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Croatia (continued)
INSTITUTION RESPONSIBILITY
Institutes and agencies
Environmental Protection Agency Assists the waste sector in the preparation of technical documentation and IPA
applications. Responsible for inventory of landfills and dumpsites with names,
location, type of landfill, priority for closing and planned date. Responsible authority
for assessing air quality at the state level and LCP.
Environmental Inspectorate Inspection and control of waste management practices.
Croatian Waters (CW) State agency responsible for water management and assisting water sector
in project preparation and IPA applications.
Ministry of Health and Social Monitoring drinking water quality.
Welfare (MHSW) through CNIPH
(licensed laboratories)
Environmental Protection and Encouragement of waste prevention and reduction, waste treatment and use of
Energy Efficiency Fund valuable properties of waste. Assistance to project preparation and IPA applications.
Regional and local institutions
Municipalities Organise waste and water management services at local level. Assess air quality.
Public water utilities Drinking water supply, sewerage and water treatment and control of drinking
water quality.
Kosovo (as defined under UNSCR 1244)
INSTITUTION RESPONSIBILITY
National authorities
Ministry of Environment and Development of sectoral policies and strategies. Monitoring of landfills. Deals with
Spatial Planning (MESP), issues related to IPPC permits.
Department of Environment,
Division of Waste
Ministry of Health Drinking water quality.
Ministry of Economy and Finance Monitors publicly owned enterprises in order to ensure accountability and trans
parency in their operations.
Institutes and agencies
Kosovo Environmental Protection Creation and maintenance of database and information system on environment.
Agency
Water and Waste Regulatory Serves as independent economic regulator for water and solid waste services,
Office including setting and approving service tariffs.
Environmental Inspectorate (MESP) Enforcement of environmental and waste-related legislation.
National Institute of Public Health Drinking water quality and implementation of the Drinking Water Directive.
of Kosovo
Regional and local institutions
Municipalities Provide waste and water services. Responsibility is to be implemented through
service agreements.
SHUKOS, association of regional SHUKOS unites its member companies, promotes their joint interests and provides
companies responsible for water member companies with advice relating to their work.
supply and sewage in Kosovo
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