Declaration of the basic technical characteristics
Article 3
1. Operators shall declare to the Commission the basic technical characteristics of their installations. For installations referred to in Article 2, point (27)(c), the provisions of Articles 27 and 28 apply. For installations referred to in Article 2, point (29), the provisions of Article 37 apply. For new installations referred to in Article 2, point (27)(a), a preliminary declaration shall be submitted to the Commission and the Member State concerned as soon as the main design options are defined to enable the inclusion of safeguards considerations early in the installation’s planning stage. 2. Whenever basic technical characteristics are declared for the first time (‘initial declaration of the basic technical characteristics’) or updated, the relevant questionnaire in Annex I shall be used in order to fill in the relevant information applicable to the installation. 3. The declaration of the basic technical characteristics shall be submitted electronically. 4. The Commission’s inspectors shall transmit initial observations including on essential equipment, where applicable, or request additional initial information within 6 months of the operator’s declaration of the basic technical characteristics. If requested, further explanations in connection with the information submitted in the declaration of the basic technical characteristics shall be provided to the Commission within 30 days, or within a different agreed timeframe.