An updated of technical interpretation 17 ‘Responsible Person: requirements’ has been published on the relevant web page. For the inspectorates, to whom all technical interpretations are primarily addressed, the technical interpretation applies with immediate effect, as always in such cases.
Numerous clarifications have been made in the new version. In most cases, compliance with the previous technical interpretation also guarantees compliance with the current version. In the few situations in which this is not the case, the licence holder is generally required to adapt immediately.
Chapter 5.5 requires a good knowledge of the local language for the responsible person. Establishment licence holders whose already approved responsible person does not meet these requirements are given a period of 12 months from the date of publication of the updated technical interpretation to make the necessary adjustments, either by appointing a new responsible person with the required language skills or by ensuring that the responsible person acquires the required language skills within this period.