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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE1999/13/EC
of11March1999
onthe limitation ofemissionsofvolatile organic compoundsduetothe useof organic solventsin
certain activities andinstallations
(OJ L 85, 29.3.1999, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 29 September 2003L 284 1 31.10.2003
►M2Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of
21 April 2004L 143 87 30.4.2004
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 54 (1999/13/EC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 240, 10.9.1999, p. 24 (1999/13/EC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE1999/13/EC
of11March1999
onthelimitationofemissionsofvolatileorganiccompoundsdueto
theuseoforganicsolventsincertain activities andinstallations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, andin particular Article 130s(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of
the Treaty (3),
(1)Whereas the European Community action programme on theenvironment approved by the Council and the representatives ofthe Governments of the Member States meeting within the
Council by resolutions of 22 November 1973 (
4), 17 May
1977(5), 7 February 1983 (6), 19 October 1987 (7) and 1
February 1993 (8) stresses the importance of the prevention and
reduction of air pollution;
(2)Whereas in particular the resolution of 19 October 1987 empha-sises the importance of Community action to concentrate, inter
alia, on implementation of appropriate standards in order to
ensure a high level of public health and environmental protec-tion;
(3)Whereas the European Community and its Member States areparties to the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-RangeTransboundary Air Pollution concerning the control of emissions
of volatile organic compounds in order to reduce their trans-
boundary fluxes and the fluxes of the resulting secondaryphotochemical oxidant products so as to protect human healthand the environment from adverse effects;
(4)Whereas pollution due to volatile organic compounds in oneMember State often influences the air and water of otherMember States; whereas, in accordance with Article 130r of theTreaty, action at Community level is necessary;
(5)Whereas, because of their characteristics, the use of organicsolvents in certain activities and installations gives rise to emis-sions of organic compounds into the air which can be harmful
for public health and/or contributes to the local and trans-
boundary formation of photochemical oxidants in the boundarylayer of the troposphere which cause damage to natural resourcesof vital environmental and economic importance and, undercertain exposure conditions, has harmful effects on humanhealth;
(6)Whereas the high incidence of high tropospheric ozone concen-trations in recent years has triggered widespread concernregarding the impact on public health and the environment;1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 99, 26.3.1997, p. 32.
(2) OJ C 287, 22.9.1997, p. 55.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 14 January 1998 (OJ C 34, 2.2.1998,
p. 75), Council Common Position of 16 June 1998 (OJ C 248, 7.8.1998, p.
1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 21 October 1998 (OJ C 341,
9.11.1998, p. 70).
(4) OJ C 112, 20.12.1973, p. 1.
(5) OJ C 139, 13.6.1977, p. 1.
(6) OJ C 46, 17.2.1983, p. 1.
(7) OJ C 328, 7.12.1987, p. 1.
(8) OJ C 138, 1.2.1993, p. 1.
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(7)Whereas, therefore, preventive action is required to protect
public health and the environment against the consequences of
particularly harmful emissions from the use of organic solventsand to guarantee citizens the right to a clean and healthy envir-onment;
(8)Whereas emissions of organic compounds can be avoided orreduced in many activities and installations because potentiallyless harmful substitutes are available or will become availablewithin the coming years; whereas, where appropriate substitutes
are not available, other technical measures should be taken to
reduce emissions into the environment as much as economicallyand technically feasible;
(9)Whereas the use of organic solvents and the emissions oforganic compounds which have the most serious effects onpublic health should be reduced as much as technically feasible;
(10)Whereas installations and processes which fall under this Direc-tive should at least be registered if they are not subject toauthorisation under Community or national legislation;
(11)Whereas existing installations and activities should, whereappropriate, be adapted so that within an appropriate period
they meet the requirements established for new installations and
activities; whereas that period should be consistent with thetimetable for compliance of Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24September 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention andcontrol (
1);
(12)Whereas the relevant parts of existing installations whichundergo substantial change must, as a matter of principle, meet
the new installation standards for the substantially changed
equipment;
(13)Whereas organic solvents are used by many different types ofinstallations and activities so that, in addition to general require-ments, specific requirements should be defined and, at the sametime, thresholds for the size of the installations or activitieswhich have to comply with this Directive;
(14)Whereas a high level of environmental protection requires thesetting and achievement of emission limits for organic
compounds and appropriate operating conditions, in accordance
with the principle of best available techniques, for certain instal-lations and activities using organic solvents within theCommunity;
(15)Whereas in some cases Member States may exempt operatorsfrom complying with the emission limit values because othermeasures, such as the use of low-solvent or solvent-free products
or techniques, provide alternative means of achieving equivalent
emission reductions;
(16)Whereas emission-limiting measures adopted before the entryinto force of this Directive should be taken into account in anappropriate way;
(17)Whereas alternative approaches to reduction may allow theobjectives of this Directive to be achieved more effectively thanby implementing uniform emission limit values; whereas, there-fore, Member States may exempt existing installations from
compliance with the emission limits if they implement a national
plan, which will, within the timetable for implementation of thisDirective, lead to an at least equal reduction in emissions oforganic compounds from these activities and installations;
(18)Whereas existing installations falling under Directive 96/61/ECwhich are covered by a national plan can under no circumstancesbe exempted from the provisions of that Directive, includingArticle 9(4) thereof;1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26.
