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9.45 Registration and Coffee

10.30 The importance of verifiers for the EMAS scheme

Catherine Day - Director General for DG Environment, European Commission

10.45 Morning Session - EMAS and the Role of the Verifier

Chair: Charles Secrett, formerly Director Friends of the Earth – England, UK

The morning session will look at the current situation and developments in EMAS and the crucial role of verifiers in guaranteeing the credibility of the scheme. Speakers will tackle the issue from their different perspectives. The session will include questions and panel discussion.

Matthias Fritz
DG Environment, European Commission

Dr. Markus Racke
DAU GmbH, German Accreditation Body

Dr. Stefan Gara
ETA,Umweltmanagement und Technologiebewertung GmbH, Austria

Vicenç Veses
Universal Mediterranea, Spain

Elisabeth Carlsson
SÖDRA, Sweden

12.45 Lunch Break

14.15 Afternoon Session - Addressing specific aspects of verification

Chair: Dr Gerhard Dassow, formerly Board of Directors Victoria Versicherungen, Germany

The afternoon session will highlight specific aspects of verification. Problematic issues identified during the morning session can be readdressed in a more detailed way to arrive at conclusions and specific action points.

14.15 Verifying small companies

Jean Charles de Viron
AIB-Vinçotte International, Belgium

Heinz Werner Engel
Ecoconseil Europe, Belgium

14.45 Verification of complex entities

Dr Anne-Marie Warris
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance UK Ltd

Ferruccio Giovanelli
Councillor for Environment, Province of Modena, Italy

15.15 Coffee break

15.45 How to verify indirect aspects

Dr. Norbert Hiller
Intechnica, Germany

16.00 Discussion & Questions

16.45 Conclusions & Action Points

Herbert Aichinger, Head of Unit G2 Industry, DG Environment, European Commission

EMAS - Performance, Credibility, Transparency

The European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

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