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of23October2001
onthelimitationofemissionsofcertain pollutantsintotheair fromlarge combustionplants
(OJL309,27.11.2001,p.1)
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL319,23.11.2002,p.30(2001/80/EC)
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DIRECTIVE 2001/80/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of23October 2001
onthelimitationofemissionsofcertainpollutantsintotheairfrom
large combustionplants
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHE
EUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,and
inparticularArticle175(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(2),
HavingconsultedtheCommitteeoftheRegions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
theTreaty(3),inthelightofthejointtextapprovedbytheConciliation
Committeeon2August2001,
Whereas:
(1)Council Directive 88/609/EEC of 24 November 1988 on the
limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from
large combustion plants(4) has contributed to the reduction and
control of atmospheric emissions from large combustion plants.Itshouldberecastintheinterestsofclarity.
(2)TheFifthEnvironmentalActionProgramme(5)setsasobjectives
that the critical loads and levels of certain acidifying pollutants
suchassulphurdioxide(SO2)andnitrogenoxides(NOx)should
notbeexceeded atanytime and, asregards air quality, that allpeople shouldbeeffectively protected against recognised healthrisksfromairpollution.
(3)All Member States have signed the Gothenburg Protocol of 1
December 1999 to the 1979 Convention of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on long-rangetransboundaryairpollutiontoabate acidification, eutrophicationandground-levelozone,whichincludes, inter alia,commitments
toreduceemissionsofsulphurdioxideandoxidesofnitrogen.
(4)TheCommissionhaspublishedaCommunicationonaCommu-
nity strategy to combat acidification in which the revision of
Directive88/609/EECwasidentifiedasbeinganintegralcompo-nent of that strategy with the long termaimof reducingemissions of sulphurdioxide and nitrogen oxides sufficiently tobring depositions and concentrations down to levels below thecriticalloadsandlevels.
(5)In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out inArticle 5 of the Treaty, the objective of reducing acidifyingemissions from large combustion plants cannot be sufficientlyachieved by the Member States acting individually and uncon-certed action offers no guarantee of achieving the desiredobjective; in view of the need to reduce acidifying emissions2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—2
(1) OJC300,29.9.1998,p.6,OJC212E,25.7.2000,p.36.
(2) OJC101,12.4.1999,p.55.
(3) OpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentof14April1999(OJC219,30.7.1999,
p. 175), Council Common Position of 9 November 2000 (OJ C 375,
28.12.2000, p. 12) and Decision of the European Parliament of 14 March
2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision of the EuropeanParliament of 20 September 2001 and Decision of the Council of 27
September2001.
(
4) OJL 336, 7.12.1988, p.1.Directive as last amended by Council Directive
94/66/EC(OJL337,24.12.1994,p.83).
(5) OJC138,17.5.1993,p.1.
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across the Community, it is more effective to take action at
Communitylevel.
(6)Existing large combustion plants are significant contributors toemissionsofsulphurdioxideandnitrogenoxidesintheCommu-nityanditisnecessarytoreducetheseemissions.ItisthereforenecessarytoadapttheapproachtothedifferentcharacteristicsofthelargecombustionplantsectorintheMemberStates.
(7)Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerningintegrated pollution prevention and control(
1) sets out an inte-
gratedapproachtopollutionpreventionandcontrolinwhichallthe aspects of an installation's environmental performance are
considered in an integrated manner; combustion installations
witharatedthermalinputexceeding50MWareincludedwithinthe scope of that Directive; pursuant to Article 15(3) of thatDirective an inventory of the principal emissions and sourcesresponsibleistobepublishedeverythreeyearsbytheCommis-
sion on the basis of data supplied by the Member States.
Pursuant to Article 18 of that Directive, acting on a proposalfromtheCommission,theCouncilwillsetemissionlimitvaluesin accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaty forwhich the need for Community action has been identified, onthebasis,inparticular, oftheexchangeofinformation provided
forinArticle16ofthatDirective.
(8)Compliance with the emission limit values laid down by this
Directive should be regarded as a necessary but not sufficientconditionforcompliance withtherequirements ofDirective 96/
61/EC regarding the use of best available techniques. Such
compliance may involve more stringent emission limit values,emission limit values forother substancesandother media, andotherappropriateconditions.
(9)Industrialexperienceintheimplementationoftechniquesforthereduction of polluting emissions from large combustion plantshasbeenacquiredoveraperiodof15years.
(10)The Protocol on heavy metals to the UNECE Convention on
long-rangetransboundaryairpollutionrecommendstheadoption
of measures to reduce heavy metals emitted by certain installa-tions.Itisknownthatbenefitsfromreducingdustemissionsbydust abatement equipment will provide benefits on reducingparticle−boundheavymetalemissions.
(11)Installationsfortheproductionofelectricityrepresentanimpor-tantpartofthelargecombustionplantsector.
(12)Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Councilof19December1996concerningcommonrulesforthe
internalmarketinelectricity(2)isintended inter aliatohavethe
effect of distributing new production capacity among new arri-valsinthesector.
(13)The Community is committed to a reduction of carbon dioxideemissions.Where itisfeasiblethecombined productionofheatandelectricityrepresentsavaluableopportunityforsignificantlyimprovingoverallefficiencyinfueluse.
(14)A significant increase in the use of natural gas for producingelectricityisalreadyunderwayandislikelytocontinue,inparti-cularthroughtheuseofgasturbines.
(15)In view of the increase in energy production frombiom ass,
specificemissionstandardsforthisfuelarejustified.
(16)The Council Resolution of 24 February 1997 on a Community
strategy for waste management(3) emphasises the need for
promoting waste recovery and states that appropriate emission2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—3
(1) OJL257,10.10.1996,p.26.
(2) OJL27,30.1.1997,p.20.
(3) OJC76,11.3.1997,p.1.
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standards should apply to the operation of facilities in which
wasteisincineratedinordertoensureahighlevelofprotectionfortheenvironment.
(17)Industrialexperiencehasbeengainedconcerningtechniquesand
equipment for the measurement of the principal pollutants
emitted by large combustion plants; the European CommitteeforStandardisation (CEN)hasundertaken workwiththeaimofprovidingaframeworksecuringcomparablemeasurementresultswithin the Community and guaranteeing a high level of quality
ofsuchmeasurements.
(18)There is a need to improve knowledge concerning the emissionoftheprincipalpollutantsfromlargecombustionplants.Inorder
to be genuinely representative of the level of pollution of aninstallation, such information should also be associated withknowledgeconcerningitsenergyconsumption.
(19)This Directive is without prejudice to the time limits withinwhich the Member States must transpose and implement Direc-tive88/609/EEC,
HAVEADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
ThisDirectiveshallapplytocombustionplants,theratedthermalinput
ofwhichisequaltoorgreaterthan50MW,irrespectiveofthetypeoffuelused(solid,liquidorgaseous).
