Implementation of the conformation measures of the economical agents to the national legislative requirements regarding the limitations of volatile organic compounds emissions

Abstract

On the European level the concern ments regarding the limitation of volatile organic solvents have been put across by the 1999/13/EC Directive (VOC Directive) approval. In Romania, according to the liabilities assumed by the 22nd Chapter – Environmental Protection, in the ‘Measures for intensification and acceleration of preparations regarding the EU adherence program’, the mentioned directive was fully transposed by enactment of Government Decision (GD) 699/2003 (modified by GD 1902/2004) and Minister order (MO) 859/2005. The goal of this act is to prevent or to reduce the direct or indirect effects of volatile organic compound emissions in the environment, mainly in air. there are presented the results obtained in the framework of the studies regarding the legislative implementation which regulates the reduction measures of the voC emissions, in the activities of footwear fabrication and overlay, lacquer, ink and adhesives fabrication.