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Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2012 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for iron and steel production (notified under document C(2012) 903) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/135/EU)

EU Decision 2012/135 · Adopted 28 February 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Implementing Decision

of 28 February 2012

establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for iron and steel production

(notified under document C(2012) 903)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/135/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)f1, and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the Commission to organise an exchange of information on industrial emissions between it and Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection in order to facilitate the drawing up of best available techniques (BAT) reference documents as defined in Article 3(11) of that Directive.

(2)

In accordance with Article 13(2) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the exchange of information is to address the performance of installations and techniques in terms of emissions, expressed as short- and long-term averages, where appropriate, and the associated reference conditions, consumption and nature of raw materials, water consumption, use of energy and generation of waste and the techniques used, associated monitoring, cross-media effects, economic and technical viability and developments therein and also the best available techniques and emerging techniques identified after considering the issues mentioned in points (a) and (b) of Article 13(2) of that Directive.

(3)

‘BAT conclusions’ as defined in Article 3(12) of Directive 2010/75/EU are the key element of BAT reference documents and lay down the conclusions on best available techniques, their description, information to assess their applicability, the emission levels associated with the best available techniques, associated monitoring, associated consumption levels and, where appropriate, relevant site remediation measures.

(4)

In accordance with Article 14(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, BAT conclusions are to be the reference for setting the permit conditions for installations covered by Chapter 2 of that Directive.

(5)

Article 15(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the competent authority to set emission limit values that ensure that, under normal operating conditions, emissions do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as laid down in the decisions on BAT conclusions referred to in Article 13(5) of that Directive.

(6)

Article 15(4) of Directive 2010/75 provides for derogations from the requirement laid down in Article 15(3) only where the costs associated with the achievement of emissions levels disproportionately outweigh the environmental benefits due to the geographical location, the local environmental conditions or the technical characteristics of the installation concerned.

(7)

Article 16(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU provides that the monitoring requirements in the permit referred to in point (c) of Article 14(1) are to be based on the conclusions on monitoring as described in the BAT conclusions.

(8)

In accordance with Article 21(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, within four years of publication of decisions on BAT conclusions, the competent authority is to reconsider and, if necessary, update all the permit conditions and ensure that the installation complies with those permit conditions.

(9)

Commission Decision of 16 May 2011 establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissionsf2 established a forum composed of representatives of Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection.

(10)

In accordance with Article 13(4) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission obtained the opinionf3 of that forum on the proposed content of the BAT reference document for iron and steel production on 13 September 2011 and made it publicly available.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 75(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.

f2

OJ C 146, 17.5.2011, p. 3.

f3

http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/ied/library?l=/ied_art_13_forum/opinions_article