Article 2
ForthepurposeofthisDirective:
(1) ‘emission’ means the discharge of substances from the combus-
tionplantintotheair;
(2) ‘wastegases’meansgaseousdischargescontainingsolid,liquidor
gaseous emissions; their volumetric flowrates shall be expressed
in cubic metres per hour at standard temperature (273 K) and
pressure(101,3kPa)aftercorrectionforthewatervapourcontent,hereinafterreferredtoas(Nm
3/h);
(3) ‘emission limit value’ means the permissible quantity of a
substancecontainedinthewastegasesfromthecombustionplantwhich may be discharged into the air during a given period; itshallbecalculatedintermsofmasspervolumeofthewastegasesexpressed in mg/Nm
3,assumingan oxygencontent byvolume in
thewastegasof3%inthecaseofliquidandgaseousfuels,6%
inthecaseofsolidfuelsand15%inthecaseofgasturbines;
(4) ‘rate of desulphurisation’ means the ratio of the quantity of
sulphur which is not emitted into the air at the combustion plantsiteoveragivenperiodtothequantityofsulphurcontainedinthefuel which is introduced into the combustion plant facilities andwhichisusedoverthesameperiod;
(5) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person who operates the
combustion plant, or who has or has been delegated decisive
economicpoweroverit;
(6) ‘fuel’ means any solid, liquid or gaseous combustible material
used to fire the combustion plant with the exception of waste
covered byCouncil Directive 89/369/EEC of8June1989onthepreventionofairpollutionfromnewmunicipalwasteincinerationplants(
1), Council Directive 89/429/EEC of 21 June 1989 on the
reductionofairpollutionfromexistingmunicipal wasteincinera-tion plants(
2), and Council Directive 94/67/EC of 16 December2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—4
(1) OJL163,14.6.1989,p.32.
(2) OJL203,15.7.1989,p.50.
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1994 concerning the incineration of hazardous waste(1) or any
subsequent Community act repealing and replacing one or moreoftheseDirectives;
(7) ‘combustion plant’ means any technical apparatus in which fuels
areoxidisedinordertousetheheatthusgenerated.
ThisDirectiveshallapplyonlytocombustionplantsdesignedfor
production of energy with the exception of those which make
direct use of the products of combustion in manufacturingprocesses. In particular, this Directive shall not apply to thefollowingcombustionplants:
(a) plants in which the products of combustion are used for the
direct heating, drying, or any other treatment of objects ormaterialse.g.reheatingfurnaces,furnacesforheattreatment;
(b) post-combustion plants i.e. any technical apparatus designed
topurifythewastegasesbycombustionwhichisnotoperatedasanindependentcombustionplant;
(c) facilitiesfortheregenerationofcatalyticcrackingcatalysts;
(d) facilitiesfortheconversionofhydrogensulphideintosulphur;
(e) reactorsusedinthechemicalindustry;
(f) cokebatteryfurnaces;
(g) cowpers;
(h) any technical apparatus used in the propulsion of a vehicle,
shiporaircraft;
(i) gasturbinesusedonoffshoreplatforms;
(j) gas turbines licensed before 27 November 2002 or which in
the view of the competent authority are the subject of a full
requestforalicence before27November2002providedthattheplantisputintooperationnolaterthan27November2003withoutprejudicetoArticle7(1)andAnnexVIII(A)and(B);
Plants powered by diesel, petrol and gas engines shall not be
coveredbythisDirective.
Where two or more separate new plants are installed in such a
waythat,takingtechnicalandeconomicfactorsintoaccount,theirwastegasescould,inthejudgementofthecompetent authorities,
be discharged through a common stack, the combination formed
bysuchplantsshallberegardedasasingleunit;
(8) ‘multi-fuelfiringunit’meansanycombustionplantwhichmaybe
firedsimultaneouslyoralternatelybytwoormoretypesoffuel;
(9) ‘new plant’ means any combustion plant for which the original
construction licence or, in the absence of such a procedure, theoriginaloperatinglicencewasgrantedonorafter1July1987;
(10) ‘existing plant’ means any combustion plant for which the
original construction licence or, in the absence of such a proce-dure, the original operating licence was granted before 1 July1987;
(11) ‘biomass’ means products consisting of any whole or part of a
vegetable matter from agriculture or forestry which can be used
asafuelforthepurposeofrecoveringitsenergycontentandthe
followingwasteusedasafuel:
(a) vegetablewastefromagricultureandforestry;
(b) vegetablewastefromthefoodprocessingindustry,iftheheat
generatedisrecovered;
(c) fibrousvegetablewastefromvirginpulpproductionandfrom
production of paper frompulp, if it is co-incinerated at the
placeofproductionandtheheatgeneratedisrecovered;
(d) corkwaste;2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—5
(1) OJL365,31.12.1994,p.34.
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(e) wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may
contain halogenated organic compoundsorheavymetals asaresult of treatment with wood preservatives or coating, and
which includes in particular such wood waste originating
fromconstructionanddemolitionwaste;
(12) ‘gasturbine’meansanyrotatingmachinewhichconvertsthermal
energy intomechanical work,consistingmainly ofa compressor,
a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat theworkingfluid,andaturbine.
(13) ‘Outermost Regions’ means the French Overseas Departments
with regard to France, the Azores and Madeira with regard toPortugalandtheCanaryIslandswithregardtoSpain.
Article 3
1. Not later than 1 July 1990 Member States shall draw up appro-
priate programmes for the progressive reduction of total annual
emissionsfromexistingplants.Theprogrammesshallsetoutthetime-
tablesandtheimplementingprocedures.
2. In accordance with the programmes mentioned in paragraph 1,
Member States shall continue to comply with the emission ceilingsandwiththecorrespondingpercentagereductionslaiddownforsulphur
dioxide in Annex I, columns 1 to 6, and for oxides of nitrogen in
AnnexII,columns1to4,bythedatesspecifiedinthoseAnnexes,untiltheimplementationoftheprovisionsofArticle4thatapplytoexistingplants.
3. Whentheprogrammesarebeingcarriedout,MemberStatesshall
also determine the total annual emissions in accordance with Annex
VIII(C).
4. 4.Ifasubstantialandunexpectedchangeinenergydemandorin
the availability of certain fuels or certain generating installationscreates serious technical difficulties for the implementation by aMember State of its programme drawn up under paragraph 1, the
Commission shall, at the request of the Member State concerned and
takingintoaccountthetermsoftherequest,takeadecisiontomodify,forthatMemberState,theemissionceilingsand/orthedatessetoutinAnnexes I and II and communicate its decision to the Council and totheMemberStates.AnyMemberState maywithinthreemonthsreferthedecisionoftheCommissiontotheCouncil.TheCouncil,actingby
aqualifiedmajority,maywithinthreemonthstakeadifferentdecision.
Article 4
1. Without prejudice to Article 17Member States shall take appro-
priatemeasurestoensurethatalllicencesfortheconstructionor,intheabsenceofsuchaprocedure,fortheoperationofnewplantswhichintheviewofthecompetentauthorityarethesubjectofafullrequestfor
alicencebefore27November2002,providedthattheplantisputinto
operation no later than 27 November 2003 contain conditions relatingto compliance with the emission limit values laid down in part A ofAnnexes III to VII in respect of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides anddust.
2. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that all
licencesfortheconstructionor,intheabsenceofsuchaprocedure,forthe operation of new plants, other than those covered by paragraph 1,contain conditions relating to compliance with the emission limitvalueslaiddowninpartBofAnnexesIIItoVIIinrespectofsulphurdioxide,nitrogenoxidesanddust.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—6
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3. Without prejudice to Directive 96/61/EC and Council Directive
96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessmentand management(
1), Member States shall, by 1 January 2008 at the
latest,achievesignificantemissionreductionsby:
(a) taking appropriate measures to ensure that all licences for the
operation of existing plants contain conditions relating to compli-
ance with the emission limit values established for new plants
referredtoinparagraph1;or
(b) ensuring that existing plants are subject to the national emission
reductionplanreferredtoinparagraph6;
and,whereappropriate,applyingArticles5,7and8.
4. WithoutprejudicetoDirectives96/61/ECand96/62/EC,existing
plants may be exempted from compliance with the emission limit
values referred to in paragraph 3 and fromtheir inclusion in thenationalemissionreductionplanonthefollowingconditions:
(a) theoperatorofanexistingplantundertakes,inawrittendeclaration
submittedby30June2004atthelatesttothecompetentauthority,not to operate the plant for more than 20000 operational hoursstartingfrom1January2008andendingnolaterthan31December2015;
(b) the operator is required to submit each year to the competent
authority a record of the used and unused time allowed for the
plants'remainingoperationallife.
5. Member States may require compliance with emission limit
values and time limits for implementation which are more stringent
thanthosesetoutinparagraphs1,2,3and4andinArticle 10.They
mayinclude otherpollutants, andtheymayimposeadditional require-mentsoradaptationofplanttotechnicalprogress.
6. Member States may, without prejudice to this Directive and
Directive96/61/EC,andtakingintoconsiderationthecostsandbenefitsas well as their obligations under Directive 2001/81/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 onnational emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants(
2) and
Directive 96/62/EC, define and implement a national emission reduc-
tion plan for existing plants, taking into account, inter alia,
compliancewiththeceilingsassetoutinAnnexesIandII.
The national emission reduction plan shall reduce the total annual
emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and dust
fromexisting plants to the levels that would have been achieved byapplying the emission limit values referred to in paragraph 3 to theexisting plantsinoperationintheyear2000,(including thoseexistingplants undergoing a rehabilitation plan in 2000, approved by the
competent authority, to meet emission reductions required by national
legislation) on the basis of each plant's actual annual operating time,fuelusedandthermalinput,averagedoverthelastfiveyearsofopera-tionuptoandincluding2000.
Theclosureofaplantincludedinthenationalemissionreductionplan
shall not result in an increase in the total annual emissions from theremainingplantscoveredbytheplan.
The national emission reduction plan may under no circumstances
exempt a plant from the provisions laid down in relevant Communitylegislation,includinginteraliaDirective96/61/EC.
The following conditions shall apply to national emission reduction
plans:
(a) theplanshallcompriseobjectivesandrelatedtargets,measuresand
timetables for reaching these objectives and targets, and a moni-toringmechanism;2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—7
(1) OJL296,21.11.1996,p.55.
(2) Seep.22ofthisEditionoftheOfficialJournal.
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(b) MemberStatesshallcommunicatetheirnationalemissionreduction
plantotheCommissionnolaterthan27November2003;
(c) withinsixmonthsofthecommunicationreferredtoinpoint(b)the
Commission shall evaluate whether or not the plan meets therequirements of this paragraph. When the Commission considersthat this is not the case, it shall informthe Mem ber State and
within the subsequent three months the Member State shall
communicate anymeasuresithastakeninordertoensurethattherequirementsofthisparagrapharemet;
(d) the Commission shall, no later than 27 November 2002, develop
guidelinestoassistMemberStatesinthepreparationoftheirplans.
7. Not later than 31 December 2004 and in the light of progress
towardsprotectinghumanhealthandattainingtheCommunity'senvir-onmental objectives for acidification and for air quality pursuant toDirective 96/62/EC, the Commission shall submit a report to theEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilinwhichitshallassess:
(a) theneedforfurthermeasures;
(b) theamountsofheavymetalsemittedbylargecombustionplants;
(c) thecost-effectivenessandcostsandadvantagesoffurtheremission
reductions in the combustion plants sector in Member Statescomparedtoothersectors;
(d) thetechnicalandeconomicfeasibilityofsuchemissionreductions;
(e) theeffectsofboththestandardssetforthelargecombustionplants
sector including the provisions for indigenous solid fuels, and thecompetition situation in the energy market, on the environment
andtheinternalmarket;
(f) any national emission reduction plans provided by Member States
inaccordancewithparagraph6.
The Commission shall include in its report an appropriate proposal of
possibleenddatesoroflowerlimitvaluesforthederogationcontained
infootnote2toAnnexVIA.
8. The report referred to in paragraph 7 shall, as appropriate, be
accompanied by related proposals, having regard to Directive 96/61/EC.
Article 5
BywayofderogationfromAnnexIII:
(1) Plants, of a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 400 MW,
whichdonotoperate morethanthefollowingnumbersofhoursayear(rollingaverageoveraperiodoffiveyears),
— until31December2015,2000hours;
— from1January2016,1500hours;
shall be subject to a limit value for sulphur dioxide emissions of
800mg/Nm
3.
Thisprovisionshall notapply tonewplants forwhichthe licence
isgrantedpursuanttoArticle4(2).
(2) Until31December1999,theKingdomofSpainmayauthorisenew
powerplantswitharatedthermalinputequaltoorgreaterthan500MW burning indigenous or imported solid fuels, commissionedbeforethe endof2005andcomplying withthe followingrequire-
ments:
(a) inthecaseofimported solidfuels,asulphurdioxideemission
limitvalueof800mg/Nm
3;
(b) in the case of indigenous solid fuels, at least a 60 % rate of
desulphurisation,
providedthat the total authorised capacity ofsuchplantstowhich
thisderogationappliesdoesnotexceed:
— 2000MWeinthecaseofplantsburningindigenoussolidfuels;2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—8
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— in the case of plants burning imported solid fuels either 7500
or50%ofallthenewcapacityofallplantsburningsolidfuelsauthorisedupto31December1999,whicheveristhelower.
Article 6
In the case of newplants forwhich the licence isgranted pursuant to
Article 4(2) or plants covered by Article 10, Member States shallensure that the technical andeconomic feasibility ofprovidingforthecombinedgenerationofheatandpowerisexamined.Wherethisfeasi-
bility is confirmed, bearing in mind the market and the distribution
situation,installationsshallbedevelopedaccordingly.
