Efficiency of administrative law on the example of the regulation on international shipment of waste

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to identify difficulties connected with the performance by Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection of the tasks defined in the Order No 1013 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste. It is claimed that international shipment of waste in the form of vehicle is illegal. The lack of clarity and accuracy of the regulations of substantive law concerning determination of CHIEP’ tasks in that field (especially in the context of the absence of binding guidelines for legal interpretation of these regulations) results in an uncertainty regarding accuracy of the judicial proceedings and decision recognising a damaged vehicle transported across the border as waste. This, in consequence, increases the risk of a breach of the constitutional ownership right, as well as the probability of allegation of improper implementation of the European Union law. Some alternative ways in which waste may be transported have been offered.