{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2009/annex/division-2/division-2.12/division-BATn4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2009/annex/division-2/division-2.12/division-BATn4.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/2009",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2009 of 22 June 2020 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for surface treatment using organic solvents including preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals (notified under document C(2020) 4050) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2009",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/2.12/division/BATn4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 52",
  "heading": "In order to reduce NOX emissions in waste gases while limiting CO emissions from the thermal treatment of off-gases in wood and wood products preservation using creosote and/or solvent-based treatment chemicals, BAT is to use technique (a) or both of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\n(a)\nOptimisation of thermal treatment conditions\n(design and operation)\nSee BAT 17 (a).\nDesign applicability may be restricted for existing plants.\n(b)\nUse of low-NOX burners\nSee BAT 17 (b).\nApplicability may be restricted at existing plants by design and/or operational constraints.\nTable 37\nBAT-associated emission level (BAT-AEL) for NOX emissions in waste gases and indicative emission level for CO emissions in waste gases to air from the thermal treatment of off-gases in wood and wood products preservation using creosote and/or solvent-based treatment chemicals\nThe BAT-AEL and indicative level do not apply where off-gases are sent to a combustion plant.\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AEL(Average over the sampling period)\nIndicative emission level(Average over the sampling period)\nNOX\nmg/Nm3\n20–130\nNo indicative level\nCO\nNo BAT-AEL\n20–150\nThe associated monitoring is given in BAT 45.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The BAT-AEL and indicative level do not apply where off-gases are sent to a combustion plant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/2009/annex/division/2/division/2.12/division/BATn4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:03.527850+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."
}