Article 7
1. MemberStatesshallensurethatprovisionismadeinthelicences
or permits referred to in Article 4 for procedures relating to malfunc-
tion or breakdown of the abatement equipment. In case of a
breakdown the competent authority shall in particular require theoperator to reduce or close down operations if a return to normaloperationisnotachievedwithin24hours,ortooperatetheplantusinglowpolluting fuels.Inanycase the competent authority shall benoti-
fiedwithin48hours.Innocircumstancesshallthecumulativeduration
of unabated operation in any twelve-month period exceed 120 hours.Thecompetentauthoritymayallowexceptionstothelimitsof24hoursand120hoursaboveincaseswhere,intheirjudgement:
(a) thereisanoverridingneedtomaintainenergysupplies,or
(b) the plant with the breakdown would be replaced for a limited
period by another plant which would cause an overall increase inemissions.
2. Thecompetentauthoritymayallowasuspensionforamaximum
of six months from the obligation to comply with the emission limit
values provided for in Article 4 for sulphur dioxide in respect of a
plantwhichtothisendnormallyuseslow-sulphurfuel,incaseswheretheoperatorisunabletocomplywiththeselimitvaluesbecauseofaninterruption in the supply of low-sulphur fuel resulting froma seriousshortage. The Commission shall immediately be informed of such
cases.
3. Thecompetentauthoritymayallowaderogationfromtheobliga-
tiontocomplywiththeemissionlimitvaluesprovidedforinArticle4
in cases where a plant which normally uses only gaseous fuel, andwhichwouldotherwiseneedtobeequippedwithawastegaspurifica-tionfacility,hastoresortexceptionally,andforaperiodnotexceeding10 days except where there is an overriding need to maintain energysupplies, to the use of other fuels because of a sudden interruption in
the supply of gas. The competent authority shall immediately be
informedofeachspecificcaseasitarises.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionimmediatelyofthecasesreferredtointhisparagraph.
Article 8
1. Inthecaseofplantswithamulti-firingunitinvolvingthesimul-
taneoususeoftwoormorefuels,whengrantingthelicencereferredto
inArticles4(1)or4(2),andinthecaseofsuchplantscoveredbyArti-cles 4(3) or 10, the competent authority shall set the emission limitvaluesasfollows:
(a) firstly by taking the emission limit value relevant for each indivi-
dualfuelandpollutant correspondingtotheratedthermalinputofthecombustionplantasgiveninAnnexesIIItoVII,
(b) secondly by determining fuel-weighted emission limit values,
which are obtained by multiplying the above individual emissionlimitvaluebythethermalinputdeliveredbyeachfuel,theproductof multiplication being divided by the sum of the thermal inputsdeliveredbyallfuels,
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2. Inmulti-firingunitsusingthedistillationandconversionresidues
fromcrude-oilrefiningforownconsumption,aloneorwithotherfuels,theprovisionsforthefuelwiththehighestemissionlimitvalue(deter-
minative fuel) shall apply, notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, if
duringtheoperationofthecombustionplanttheproportioncontributedbythatfueltothesumofthethermalinputsdeliveredbyallfuelsisatleast50%.
Wheretheproportionofthedeterminativefuelislowerthan50%,the
emissionlimitvalueisdeterminedonaproratabasisoftheheatinputsupplied by the individual fuels in relation to the sumof the therm alinputsdeliveredbyallfuelsasfollows:
(a) firstly by taking the emission limit value relevant for each indivi-
dualfuelandpollutantcorrespondingtotheratedheatinputofthecombustionplantasgiveninAnnexesIIItoVII,
(b) secondly bycalculating the emission limit value ofthe determina-
tive fuel (fuel with the highest emission limit value according toAnnexes III to VII and, in the case of two fuels having the sameemission limit value, the fuel with the higher thermal input); thisvalue is obtained by multiplying the emission limit value laid
down in Annexes III to VII for that fuel by a factor of two, and
subtracting from this product the emission limit value of the fuelwiththelowestemissionlimitvalue,
(c) thirdly by determining the fuel-weighted emission limit values,
which are obtained by multiplying the calculated fuel emissionlimit value by the thermal input of the determinative fuel and theother individual emission limit values by the thermal input deliv-ered by each fuel, the product of multiplication being divided by
thesumofthethermalinputsdeliveredbyallfuels,
(d) fourthlybyaggregatingthefuel-weightedemissionlimitvalues.
3. Asanalternative toparagraph 2,the followingaverage emission
limitvaluesforsulphurdioxidemaybeapplied(irrespectiveofthefuelcombinationused):
(a) forplantsreferred toinArticle 4(1)and(3):1000mg/Nm
3,aver-
agedoverallsuchplantswithintherefinery;
(b) fornew plants referred to in Article 4(2): 600 mg/Nm3,averaged
over all such plants within the refinery, with the exception of gas
turbines.
The competent authorities shall ensure that the application of this
provision does not lead to an increase in emissions from existing
plants.
4. In the case of plants with a multi-firing unit involving the alter-
native useoftwoormorefuels,whengranting thelicence referred toinArticle4(1)and(2),andinthecaseofsuchplantscoveredbyArti-cles4(3)or10,theemissionlimitvaluessetoutinAnnexesIIItoVII
correspondingtoeachfuelusedshallbeapplied.
Article 9
Waste gases fromcom bustion plants shall be discharged in controlled
fashion by means of a stack. The licence referred to in Article 4 and
licences for combustion plants covered by Article 10 shall lay down
the discharge conditions. The competent authority shall in particularensurethatthestackheightiscalculatedinsuchawayastosafeguardhealthandtheenvironment.
Article 10
Whereacombustionplantisextendedbyatleast50MW,theemission
limit values as set in part B of Annexes III to VII shall apply to thenewpartoftheplantandshallbefixedinrelationtothethermalcapa-city of the entire plant. This provision shall not apply in the casesreferredtoinArticle8(2)and(3).2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—10
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Where the operator of a combustion plant is envisaging a change
according to Articles 2(10)(b) and 12(2) of Directive 96/61/EC, theemission limit values as set out in part B of Annexes III to VII in
respectofsulphurdioxide,nitrogenoxidesanddustshallapply.
Article 11
In the case of construction of combustion plants which are likely to
have significant effects on the environment in another Member State,the Member States shall ensure that all appropriate information andconsultationtakesplace,inaccordancewithArticle7ofCouncilDirec-tive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects ofcertainpublicandprivateprojectsontheenvironment(
1).
Article 12
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the moni-
toring, in accordance with Annex VIII(A), of emissions from the
combustion plants covered by this Directive and of all other valuesrequired forthe implementation ofthis Directive. Member States mayrequire that such monitoring shall be carried out at the operator'sexpense.
