Dear All,
As our next meeting is approaching please find the outline of the agenda and some other important news below
A COMMON FORUM paper on the SFD
The COMMON FORUM agenda committee proposed to prepare a document with short statements about the contaminated land part of the proposed Soil Framework Directive (SFD). The document is not intended to become a common position paper, but is intended to help those of us who have to prepare national positions to choose the best arguments to suit their needs and to be aware of arguments that may be used by others. Please find the first draft of this paper attached SFDCOMFOR (PDF file - 95 KB). You are kindly invited to add your own statements. You may add them to the existing text. If you do so before APRIL 11 can produce a second and better draft for the Stuttgart meeting, 24 & 25 April.
DRAFT AGENDA FOR STUTTGART
Monday 23 April: 19.00 : Informal get together, offered by the German Environment Ministry
Tuesday 14 April 10.00 : Start of the meeting in the Hotel Mercure Stuttgart Bad Cannstat.
10.00 - 11.00: Welcome and “Tour de Table”.
In the Tour the Table each participant has maximum 2 minutes introducing yourself and making a short statement about her/his expectations and experiences in COMMON FORUM your remarks will be used to prepare a document about the future of COMMON FORUM, to be discussed in the next meeting in September
11.00-11.20: Presentation by Jean-Luc Perrin on the new French policy for contaminated land management
11.20-11.40 : Coffee break
11.40-12.10 : The waste framework directive and contaminated soil ( excavated & unexcavated).
This discussion will be introduced by Victor Dries. If necessary we can decide to take action as COMMON FORUM and try to influence this EU discussion in the right direction.
12.10-12.30 : Introduction to the afternoon group discussions about contaminated land in the proposed SFD.
The goal is to produce a “catalogue of statements”, not a position paper. A draft paper for this discussion is attached to this mail (SFDCOMFOR.doc)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.30 Group discussions
15.30-16.00 Tea Break
16.00-16.45 Reports of the groups
16.45-17.00 Plenary conclusions
17.30-17.30 Any other business, next meetings, closure of the meeting
19.30 Welcome reception REVIT & CABERNET by Lord Mayor of Stuttgart ( all COMMON FORUM delegates are invited)
Wednesday 25 April 14.00: Session COMMON FORUM Urban Soil Initiative at the REVIT & CABERNET conference see programme, final announcement.pdf (PDF file - 1 693 KB).
COMMON FORUM members which did not register and payed a fee for the conference are allowed to attend this session only (without fee) as special REVIT & CABERNET guests.
