The Bill includes a number of transitional provisions. The new section 82 of the 1992 Act, to be inserted by section 12 of the Bill, proposes the following in relation to activities newly licensable by virtue of the directive. New activities will be licensable from the date that the section is commenced. Activities which started in the period from 30 October 1999 to the commencement of the section will be required to be licensed within six months of commencement or have a licence application submitted within that period. The 1999 date is the operative one for the purposes of the directive. Activities which were already in operation on 29 October 1999 will be licensable in the period up to 2007 as provided for in the directive. These are termed "established activities" in the Bill. Finally, licences in force under the 1992 Act will be examined by the EPA for compliance with the directive and the agency will take appropriate action to ensure full compliance by 2007. Such action can include the carrying out of a review of the licence, amendment of its conditions or a declaration in writing that no further action is required.