again the LCPs), etc. All these aspects are covered in Directive 2010\/75 \/ EU and should be also reflected in the draft law.<\/span><\/p>\n