# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 2: Interpretation: organic solvent emissions activity


(1) An activity listed in column 1 of Table 1 is an organic solvent emissions activity if it is operated at or above the solvent consumption threshold (“SCT”) as described in column 2 of that table.
(2) An activity listed in Table 1 is deemed to be operated above the solvent consumption threshold if it is likely to be operated above that threshold in any period of 12 months.
(3) An activity listed in Table 1 includes the cleaning of equipment in respect of the activity but not, except for a surface cleaning activity, the cleaning of products.
(4) Where an activity listed in Table 1 is carried out in different parts of a stationary technical unit, or in different units on the same site, the capacities of each part or unit are added together and the total capacity attributed to each part or unit for the purpose of determining whether the activity is operated above the threshold.
Table 1
Activity
SCT (tonnes/year)
1. Heatset web offset printing
15
2. Publication rotogravure
25
3(a). Other rotogravure, flexography, rotary screen printing (other than that described in 3(b)), laminating or varnishing units
15
3(b). Rotary screen printing on textiles or cardboard
30
4. Surface cleaning using substances that are hazard statement solvent substances
1
5. Other surface cleaning
2
6. Vehicle coating and vehicle refinishing
0.5
7. Coil coating
25
8. Other coating activities, including metal, plastic, textiles (except rotary screen printing on textiles), fabric, film and paper coating
5
9. Winding wire coating
5
10. Coating activity applied to wooden surfaces
15
11. Dry cleaning
0
12. Wood impregnation
25
13. Coating activity applied to leather
10
14. Footwear manufacture
5
15. Wood and plastic lamination
5
16. Adhesive coating
5
17. Manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives
100
18. Rubber Conversion
15
19. Vegetable oil and animal fat extraction and vegetable oil refining activities
10
20. Manufacturing of pharmaceutical products
50

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/23/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-23/paragraph-2
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