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Minister Davitashvili: "Harmonizing the new regulations with the European standards will boost extended producer responsibility"
The Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA), Mr Levan Davitashvili joined members of the Business Association of Georgia to scrutinize the draft law on extended producer responsibility.Â"Harmonizing regulations with the European standards will boost extended producer responsibility, which will positively impact Georgia'a atmospheric stance. There are two key polluters of atmospheric air: transport and enterprises. As an effort to diminish air pollution from an industrial enterprises, the Ministry has drafted a vital legislative initiative, which aims at deployment of filtration systems at enterprises, as well as ensuring constant monitoring of hazardous emissions into air. Deployment of the new regulations will complement efforts of minimizing negative affect of industrial enterprises on an environment" - Minister Davitashvili stated.Â
In the course of the meeting, the Minister and the respective proxies of the MEPA familiarized representatives of the Business Association on those denominations, which will be imposed on with the new regulations. Moreover, attendees were briefed on hardened sanctions which will be an aftermath of failure to comply with the filtration system requirements.The new regulations will be enacted in June of an incumbent year.Â
Mr Soso Pkhakade, chairperson of the Business Association of Georgia stressed out an active liaison and cooperation ensured by the MEPA with the Association, upon drafting the law on extended producer responsibility.Â
The meeting enjoyed meaningful participation of the MEPA's proxies, as well as representatives of nearly 60 large enterprises. Â