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
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
. 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
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) (Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)) is a European Union directive which commits ...
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 (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
The Sevilla process is a participatory stakeholder process to establish environmental standards in the European Union. It comprises a structured exchange of information between EU Member States, industry, environmental non-governmental organizatio ...
,
Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU
/ref> named after the city of Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
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
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
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