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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-84/annex/division-2/division-1.4/division-1.4.3/division-7",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/84",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 11 February 2013 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 tanning of hides and skins (notified under document C(2013) 618) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/84/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-84",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/1.4/division/1.4.3/division/7",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce the pollutant load in the waste water before effluent treatment arising from the post-tanning process steps, BAT is to use an appropriate combination of the techniques given below.\nTechnique\nDescription\nApplicability\na\nThe use of short floats\nShort floats are reduced amounts of process water. When less water is present, the quantity of process chemicals which is discarded unreacted is reduced.\nThis technique cannot be applied in the dyeing process step and for the processing of calfskins.\nApplicability is also limited to:\nnew processing vessels,\nexisting processing vessels that allow the use of, or can be modified to use, short floats.\nb\nOptimisation of retanning, dyeing, and fatliquoring\nOptimisation of process parameters to ensure the maximum uptake of process chemicals.\nGenerally applicable.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/84/annex/division/2/division/1.4/division/1.4.3/division/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:10.805176+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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