Immissionsschutzbeauftragter: Bestellung, Abberufung oder Änderungen im Aufgabenbereich anzeigen

If you have newly appointed or dismissed an immission control officer or if there have been changes in their area of responsibility, you must report this to the responsible immission control authority.

Under the Federal Immission Control Act, operators of certain installations requiring a permit must appoint one or more immission control officers (immission control officers) if this is necessary in view of the type or size of the installations due to the

• emissions emanating from the installations,
• technical problems in limiting emissions or
• suitability of the products to cause harmful effects on the environment through air pollution, noise or vibrations when used as intended,

is required.

Annex I of the Ordinance on Immission Control and Major Accidents Officers specifies the installations subject to licensing for which the operator must appoint an immission control officer.

The operator must immediately notify the competent authority of the appointment of the immission control officer and the designation of his duties as well as changes in his area of responsibility and his dismissal.

Operators of certain installations that are subject to the requirements of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) must appoint immission control officers. The plant operator must immediately notify the competent authority of the appointment of the immission control officer, stating his duties and changes in his area of responsibility, and of his dismissal.
The appointment of one or more immission control officers (immission control officers) is required if, in view of the type or size of the installations, harmful environmental impacts are caused by air pollution, noise or vibrations due to the emissions emanating from the installations, technical problems in limiting emissions or the suitability of the products when used as intended. Annex I of the Ordinance on Emission Control and Major Accidents Officers (Verordnung über Immissionsschutz-und Störfallbeauftragte) specifies which installations are subject to licensing and for which the operator must appoint an immission control officer.
The competent authority can also order that operators of installations not subject to licensing must also appoint one or more immission control officers if the need arises in individual cases.

The operator must immediately notify the competent immission control authority of the appointment of the immission control officer and the designation of his duties as well as changes in his area of responsibility and his dismissal.

The request for the appointment of immission control officers is usually made in writing by the competent authority to the plant operator. This can be done by

• Subsequent request for application documents in the approval procedure
• Ancillary provisions in an approval notice
• order

Appointments, dismissals or changes to the area of responsibility must be reported immediately.

• Immission control officer Appointment
• Immission control officers who
  • newly appointed
  • were dismissed
  • or there were changes in their area of responsibility
• Immediate notification to the responsible immission control authority is required.
• Plant operators must notify the competent authority immediately of the appointment or dismissal of immission control officers.

State offices for agriculture and the environment (StÄLU), immission control authorities of the districts, independent cities or large cities belonging to districts