# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/248 of 21 February 2020 laying down technical guidelines for inspections in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2020) 889) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4: Inspections of waste facilities after the closure, with regard to facilities closed after 1 May 2008

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The following shall be taken into consideration for the purposes of the inspection:
(a)adverse effects on the environment and human health from the waste facility and the measures taken in order to minimise such impact after closure, including, if required, the handling of contaminated water and leachate;
(b)the correspondence between, on the one hand, the adverse effects referred to in point (a) and, on the other hand, the permit conditions and the information in the environmental impact assessment, if required;
(c)the compliance of the leachate generation, including the contaminant content of the leachate, of the deposited waste, and of the water balance of the waste facility and, if required, the handling of contaminated water and leachate with the elements given in the permit;
(d)the implementation of the plan for closure contained in the waste management plan for the waste facility;
(e)the adequacy of the plan for closure ..., in particular as regards the need for additional closure and rehabilitation measures based on environmental risk and impact evaluation;
(f)the rehabilitation of the land affected by the waste facility; the adequacy of the plan and arrangements for the maintenance, monitoring, control and corrective measures in the after-closure phase of the waste facility, including functioning and the adequacy of the monitoring, surveillance and control equipment, and of the reporting of all monitoring data to the competent authority;
(g)procedure for notifying the competent authority of any events or developments likely to affect the stability of the waste facility, and of any significant adverse environmental effects revealed by the relevant control and monitoring procedures;
(h)the adequacy of the amount and form of the financial guarantee or equivalent with in respect of the calculated costs for the obligations under the permit, including completion of after-closure arrangements, corrective measures and rehabilitation of the land affected, where the competent authority requires a financial guarantee or equivalent;
(i)the classification of the waste facility as a Category A facility or not a Category A facility;
(j)the compliance with any other permit conditions, and any other relevant requirements under the relevant mining waste legislation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/248/annex/part/D/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-248/annex/part-D/division-4
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