# 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), Division BAT 1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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:
1.. commitment of the management, including senior management;
2.. definition, by the management, of an environmental policy that includes the continuous improvement of the environmental performance of the installation;
3.. planning and establishing the necessary procedures, objectives and targets, in conjunction with financial planning and investment;
4.. implementation of procedures paying particular attention to:
(a) structure and responsibility;
(b) training, awareness and competence;
(c) communication;
(d) employee involvement;
(e) documentation;
(f) effective process control;
(g) maintenance programmes;
(h) emergency preparedness and response;
(i) safeguarding compliance with environmental legislation.
5.. checking performance and taking corrective action, paying particular attention to:
(a) monitoring and measurement (see also the JRC Reference Report on Monitoring of emissions from IED installations — ROM);
(b) corrective and preventive action;
(c) maintenance of records;
(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;
6.. review of the EMS and its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness by senior management;
7.. following the development of cleaner technologies;
8.. 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;
9.. application of sectoral benchmarking (e.g. EMAS Sectoral Reference Document) on a regular basis.
Specifically for the intensive poultry or pig rearing sector, BAT is also to incorporate the following features in the EMS:
10.. implementation of a noise management plan (see BAT 9);
11.. implementation of an odour management plan (see BAT 12).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/302/annex/division/3/division/1/division/1.1/division/BAT+1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-302/annex/division-3/division-1/division-1.1/division-BAT+1
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