6-2 Update on the status of revision of BREFs and development of

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
Land-based Pollution Group
Gdansk, Poland, 14-16 May 2014
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LAND 19-2014
Update on the status of revision of BREFs and development of BAT Conclusions
6-2
INF
6 - Compliance with HELCOM requirements on pollution prevention from land-based
sources
6.5.2014
Secretariat
Minutes of HELCOM LAND 18/2013, para 6.3
Background
HELCOM LAND 18/2013 took note of the recently adopted BAT Conclusions under EU Industrial Emissions
Directive (industrial emissions for the tanning of hides and skins - adopted on 11.02.2013) and agreed to
consider them when revising the HELCOM Recommendations in industrial field. The meeting welcomed the
information by Finland that a programme of expected deliveries of BAT Conclusions can be submitted to
the Secretariat.
Since the last meeting of HELCOM LAND, the BREFs and BATCs for the following industries were adopted:

Production of Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide (BREF, BATC)
 Production of Chlor-Alkali (BATC, BREF, Final Draft).
Number of BREF/REF/BATC negotiations have entered final stage and are expected to be adopted soon

Pulp and Paper (Final Draft)

Refining of Mineral Oil and Gas (Final Draft)
 REF on Monitoring of Emissions from IED installations (Final Draft).
This document contains the Update on the status of revision of BREFs and development of BAT Conclusions
relevant for the purpose of potential revision of HELCOM Recommendation in industrial field.
Action required
The Meeting is invited to take note of the information.
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Update on the status of revision of BREFs and development of BAT
Conclusions
The table below presents, in alphabetical order, the list of reference documents that have been drawn (or
are planned to be drawn) as part of the exchange of information carried out in the framework of Article
13(1) of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED, 2010/75/EU). The table contains the Best Available
Techniques (BAT) reference documents, the so-called BREFs (as well as a few other reference documents)
that have been adopted under both the IPPC Directive (2008/1/EC) and the IED. For BREFs adopted under
the IED, the table shows in the column "Adopted document" also the BAT conclusions adopted according to
IED Article 13(5). The "BAT conclusions" is a document containing the parts of a BAT reference document
laying down the conclusions on best available techniques. According to Article 14(3) of the IED, BAT
conclusions shall be the reference for setting the permit conditions to installations covered by the
Directive.
For each BREF in the table below, the following information can be found:
• the latest reference document itself. In short, each document generally gives information on a specific
industrial/agricultural sector in the EU, on the techniques and processes used in this sector, current
emission and consumption levels, techniques to consider in the determination of the best available
techniques (BAT) and emerging techniques
• the list of references (background material) quoted in the reference document
• links to webpages containing translations of the BREFs into languages other than English
• links to webpages containing relevant legislation/standards
• additional technical information.
Translations of complete reference documents and/or Executive Summaries are available here.
BREF or REF, indicates that a document has been published by the European Commission under the IED
(post 2010). Under Adopted Document, both the BREF and the related BAT conclusions can be found.
FD, indicates that the document has been sent to the IED Article 13 Forum for its opinion.
D1/D2/D3, indicates the latest formal draft which is available.
Indicates that work has started but a draft is not yet available.
Indicates work is planned to commence in the year shown but has not yet started.
BREF or REF, indicates that a document has been formally adopted by the European Commission under
the IPPC Directive (2008/1/EC).
Indicates that work has not yet started.
BREF or ‘BAT reference document’ means a document, resulting from the exchange of information
organised pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 2010/75/EU, drawn up for defined activities and describing, in
particular, applied techniques, present emissions and consumption levels, techniques considered for the
determination of best available techniques as well as BAT conclusions and any emerging techniques, giving
