In 2012, the “SIIF” concept (Structured Implementation and Information Framework), was introduced for the first time in a communication called “Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures”. To demonstrate the added value of this concept before generalizing its application to all Directives, this communication suggested to apply it to the Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment.
 
Since 2012, the European Commission carries out a pilot program for the implementation of the “SIIF” concept to the Urban Waste-Water Treatment (UWWT) Directive, so as to speed up the availability of information for decision makers and for the general public, through the creation of a UWWT SIIF, Shared Information and Implementation Framework for sanitation.
 
 
What purpose?
 
The speed up of availability of data and the improvement of its management by using interoperability are at the heart of the project, giving priority to the access and to a simple viewing of national data on sanitation. This way, SIIF contributes to improve the implementation of the UWWT Directive and to reduce the administrative burden, by automating and making easier this viewing and access, and permits also to meet efficiently the requirements of the INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/CE and Directive 2003/4/CE on public access to environmental information.
 
