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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-135/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.9/division-18",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/135",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
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  "path": "annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/18",
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  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "BAT is to reduce noise emissions from relevant sources in the iron and steel manufacturing processes by using one or more of the following techniques depending on and according to local conditions:\nimplementation of a noise-reduction strategy\nenclosure of the noisy operations/units\nvibration insulation of operations/units\ninternal and external lining made of impact-absorbent material\nsoundproofing buildings to shelter any noisy operations involving material transformation equipment\nbuilding noise protection walls, e.g. the construction of buildings or natural barriers, such as growing trees and bushes between the protected area and the noisy activity\noutlet silencers on exhaust stacks\nlagging ducts and final blowers which are situated in soundproof buildings\nclosing doors and windows of covered areas.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/135/annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:30.904983+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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