The new Industrial Emissions Directive

Chapter I (Articles 1 to 9) contains common provisions dealing with subject matter, scope, definitions, issues relating to the holding and granting of a permit and compliance matters. Operators of industrial installations operating activities covered by Annex I of the IED are required to obtain an integrated permit from the competent authorities of the EU Member States. Moreover, referring to Article 7, the IED contains rules on incidents and accidents and according to Article 8 rules of non-compliance. This Chapter primarily recasts the IPPC Directive but includes some amendments to the VOC Solvents, LCP and Waste Incineration Directives. This Chapter applies to all industrial activities covered by the IED and is not bound to the list of installations stipulated in Annex I.