IPPC directive

The EU Directive on industrial emissions [4] which often is called IED was adopted on 24 November 2010 (it was a result of merging seven different EU Directives including the IPPC Directive into one directive). The directive regulates emissions from large industrial installations within the EU. The directive was put into force on... 

The European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) is the establishment of a European register with comparable data on die emissions from individual activities covered by die Council Directive 96/61/EC, known as die IPPC Directive. It is a useful monitoring tool and a suitable instrument for public dissemination of emission data and its effectiveness could be seen in die European effort to achieve die goals set in Agenda 21 of die UNECE Conference in Rio de Janeiro (1992), in the IPPC Directive (1996), and in die UNECE Aarhus Convention (1998). 

The IPPC Directive was brought into effect at the end of 1999. Since then, member states have gradually adopted national regulations to comply with the IPPC Directive, including a national inventory of emission data to be reported to the commission. An inventory of principal emissions and sources responsible has to be published by the commission every three years based on data supplied by the member states. 

On January 25, 2000, die committee referred to in Article 19 of IPPC Directive gave a favorable opinion of a draft Commission Decision on die implementation of a European Pollutant Emission Register. The Commission Decision (2000/479/EC), to be referred to as die EPER Decision, was adopted on July 17, 2000. According to the EPER Decision, member states shall report to the Commission on emissions into ah and water from all individual facilities widi one or more activities as mentioned in Annex I to the IPPC Directive. The provided data will be made publicly accessible and disseminated on the Internet. Specifically, EPER is a publicly accessible register with emission data diat enables the Commission and national governments to monitor the trends in annual emissions of large industrial activities covered by Annex I of the IPPC Directive (Commission Decision, 2000). 

EEC (1996) Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive 96f61fEC. European Commission, Brussels. 

In some countries a national emission reduction plan according to Article 4 (4) of the LCP Directive [12] has been implemented instead of applying emission limit values for individual installations. High local concentrations at specific sites might therefore occur. As laid down in Article 10 of the IPPC Directive [13], stricter... 

IPPC Directive Council Directive 1996/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control... 

It is important, however, to note that the terms used by policy makers (and in law) are not consistent. For example, under EU law binding air quality standards are termed limit values. However, the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, which regulates industrial pollution, uses the term environmental quality standard and makes clear that the limit values are environmental quality standards. Both technical experts and lawyers, therefore, can use different terms in similar contexts. This variation not only can be found between media (e.g., air and water standards) but also can occur within a single medium. 

The objectives of the EPER are (1) collection of comparable emission data from 20000 individual polluting industrial sources and activities as specified in the IPPC Directive (2) storage of the reported data in a database or register (EPER), which is publicly accessible the register relates to emissions to air and water for 50 major pollutants and (3) dissemination... 

Directive (96/61/EC) concerning integrated pollution prevention and control The IPPC Directive is designed to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution at source through the efficient use of natural resources. It is intended to help industrial operators move towards greater environmental sustainability. 

The single most discussed issue of harmonisation must have been and still is the scope of the EU ETS Directive. Despite efforts by the Commission to use in the Directive s scope definition wording extracted from previous legislation (the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive), the desired clarity failed to materialise. Three... 

NOx difficult (due to conflict with regulation of the IPPC Directive). Moreover, emission trading was not supported by provisions related to the preparation of the National Emission Reduction Plan within the LCP Directive. 

UNEP survey of company environmental reporting EMAS council regulation issued ISO 14001 published IPPC directive adopted... 

UK government (Michael Meacher) issues warning to non-reporters IPPC directive becomes effective... 

The register represents a key element of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive. It is also linked to the 1999 Aarhus Convention on Access to information and public participation in environmental matters , which includes the disclosure of site-specific information of relevant polluting sources. The EPER will be a further step in improving public awareness and meeting the public right to know requirement. 

IPPC is seen as an important element in achieving the overriding EU policy of sustainable development. The concept takes a holistic approach, covering the effect of emissions on all environmental media - that is, water, air and land. In the UK, a consultation paper was published in July 1997 for implementation of the IPPC Directive, which acknowledges that IPPC is wider than the UK IPC scheme. In addition to emissions of dangerous substances, it covers whole installations, not just processes, as well as dealing with matters such as waste disposal and energy efficiency. 

A further pressure directly affecting industry in Europe is the implementation of the IPPC Directive. This will result in all plants above a certain size being subject to its regulations. 

The European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) is the first European-wide register on the industrial releases into air and water. It was established through Decision 2000/479EC. It provides data for large and medium-sized point sources in the industrial sectors covered by the IPPC Directive however, it excludes... 

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In the European Union, for example, the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive requires the operator to use the Best Available Technique (BAT) to protect the environment. This includes the concept that the cost should not be excessive . The term technique covers both technology and operating/maintenance practices. Thus, a new plant is expected to comply with BAT, which will change as advances are made. An existing plant will be required to up-grade to the BAT (which may differ from that for a new plant) after an appropriate period. 

Kocabas, A.M., Yukseler, H., Dilek, E.B., Yetis, U., 2009. Adoption of European Union s IPPC directive to a textile mill analysis of water and energy consumption. Journal of Environmental Management 91, 102—113. 

The best environmental performance is usually achieved by the installation of the best technology and its operation in the most effective and efficient manner. This is recognised by the IPPC Directive definition of techniques as both the technology used and the way in which the installation is designed, built, maintained, operated and decommissioned . 

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