Taking advantage of the holding of Municipàlia, the 14th International Trade Fair on Municipal Facilities and Services, the Club EMAS organised an open conference on 24 October 2007 for businesses and companies to publicise the public mechanisms for promoting the EMAS.
Representatives at all different levels participated in the conference, the Directorate General of the Environment of the European Commission, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of the Environment and Housing of the Government of Catalonia and representatives from each of the EMAS registered orgnisations in Catalonia.

Conference documents and other reference documents:

Conference brochure

Public Mechanisms to Promote the EMAS

Speakers

Welcome and presentation
Mrs. Núria Ayats. Club EMAS

EMAS for Beginners
Sra. Maria Passalacqua begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Directora del Club EMAS

EMAS at Public Administrations: Case Studies
Mr. Jordi Cabot. Roses Town Council

Implantació de l'EMAS en la gestió municipal de les platges
Mrs. Diana Lladó. Calonge Town Council

Implementing the EMAS at the Environmental Entity of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Mrs. Ana Romero. EMS Coordinator of EMA

Public Mechanisms to Promote the EMAS The Panorama in Europe
Mrs. M. Ángeles Barrecheguren. Directorate General of the Environment of the European Commission
EMAS European Data
Mrs M. Ángeles Barrecheguren, Directorate General of the Environment of the European Commission

Incentives for EMAS
Mrs M. Ángeles Barrecheguren, Directorate General of the Environment of the European Commission

Public Mechanisms to Promote the EMAS The Panorama in Spain
Mrs Soledad Aycart, Ministry of the Environment

Public Mechanisms to Promote the EMAS The Panorama in Catalonia
Mr Salvador Samitier, Ministry of the Environment and Housing of the Government of Catalonia

Reference documents

Collection of public mechanisms to promote the EMAS in Europe

Autonomous community documents

Castilla León. Decreto 129-1999 Auditorías Ambientales

Comunitat Valenciana. Plecs Criteris Medi Ambientals

Galicia. Orden ayudas EMAS

Madrid. Decreto 216/2003

Navarra. Decreto Foral 6/2002

Spanish documents

Orden 14 octubre 1997. Pliegos Ministerio Medio Ambiente

Orden FOM 818/2004

Proyecto de Ley Contratos Sector Público (07/07/2006)

Reglamento IPPC

Municipal ordinance documents

Taxa per la utilització de la Deixalleria Municipal. Manlleu

Taxa per recollida, tractament i eliminació de residus municipals. Roses

Taxa Gestió Residus Municipals. Sabadell

Ordenances Fiscals 2007. Polinyà

European Union documents

Comunicació sobre una Estrategia temàtica pel medi ambient urbà

Communication from the commission to the council, the European Parlament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions