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The fourth meeting of the IED Article 13 forum will take place in Brussels on 6 June 2013 with the main objective to provide an opinion on the proposed content of the draft BREF on the production of Chlor-Alkali.

The European IPPC Bureau in Seville has published a call for Seconded National Experts. Further information can be found here. Deadline: please check with your Permanent Representation.

The Commission implementing decision establishing the BAT conclusions for the Production of Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide has been published on the Official Journal of the European Union on 09/04/2013.

The final Technical Working Group meeting for the review of the BREF on Production of Pulp, Paper and Board took place in Seville from 22 to 26 April 2013.

The EIPPCB has published a vacancy for a GH40 position Deadline for applications: 30/4/2013.

The EIPPCB has published a vacancy for a GH30 position Deadline for applications: 14/4/2013.

Deadline for receiving comments on the third Draft (D3) of the revised
Non-Ferrous Metals industries (NFM) BREF: 26 April 2013.

The final Technical Working Group meeting for the review of the BREF on Mineral Oil and Gas Refining took place in Seville from 11 to 15 March 2013.

The Commission implementing decision establishing the BAT conclusions for the Tanning of Hides and Skins has been published on the Official Journal of the European Union on 16/02/2013.

The final Technical Working Group meeting for the review of the Chlor-Alkali BREF took place in Seville from 11 to 14 December 2012.

The third meeting of the IED Article 13 Forum took place on 12 September 2012 to give an opinion on the BREFs on Tanning of Hides and Skins and Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide as well as on the work programme for the exchange of information.

Deadline to receive IED Article 13 Forum comments on the revised BREFs on Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide (CLM) and for Tanning of Hides and Skins (TAN): 27 August 2012.

Brussels, 13 September 2012: Meeting of the IED Article 13 Forum to give an opinion on the revised BREFs on Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide (CLM) and for Tanning of Hides and Skins (TAN).

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Welcome to the European IPPC Bureau (EIPPCB)

The European IPPC Bureau is an action of the Sustainable Production and Consumption Unit of the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS). The IPTS is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).

The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Bureau (EIPPCB) was set up in 1997 to organise an exchange of information between Member States and industry on Best Available Techniques (BAT), associated monitoring and developments in them.

With the entry into force of the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU), the EIPPCB organises and coordinates the exchange of information that leads to the drawing up and review of BAT reference documents according to the dispositions of the Guidance document on the exchange of information (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU).

The European IPPC Bureau is an output oriented team which produces reference documents on Best Available Techniques, called BREFs. BREFs are the main reference documents used by competent authorities in Member States when issuing operating permits for the installations that represent a significant pollution potential in Europe. There are about 50000 of these installations in Europe.

In the international context, the European information exchange on best available techniques is considered to be an EU contribution to the global process initiated in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development so that non-EU countries can also reap the benefits of this ambitious work.

 

 

 

The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.