Notification of an exceptional situation in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act
- Permit or other obligation
- Rauma
- Public service
The operator must notify the municipal environmental protection authority of a measure or event causing temporary noise or vibration, if the noise or vibration is particularly disturbing. The notification must be submitted no later than 30 days before the operations are started.
The aim of noise abatement is to ensure a healthy and pleasant living environment, in which noise causes as little harm ...
Do the following
If the activity is based on a permit granted by a State authority, submit the notification to the authority that granted the permit. Otherwise, submit a notification to the municipality’s environmental authority. Also submit a notification in situations that do not require a permit.
If the exceptional situation poses a sudden hazard to the population, submit a notification to the municipality’s environmental authority or the emergency response centre immediately. After this, you must prepare for rapid cooperation with the authorities in order to manage the situation.
Environmental notification/noise notification is submitted electronically.
To whom and on what terms
If a trader has established their business in another country within the European Economic Area and intends to provide their services temporarily in Finland, the trader is subject to the same obligations as all other traders established in Finland.
Background information
Sudden contamination or a risk of sudden contamination of the environment must be reported to the municipal environmental protection authority or the emergency response centre without delay. The situation may be caused by an accident, unpredictable fault in production, demolition work or some other reason.