{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.15/division-BATn1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.15/division-BATn1.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/BATn1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 50",
  "heading": "In order to reduce VOC emissions to air from the storage of volatile liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\n(i)\nManual crude oil tank cleaning\nOil tank cleaning is performed by workers entering the tank and removing sludge manually\nGenerally applicable\n(ii)\nUse of a closed-loop system\nFor internal inspections, tanks are periodically emptied, cleaned and rendered gas-free. This cleaning includes dissolving the tank bottom. Closed-loop systems that can be combined with end-of-pipe mobile abatement techniques prevent or reduce VOC emissions\nThe applicability may be limited by e.g. the type of residues, tank roof construction or tank materials",
  "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/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.15/division/BATn1",
    "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."
}