Industrial Emissions Directive

Directive 2010/75/EU
European Union directive
Title Industrial Emissions Directive
Made by European Parliament & Council
Made under Article 175(1)
Journal reference OJL 334, 12 December 2010, pp. 17–119
History
Date made 24 November 2010
Came into force 6 January 2011
Implementation date 7 January 2013
Other legislation
Replaces 78/176/EEC, 82/883/EEC, 92/112/EEC,1999/13/EC, 2000/76/EC, 2008/1/EC, and 2001/80/EC
Current legislation

The Industrial Emissions Directive (Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)) is a European Union directive which commits European Union member states to control and reduce the impact of industrial emissions on the environment.

Rationale

The European Commission undertook a 2 year review with all stakeholders to examine how the legislation on industrial emissions could be improved to offer a high level of protection for the environment and human health while simplifying the existing legislation and cutting unnecessary administrative costs.

The IED makes sure a significant improvement on the interaction between the existing seven directives which it will replace. It also strengthens, in several instances, some provisions in existing directives, for example the Large Combustion Plant Directive.

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