81284981-Support to setting up the extended producer responsibility system in Kosovo

The multi donor action "Institutional development to modernise waste management in Kosovo", co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ supports the Government of Kosovo by increasing the capacities to implement the Kosovo Integrated Waste Management Strategy and support the country"s transition towards circular economy. As part of the technical assistance measure, the project is supporting the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility schemes for four waste streams: Waste from Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE), Batteries and Accumulators, End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) and Oils. Description of service deliverables: To create the necessary pre-conditions for the introduction of the EPR system in the country, the contractor will analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle of the four waste streams, including the current legal and institutional set-up to assess gaps in relation to EU acquis and ensure applicability of the legislation. The contractor will identify all relevant stakeholders and actors along the value chain and ensure their engagement throughout the entire process by facilitating a stakeholder dialogue. Based on the findings, the contractor will conceptualise and design a tailor-made EPR system for Kosovo, including option analysis, business case, legal and institutional framework for the set-up of the EPR mechanism. This is expected to support the Government in the decision-making process to set up the EPR system in the country. Key work-packages: 1) Develop current situation analysis and pre-design study The contractor is responsible to analyse the current market situation to understand the product life cycle for four waste streams: WEEE, Batteries and Accumulators, ELVs and Oils. Additionally, the contractor will revise the current legal and institutional framework related to EPR and identify gaps to ensure harmonisation with the EU law and applicability of the legislation. The contractor is responsible to develop a pre-design study and option analysis for the best suited model in Kosovo to implement the EPR system in a national level. The analysis will serve as the basis to facilitate the dialogue between the public authorities, private sector and other stakeholders. 2) Engaging stakeholders and facilitating dialogue The contractor is responsible to map out all relevant system actors along the value chain relevant to the four specific waste streams. They shall develop a communication and stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed and engaged in the discussion and decision-making process to set up an EPR scheme for 4 specific waste streams. The contractor is responsible to support capacity building of stakeholders throughout the dialogue process and facilitate dialogue meetings and the decision-making process in close coordination with GIZ. 3) Support the set-up of the legal and institutional framework for EPR The contractor, based on selection criteria, is responsible to propose three priority waste streams out of the four waste streams assessed to be further developed. For the three selected waste streams, the contractor is responsible to develop a comprehensive implementation plan, including the institutional framework, financial implementation plan and business case. The contractor is responsible to support the respective Ministry of Environment to draft the legal framework to establish the EPR system and support the political decision-making process to set up the necessary institutional mechanisms.