Article 8 1.

assessing and accepting reports on major hazards, assessing design notifications, and assessing notifications of well operations or combined operations, and other similar documents that are submitted to it;

overseeing compliance by operators and owners with this Directive, including inspections, investigations and enforcement actions;

advising other authorities or bodies, including the licensing authority;

making annual plans pursuant to Article 21;

producing reports;

cooperating with the competent authorities or contact points pursuant to Article 27.