Directive 2008/1 / EC (IVU Directive)

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Directive 2008/1 / EC

Title: Directive 2008/1 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 15, 2008 on the integrated prevention and control of environmental pollution ( codified version)
Designation:
(not official) 		IVU guideline
Scope: EEA
Legal matter: Environmental law , waste law
Basis: EC Treaty , in particular Article 175 and Article 251
Procedure overview: European Commission
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Date of issue: January 15, 2008
Release date: January 29, 2008
Come into effect: February 18, 2008
To be
implemented in national law by: 		October 30, 1999
Replaced by: Directive 2010/75 / EU
Expiry: January 6, 2014
Reference: OJ L, No. 24, January 29, 2008, pp. 8-29
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Directive 96/61 / EC

Title: Council Directive 96/61 / EC of September 24th, 1996 on integrated pollution prevention and control
Designation:
(not official) 		IVU guideline
Scope: European Union
Legal matter: Environmental law , waste law
Basis: EC Treaty , in particular Article 130s and Article 189c
Date of issue: September 24, 1996
Release date: October 10, 1996
Come into effect: October 30, 1996
To be
implemented in national law by: 		October 30, 1999
Replaced by: Directive 2010/75 / EU
Expiry: February 17, 2008
Reference: OJ L, No. 257, October 10, 1996, pp. 26-40
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The Directive 2008/1 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC Directive) ( English Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, IPPC ) took aim at a high level of protection for the environment for certain industrial activities. The previous directive (96/61 / EC) was passed in 1996 and provided for implementation in all plants by October 31, 2007. In 2010, the IPPC Directive was integrated into the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75 / EU) with few but significant changes .

The IPPC Directive (2008/1 / EC) initially provided for measures to prevent and then to reduce emissions to air, water and soil as well as waste. Specific activities, as set out in Annex I, included energy, waste treatment, metalworking, mineral processing, chemical and other specific industries.

In 23 articles, the IPPC Directive defined general principles of the basic obligations of the operators of systems, their approval, approval conditions, approval procedures, information and participation of the public, etc.

In Article 2, terms such as b. Substance , environmental pollution , installation , existing installation, emission , emission limit value, environmental quality form, best available technology , operator legally defined.

The Directive laid down minimum requirements for the necessary measures to be taken by the Member States to ensure that the competent authorities comply with certain monitoring obligations.

Best available technology

The most important part of the IVU guideline in practice are 33 detailed reference documents or "Leaflets on the best available technology" ( Best Available Technique Reference Document BREF , German: BVT-Merkblatt). The technologies and procedures that are ecologically and economically most advantageous according to the current state of the art are described and assessed for individual types of plant or industrial sectors . The BAT reference documents are to be used by local approval and control authorities in all EU countries. However, the EU Commission has only published the English version in full and has only provided a translation of the summary in the languages ​​of the member states. For financial reasons, the Member States have rarely translated the BREF documents into their national language (s). Germany has created a translation of the most important chapters of the 33 BREFs, in which "BAT candidate techniques" are described (mostly Chapter 4) and the "best available techniques" are specified (mostly Chapter 5). As the techniques are constantly evolving, the BREFs are updated regularly (approximately every 6–10 years). Summaries and (partial) translations of the BVT information sheets are published in German by the Federal Environment Agency .

The inclination of individual BREFs towards the ecological or economic side depends in individual cases on the composition of the working group and the influence of industrial or environmental associations. As the “voice of Europe”, the BREF is perceived as a reference for the operation of industrial plants beyond the legal scope.

Replacement by the industrial emissions directive (2010/75 / EU)

Between 2005 and 2007, the European Commission reviewed the IVU Directive with regard to clarifications, expansion of the scope and the integration of further directives. The BAT reference documents should be made more binding so that similar requirements are imposed on industrial plants throughout the EU. In summary, it was stated that the IVU Directive "had to be changed in essential points". On December 21, 2007, the EU Commission presented a proposal for an amendment: The new Directive 2010/75 / EU (" Industrial Emissions Directive "). This guideline was passed by the EU Parliament and the European Council in 2010 after discussion and some changes. It came into force on January 6, 2011 and had to be transposed into national law by the member states by January 6, 2013.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Directive 2010/75 / EU . Paragraph 1.

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