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Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (repealed)
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hot-rolling mills with a capacity exceeding 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour
smitheries with hammers the energy of which exceeds 50 kilojoule per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW
application of protective fused metal coats with an input exceeding 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour
for the production of non-ferrous crude metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic processes
for the smelting, including the alloyage, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products, (refining, foundry casting, etc.) with a melting capacity exceeding 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals
Production within the meaning of the categories of activities contained in this section means the production on an industrial scale by chemical processing of substances or groups of substances listed in Sections 4.1 to 4.6
simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic)
oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, epoxy resins
sulphurous hydrocarbons
nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates
phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons
halogenic hydrocarbons
organometallic compounds
basic plastic materials (polymers synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres)
synthetic rubbers
dyes and pigments
surface-active agents and surfactants
gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride
acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids
bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide
salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate
non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide
Without prejudice of Article 11 of Directive 75/442/EEC or Article 3 of Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(2):
pulp from timber or other fibrous materials
paper and board with a production capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day
Slaughterhouses with a carcase production capacity greater than 50 tonnes per day
Treatment and processing intended for the production of food products from:
animal raw materials (other than milk) with a finished product production capacity greater than 75 tonnes per day
vegetable raw materials with a finished product production capacity greater than 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
Treatment and processing of milk, the quantity of milk received being greater than 200 tonnes per day (average value on an annual basis)
40 000 places for poultry
2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or
750 places for sows
Considerations to be taken into account generally or in specific cases when determining best available techniques, as defined in Article 2 (11), bearing in mind the likely costs and benefits of a measure and the principles of precaution and prevention:
the use of low-waste technology;
the use of less hazardous substances;
the furthering of recovery and recycling of substances generated and used in the process and of waste, where appropriate;
comparable processes, facilities or methods of operation which have been tried with success on an industrial scale;
technological advances and changes in scientific knowledge and understanding;
the nature, effects and volume of the emissions concerned;
the commissioning dates for new or existing installations;
the length of time needed to introduce the best available technique;
the consumption and nature of raw materials (including water) used in the process and their energy efficiency;
the need to prevent or reduce to a minimum the overall impact of the emissions on the environment and the risks to it;
the need to prevent accidents and to minimize the consequences for the environment;
the information published by the Commission pursuant to Article 16 (2) or by international organizations.
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
the application for a permit or, as the case may be, the proposal for the updating of a permit or of permit conditions in accordance with Article 15(1), including the description of the elements listed in Article 6(1);
where applicable, the fact that a decision is subject to a national or transboundary environmental impact assessment or to consultations between Member States in accordance with Article 17;
details of the competent authorities responsible for taking the decision, those from which relevant information can be obtained, those to which comments or questions can be submitted, and details of the time schedule for transmitting comments or questions;
the nature of possible decisions or, where there is one, the draft decision;
where applicable, the details relating to a proposal for the updating of a permit or of permit conditions;
an indication of the times and places where, or means by which, the relevant information will be made available;
details of the arrangements for public participation and consultation made pursuant to point 5.
in accordance with national legislation, the main reports and advice issued to the competent authority or authorities at the time when the public concerned were informed in accordance with point 1;
in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (6) , information other than that referred to in point 1 which is relevant for the decision in accordance with Article 8 and which only becomes available after the time the public concerned was informed in accordance with point 1.
The material requirements of Directive 88/609/EEC for existing installations still apply until 31 December 2003.
OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 28).
Oj No L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48).
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC.
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