Apply for recognition of expert bodies under the Indirekteinleiterverordnung (Indirect Discharger Ordinance)

• The sachverständige Stelle (expert body) must meet the general, personnel, and material requirements under § 5 IndV for the testing area under Annex 49 AbwV (Abwasserverordnung, Wastewater Ordinance) (wastewater containing mineral oil). www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/pub • For the testing area under Annex 50 AbwV (dental treatment), the Zahnärztekammer Berlin (Berlin Chamber of Dentists) has already been recognized as the sachverständige Stelle through an administrative agreement. www.zaek-berlin.de/zahnaerzte/praxisfuehrung.html Individual examiners must register there for a fee. On the website of the Zahnärztekammer, under the section "Praxisführung Amalgamabscheider" (practice management: amalgam separator), you will find all information and the current list of experts (Sachverständigenliste).

• Application for recognition as expert bodies (sachverständige Stellen) under the Indirekteinleiterverordnung (Indirect Discharge Ordinance) Please submit an informal written application by post or email to the Wasserbehörde (water authority). Enclose the documents listed in the information sheet (Merkblatt) in Anlage 1 (Appendix 1). • Proof of the legal personality of the expert body • Proof of liability insurance (Haftpflichtversicherung) for its own activities and for those of the expert persons and the technical management Liability insurance for soil and water damage with a coverage sum of at least 250,000 euros per claim and an annual coverage sum of at least 750,000 euros. • Tabular curriculum vitae covering the training and professional career of each expert person and the technical management • Certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) for each expert person and the technical management service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ • Proof of academic or professional qualifications of each expert person and the technical management • Proof of expertise (Sachkundenachweis) for each expert person and the technical management • Proof of specialist expertise (Fachkundenachweis) for each expert person and the technical management • Proof of 5 years of professional experience for each expert person and the technical management • Proof of management experience of the technical management • Proof of special expertise for each expert person and the technical management The special expertise can be established by a written and practical assessment carried out by the Wasserbehörde (water authority). • Declarations of the expert persons and the technical management: appendix to the declaration of reliability (Zuverlässigkeitserklärung), declaration of independence (Unabhängigkeitserklärung), and declaration of physical and mental fitness • Declarations of the expert body: further appendices • Release declaration (Freistellungserklärung): where applicable, release declarations towards the expert body, if it consists of a merger of several legal entities, • Declaration on participation in the specialist advisory board (Fachbeirat), • Declaration on technical equipment, testing principles (Prüfgrundsätze), and monitoring regulations (Überwachungsordnung)

• Merkblatt (information sheet): Principles for the recognition of expert bodies under § 5 of the Indirekteinleiterverordnung (Indirect Discharger Ordinance), Annex 49 AbwV (Abwasserverordnung / Waste Water Ordinance) (mineral-oil-containing wastewater) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/pub • Merkblatt (information sheet) Annex 1: Application documents • Merkblatt (information sheet) Annex 2: Exemption declaration • Merkblatt (information sheet) Annex 3: Declaration of reliability of the expert persons or technical management • Merkblatt (information sheet) Annex 4: Declaration of independence of the expert persons or technical management • Merkblatt (information sheet) Annex 5: Declaration of commitment to participate in the Fachbeirat (specialist advisory board) • Declaration of physical and mental fitness of the expert persons or technical management

• EUR 500.00 to 5,000.00 for the recognition • EUR 250.00 to 2,500.00 for the amendment or extension of a recognition

• Indirekteinleiterverordnung (Indirect Discharger Ordinance, IndV) § 5 para. 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=AbwAnlV_BE_!_5 • Umweltschutzgebührenordnung (Environmental Protection Fees Ordinance, UGebO) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=UmwGebV+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true> • Abwasserverordnung (Wastewater Ordinance, AbwV) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/abwv/ • Berliner Wassergesetz (Berlin Water Act, BWG) <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=WasG+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true> • Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (Federal Water Act, WHG) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/whg_2009/

1-2 months, provided all documents are complete, including proof of special expertise for the expert personnel and the technical management.

• Indirekteinleiter (indirect discharger) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt [Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment]) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/abwasser/in • Approved expert bodies pursuant to § 5 IndV (Indirekteinleiterverordnung [Indirect Discharger Ordinance]), testing area Annex 49 AbwV (Abwasserverordnung [Wastewater Ordinance]) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/pub • Discharges subject to a notification requirement from wastewater treatment plants with a valid type approval (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/abwasser/in • Begutachtungsordnung (Assessment Regulations) (in progress) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/wasser-und-geologie/abwasser/ • List of experts of the Zahnärztekammer (Chamber of Dentists) as an approved expert body pursuant to § 5 IndV, testing area Annex 50 AbwV (Zahnärztekammer Berlin [Chamber of Dentists Berlin]) www.zaek-berlin.de/dateien/Content/Dokumente/Zahn%C3%A4rzte/