The IED contains mandatory requirements on environmental inspections. Furthermore, Chapter III of the IED on large combustion plants includes certain flexibility instruments (Transitional National Plan, limited lifetime derogation, etc.). The competent authority shall always document its justification for granting such derogations. This is possible only in specific cases where an assessment shows that achieving the emission levels associated with BAT described in the BAT conclusions would lead to disproportionately higher costs compared to the environmental benefits due to the geographical location or the local environmental conditions or the technical characteristics of the installation. The IED allows competent authorities some flexibility to set less strict emission limit values. The IED requires that these BAT conclusions are the reference for setting permit conditions.įor certain activities, i.e. large combustion plants, waste incineration and co-incineration plants, solvent using activities and titanium dioxide production, the IED also sets EU wide emission limit values for selected pollutants. This process results in BAT Reference Documents (BREFs) the BAT conclusions contained are adopted by the Commission as Implementing Decisions. This work is co-ordinated by the European IPPC Bureau at the EU Joint Research Centre in Seville (Spain).
In order to define BAT and the BAT-associated environmental performance at EU level, the Commission organises an exchange of information with experts from Member States, industry and environmental organisations. The permit conditions including emission limit values must be based on the Best Available Techniques (BAT).
This covers emissions to air, water and land, generation of waste, use of raw materials, energy efficiency, noise, prevention of accidents, and restoration of the site upon closure. The integrated approach means that permits must take the whole environmental performance of the plant into account. This permit should contain conditions set in accordance with the principles and provisions of the Directive. The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is the main EU instrument regulating pollutant emissions from industrial installations.Īround 52,000 installations undertaking the industrial activities listed in Annex I of the Directive are required to operate in accordance with a permit (granted by the authorities in the Member States).
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