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Combined Guidance for IED permitting and inspections

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Step 3C Reporting


Reporting should at least cover (in no order of preference)

  • Reporting
    • After a site visit;
    • Process/ store inspection data;
    • Evaluation for further actions;
    • Finalised a.s.a.p.;
    • Keep record of reports;
    • Accessible database;
    • Notified to the operator (within 2 months after an inspection is completed);
    • Publicly available (within 4 months after an inspection is completed).
  • Exchange information with partner organisations

The audience of the inspection reports can be broad. Besides the inspectorate and the operator, also other competent authorities, ministries, public and the European Commission could be interested in the results of the inspection.

A report should therefore be written in plain language and not too technical. Commercial confidentiality and National security are also issues to take into account before publishing the report. Because of this, it may be considered appropriate to make specific reports excluding these issues available for external use (public). These summary reports could then be used without prejudice if non-compliance leads to a possible court case. Otherwise, the requirement to make a report publicly available within 4 months could easily be passed before while the outcome is being investigated by the inspectorate.

See factsheet 3.14 for a further explanation on reporting on inspection findings.

Factsheet 3.14

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Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Legislation
    • Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU
  • Part 2 Permitting
    • Permitting cycle
    • Strategic (permitting) cycle
      • Step 1A Context
      • Step 1B Priorities
      • Step 1C Strategy
      • Step 1D Planning
    • Operational (permitting) cycle
      • Step 1D planning
      • Step 2 Permitting framework
      • Step 3 Permitting procedure
        • Step 3A Application
        • Step 3B Decision making
        • Step 3C Acces to justice
      • Step 4 Monitoring
  • Part 3 Inspection
    • Inspection cycle
    • Strategic (inspection) cycle
      • Step 1A Context
      • Step 1B Priorities
      • Step 1C Objectives and strategies
      • Step 1D Planning
    • Operational (inspection) cycle
      • Step 1D Planning
      • Step 2 Inspection framework
      • Step 3 Inspection, Compliance Assessment and Enforcement
        • Step 3A Preparation
        • Step 3B Inspection
        • Step 3C Reporting
      • Step 4 Monitoring
  • Part 4 Evaluation and feedback
  • Factsheets

Regulatory cycle

Permitting cycle

Inspection cycle

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