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Application and Interpretation
  3. Signature
  4. Annex: BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION
  5. SCOPE
  6. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
  7. EXPRESSION OF EMISSION LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES (BAT-AELs)
  8. DEFINITIONS
  9. 1.1General BAT Conclusions
  10. Environmental management systems
  11. 1Division 1
  12. Applicability
  13. Energy management
  14. 2Division 2
  15. Description of BAT I.i
  16. Description of BAT II – IV
  17. Applicability of BAT II – IV
  18. 3Division 3
  19. Description
  20. Applicability
  21. 4Division 4
  22. Applicability
  23. 5Division 5
  24. Applicability
  25. Material management
  26. 6Division 6
  27. Description
  28. 7Division 7
  29. Applicability
  30. Management of process residues such as by-products and waste
  31. 8Division 8
  32. Description
  33. Applicability
  34. 9Division 9
  35. 10Division 10
  36. Diffuse dust emissions from materials storage, handling and transport of raw materials and (intermediate) products
  37. 11Division 11
  38. Water and waste water management
  39. 12Division 12
  40. Applicability
  41. Monitoring
  42. 13Division 13
  43. 14Division 14
  44. 15Division 15
  45. Description (relevant for BAT 14 and 15)
  46. 16Division 16
  47. Description
  48. Direct or quasi-direct measurement
  49. Indirect measurements
  50. Calculation of emissions with emission factors
  51. Decommissioning
  52. 17Division 17
  53. Noise
  54. 18Division 18
  55. 1.2BAT Conclusions For Sinter Plants
  56. Air emissions
  57. 19Division 19
  58. 20Division 20
  59. Bag Filter
  60. Description
  61. Applicability
  62. Advanced electrostatic precipitator
  63. Description
  64. 21Division 21
  65. 22Division 22
  66. Description of the RAC process mentioned under BAT V
  67. Applicability of techniques mentioned under BAT V
  68. 23Division 23
  69. Description of waste gas recirculation under BAT I.i
  70. Applicability of BAT I.i
  71. Applicability of other primary measures under BAT I.ii
  72. Description and applicability of the RAC process under BAT II.i see BAT 22.
  73. Applicability of the SCR process under BAT II.ii
  74. 24Division 24
  75. 25Division 25
  76. 26Division 26
  77. Water and waste water
  78. 27Division 27
  79. 28Division 28
  80. Production residues
  81. 29Division 29
  82. 30Division 30
  83. 31Division 31
  84. Description
  85. Energy
  86. 32Division 32
  87. Description
  88. Applicability
  89. 1.3BAT Conclusions For Pelletisation Plants
  90. Air emissions
  91. 33Division 33
  92. 34Division 34
  93. 35Division 35
  94. Description
  95. 36Division 36
  96. Applicability
  97. 37Division 37
  98. Water and waste water
  99. 38Division 38
  100. 39Division 39
  101. Production residues
  102. 40Division 40
  103. Energy
  104. 41Division 41
  105. Description
  106. Applicability
  107. 1.4BAT Conclusions For Coke Oven Plants
  108. Air emissions
  109. 42Division 42
  110. 43Division 43
  111. 44Division 44
  112. Description
  113. 45Division 45
  114. 46Division 46
  115. 47Division 47
  116. Applicability
  117. 48Division 48
  118. 49Division 49
  119. 50Division 50
  120. Applicability
  121. 51Division 51
  122. Description of BAT I
  123. Applicability of BAT II
  124. Applicability of BAT III
  125. 52Division 52
  126. Water and waste water
  127. 53Division 53
  128. 54Division 54
  129. 55Division 55
  130. 56Division 56
  131. Production residues
  132. 57Division 57
  133. Energy
  134. 58Division 58
  135. 1.5BAT Conclusions For Blast Furnaces
  136. Air emissions
  137. 59Division 59
  138. 60Division 60
  139. 61Division 61
  140. 62Division 62
  141. 63Division 63
  142. Applicability of BAT II
  143. 64Division 64
  144. 65Division 65
  145. Water and waste water
  146. 66Division 66
  147. 67Division 67
  148. Production residues
  149. 68Division 68
  150. 69Division 69
  151. Resource management
  152. 70Division 70
  153. Applicability
  154. Energy
  155. 71Division 71
  156. 72Division 72
  157. 73Division 73
  158. Applicability
  159. 74Division 74
  160. Description
  161. Applicability
  162. 1.6BAT Conclusions For Basic Oxygen Steelmaking And Casting
  163. Air emissions
  164. 75Division 75
  165. 76Division 76
  166. 77Division 77
  167. 78Division 78
  168. Description
  169. Applicability
  170. 79Division 79
  171. Water and waste water
  172. 80Division 80
  173. 81Division 81
  174. Production residues
  175. 82Division 82
  176. Applicability of BAT V
  177. Energy
  178. 83Division 83
  179. Applicability
  180. 84Division 84
  181. Applicability
  182. 85Division 85
  183. Description
  184. Applicability
  185. 86Division 86
  186. Description
  187. Applicability
  188. 1.7BAT Conclusions For Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking And Casting
  189. Air emissions
  190. 87Division 87
  191. 88Division 88
  192. 89Division 89
  193. Applicability of BAT I
  194. 90Division 90
  195. Water and waste water
  196. 91Division 91
  197. 92Division 92
  198. Production residues
  199. 93Division 93
  200. Applicability
  201. Energy
  202. 94Division 94
  203. Description
  204. Applicability
  205. Noise
  206. 95Division 95