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Vaasan HAO 3.11.2004 04/0355/3 AI generated

Administrative court dismissed appeal; environmental agency cannot delegate joint monitoring authority to regional center.

Case Number Vaasan HAO 3.11.2004 04/0355/3
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the appeal against an environmental permit decision. The permit authority granted a joint monitoring plan to the regional environmental center, requiring the permit holder to monitor water body impacts together with other permit holders. The court ruled that the authority to decide on joint monitoring belongs exclusively to the permit authority under Section 46(2) of the Environmental Protection Act, which cannot be transferred to the regional center.

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Section 46(2) of the Environmental Protection Act; The authority to decide on joint monitoring obligations belongs exclusively to the permit authority and cannot be delegated to a regional environmental center.

Keywords

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Environmental Protection Act joint monitoring obligations permit authority delegation administrative jurisdiction water body impact regional environmental center administrative appeal dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Section 46(2) of the Environmental Protection Act
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Oikeuskysymyksenä asiassa oli, voiko ympäristölupavirasto lupapäätöksessä oikeuttaa alueellisen ympäristökeskuksen tarkkailusuunnitelmaa hyväksyessään määräämään, että luvanhaltijan tulee tarkkailla toimintojen vaikutuksia vesistöön yhdessä muiden luvanhaltijoiden kanssa.

Hallinto-oikeus katsoi, että yhteistarkkailusta päättäminen kuuluu ympäristönsuojelulain 46 §:n 2 momentin perusteella lupaviranomaiselle eli tässä asiassa lupaviranomaisena olevalle ympäristölupavirastolle. Ympäristölupavirasto ei voinut siirtää alueelliselle ympäristökeskukselle toimivaltaansa yhteistarkkailusta määräämisestä.

Ympäristönsuojelulaki 46 § 2 mom