{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-902/annex/division-3/division-5/division-5.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-902/annex/division-3/division-5/division-5.4.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/902",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/902 of 30 May 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for common waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems in the chemical sector (notified under document C(2016) 3127) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-902",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/5/division/5.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.4",
  "heading": "Diffuse VOC emissions",
  "text": "Technique\nApplicability\nTechniques related to plant design\n(a)\nLimit the number of potential emission sources\nApplicability may be restricted in the case of existing plants due to operability requirements.\n(b)\nMaximise process-inherent containment features\n(c)\nSelect high-integrity equipment (see the description in Section 6.2)\n(d)\nFacilitate maintenance activities by ensuring access to potentially leaky equipment\nTechniques related to plant/equipment construction, assembly and commissioning\n(e)\nEnsure well-defined and comprehensive procedures for plant/equipment construction and assembly. This includes using the designed gasket stress for flanged joint assembly (see the description in Section 6.2)\nGenerally applicable.\n(f)\nEnsure robust plant/equipment commissioning and handover procedures in line with the design requirements\nTechniques related to plant operation\n(g)\nEnsure good maintenance and timely replacement of equipment\nGenerally applicable.\n(h)\nUse a risk-based leak detection and repair (LDAR) programme (see the description in Section 6.2)\n(i)\nAs far as it is reasonable, prevent diffuse VOC emissions, collect them at source, and treat them\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 5.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/902/annex/division/3/division/5/division/5.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:57.064168+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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