special consideration to the criteria listed in Annex III to Directive 2010/75/EU. A similar definition was
applicable under the IPPC Directive (2008/1/EC).
REF or ‘reference document’ or ‘reference report" means a document, which is not a BREF, used as the
main reference for a specific horizontal task or topic in the Sevilla process.
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BATC or ‘BAT conclusions'' means a document containing the parts of a BAT reference document laying
down the conclusions on best available techniques, their description, information to assess their
applicability, the emission levels associated with the best available techniques, associated monitoring,
associated consumption levels and, where appropriate, relevant site remediation measures.
Under the Commission Decision of 12 December 2011 on the Re-use of Commission
Documents (2011/833/EU), the BREF documents are subject to free re-use, except for parts covered by any
third-party rights which may be present in the documents (such as images, tables, data, written material, or
similar, the rights to which need to be acquired separately from their respective rights-holders for further
use). The European Commission is not liable for any consequence stemming from the re-use of these
documents. Any re-use is subject to the acknowledgement of the source and non-distortion of the original
meaning or message.
Best Available Techniques
Reference Document (BREFs)
Code Adopted
Ceramic Manufacturing Industry
CER
Common Waste Water and Waste
Gas Treatment/ Management
Systems in the Chemical Sector
CWW BREF(02.2003)
Emissions from Storage
EFS
BREF(07.2006)
Energy Efficiency
ENE
BREF(02.2009)
Ferrous Metals Processing Industry FMP
BREF(12.2001)
Formal draft Meeting
(*)
report
BREF(08.2007)
Food, Drink and Milk Industries
FDM BREF(08.2006)
Industrial Cooling Systems
ICS
BREF(12.2001)
Intensive Rearing of Poultry and
Pigs
IRPP
BREF(07.2003)
Iron and Steel Production
IS
BATC(03.2012)
BREF(03.2012)
Large Combustion Plants
LCP
BREF(07.2006)
D2(07.2011) MR(06.2008)
Review on
hold
Review
started
D2(08.2013) MR(06.2009)
D1(06.2013) MR(10.2011)
Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals – LVICBREF(08.2007)
Ammonia, Acids and Fertilisers
AAF
Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals –
LVIC-S BREF(08.2007)
Solids and Others Industry
Large Volume Organic Chemical
Industry
Estimated
review start
LVOC BREF(02.2003)
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D1(04.2014) MR(12.2010)
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Management of Tailings and WasteMTWR BREF(01.2009)
rock in Mining Activities
Manufacture of Glass
GLS
BATC(03.2012)
BREF(03.2012)
Manufacture of Organic Fine
Chemicals
OFC
BREF(08.2006)
Non-ferrous Metals Industries
NFM BREF(12.2001)
Production of Cement, Lime and
Magnesium Oxide
CLM
BATC(04.2013)
BREF(04.2013)
Production of Chlor-alkali
CAK
BATC(12.2013)
FD(04.2013) MR(09.2009)
BREF(12.2001**)
Production of Polymers
POL
BREF(08.2007)
Pulp and Paper Industry
PP
BREF(12.2001)
Production of Speciality Inorganic
Chemicals
SIC
BREF(08.2007)
Refining of Mineral Oil and Gas
REF
BREF(02.2003)
Slaughterhouses and Animals Byproducts Industries
SA
BREF(05.2005)
Smitheries and Foundries Industry
SF
BREF(05.2005)
Surface Treatment of Metals and
Plastics
STM
BREF(08.2006)
Surface Treatment Using Organic
Solvents
STS
BREF(08.2007)
Tanning of Hides and Skins
TAN
BATC(02.2013)
BREF(02.2013)
Textiles Industry
TXT
BREF(07.2003)
Waste Incineration
WI
BREF(08.2006)
Waste Treatment
WT
BREF(08.2006)
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D3(02.2013) MR(09.2007)
FD(07.2013) MR(11.2006)
FD(07.2013) MR(09.2008)
2014
2014
MR(11.2013)
Review
started
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Wood-based Panels Production
WBP -
Wood and Wood Products
Preservation with Chemicals
WPC -
Reference Document (REFs)
Code Adopted
Economics and Cross-media Effects ECM
D1(07.2013) MR(11.2011)
2014
Formal draft Meeting
(*)
report
Estimated
review start
REF (07.2006)
Monitoring of emissions from IEDROM REF (07.2003)
installations
FD(10.2013)
(*) Formal draft of (B)REFs have no legal value. They only reflect work in progress and are available for
information only to those interested in the exchange of information under Article 13(1) of the IED.
(**) The fully revised BREF including the adopted BAT conclusions published on the Official Journal in
December 2013 is being prepared and will be made available on this webpage as soon as possible.
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