The IRI would focus on industrial pollution control of all permitted installations

This particular IRI would include the following aspects:

- the legal and constitutional setting of the inspectorate,

- structure and managerial organisation, including funding, staffing and lines of authority and responsibility for regulatory and policy function,

- workload,

- qualifications, skills and experience of inspection staff

- procedures for assesment of training needs and provisions for training and maintaning current awareness,

- procedures, criteria and quidance for the developement and revision of inspection plans and inspection schedules,

- procedures for the execution and reporting of routine and non-routine inspections,

- setting the priorities for IPPC installations: the evaluation aspects, the risk assesment and classifications of risk

- performance monitoring: evaluation of the output and where feasibla environmental outcome of inspection activities. The arrangements for internal assesment of the quality of inspection performance and for improvement if appropriate,

- arrangements for reporting on inspectorate activities

It is also envisaged that assesment of implementation of above systems be conducted during the review. This will facilitate the identification of both "good practice" and "opportunities for developement" by the review team. The assesment may involve examination of documentation related to the inspection of industrial installations.

Participants: The review team will consist of a review teamleader, rapporteur and 5 other experts from different Member States.

Start: autumn 2010

Final report: 2011