# Commission Implementing Decision of 7 May 2012 concerning the determination of start-up and shut-down periods for the purposes of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (notified under document C(2012) 2948) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/249/EU), Article 9: Determination of start-up and shut-down periods using operational parameters or discrete processes

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For determining the minimum start-up load and the minimum shut-down load for stable generation, at least three criteria shall be defined, with the end of start-up or start of shut-down periods reached when at least two of the criteria have been met.
These criteria shall be chosen from the following:
(1) discrete processes set out in the Annex or equivalent processes that suit the technical characteristics of the plant;
(2) thresholds for the operational parameters set out in the Annex, or equivalent operational parameters that suit the technical characteristics of the plant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/249/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-249/article-9
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