Permitting procedures have been simplified: the APA is the only competent national authority for IPPC permitting, and installations may use accredited private entities to prepare permit requests (GLG, 2009). A new system for accelerated licensing of potential projects of national interest (PINs) has been in force since 2005. Covering large investment projects with a value of more than EUR 25 million, or those directly providing at least 100 jobs, it is concerned with strategic areas such as territorial planning, the environment, new technologies and energy.