Permits, emissions limit values and penalties -
Permits
The rules on permits are comparable to those in the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive.
The relation between the member state and the operator of the installation is defined by the permit. According to Article 14, the permit has to ensure the compliance with the general principles mentioned in Article 11 and the compliance with environmental quality standards referred to in Article 18.
These measures shall comprise at least:
- emission limit values for polluting substances
- rules guaranteeing protection of soil, water and air
- waste monitoring and management measures
- requirements concerning emission measurement methodology, frequency and evaluation procedure
- an obligation to inform the competent authority of the results of monitoring, at least annually (an extension of the IPPC requirements)
- requirements concerning the maintenance and surveillance of soil and groundwater (an extension of the IPPC requirements)
- measures relating to exceptional circumstances (leaks, malfunctions, momentary or definitive stoppages, etc.)
- provisions on the minimization of long-distance or transfrontier pollution
- conditions for assessing compliance with the emission limit values (a new requirement).