Article 15 Transitional measures concerning the implementation of the requirements for approval and registration

Establishments falling within the scope of this Regulation which have already been approved in accordance with Directive 90/167/EEC or otherwise authorised by the competent authority for activities falling within the scope of this Regulation may continue their activities subject to the submission, by 28 July 2022, of a declaration to the relevant competent authority in the area where their facilities are located, in a form decided upon by that competent authority, that they meet the requirements for approval referred to in Article 13(3) of this Regulation.

Where the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article is not submitted within the period specified, the competent authority shall suspend the existing approval in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005.