European Chemical Transport Association (ECTA)

Summary of the initiative

Name
European Chemical Transport Association (ECTA)
Objective(s)
Increasing clients' trust in the quality of the products/services; Improving sector's image; Raising industry standards; Enhancing the level of information. Series of documents setting guidelines on different aspects of safe, secure and efficient chemical transport (http://www.ecta.com/publications/best-practices-guidelines.aspx);These guidelines have been developed by joint working groups of ECTA, European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and European Petrochemical Association (EPCA).

Description of the Initiative

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    Sector

    Sector

    Contact Point - Commission
    MOVE.DDG1.D.4

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    1999
    Title of Act
    Best practices ECTA guidelines

    Geographical Coverage

    Global coverage
    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Diversity of standards, which impacts negatively on safety of workers, cost of equipment and logistic flexibility
    Target Group(s)
    Chemical transport companies
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Guidelines
    Type of Financing
    Partly financed by EU grant for Road Safety
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    -
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
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