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Immission control; notification of a significant change to an installation not requiring a permit with a solvent consumption above the threshold values

Do you want to operate a system that does not require a permit and uses solvents above the threshold values in Annex I of the 31st BImSchV? Then you must notify the responsible immission control authority in advance of any significant changes.

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If you operate a system that does not require a permit with a solvent consumption above the threshold values according to Annex I of the 31st BImSchV, you must notify the responsible immission control authority in advance of any significant changes.

The obligation to notify applies to all installations that do not require a permit and are operated with a solvent consumption above the threshold values in Annex I of the 31st BImSchV.

A significant change is any:

  • modification which, according to the assessment of the competent authority, may have a significant negative impact on human health or the environment
  • a change in the nominal capacity which, in the case of installations
    • of numbers 1.1, 1.3, 9.2 or 11.1 of Annex I with a solvent consumption of 25 t/a or less,
    • points 4.1 to 4.5, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 12.1 or 14.1 of Annex I with a solvent consumption of 15 t/a or less,
    • points 2.1, 5.1, 7.2, 13.1 or 15.1 of Annex I with a solvent consumption of 10 t/a or less,
    • numbers 16.1 to 16.4 of Annex I with a solvent consumption of 500 t/a or less

leads to an increase in emissions of volatile organic compounds of more than 25 percent.

A change in rated capacity that leads to an increase in emissions of volatile organic compounds of more than 10 percent.

You are planning a significant change to a system operated by you with a solvent consumption above the threshold values according to Annex I of the 31st BImSchV.

  • Required Documents

    Complete display with the relevant data for the system.

  • You submit your notification with the relevant data for the installation to the authority responsible for you
  • The competent authority checks your notification
  • If necessary, the competent authority will request further documents from you

There are no costs.

You must submit the notification before making the significant change to the system.

There is no processing deadline.

You are committing an administrative offense if you do not submit the notification or do not submit it correctly, completely or on time.

None. The administrative service is a real act against which no legal remedy is possible.

Status: 20.01.2026
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz + Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
Source: Federal Portal
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