{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302/annex/division-3/division-1/division-1.1/division-BAT+1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302/annex/division-3/division-1/division-1.1/division-BAT+1.json",
  "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/3/division/1/division/1.1/division/BAT+1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to improve the overall environmental performance of farms, BAT is to implement and adhere to an environmental management system (EMS) that incorporates all of the following features:\n1.. commitment of the management, including senior management;\n2.. definition, by the management, of an environmental policy that includes the continuous improvement of the environmental performance of the installation;\n3.. planning and establishing the necessary procedures, objectives and targets, in conjunction with financial planning and investment;\n4.. implementation of procedures paying particular attention to:\n(a) structure and responsibility;\n(b) training, awareness and competence;\n(c) communication;\n(d) employee involvement;\n(e) documentation;\n(f) effective process control;\n(g) maintenance programmes;\n(h) emergency preparedness and response;\n(i) safeguarding compliance with environmental legislation.\n5.. checking performance and taking corrective action, paying particular attention to:\n(a) monitoring and measurement (see also the JRC Reference Report on Monitoring of emissions from IED installations — ROM);\n(b) corrective and preventive action;\n(c) maintenance of records;\n(d) independent (where practicable) internal or external auditing in order to determine whether or not the EMS conforms to planned arrangements and has been properly implemented and maintained;\n6.. review of the EMS and its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness by senior management;\n7.. following the development of cleaner technologies;\n8.. consideration for the environmental impacts from the eventual decommissioning of the installation at the stage of designing a new plant, and throughout its operating life;\n9.. application of sectoral benchmarking (e.g. EMAS Sectoral Reference Document) on a regular basis.\nSpecifically for the intensive poultry or pig rearing sector, BAT is also to incorporate the following features in the EMS:\n10.. implementation of a noise management plan (see BAT 9);\n11.. implementation of an odour management plan (see BAT 12).",
  "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/2017/302/annex/division/3/division/1/division/1.1/division/BAT+1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:35.783160+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."
}