Article 13
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the
operator informs the competent authorities within reasonable time
limits about the results of the continuous measurements, the checking
ofthemeasuringequipment,theindividualmeasurementsandallothermeasurements carried out in order to assess compliance with thisDirective.
Article 14
1. In the event of continuous measurements, the emission limit
values set out in part A of Annexes III to VII shall be regarded ashaving been complied with if the evaluation of the results indicates,foroperatinghourswithinacalendaryear,that:
(a) none of the calendar monthly mean values exceeds the emission
limitvalues;and
(b) inthecaseof:
(i) sulphur dioxide and dust: 97 % of all the 48 hourly mean
valuesdonotexceed110%oftheemissionlimitvalues,
(ii) nitrogenoxides:95%ofallthe48hourlymeanvaluesdonot
exceed110%oftheemissionlimitvalues.
The periodsreferred to in Article 7 as well as start-up and shut-down
periodsshallbedisregarded.
2. In cases where only discontinuous measurements or other appro-
priate procedures for determination are required, the emission limitvalues set out in Annexes III to VII shall be regarded as having beencompliedwithiftheresultsofeachoftheseriesofmeasurementsorof
theotherproceduresdefinedanddeterminedaccordingtotheruleslaid
down by the competent authorities do not exceed the emission limitvalues.
►
C13. In the cases referred to in Article 5(2), the rates ◄of
desulphurisationshallberegardedashavingbeencompliedwithiftheevaluation of measurements carried out pursuant to Annex VIII, point
A.3,indicatesthatallofthecalendarmonthlymeanvaluesorallofthe
rolling monthly mean values achieve the required desulphurisationrates.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—11
(1) OJL 175, 5.7.1985, p.40.Directive as last amended by Council Directive
97/11/EC(OJL73,14.3.1997,p.5).
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The periodsreferred to in Article 7 as well as start-up and shut-down
periodsshallbedisregarded.
4. For new plants for which the licence is granted pursuant to
Article 4(2),theemission limit valuesshallberegarded,foroperatinghourswithinacalendaryear,ascompliedwithif:
(a) no validated daily average value exceeds the relevant figures set
outinpartBofAnnexesIIItoVII,and
(b) 95 % of all the validated hourly average values over the year do
not exceed 200 % of the relevant figures set out in part B ofAnnexesIIItoVII.
The‘validatedaveragevalues’aredeterminedassetoutinpointA.6of
AnnexVIII.
Theperiodsreferred toinArticle 7aswellasstart upandshutdown
periodsshallbedisregarded.
Article 15
1. MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan31December1990,informthe
Commission of the programmes drawn up in accordance with Article
3(1).
Atthelatestoneyearaftertheendofthedifferentphasesforreduction
of emissions from existing plants, the Member States shall forward to
theCommissionasummaryreportontheresultsoftheimplementationoftheprogrammes.
Anintermediatereportisrequiredaswellinthemiddleofeachphase.
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide an overall
viewof:
(a) allthecombustionplantscoveredbythisDirective,
(b) emissions of sulphur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen expressed in
tonnesperannumandasconcentrations ofthesesubstancesinthewastegases,
(c) measuresalreadytakenorenvisagedwithaviewtoreducingemis-
sions,andofchangesinthechoiceoffuelused,
(d) changesinthemethodofoperationalreadymadeorenvisaged,
(e) definitive closures of combustion plants already effected or envi-
saged,and
(f) where appropriate, the emission limit values imposed in the
programmesinrespectofexistingplants.
When determining the annual emissions and concentrations of pollu-
tants inthe wastegases,Member Statesshall take account ofArticles12,13and14.
3. Member States applying Article 5 or the provisions of the Nota
BeneinAnnexIIIorthefootnotesinAnnexVI.AshallreportthereonannuallytotheCommission.
Article 16
TheMemberStatesshalldeterminethepenaltiesapplicabletobreaches
of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. Thepenaltiesthusprovidedforshallbeeffective,proportionateanddissua-sive.
Article 17
1. Directive 88/609/EEC shall be repealed with effect from27
November2002,withoutprejudicetoparagraph2ortotheobligations
of Member States concerning the time limits for transposition and
applicationofthatDirectivelistedinAnnexIXhereto.
2. In the case of new plants licensed ►
C1before 27 November
2002 as specified in Article 4(1) ◄of this Directive, Article 4(1),2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—12
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Article 5(2), Article 6, Article 15(3), Annexes III, VI, VIII and point
A.2 of Annex IX to Directive 88/609/EEC as amended by Directive94/66/EC shall remain in effect until 1January2008after whichthey
shallberepealed.
3. References to Directive 88/609/EEC shall be construed as refer-
ences to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with thecorrelationtableinAnnexXhereto.
Article 18
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directivebefore 27 November 2002. They shall forthwith inform the Commis-sionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theyshallcontainarefer-
encetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccompaniedbysuchreferenceonthe
occasion of their official publication. The methods of making suchreferenceshallbelaiddownbyMemberStates.
2. For existing plant, and for new plant for which a licence is
grantedpursuanttoArticle 4(1),theprovisionsofpointA.2ofAnnexVIIIshallbeappliedfrom27November2004.
3. MemberStatesshallcommunicatetotheCommissionthetextsof
theprovisionsofnationallawwhichtheyadoptinthefieldcoveredby
thisDirective.
Article 19
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationinthe
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 20
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—13
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ANNEX I
CEILINGSANDREDUCTIONTARGETSFOREMISSIONSOFSO2FROMEXISTINGPLANTS (1)(2)
MemberState0 123456789
SO2emissions
bylarge
combustion
plants1980
ktonnesEmissionceiling
(ktonnes/year)%reductionover1980emis-
sions%reductionoveradjusted1980
emissions
Phase1 Phase2 Phase3 Phase1 Phase2 Phase3 Phase1 Phase2 Phase3
1993 1998 2003 1993 1998 2003 1993 1998 2003
Belgium530 318 212 159 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70
Denmark 323 213 141 106 −34 −56 −67 −40 −60 −70Germany 2225 1335 890 668 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70Greece 303 320 320 320 +6 +6 +6 −45 −45 −45
Spain 2290 2290 1730 1440 0 −24 −37 −21 −40 −50
France 1910 1146 764 573 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70Ireland 99 124 124 124 +25 +25 +25 −29 −29 −29Italy 2450 1800 1500 900 −27 −39 −63 −40 −50 −70Luxembourg 3 1,8 1,5 1,5 −40 −50 −60 −40 −50 −50
Netherlands 299 180 120 90 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70
Portugal 115 232 270 206 +102 +135 +79 −25 −13 −34United
Kingdom3883 3106 2330 1553 −20 −40 −60 −20 −40 −60
Austria 90 54 36 27 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70Finland 171 102 68 51 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −70Sweden 112 67 45 34 −40 −60 −70 −40 −60 −702001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—14
(1) Additionalemissionsmayarisefromcapacityauthorisedonorafter1July1987.
