Article 9
1.
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that discharges into the atmosphere are reduced in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)
in the case of existing industrial establishments using the sulphate process:
- (i)
- (ii)
as regards S0x, discharges arising from digestion and calcination steps in the manufacture of titanium dioxide shall be reduced by 1 January 1995 to a value of not more than 10 kg of SO2 equivalent per tonne of titanium dioxide produced;
- (iii)
Member States shall require means to be installed for preventing the emission of acid droplets;
- (iv)plants for the concentration of waste acid shall not discharge more than 500 mg/nm3 SOx calculated as SO2 equivalent15;
- (v)
plants for the roasting of salts generated by the treatment of waste shall be equipped with the best available technology not entailing excessive costs in order to reduce SOx emissions;
(b)
in the case of existing industrial establishments using the chlorine process:
- (i)
- (ii)as regards chlorine, discharges shall be reduced by 15 June 1993 to a daily average concentration of not more than 5 mg/nm3 18 and not more than 40 mg/ng3 at any time.
2.
This Directive shall not prejudice Directive 80/779/EEC.
3.
The procedure for monitoring the reference measurements for discharges of SOx into the atmosphere is set out in the Annex.