Notification of experimental activities in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act
- Permit or other obligation
- 2 municipalities
- Public service
You must report experimental activities no later than 30 days before the commencement of the activities. Submit the notification to the permit authority who has jurisdiction to decide on environmental permits concerning the activities (municipal environmental protection authority or regional state administrative agency). Experimental activities may be related to the preparation of an environmental ...
Do the following
Use a form from the website of the Ministry of the Environment for the notification of experimental activities and sent it to the local environmental inspector.
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
A company or other operator undertaking experimental activities has the obligation to submit a notification of the activity at least 30 days before the activity begins. The notification must be submitted to the authority that also grants the permits related to the activity. Experimental activities are often related to the preparation of an investment in environmental protection or testing its technical implementation. It may be, for example, use of new replacement chemicals or use of waste as a raw material.
The notification must state the nature of the experimental activity, how long it will take, what raw materials will be used, what kind of emissions may be generated, what measurement methods these will require and what the impact of the experimental activities will be on the environment. The notifier must also inform the authority of the planned environmental protection measures.
If the experimental activity may cause pollution of a water body or the unreasonable stress referred to in the Act on Neighbour Relationships, an environmental permit must be applied for the activity.