Centrum Prawa Ekologicznego (CPE) - The Environmental Law Center is an independent think tank and advisory body which specialises in environmental law.

CPE collaborates with the law firm Jendrośka Jerzmański Bar & Partners. Environmental Lawyers.

CPE is a member of several international and national organisations, i.a.: European Environmental Bureau, Brussels; Polish Green Net, Kraków and Environmental Lobbying Support Office, Warsaw.

CPE collaborates with various institutions:

• national:
  • Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament;
  • Ministry of the Environment;
  • Local and regional governmental authorities at different level;
  • Governmental administration;
• international:
  • UNECE
  • UNEP
  • European Commission

We also co-operate with the Regional Environmental Center (REC) in Szentendre, the Environmental Law Institute in Washington DC, the Eco-Institute in Darmstadt, American Bar Association CEELI and many Polish research centers, academic institutions and consultancy enterprises.

CPE's activities are run by outstanding environmental law and policy experts with significant domestic and foreign experience.
The CPE Board comprises of:

• Mr Jerzy Jendrośka, Ph.D. (President),
• Mr Jan Jerzmański, Ph.D. (Vice-President),
• Ms Magdalena Bar, LL.M (Vice-President).

CPE's staff also includes: Marcin Stoczkiewicz, Ph.D., Zbigniew Bukowski, Ph.D. and Prof. Jerzy Rotko, Ph.D. and Katarzyna Bajer.
Other permanent collaborators are: Prof. Marek Górski, Ph.D., Elżbieta Kaleta-Jagiełło, Ph.D. and Sergiusz Urban.

Publishing

CPE offers a wide range of publications. The most important are the following:

• Environmental Protection Law. Commentary. ed. J. Jendrośka, cooperating ed. M. Bar, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2001, 1045 pages
• Waste Act of 27 April 2001. Commentary. Ed. J. Jerzmański with M. Bar, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2002, 528 pages
• Packaging and Product and Deposit Charges Legislations. Commentary. Ed. J. Jendrośka, M. Bar, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2002, 528 pages
• Environmental Law. Textbook, J. Jendrośka, M. Bar, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2005, 1136 pages
• UN ECE multilateral environmental agreements and their compliance and enforcement mechanisms, M. Bar, J. Jendrośka, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2004, 318 pages
• Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. M. Bar, J. Jendrośka, K. Tarnacka, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2002, 272 pages
• UN ECE Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters. Commentary, M. Bar, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2003, 90 pages
• Environmental Law in Poland in the Context of Accession to European Union - Selected Issues. ed. J. Jendrośka, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2001, 190 pages
• New Environmental Legislations in Poland Harmonized with EU Requirements. ed. J. Jendroska, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2001, 217 pages
• New Nature Protection Act. Commentary to the Act of 7 December, 2000 on Amendments to Nature Protection Law, M. Bar, M. Górski, J. Jerzmański; Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2001, 160 pages
• Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers as an Instrument of Environmental Policy. Organisational and Legal Aspects. ed. J. Jendrośka, Environmental Law Center, Wrocław 2001, 188 pages
• Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. Commentary. J. Jendrośka, W. Radecki, Wrocław 1999, 115 pages

In addition to that, in co-operation with the publishing house Dashofer Verlag, CPE issues "Environmental Law Textbook for Practitioners", an updated quarterly guidebook on environmental law, edited by J. Jendrośka and J. Jerzmański. It describes actual and planned environmental regulations in Poland and evaluates their compliance with the EU legislation. All texts are written by a group of outstanding environmental law specialists (e.g. Professors: W. Radecki; Ph.D., M. Górski; Ph.D., A. Lipiński; Ph.D., J. Rotko; Ph.D. and E. Kaleta-Jagiełło, Ph.D.).

Environmental aspects of EU enlargement

EU enlargement is one of our priority areas of activity, with special consideration given to the implementation of environmental acquis to Polish environmental law.
From May 1999 to December 2001 CPE in co-operation with Dutch organisations: Stichting Natuur en Millieu and MilieuKontakt OostEuropa, implemented an international project "Time for EU membership" sponsored by the Dutch Foreign Ministry within the MATRA programme. The project focused on providing information and workshops on EU environmental legislation, as well as on scrutinising the approximation process in Poland in this respect.

President - Jerzy Jendrośka, Ph.D. was appointed Ministry of Environment advisor on the EU adhesion for the years 2000-2001

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