(2) Emissionscomingfromcombustionplantsauthorisedbefore1July1987butnotyetinoperationbeforethatdateandwhichhave
not been taken into account in establishing the emission ceilings fixed by this Annex shall either comply with the requirementsestablishedbythisDirectivefornewplantsorbeaccountedforintheoverallemissionsfromexistingplantsthatmustnotexceed
theceilingsfixedinthisAnnex.
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ANNEX II
CEILINGSANDREDUCTIONTARGETSFOREMISSIONSOFNOXFROMEXISTINGPLANTS (1)(2)
MemberState0123456
NOxemissions
(asNO2)by
largecombus-
tionplants
1980
ktonnesNOxemissionceilings
(ktonnes/year)%reductionover1980emis-
sions%reductionoveradjusted1980
emissions
Phase1 Phase2 Phase1 Phase2 Phase1 Phase2
1993(1) 1998 1993(1) 1998 1993(1) 1998
Belgium110 88 66 −20 −40 −20 −40
Denmark 124 121 81 −3 −35 −10 −40
Germany 870 696 522 −20 −40 −20 −40Greece 36 70 70 +94 +94 0 0Spain 366 368 277 +1 −24 −20 −40
France 400 320 240 −20 −40 −20 −40
Ireland 28 50 50 +79 +79 0 0Italy 580 570 428 −2 −26 −20 −40Luxembourg 3 2,4 1,8 −20 −40 −20 −40Netherlands 122 98 73 −20 −40 −20 −40
Portugal 23 59 64 +157 +178 −8 0
United
Kingdom1016 864 711 −15 −30 −15 −30
Austria 19 15 11 −20 −40 −20 −40
Finland 81 65 48 −20 −40 −20 −40Sweden 31 25 19 −20 −40 −20 −40
(1) MemberStatesmayfortechnical reasonsdelayforuptotwoyearsthephase1dateforreduction inNOxemissionsbynotifying
theCommissionwithinonemonthofthenotificationofthisDirective.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—15
(1) Additionalemissionsmayarisefromcapacityauthorisedonorafter1July1987.
(2) Emissionscomingfromcombustionplantsauthorisedbefore1July1987butnotyetinoperationbeforethatdateandwhichhave
not been taken into account in establishing the emission ceilings fixed by this Annex shall either comply with the requirementsestablishedbythisDirectivefornewplantsorbeaccountedforintheoverallemissionsfromexistingplantsthatmustnotexceed
theceilingsfixedinthisAnnex.
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ANNEX III
EMISSIONLIMITVALUESFORSO2
Solidfuel
A. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 6 %) to be
appliedbynewandexistingplantspursuanttoArticle4(1)and4(3)respec-
tively:
NB.Wheretheemissionlimit valuesabovecannot bemetduetothechar-
acteristics of the fuel, a rate of desulphurisation of at least 60 % shall
beachievedinthecaseofplantswitharatedthermalinputoflessthan
orequalto100MWth,75%forplantsgreaterthan100MWthandless
than or equal to 300 MWth and 90 % for plants greater than 300
MWth. For plants greater than 500 MWth, a desulphurisation rate of
at least 94 % shall apply or of at least 92 % where a contract for the
fittingoffluegasdesulphurisationorlimeinjectionequipmenthasbeen
entered into, and work on its installation has commenced, before 1
January2001.
B. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 6 %) to be
applied by new plants pursuant to Article 4(2) with the exception of gas
turbines.
Typeoffuel 50to100MWth 100to300MWth >300MWth
Biomass 200 200 200
Generalcase 850 200(1) 200
(1) Except in the case of the ‘Outermost Regions’ where 850 to 200 mg/Nm3(linear
decrease)shallapply.
NB.Wheretheemissionlimit valuesabovecannot bemetduetothechar-
acteristicsofthefuel,installationsshallachieve300mg/Nm3SO2,ora
rateofdesulphurisationofatleast92%shallbeachievedinthecaseof
plantswitharatedthermalinputoflessthanorequalto300MWthand
inthecaseofplantswitharatedthermalinputgreaterthan300MWth2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—16
▼B
a rate of desulphurisation of at least 95 % together with a maximum
permissibleemissionlimitvalueof400mg/Nm3shallapply.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—17
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ANNEX IV
EMISSIONLIMITVALUESFORSO2
Liquidfuels
A. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 3 %) to be
appliedbynewandexistingplantspursuanttoArticle4(1)and4(3),respec-
tively:
B. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 3 %) to be
applied by new plants pursuant to Article 4(2) with the exception of gas
turbines
50to100MWth 100to300MWth >300MWth
850 400to200
(lineardecrease)(1)200
(1) Except in the case of the ‘Outermost Regions’ where 850 to 200 mg/Nm3(linear
decrease)shallapply.
Inthecaseoftwoinstallations witharatedthermalinputof250MWthon
Crete and Rhodos to be licensed before 31 December 2007 the emission
limitvalueof1700mg/Nm3shallapply.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—18
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ANNEX V
EMISSIONLIMITVALUESFORSO2
Gaseousfuels
A. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 3 %) to be
appliedbynewandexistingplantspursuanttoArticle4(1)and4(3),respec-
tively:
TypeoffuelLimitvalues
(mg/Nm3)
Gaseousfuelsingeneral 35
Liquefiedgas 5
Lowcalorificgasesfromgasificationofrefinery
residues,cokeovengas,blast-furnacegas 800
Gasfromgasificationofcoal (1)
(1) The Council will fix the emission limit values applicable to such gas at a later
stage on the basis of proposals from the Commission to be made in the light of
furthertechnicalexperience.
B. SO2emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 3 %) to be
appliedbynewplantspursuanttoArticle4(2):
Gaseousfuelsingeneral 35
Liquefiedgas 5
Lowcalorificgasesfromcokeoven 400Lowcaloricgasesfromblastfurnace 2002001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—19
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ANNEX VI
EMISSIONLIMITVALUESFORNOX(MEASUREDASNO2)
A. NOxemission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 6 % for solid
fuels, 3 % for liquid and gaseous fuels) to be applied by new and existing
plantspursuanttoArticle4(1)and4(3),respectively:
Typeoffuel:Limitvalues(1)
(mg/Nm3)
Solid(2),(3):
50to500MWth: 600
>500MWth: 500
From1January2016
50to500MWth: 600
>500MWth: 200
Liquid:
50to500MWth: 450
>500MWth: 400
Gaseous:
50to500MWth: 300
>500MWth: 200
(1) Except in the case of the ‘Outermost Regions’ where the following values shall
apply:
Solidingeneral:650
Solidwith<10%volcomps:1300
Liquid:450Gaseous:350
(
2) Until 31 December 2015 plants of a rated thermal input greater than 500 MW,
which from2008 onwards do not operate m ore than 2000 hours a year (rollingaverageoveraperiodoffiveyears),shall:
— inthecaseofplantlicensedinaccordancewithArticle4(3)(a),besubjecttoa
limitvaluefornitrogenoxideemissions(measuredasNO
2)of600mg/Nm³;
— In the case of plant subject to a national plan under Article 4(6), have their
contribution to the national plan assessed on the basis of a limit value of 600mg/Nm
3.
