An owner of an Environmental Authorization is required to apply to the appropriate environmental authority (Ministry of Environment, „Danube Delta” Biosphere Reserve Administration, National Environmental Protection Agency or Local Environmental Protection Agency, depending on the case) for annual endorsement of the authorization, starting from the year following the issuance of the original authorization or no later than one year from the previous endorsement.

To obtain the endorsement, the following documents must be submitted:

• Formal Request Paper (Appendix1 to the Order),
• Annual environmental report (as appropriate) and
• Affidavit stating that the activity is being carried out under the same conditions based on which the original authorization was issued (Appendix 2 to the Order).

The deadline for submission of the annual endorsement application is 60 days prior to the term of 1 year since the authorization’s issuance or since the previous endorsement. Within 10 days of registration of the application, the appropriate authority verifies the documentation submitted and sets the date for the site visit verification.

Following the site visit, the appropriate authority will prepare the minutes (Appendix 3 to the Order) and, depending on the findings of the site visit:

a) Issues the decision granting annual endorsement within 3 days, if the conclusion is that the activity carried out complies with the conditions of the authorization, or

b) Grants a 30 day term for bringing the actual situation on site into compliance with the authorization conditions, if non-compliances are identified; if the issues are not solved in the above mentioned term, the appropriate authority issues a decision to reject the annual endorsement with reasons and notifies the National Environmental Guard within 3 days; if the requests are subsequently met, point a) applies.

Granting or rejecting the annual endorsement is carried out through an order or decision by the head of the appropriate authority. This document then becomes an appendix and integral part of the (integrated) environmental authorization. This decision must be visibly displayed by the Environmental Authorization holder.

The Order has 4 Appendices, which form an integral part of the procedure described.

Next steps

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