Division 8 Site closure (Article 22)

How is it decided which activities require a baseline report, especially:

1. (a)

   Which activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU have typically been found to involve the ‘use, production or release of relevant hazardous substances’ (Article 22(2))?

2. (b)

   How is regard given to the ‘possibility of soil and groundwater contamination at the site of the installation’ (Article 22(2))?

3. (c)

   What information are operators required to include in baseline reports (Article 22(2))?

4. (d)

   How has the Commission’s guidance on ‘the content of the baseline report’ been used in this context (Article 22(2))?

Upon the definitive cessation of activities:

1. (a)

   How do operators ‘assess the state of soil and groundwater contamination’ (Article 22(3))?

2. (b)

   How is it decided whether an installation has caused ‘significant pollution of soil or groundwater’ (Article 22(3))?

3. (c)

   How is it decided whether any contamination of soil or groundwater ‘poses a significant risk to human health or the environment’ (Article 22(3))?

4. (d)

   How is it decided what necessary ‘measures’ or ‘actions’ are required of operators (Article 22(3) and (4))?