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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2031/annex/division-7/division-7.2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/2031",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 of 12 November 2019 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2019) 7989) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2031",
  "path": "annex/division/7/division/7.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "7.2",
  "heading": "Water consumption and waste water discharge",
  "text": "General techniques to reduce water consumption and the volume of waste water discharged are given in Section 1.4 of these BAT conclusions. Indicative environmental performance levels are presented in the table below.\nTable 13\nIndicative environmental performance levels for specific waste water discharge\nThe specific waste water discharge level may not apply to the production of potato flakes and powder.\nThe specific waste water discharge level may not apply to the production of tomato powder.\nSpecific process\nUnit\nSpecific waste water discharge (yearly average)\nPotato processing (excluding starch production)\nm3/tonne of products\n4,0-6,0\nTomato processing when water recycling is possible\n8,0-10,0",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The specific waste water discharge level may not apply to the production of potato flakes and powder."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The specific waste water discharge level may not apply to the production of tomato powder."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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