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Council adopts proposal on the limitation of emissions from medium combustion plants [EU]
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On 10th November 2015, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a proposal for a directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from “medium combustion plants.”
The text adopted by the EU Council has not been amended.
The new rules are part of the clean air legislative package. New emission limit values are set for certain pollutants and will be applied to new and existing combustion plants.
As a reminder
The new Regulation shall repeal, with effect from 1st July 2015, Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of 17 May 2006 on certain F-gases.
A notice addressed to producers and importers of hydrofluorocarbons and to new undertakings intending to place at least 100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons on the EU market in 2015 and later years explains the procedure to be followed for the allocation of quotas by the European Commission (EC).
The notice mainly specifies that undertakings must register in the registry, using a form available on the EC website, at the latest by 1st July 2014.
Red-on-line EHS Legalist
Sources:
Press release 784/15 of the Council of the EU, “Medium combustion plants: New rules on emissions adopted”, 10 novembre 2015 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliment and the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of 16th April 2014 Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of 17th May 2006Our EHS experts are at your disposal and will be happy to answer your questions.
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