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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302/annex/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/302",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/302 of 15 February 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs (notified under document C(2017) 688) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302",
  "path": "annex/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "DEFINITIONS",
  "text": "For the purposes of these BAT conclusions, the following definitions apply.\nTerm used\nDefinition\nAd libitum\nThe provision of free access to feed or water thereby allowing the animal to self-regulate intake according to its biological needs.\nAnimal place\nSpace provided per animal in a housing system taking into account the maximum capacity of the plant.\nConservation tillage\nAny method of soil cultivation that leaves the previous year's crop residue (such as corn stalks or wheat stubble) on fields before and after planting the next crop, to reduce soil erosion and run-off.\nExisting farm\nA farm which is not a new farm.\nExisting plant\nA plant which is not a new plant.\nFarm\nAn installation as defined in Article 3(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU where pigs or poultry are reared.\nManure\nSlurry and/or solid manure.\nNew farm\nA farm first permitted following the publication of these BAT conclusions or a complete replacement of a farm following the publication of these BAT conclusions.\nNew plant\nA plant first permitted at the site of the farm following the publication of these BAT conclusions or a complete replacement of a plant on the existing foundations, following the publication of these BAT conclusions.\nPlant\nA part of the farm where one of the following processes or activities is carried out: animal housing, manure storage, manure processing. A plant consists of a single building (or facility) and/or the necessary equipment to carry out processes or activities.\nSensitive receptor\nArea which need special protection from nuisance, such as:\nResidential areas.\nAreas where human activities are carried out (e.g. schools, day care centres, recreational areas, hospitals or nursing homes).\nSensitive ecosystems/habitats.\nSlurry\nFaeces and urine mixed or not with some litter material and some water to give a liquid manure with a dry matter content up to about 10 % that flows under gravity and can be pumped.\nSolid manure\nFaeces or droppings and urine mixed or not with litter material that do not flow under gravity and cannot be pumped.\nTotal ammoniacal nitrogen\nAmmonium-N (NH4-N) and its compounds, including uric acid, which are readily broken down to NH4-N.\nTotal nitrogen\nTotal nitrogen, expressed as N, includes free ammonia and ammonium (NH4-N), nitrites (NO2-N), nitrates (NO3-N) and organic nitrogen compounds.\nTotal nitrogen excreted\nTotal nitrogen eliminated from animal metabolic processes through urine and faeces.\nTotal phosphorus\nTotal phosphorus, expressed as P2O5, includes all inorganic and organic phosphorus compounds, dissolved or bound to particles.\nTotal phosphorus excreted\nTotal phosphorus eliminated from animal metabolic processes through urine and faeces.\nWaste water\nRainwater run-off commonly mixed with manure, water derived from the cleaning of surfaces (e.g. floors) and equipment, and water derived from the operation of air cleaning systems. This may also be referred to as soiled water.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/302/annex/division/2",
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  "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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