Professional paper
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CROATIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND EU STANDARDS IN INTENSIVE FATTENING ANIMAL
Srđan Černi
; Ekologija Černi d.o.o., Velika Gorica, Hrvatska
Nives Jovičić
; Veleučilište Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Hrvatska
Sanja Kalambura
; Veleučilište Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Hrvatska
Saša Auguštin
; Odvjetnik Saša Auguštin, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Damir Mihelić
; Veterinarski fakultet u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Intensive fattening farms are production facilities with a primary purpose of increasing fattening units mass in a short interval of time. The process of intensive fattening takes place in a controlled environment in which feed, water, energy, vitamins, vaccines and drugs with a constant veterinary supervision are used along with chemical agents for maintenance of the prescribed hygienic conditions. By-products of the process are waste water, slurry, packaging waste, dead animals, and hazardous waste from oil / water separation unit with waste from packaging and unused chemicals. The complexity of this type of production as well as the environmental impact of the by-products mentioned imposes the obligation to obtain environmental permits. In terms of implementation of this means that the building must comply with the technical and technological conditions prescribed by law while the operator is obliged to comply with the newly adopted environmental laws and regulations of the Republic of Croatia and the EU directives. Prior to construction, the Operator has to undergo an environmental impact assessment process and comply with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (OG 80/13), the Decree on the assessment of the environmental impact (OG 61/14), and in particular the Regulation on the environmental permit (OG 8/14), all in accordance with the valid physical planning documents and the fundamental laws on nature protection. This paper analyzes the obligations and recommendations within the legal framework which the Operator should satisfy in order to obtain the environmental permit, the application of existing and planned measures, the use of equipment for the control of plant and emissions into the environment, monitoring of the plant, with reporting on implementation of control measures. In doing so, the sustainable use of energy and natural resources results from the application of best available techniques where the Operator ensures that the legislative limits of emissions to air, water, soil and environmental components are complied, while continuously applying environmental policies contributes to the maintenance of business within the statutory framework.
Keywords
environmental permit; fattening farm; legislation; best available techniques; environment
Hrčak ID:
143548
URI
Publication date:
18.8.2015.
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