Ordinance on the limitation of emissions of volatile halogenated organic compounds
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Second regulation for the implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act |
| Short title: | Ordinance on limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds |
| Previous title: | Ordinance on dry cleaning systems |
| Abbreviation: | 2. BImSchV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 23 (1) BImSchG old version |
| Legal matter: | Environmental law |
| References : | 2129-8-2-3 |
| Original version from: | August 28, 1974 ( BGBl. I p. 2130 ) |
| Entry into force on: | 1st October 1974 |
| Last revision from: | December 10, 1990 ( BGBl. I p. 2694 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
March 1, 1991 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 106 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1340 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The ordinance on the limitation of emissions of volatile halogenated organic compounds (2nd BImSchV) applies to certain surface treatment, dry cleaning and textile finishing and extraction systems and regulates, among other things, the admissibility of input materials, the operation and monitoring of these systems.
scope of application
The regulation applies to the operation of plants that use solvents
- highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons or
- other volatile halogenated organic compounds
deploy. Surface treatment systems (e.g. chemical cleaning systems, systems for surface cleaning of electronic components) and extraction systems are affected .
Input materials
The 2nd BImschV contains a number of specific requirements for input materials:
- Carcinogens , germ cell mutagens or substances toxic to reproduction must be replaced as far as possible ( Section 2 (1)). Where this is not possible, strict emission requirements apply.
- Only tetrachloroethene , trichloroethene or dichloromethane in technically pure form may be used on volatile halogenated hydrocarbons . It should be noted that trichlorethylene is classified as carcinogenic and should therefore be replaced as far as possible. Nevertheless, trichloroethene and dichloromethane may not be used in the operation of dry cleaning and textile finishing plants ( Section 2 (2)). Trichlorethylene is also not used in extraction systems.
- In addition, halogenated organic compounds other than hydrocarbons can be used. These include, for example, hydrofluoroethers .
Requirements for the systems
The systems for surface treatment, as well as chemical cleaning and textile finishing systems, must be operated closed, exhaust gases must be fed to a separator. The separated halogenated solvents are to be recovered. The 2nd BImschV contains limit values for the remaining emissions. Corresponding limit values also exist for extraction systems.
