Pauline van Aardenne

challenging enforcement decisions related to the emission of substances of very high concern (SVHCs);

an extensive revision permit process for a large chemical concern, including the correct implementation of BAT conclusions;

on the scope of environmentally impactful activities under the Environmental Activities Decree (Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving), including Seveso establishments;

various enforcement procedures (relating to the failure of internal safety procedures) against a company that stores large quantities of flammable liquids, initiated by an environmental department and the SZW Inspectorate after a BRZO inspection;

against the ex officio amendment of an environmental permit, in which emission limit values were imposed on a waste processing company that could not, although in accordance with the relevant BAT conclusions, be achieved by the company for technical and financial reasons;

enforcement proceedings after the discharge of hazardous substances into surface water;

on whether a subsidy could be granted for remediation measures that go beyond what the Soil Protection Act required;

on the structuring of an environmental permit for various companies carrying out their activities in a single territory;

on the authorisation processes for substances of very high concern on the basis of the REACH regulation and on whether a downstream user could obtain an extension pending the authorisation process.