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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.1/division-1.1.2/division-bat+3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9/division-1.1/division-1.1.2/division-bat+3.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/687",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687",
  "path": "annex/division/9/division/1.1/division/1.1.2/division/bat+3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 3",
  "heading": "In order to reduce the release of not readily biodegradable organic chelating agents such as EDTA or DTPA from peroxide bleaching, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nApplicability\na\nDetermination of quantity of chelating agents released to the environment through periodic measurements\nNot applicable for mills that do not use chelating agents\nb\nProcess optimisation to reduce consumption and emission of not readily biodegradable chelating agents\nNot applicable for plants that eliminate 70 % or more of EDTA/DTPA in their waste water treatment plant or process\nc\nPreferential use of biodegradable or eliminable chelating agents, gradually phasing out non-degradable products\nApplicability depends on the availability of appropriate substitutes (biodegradable agents meeting e.g. brightness requirements of pulp)",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/687/annex/division/9/division/1.1/division/1.1.2/division/bat+3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:38.312084+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."
}