Chapters

• VII. IED key feature - BREFs, BAT Conclusions, BAT, and BAT-AEPLs
• The Seville process – state of play of BREFs and of BAT conclusions
• (non)exhaustive) List of BAT conclusions and dates of applicability
• Relevant IED Definitions
• Definition of Best Available Techniques (BAT): Art. 3(10) IED
• Obligation to use BAT to set permit conditions and to operate IED installations
• Where are BAT defined?
• BAT defined on the basis of 12 criteria listed in Annex III IED
• Example of BAT defined in BAT Conclusions on large combustion plants
• Example of BAT defined in BAT Conclusions on intensive rearing of poultry and pigs
• Example of BAT defined in BAT Conclusions on production of pulp paper and board
• Example of a “negative” BAT Conclusion in BAT conclusions on production of chlor-alkali
• Margin of discretion in the choice of the BAT
• Role of the BAT Conclusions in setting permit conditions – Typical content of BAT Conclusions
• Role of the BAT Conclusions in setting permit conditions: content in terms of BAT-AEPLs
• Role of the BAT Conclusions in setting permit conditions in terms of emission levels: implementation of BAT-AELs
• How BAT-AELs range set in BAT Conclusions compared to the minimum requirements set out in Annexes to the IED
• Status of BAT-AELs set in BAT Conclusions
• Stringency of permit conditions – Implementing BAT-AELs “ranges” (1)
• Stringency of permit conditions – Implementing BAT-AELs “ranges” (2)
• What if no BAT-AELs set in BAT Conclusions?
• Role of the BAT Conclusions in setting permit conditions regarding non-emission environmental performance levels (BAT-AEPLs)
• Example of narrative BAT-AEPLs
• Margin of discretion of competent authorities
• VIII. IED key features - soil clean-up
• General
• The prevention of contamination
• Site closure and remediation – baseline report
• Baseline report
• Site closure - Remediation - Routine case
• Case where “significant risk”
• Case where no baseline report required
• X. Assess IED implementation: Monitoring emissions and compliance assessment
• Emission monitoring requirements
• XII. Assess IED implementation: Inspections
• Environmental inspections
• XIII. Assess IED implementation: reporting
• General reporting obligation to the Commission
• Other reporting obligation to the Commission
• XIII. When non-compliance with permit conditions are identified
• Obligation of operators
• XIV. Role of the public and NGOs
• Public participation in IED permitting procedure
• Information to be made available to the ‘public’ once IED permit granted
• A case study on Large Combustion Plants
• Access to justice to ‘public concerned’/NGOs
• XV. Future of the IED - Evaluation
• IED Evaluation
• Evidence-based judgement
• IED initial objectives
• Roadmap
• Evaluation process