1.1.

Have any significant changes been made since the last reporting period (2006 to 2008) to national or sub-national legislation and to the permitting system(s) that implement Directive 2008/1/EC? If so, describe these changes and the reasons for them, and provide references to the new legislation.

1.2.

Have Member States experienced any difficulties in implementing the Directive 2008/1/EC due to limited availability or capacity of staff resources? If so, describe these difficulties as well as any plans to address them.

2.1.

Give details of the numbers of installations as defined by Directive 2008/1/EC and permits by activity type at the end of the reporting period, using the template and notes laid down in Part 2.

2.2.

Identification of IPPC installations. If available, please provide a link to publicly accessible up-to-date information containing the names, location and main activity (Annex I) of the IPPC installations in your Member State. If such information is not publicly available, please submit a list of all individual installations operating at the end of the reporting period (names, location and main IPPC activity). If such a list were not available, please provide an explanation on why this is the case.

3.1.

Describe any general binding rules, guidance documents or application forms produced to ensure that applications contain all the information required by Article 6, either generally or in relation to specific issues (e.g. methodology for the assessment of significant emissions from installations).

4.1.

Describe any changes made since the last reporting period in the organisational structure of the permitting procedures, in particular concerning the levels of competent authorities and distribution of competencies.

4.2.

Are there any particular difficulties in ensuring full coordination of the permitting procedure and conditions as required by Article 7, especially where more than one competent authority is involved? Describe any legislation or guidance documents produced on this issue.

4.3.

What legal provisions, procedures or guidance are used to ensure that competent authorities refuse to grant a permit in cases where an installation does not comply with the requirements of Directive 2008/1/EC? If available, give information on the numbers and circumstances in which permits have been refused.

5.1.

Describe any general binding rules or specific guidelines for competent authorities that have been issued on the following issues:

5.2.

Issues related to the BAT Reference Documents (BREFs) established pursuant to Article 17(2) of Directive 2008/1/EC:

5.3.

Other issues relating to permit conditions:

6.1.

Provide available representative data on the limit values laid down for specific categories of activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2008/1/EC, and, if appropriate, on the best available techniques from which those values are derived, as well as on the associated environmental performance.

The Commission will suggest guidance for responding to this question targeting two particular sectors. The reported data will be assessed to compare, as far as possible, the limit values set, the performance achieved and, where available, the BAT-associated emission levels in BREFs.

7.1.

For which categories of installations and which requirements, if any, have general binding rules been established, as provided for by Article 9(8)? Provide reference to the general binding rules. What form do such rules take (e.g. who establishes them and what legal status do they have)? When applying such rules, is provision still made for taking into account the local factors (mentioned in Article 9(4))?

7.2.

If known, how many installations (either as an absolute number or a percentage) were subject to these rules by the end of the reporting period?

8.1.

Have cases arisen where Article 10 applies and the use of best available techniques is insufficient to satisfy an environmental quality standard (as defined in Article 2(7))? If so, give examples of such cases and the additional measures taken.

9.1.

How do competent authorities decide in practice, pursuant to Article 12, whether a ‘change in operation’ may have consequences for the environment (Article 2(10)), and whether such a change is a ‘substantial change’ that ‘may have significant negative effects on human beings or the environment’ (Article 2(11))? Give reference to relevant legal provisions, guidance or procedures.

10.1.

Is the frequency of reconsideration and, where necessary, updating of permit conditions (Article 13) specified in national or sub-national law, or determined by other means, such as time limits in permits? If so, what are those other means? Give reference to relevant legislation, guidance or procedures.

10.2.

What is the representative frequency for the reconsideration of permit conditions? In cases of differences between installations or sectors, provide illustrative information if available.

10.3.

What does the process of reconsidering and updating permit conditions consist of? How is the provision to reconsider permit conditions in cases of substantial changes in the best available techniques implemented? Give reference to relevant legislation, guidance or procedures.

11.1.

How is the requirement of Article 14 that operators regularly inform authorities of the results of release monitoring implemented in practice? Give reference to any specific regulations, procedures or guidelines for competent authorities on this subject.

11.2.

Is a periodic monitoring report submitted by all operators? Provide information on the representative frequency for the submission of such information. In cases of differences between sectors, provide illustrative information if available.

11.3.

If not already submitted in the reporting under the Recommendation providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections in the Member States, please provide the available information as regards installations falling under the scope of Directive 2008/1/EC, on the following issues:

12.1.

What, if any, significant changes have there been since the last reporting period to transposing legislation providing for information and participation of the public in the permit procedure, as required by Directive 2008/1/EC (Articles 15 and 16)? What has been the effect upon competent authorities, permit applicants and the public concerned of these requirements?

13.1.

Have there been instances in the reporting period of the use of Article 18 requirements in respect of transboundary information and cooperation? Provide examples illustrative of the general procedures used.

14.1.

How do Member States generally view the effectiveness of Directive 2008/1/EC, inter alia, in comparison with other EU environmental instruments? Based on relevant studies and analysis, if available, what have been the estimated environmental benefits and costs (including administrative and compliance costs) of implementing the Directive 2008/1/EC? Give references to these studies and analyses.

15.1.

Are there any particular implementation issues that give rise to concerns in your Member State? If so, please specify.

1.

Number of IPPC installations: total number of installations (both existing and new) operating in the Member States at the end of the reporting period regardless of the status of their permitting.

2.

Number of installations covered by a permit which is in full compliance with the Directive: total number of IPPC installations covered by one or more permits granted in accordance with the IPPC Directive (including pre-IPPC permits which have been reconsidered/updated) regardless of when the permit(s) had been issued or whether the permit has been reconsidered, updated, or amended/renewed due to any reason.

For counting the number of installations to be reported Member States shall consider the status of the permit(s) covering each installation at the end of the reporting period. Please note that the numbers refer to installations, not permits (acknowledging that one installation may be covered by several permits and vice versa).

Consistency rule: 1 minus 2 shall be equal to the number of installations which are not covered by a fully compliant IPPC permit for any reason (procedure not concluded, not full coverage of all activities, etc.). Where this figure is different from zero, this indicates a potential breach of the IPPC provisions.

3.

Number of substantial changes undertaken during the reporting period without a permit according to Article 12(2): number of substantial changes known to the competent authorities which were effectively implemented by the operators without a permit as required pursuant to Article 12(2).

Where this figure is different from zero, this indicates a potential breach of the IPPC provisions.

4.

Number of IPPC installations for which the IPPC permit has been reconsidered during the reporting period in accordance with Article 13: total number of installations covered by one or more permits which have been reconsidered in accordance with Article 13.

5.

Number of IPPC installations for which the IPPC permit has been updated during the reporting period in accordance with Article 13: total number of installations covered by one or more permits which have been updated in accordance with Article 13.