Long-term storage; application for designation as an expert
Experts who can be commissioned to verify whether harmful environmental effects and other hazards emanate from a long-term storage facility after decommissioning must be designated.
Description
If there is concern that, after decommissioning of the long-term storage facility, the facility or the facility site may cause harmful effects on the environment or other hazards, significant disadvantages and significant nuisances for the general public and the neighborhood within the meaning of Section 5 Paragraph 3 Number 1 of the Federal Immission Control Act, the operator shall, at the request of the competent authority, have an expert appointed in agreement with the authority to verify whether the requirements of Section 5 Paragraph 3 Number 1 of the Federal Immission Control Act are met.
Anyone wishing to act as an expert requires official approval. The application can be made informally.
In the case of foreign applicants, depending on the decision of the licensing authority, exceptions are possible for the documents listed below, provided that the expert knowledge and reliability (cf. "Requirements") are proven in some other way.
If the licensing requirement is waived due to the existence of an equivalent license from another EU or EEA state, the expert must submit documents relating to the equivalent license to the competent authority before commencing work in Germany and, among other things, provide a certified translation at the request of the authority. In this case, processing or further consultation via the competent single point of contact is not possible.
Prerequisites
An expert must have the necessary expertise, independence, reliability and technical equipment.
Deadlines
The applicant is not required to meet any deadlines when submitting the permit application.
Forms
Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.
Online procedures
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Langzeitlager - Beantragung der Zulassung als Sachverständige/r online
You can also apply for approval as an expert for long-term storage facilities online. To apply online, you must register or log in with the new ID card via BayernID. To do this, you will need the new ID card with the online ID card function activated, a card reader and the ID card app2.
Fees
- Fee for decision on the application for a permit: 55 to 5250 €
(Art. 1 Para. 1, Art. 5 Para. 1 Sentence 1 of the Bavarian Cost Law, Tariff No. 8.I.0/51.11 of the Annex to § 1 of the Bavarian Ordinance on the Enactment of the Schedule of Costs to the Cost Law)
Status: 25.11.2022
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
- Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
- Online transactions, locally limited
- Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, locally limited
- Fees, Bavaria-wide
- Fees, locally limited