soil-polluting

The determination of potential soil-polluting activities should also be confined to potentially polluted sub-areas and polluting activities.

Certain installations which already comply with soil protection requirements under EU law (e.g. IPPC) should not be classified as potentially soil-polluting.

Within five years from [transposition date], the competent authorities shall have identified the location of at least the sites where potentially soil-polluting activities have taken place in the past as determined by national rules.

(25) In order to assist in the rapid identification of contaminated sites, the owner of a site where, a soil-polluting activity has taken or is taking place, or the prospective buyer should, prior to completing the land transaction, provide relevant information on the status of the soil to the competent authority and to the other party in the transaction.