Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control is a
directive of the
European Union
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. It replaces the
Council
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Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 on the same subject matter; both are commonly referred to as IPPC Directive.
From 2005 to 2007, the effect of the directive was assessed. In 2010, a revised wording was published, integrated with 6 other European directives regulating large industrial sites, into the
Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU, short IED.
European IPPC Bureau
The European IPPC Bureau was established in 1997 to organize an exchange of information between the European Commission, EU Member States, industries concerned, and non-governmental organizations promoting environmental protection for drawing up and reviewing
Best Available Techniques
The best available technology or best available techniques (BAT) is the technology approved by legislators or regulators for meeting output standards for a particular process, such as pollution abatement. Similar terms are ''best practicable mean ...
(short: 'BAT') reference documents (short: '
BREFs'). These reference documents, specifically the BAT conclusions therein, provide the basis for EU Member States to grant operating permits for large agro-industrial installations. The information exchange is codified into law by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU and referred to as
Sevilla process,
Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU
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where the European IPPC Bureau is located.
Similar agencies
* Climate Change Agreement
* US EPA – SPCC
See also
*Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF)
Best Available Techniques Reference Documents (BREFs) are reference reports developed in the European Union to describe industrial processes, emission and consumption levels of applied techniques, and best available techniques for integrated pre ...
* NanoMemPro IPPC Database
References
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External links
EU legislation summaryText of the directive (pdf)Text of directive with headers (html) European IPPC Bureau home pageThe implementation of the IPPC Directive in Latvia / Edward Lestrade. A.540.991.28. European current law. October (2005), p. xi–xv. 984.988Ministry of Environment and Urbanism of Turkey, EU Project to implement Chapters 1 and 2 of the Industrial Emissions Directive (repealing IPPC Directive), explanations in Turkish and English
European Union directives
2008 in the environment
Environmental law in the European Union