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Council Directive 96/61/EC (repealed)Show full title

Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Purpose and scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.General principles governing the basic obligations of the operator

  5. Article 4.Permits for new installations

  6. Article 5.Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations

  7. Article 6.Applications for permits

  8. Article 7.Integrated approach to issuing permits

  9. Article 8.Decisions

  10. Article 9.Conditions of the permit

  11. Article 10.Best available techniques and environmental quality standards

  12. Article 11.Developments in best available techniques

  13. Article 12.Changes by operators to installations

  14. Article 13.Reconsideration and updating of permit conditions by the competent authority

  15. Article 14.Compliance with permit conditions

  16. Article 15.Access to information and public participation in the permit procedure

  17. Article 15a. Access to justice

  18. Article 16.Exchange of information

  19. Article 17.Transboundary effects

  20. Article 18.Community emission limit values

  21. Article 19. Committee procedure

  22. Article 20.Transitional provisions

  23. Article 21.Bringing into effect

  24. Article 22.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  25. Article 23.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

      1. 1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and...

      2. 2. The threshold values given below generally refer to production capacities...

      3. 1. Energy industries

        1. 1.1. Combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 50 MW

        2. 1.2. Mineral oil and gas refineries

        3. 1.3. Coke ovens

        4. 1.4. Coal gasification and liquefaction plants

      4. 2. Production and processing of metals

        1. 2.1. Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations

        2. 2.2. Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary...

        3. 2.3. Installations for the processing of ferrous metals:

        4. 2.4. Ferrous metal foundries with a production capacity exceeding 20 tonnes...

        5. 2.5. Installations

        6. 2.6. Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using...

      5. 3. Mineral industry

        1. 3.1. Installations for the production of cement clinker in rotary kilns...

        2. 3.2. Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of...

        3. 3.3. Installations for the manufacture of glass including glass fibre with...

        4. 3.4. Installations for melting mineral substances including the production of mineral...

        5. 3.5. Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in...

      6. 4. Chemical industry

        1. 4.1. Chemical installations for the production of basic organic chemicals, such...

        2. 4.2. Chemical installations for the production of basic inorganic chemicals, such...

        3. 4.3. Chemical installations for the production of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based...

        4. 4.4. Chemical installations for the production of basic plant health products...

        5. 4.5. Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production...

        6. 4.6. Chemical installations for the production of explosives

      7. 5. Waste management

        1. 5.1. Installations for the disposal or recovery of hazardous waste as...

        2. 5.2. Installations for the incineration of municipal waste as defined in...

        3. 5.3. Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste as defined in...

        4. 5.4. Landfills receiving more than 10 tonnes per day or with...

      8. 6. Other activities

        1. 6.1. Industrial plants for the production of:

        2. 6.2. Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerization)...

        3. 6.3. Plants for the tanning of hides and skins where the...

        4. 6.4. Slaughterhouses with a carcase production capacity greater than 50 tonnes...

        5. 6.5. Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcases and...

        6. 6.6. Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs with...

        7. 6.7. Installations for the surface treatment of substances, objects or products...

        8. 6.8. Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electrographite...

    2. ANNEX II

      LIST OF THE DIRECTIVES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 18 (2) AND 20

      1. 1. Directive 87/217/EEC on the prevention and reduction of environmental pollution...

      2. 2. Directive 82/176/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for mercury...

      3. 3. Directive 83/513/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium...

      4. 4. Directive 84/156/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for mercury...

      5. 5. Directive 84/491/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for discharges...

      6. 6. Directive 86/280/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for discharges...

      7. 7. Directive 89/369/EEC on the prevention of air pollution from new...

      8. 8. Directive 89/429/EEC on the reduction of air pollution from existing...

      9. 9. Directive 94/67/EC on the incineration of hazardous waste

      10. 10. Directive 92/112/EEC on procedures for harmonizing the programmes for the...

      11. 11. Directive 88/609/EEC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants...

      12. 12. Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged...

      13. 13. Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC

      14. 14. Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils

      15. 15. Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste

    3. ANNEX III

      INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTING SUBSTANCES TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IF THEY ARE RELEVANT FOR FIXING EMISSION LIMIT VALUES

      1. AIR

        1. 1. Sulphur dioxide and other sulphur compounds

        2. 2. Oxides of nitrogen and other nitrogen compounds

        3. 3. Carbon monoxide

        4. 4. Volatile organic compounds

        5. 5. Metals and their compounds

        6. 6. Dust

        7. 7. Asbestos (suspended particulates, fibres)

        8. 8. Chlorine and its compounds

        9. 9. Fluorine and its compounds

        10. 10. Arsenic and its compounds

        11. 11. Cyanides

        12. 12. Substances and preparations which have been proved to possess carcinogenic...

        13. 13. Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans

      2. WATER

        1. 1. Organohalogen compounds and substances which may form such compounds in...

        2. 2. Organophosphorus compounds

        3. 3. Organotin compounds

        4. 4. Substances and preparations which have been proved to possess carcinogenic...

        5. 5. Persistent hydrocarbons and persistent and bioaccumulable organic toxic substances

        6. 6. Cyanides

        7. 7. Metals and their compounds

        8. 8. Arsenic and its compounds

        9. 9. Biocides and plant health products

        10. 10. Materials in suspension

        11. 11. Substances which contribute to eutrophication (in particular, nitrates and phosphates)...

        12. 12. Substances which have an unfavourable influence on the oxygen balance...

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. Considerations to be taken into account generally or in specific...

      2. the use of low-waste technology; the use of less hazardous...

    5. ANNEX V

      Public participation in decision-making

      1. 1. The public shall be informed (by public notices or other...

      2. 2. Member States shall ensure that, within appropriate time-frames, the following...

      3. 3. The public concerned shall be entitled to express comments and...

      4. 4. The results of the consultations held pursuant to this Annex...

      5. 5. The detailed arrangements for informing the public (for example by...

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