From1 January 2016 such plants, which do not operate m ore than 1500 hours a
year(rollingaverageoveraperiodoffiveyears),shallbesubjecttoalimitvaluefornitrogenoxideemissions(measuredasNO
2)of450mg/Nm3.
(3) Until1January2018inthecaseofplantsthatinthe12monthperiodendingon1
January 2001 operated on, and continue to operate on, solid fuels whose volatilecontentislessthan10%,1200mg/Nm
3shallapply.
B. NOxemissionlimitvaluesexpressedinmg/Nm3tobeappliedbynewplants
pursuanttoArticle4(2)withtheexceptionofgasturbines
Solid fuels (O2content 6 %)
Typeoffuel 50to100MWth 100to300MWth >300MWth
Biomass 400 300 200
Generalcase 400 200(1) 200
(1) Exceptinthecaseofthe‘OutermostRegions’where300mg/Nm3shallapply.
Liquid fuels (O2content 3 %)
50to100MWth 100to300MWth >300MWth
400 200(1) 2002001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—20
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(1) Exceptinthecaseofthe‘OutermostRegions’where300mg/Nm3shallapply.
Inthecaseoftwoinstallations witharatedthermalinputof250MWthon
Crete and Rhodos to be licensed before 31 December 2007 the emission
limitvalueof400mg/Nm3shallapply.
Gaseous fuels (O2content 3 %)
50to300MWth >300MWth
Naturalgas(note1) 150 100
Othergases 200 200
Gas Turbines
NOxemission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 15 %) to be
appliedbyasinglegasturbineunitpursuanttoArticle4(2)(thelimitvalues
applyonlyabove70%load):
>50MWth
(thermalinputatISO
conditions)
Naturalgas(Note1) 50(Note2)
Liquidfuels(Note3) 120Gaseousfuels(otherthannaturalgas) 120
Gasturbinesforemergencyusethatoperatelessthan500hoursperyearare
excludedfromtheselimit values.Theoperatorofsuchplantsisrequiredto
submiteachyeartothecompetentauthorityarecordofsuchusedtime.
Note 1:Naturalgasisnaturallyoccurringmethanewithnotmorethan20%
(byvolume)ofinertsandotherconstituents.
Note 2:75 mg/Nm
3in the following cases, where the efficiency of the gas
turbineisdeterminedatISObaseloadconditions:
— gas turbines, used in combined heat and power systems having
anoverallefficiencygreaterthan75%;
— gas turbines used in combined cycle plants having an annual
averageoverallelectricalefficiencygreaterthan55%;
— gasturbinesformechanicaldrives.
Forsinglecyclegasturbinesnotfallingintoanyoftheabovecate-
gories, buthavinganefficiency greater than 35%−determined at
ISObaseloadconditions−theemissionlimit valueshallbe50* η/
35 where ηis the gas turbine efficiency expressed as a percentage
(andatISObaseloadconditions).
Note 3:This emission limit value only applies to gas turbines firing light
andmiddledistillates.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—21
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ANNEX VII
EMISSIONLIMITVALUESFORDUST
A. Dust emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3(O2content 6 % for solid
fuels, 3 % for liquid and gaseous fuels) to be applied by new and existing
plantspursuanttoArticle4(1)and4(3),respectively:
TypeoffuelRatedthermalinput
(MW)Emissionlimitvalues
(mg/Nm3)
Solid ≥500
<50050(2)
100
Liquid(1) allplants 50
Gaseous allplants 5asarule
10forblastfurnacegas
50forgasesproduced
bythesteelindustry
whichcanbeused
elsewhere
(1) Alimitvalueof100mg/Nm3maybeapplied toplantswitharatedthermal input
oflessthan500MWthburningliquidfuelwithanashcontentofmorethan0,06%.
(2) Alimitvalueof100mg/Nm3maybeappliedtoplantslicensedpursuanttoArticle
4(3) with a rated thermal input greater than or equal to 500 MWth burning solidfuel with a heat content of less than 5800 kJ/kg (net calorific value), a moisture
contentgreaterthan45%byweight,acombinedmoistureandashcontentgreater
than60%byweightandacalciumoxidecontentgreaterthan10%.
B. Dust emission limit values expressed in mg/Nm3to be applied by new
plants,pursuanttoArticle4(2)withtheexceptionofgasturbines:
Solid fuels (O2content 6 %)
50to100MWth >100MWth
50 30
Liquid fuels (O2content 3 %)
50to100MWth >100MWth
50 30
Inthecaseoftwoinstallations witharatedthermalinputof250MWthon
Crete and Rhodos to be licensed before 31 December 2007 the emission
limitvalueof50mg/Nm3shallapply.
Gaseous fuels (O2content 3 %)
Asarule 5
Forblastfurnacegas 10For gases produced by the steel
industry which can be used else-
where302001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—22
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ANNEX VIII
METHODSOFMEASUREMENTOFEMISSIONS
A.Procedures for measuring and evaluating emissions from combustion
plants.
1.Until 27 November 2004
Concentrations of SO2, dust, NOxshall be measured continuously in the
case of new plants for which a licence is granted pursuant to Article
4(1) with a rated thermal input of more than 300 MW. However, moni-
toring of SO2and dust may be confined to discontinuous measurements
or other appropriate determination procedures in cases where such
measurements or procedures, which must be verified and approved by
thecompetentauthorities,maybeusedtoobtainconcentration.
In the case of new plants for which a licence is granted pursuant to
Article4(1)notcoveredbythefirstsubparagraph,thecompetentauthori-
tiesmayrequirecontinuousmeasurementsofthosethreepollutantstobe
carriedoutwhereconsiderednecessary.Wherecontinuousmeasurements
are not required, discontinuous measurements or appropriate determina-
tion procedures as approved by the competent authorities shall be used
regularly to evaluate the quantity of the above-mentioned substances
presentintheemissions.
2.From 27 November 2002 and without prejudice to Article 18(2)
Competent authorities shall require continuous measurements of concen-
trations of SO2,N Ox, and dust fromwaste gases fromeach com bustion
plantwitharatedthermalinputof100MWormore.
By way of derogation fromthe first subparagraph, continuous m easure-
mentsmaynotberequiredinthefollowingcases:
— forcombustionplantswithalifespanoflessthan10000operational
hours;
— forSO2anddustfromnaturalgasburningboilersorfromgasturbines
firingnaturalgas;
— for SO2fromgas turbines or boilers firing oil with known sulphur
contentincaseswherethereisnodesulphurisationequipment;
— forSO2frombiomassfiringboilersiftheoperatorcanprovethatthe
SO2emissions can under no circumstances be higher than the
prescribedemissionlimitvalues.
