Registering activities in the environmental protection information system
- Permit or other obligation
- 2 municipalities
- Public service
Operators whose activities affect the environment, are obliged to register their activities, in the environmental protection information system. The activities to be registered include liquid fuel stations, concrete stations, asphalt plants, small energy plants and some operators using volatile organic compounds. The obligation to register also applies to dry cleaners and activities in which organ ...
Do the following
Registration shall be done by sending a completed form to the environmental inspector. The form can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of the Environment.
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.
Deadline
Registering activities in the environmental protection information system is made to the municipal environmental protection authority, no later than 60 days before the planned start of operations.
Background information
Operators undertaking activities that affect the environment have the obligation to register their activities in the environmental protection information system. The activity can begin when the municipal environmental authority has registered the activity, or a period of 30 or 60 days have passed since the notification was submitted.
The obligation to register also applies to dry cleaners and activities that use organic solvents, as well as to concrete batching plants and concrete product plants. At the time of registration, the authority ensures that the operator complies with the relevant environmental protection requirements.