HU4 environmental investigations

Apply for official approval as a measuring point for determining emissions and immissions of air pollutants, noise and vibrations

Prerequisites

As the notifying body you are:

• a partnership under civil law or
• a legal entity:
  • Joint-stock company)
  • Limited liability company (GmbH)
  • cooperative
  • Association
  • Authority and other public institution.
• As a general partnership (OHG) or a limited partnership (KG and GmbH & Co. KG) you are treated the same as a legal entity.

You need the necessary expertise to be approved as a measuring point. You also need to be reliable and independent.

You must have the equipment and personnel to identify the substances for which you wish to be notified.

All requirements can be found in detail in the application form available at this link:
 https://www.resymesa.de/ReSyMeSa/Stelle/Fachinformation?modulTyp=ImmissionsschutzStelle

Documents required

The documents to be submitted can be found in the application form available at the following link:
 https://www.resymesa.de/ReSyMeSa/Stelle/Fachinformation?modulTyp=ImmissionsschutzStelle
You must provide information on the following points:

• Your reliability and independence
• Specialist staff
• Qualifications of your staff
• technical equipment
• Professional competence (accreditation)
• to which measurement activities (areas of activity and substance areas according to Annex 1 of the 41st BImSchV) the announcement should extend

Please note

Certain emissions and immissions of noise, vibrations and air pollutants may only be determined by expert bodies, for example measuring institutes. The same applies to checking the correct installation and function of the measuring equipment during continuous measurement of the system. For these activities, appropriate accreditation in accordance with DIN EN 17025 is a prerequisite.
For the calibration of measuring equipment in the chimney sweeping industry, a certificate according to VDI 4208, Sheet 2 on the establishment of a quality assurance system is required instead of accreditation.

Deadlines

The notification is limited to five years and must then be applied for again.

Procedure

Apply for approval from the responsible authority.
To do this, use the nationwide application form. It is available for download on the Internet: https://www.resymesa.de/ReSyMeSa/Stelle/Fachinformation?modulTyp=ImmissionsschutzStelle
If all requirements are met, you will be recognized as a “notified body in accordance with Section 29b BImSchG” with a formal notification from the responsible body.
Your announcement will be published nationwide in the Internet database ReSyMeSa - research system for measuring points and experts.

Processing time

You will receive notification of your announcement approximately four months after the complete documents have been submitted.

Fees

You will receive a fee notice. The fees depend on the examination and administrative effort.

Legal remedies

• Objection within one month of receipt of the decision

Legal basis

§ 29b Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)


URL: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschg/__29b.html




41. Federal Immission Control Ordinance (BImSchV)


URL: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_41/index.html?