Regulation 20 Decision 2017/1442/EU establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for large combustion plantsI1

Decision 2017/1442/EU establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for large combustion plants is amended as follows.

For Article 2 substitute—

“Article 2

Application and Interpretation

1

The BAT conclusions referred to in Article 1 apply in the United Kingdom F1but not in so far as they relate to an activity that comes within the scope of a NI Protocol obligation.

2

In this Decision—

• “BAT conclusions” has the meaning given in Article 2 of Decision 2012/134/EU (“Decision 2012/134/EU”) establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for the manufacture of glass;

• “best available techniques” has the meaning given in Article 2 of Decision 2012/134/EU.

• F2“NI Protocol obligation” means any obligation created or arising under Article 9 of, and Annex 4 to, the Northern Ireland Protocol as regards Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, whether or not it is an obligation to which section 7A(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 applies;

• “Northern Ireland Protocol” means the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.

3

For the purpose of this Decision a reference to a provision of a Directive is to be read as a reference to that provision in so far as it has been transposed into the law of any part of the United Kingdom.

4

In the Annex, references to “Member States” are to be read as if the United Kingdom were a Member State.”.