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Deadline for receiving comments on the first Draft of the revised Chlor-alkali (CAK) BREF: 9 March 2012

Brussels, 19 December 2011: LCP BREF workshop to finalise the questionnaire to be used in the data collection process of the LCP BREF review

The second meeting of the IED Article 75 Committee took place on 21 November 2011 to give an opinion on four implementing acts (i.e. on rules concerning the transitional national plans, Guidance under Article 13(3)(c) and (d), BAT conclusions for glass, BAT conclusions for iron and steel)

The kick-off meeting for the drawing up of the Wood-based Panels (WBP) took place in Seville on 8 to 10 November 2011.

The kick-off meeting for the review of the Large Combustion Plants (LCP) took place in Seville on 25 to 28 October 2011.

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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 was set up to organise an exchange of information between Member States and industry on Best Available Techniques (BAT), associated monitoring and developments in them.

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.