Wherecontinuousmeasurementsarenotrequired,discontinuousmeasure-
ments shall be required at least every six months. As an alternative,
appropriate determination procedures, which must be verified and
approvedbythecompetentauthorities,maybeusedtoevaluatethequan-
tity of the above mentioned pollutants present in the emissions. Such
procedures shall use relevant CEN standards as soon as they are avail-
able. If CEN standards are not available ISO standards, national or
international standards which will ensure the provision of data of an
equivalentscientificqualityshallapply.
3. In the case of plants which must comply with the desulphurisation rates
fixedbyArticle5(2)andandAnnexIII,therequirementsconcerningSO2emission measurements established under paragraph 2of this point shallapply.Moreover,thesulphurcontentofthefuelwhichisintroducedinto
thecombustionplantfacilitiesmustberegularlymonitored.
4. Thecompetentauthoritiesshallbeinformedofsubstantialchangesinthe
type of fuel used or in the mode of operation of the plant. They shall
decide whether the monitoring requirements laid down in paragraph 2
arestilladequateorrequireadaptation.
5. Thecontinuousmeasurementscarriedoutincompliancewithparagraph2
shallincludetherelevantprocessoperationparametersofoxygencontent,
temperature,pressureandwatervapourcontent.Thecontinuousmeasure-
ment of the water vapour content of the exhaust gases shall not be
necessary,providedthatthesampledexhaustgasisdriedbeforetheemis-
sionsareanalysed.
Representative measurements, i.e. sampling and analysis, of relevant
pollutants and process parameters as well as reference measurement
methods to calibrate automated measurement systems shall be carried
out in accordance with CEN standards as soon as they are available. If
CEN standards are not available ISO standards, national or international2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—23
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standardswhichwillensuretheprovisionofdataofanequivalentscien-
tificqualityshallapply.
Continuous measuring systems shall be subject to control by means of
parallelmeasurementswiththereferencemethodsatleasteveryyear.
6. The values ofthe 95% confidence intervals of a single measured result
shallnotexceedthefollowingpercentagesoftheemissionlimitvalues:
Sulphurdioxide 20%
Nitrogenoxides 20%
Dust 30%
The validated hourly and daily average values shall be determined from
the measured valid hourly average values after having subtracted the
valueoftheconfidenceintervalspecifiedabove.
Anydayinwhichmorethanthreehourlyaveragevaluesareinvaliddue
to malfunction or maintenance of the continuous measurement system
shall be invalidated. If more than ten days over a year are invalidated
for such situations the competent authority shall require the operator to
takeadequatemeasurestoimprovethereliabilityofthecontinuousmoni-
toringsystem.
B.Determinationoftotalannualemissionsofcombustionplants
Until and including 2003 the competent authorities shall obtain determina-
tion of the total annual emissions of SO2and NOxfromnew com bustion
plants.Whencontinuousmonitoringisused,theoperatorofthecombustion
plantshalladdupseparatelyforeachpollutantthemassofpollutantemitted
each day, on the basis of the volumetric flow rates of waste gases. Where
continuousmonitoringisnotinuse,estimates ofthetotalannualemissions
shall be determined by the operator on the basis of paragraph A.1 to the
satisfactionofthecompetentauthorities.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the total annual SO2and NOxemissions of new combustion plants at the same time as the
communication required under paragraph C.3 concerning the total annual
emissionsofexistingplants.
MemberStatesshallestablish,startingin2004andforeachsubsequentyear,
an inventory of SO2,N Oxand dust emissions from all combustion plants
witharatedthermalinputof50MWormore.Thecompetentauthorityshall
obtain for each plant operated under the control of one operator at a given
locationthefollowingdata:
— thetotalannualemissionsofSO2,NOxanddust(astotalsuspendedparti-
cles).
— thetotalannualamountofenergyinput,relatedtothenetcalorificvalue,
brokendownintermsofthefivecategoriesoffuel:biomass,othersolid
fuels,liquidfuels,naturalgas,othergases.
A summary of the results of this inventory that shows the emissions from
refineries separately shall be communicated to the Commission every three
yearswithintwelvemonthsfromtheendofthethree-yearperiodconsidered
.Theyearlyplant-by-plant datashallbemadeavailable totheCommission
uponrequest.TheCommissionshallmakeavailabletotheMemberStatesa
summaryofthecomparisonandevaluationofthenationalinventorieswithin
twelvemonthsofreceiptofthenationalinventories.
Commencingon1January2008MemberStatesshallreportannuallytothe
Commission on those existing plants declared for eligibility under Article
4(4) along with the record of the used and unused time allowed for the
plants'remainingoperationallife.
C.Determination of the total annual emissions of existing plants until and
including2003.
1. Member States shall establish, starting in 1990 and for each subsequent
yearuntilandincluding2003,acompleteemissioninventoryforexistingplantscoveringSO
2andNOx:
— on a plant by plant basis for plants above 300 MWth and for refi-
neries;
— onanoverallbasisforothercombustionplantstowhichthisDirective
applies.
2. Themethodology usedfortheseinventoriesshallbeconsistentwiththat
used to determine SO2and NOxemissions from combustion plants in
1980.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—24
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3. TheresultsofthisinventoryshallbecommunicatedtotheCommissionin
a conveniently aggregated formwithin nine m onths fromthe end of the
year considered. The methodology used for establishing such emission
inventories and the detailed base information shall be made available to
theCommissionatitsrequest.
4. TheCommissionshallorganiseasystematiccomparisonofsuchnational
inventories and, if appropriate, shall submit proposals to the Council
aiming at harmonising emission inventory methodologies, for the needs
ofaneffectiveimplementationofthisDirective.2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—25
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ANNEX IX
TIME-LIMITS FOR TRANSPOSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPEALED
DIRECTIVE
(referredtoinArticle17(1))
Directive Time-limitsfortransposition Time-limitsforapplication
88/609/EEC(OJL336,7.12.1988,p.1) 30June1990 1July1990
31December1990
31December1993
31December1998
31December2003
94/66/EC(OJL337,24.12.1994,p.83) 24June19952001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—26
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ANNEX X
CORRELATIONTABLE
(ReferredtoinArticle17(3))
ThisDirective Directive88/609/EEC
Article1 Article1
Article2 Article2
Article3 Article3Article4(1) Article4(1)Article4(2),(3)and(4)
Article4(5) Article4(3)
Article4(6),(7)and(8)Article5 Article5
Article6
Article6
Article7 Article8Article8 Article9Article9 Article10Article10 Article11
Article11 Article12
Article12 Article13(1)Article13 Article14Article14 Article15
Article15(1),(2)and(3) Article16(1),(2)and(4)
Article16Article17Article18(1),firstsubparagraph,and(3) Article17(1)and(2)
Article 18(1), second subparagraph, and (2) and
Article19
Article20 Article18
AnnexesItoVIII AnnexesItoIX
AnnexIXandX —2001L0080—EN—27.11.2001—000.001—27