{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.15/division-4/division-BAT",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.15/division-4/division-BAT.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/738",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas (notified under document C(2014) 7155) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/738/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/1.15/division/4/division/BAT",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 52",
  "heading": "In order to prevent or reduce VOC emissions to air from loading and unloading operations of volatile liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below to achieve a recovery rate of at least 95 %.",
  "text": "A vapour destruction unit (e.g. by incineration) may be substituted for a vapour recovery unit, if vapour recovery is unsafe or technically impossible because of the volume of return vapour.\nTechnique\nDescription\nApplicability\nVapour recovery by:\n(i) Condensation\n(ii) Absorption\n(iii) Adsorption\n(iv) Membrane separation\n(v) Hybrid systems\nSee Section 1.20.6\nGenerally applicable to loading/unloading operations where annual throughput is > 5 000 m3/yr. Not applicable to loading/unloading operations for sea-going vessels with an annual throughput < 1 million m3/yr",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "A vapour destruction unit (e.g. by incineration) may be substituted for a vapour recovery unit, if vapour recovery is unsafe or technically impossible because of the volume of return vapour."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.15/division/4/division/BAT",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:36.977162+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."
}