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(19)Whereas in many cases small and medium-sized, new and
existing installations may be allowed to comply with somewhat
less stringent requirements to maintain their competitiveness;
(20)Whereas for dry cleaning a zero threshold is appropriate, subjectto specified exemptions;
(21)Whereas monitoring of emissions is required, including the
application of measurement techniques, to assess the mass
concentrations or the quantity of the pollutants whose releaseinto the environment is permitted;
(22)Whereas operators should reduce emissions of organic solvents,including fugitive emissions, and of organic compounds;whereas a solvent management plan is an important tool to
verify this; whereas, although guidance may be given, the
solvent management plan is not developed to the stage where aCommunity methodology can be established;
(23)Whereas Member States have to establish a procedure to befollowed and measures to be taken where emission limitations
are exceeded;
(24)Whereas the Commission and the Member States should collabo-
rate in order to ensure that information on the implementation ofthis Directive and on the progress of substitution options isexchanged,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Purposeandscope
The purpose of this Directive is to prevent or reduce the direct and
indirect effects of emissions of volatile organic compounds into theenvironment, mainly into air, and the potential risks to human health,
by providing measures and procedures to be implemented for the activ-
ities defined in Annex I, in so far as they are operated above thesolvent consumption thresholds listed in Annex IIA.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive:1. installationshall mean a stationary technical unit where one or more
activities falling within the scope defined in Article 1 are carriedout, and any other directly associated activities which have a tech-nical connection with the activities carried out on that site and
which could have an effect on emissions;
2. existing installationshall mean an installation in operation or, in
accordance with legislation existing before the date on which thisDirective is brought into effect, an installation which is authorisedor registered or, in the view of the competent authority, the subjectof a full request for authorisation, provided that the installation is
put into operation no later than one year after the date on which
this Directive is brought into effect;
3. small installationshall mean an installation which falls within the
lower threshold band of items 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16 or 17 ofAnnex IIA or for the other activities of Annex IIA which have asolvent consumption of less than 10 tonnes/year;
4. substantial change
— for an installation falling within the scope of Directive 96/61/EC,
shall have the definition specified in that Directive,
— for a small installation, shall mean a change of the nominal
capacity leading to an increase of emissions of volatile organiccompounds of more than 25 %. Any change that may have, inthe opinion of the competent authority, significant negative1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 4
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effects on human health or the environment is also a substantial
change,
— for all other installations, shall mean a change of the nominal
capacity leading to an increase of emissions of volatile organiccompounds of more than 10 %. Any change that may have, inthe opinion of the competent authority, significant negativeeffects on human health or the environment is also a substantialchange;
5. competent authorityshall mean the authority or authorities or bodies
responsible under the legal provisions of the Member States for
carrying out the obligations arising from this Directive;
6. operatorshall mean any natural or legal person who operates or
controls the installation or, where this is provided for in nationallegislation, to whom decisive economic power over the technicalfunctioning of the installation has been delegated;
7. authorisationshall mean a written decision by which the competent
authority grants permission to operate all or part of an installation;
8. registrationshall mean a procedure, specified in a legal act, invol-
ving at least notification to the competent authority by the operatorof the intention to operate an installation or activity falling withinthe scope of this Directive;
9. emissionshall mean any discharge of volatile organic compounds
from an installation into the environment;
10. fugitive emissionsshall mean any emissions not in waste gases of
volatile organic compounds into air, soil and water as well as,
unless otherwise stated in Annex IIA, solvents contained in anyproducts. They include uncaptured emissions released to theoutside environment via windows, doors, vents and similar open-ings;
11. waste gasesshall mean the final gaseous discharge containing vola-
tile organic compounds or other pollutants, from a stack or
abatement equipment into air. The volumetric flow rates shall be
expressed in m
3/h at standard conditions;
12. total emissionsshall mean the sum of fugitive emissions and emis-
sions in waste gases;
13. emission limit valueshall mean the mass of volatile organic
compounds, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters,concentration, percentage and/or level of an emission, calculatedat standard conditions, N, which may not be exceeded during oneor more periods of time;
14. substancesshall mean any chemical element and its compounds, as
they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry, whether
in solid or liquid or gaseous form;
15. preparationshall mean mixtures or solutions composed of two or
more substances;
16. organic compoundshall mean any compound containing at least the
element carbon and one or more of hydrogen, halogens, oxygen,
sulphur, phosphorus, silicon or nitrogen, with the exception ofcarbon oxides and inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates;
17. volatile organic compound (VOC)shall mean any organic
compound having at 293,15 K a vapour pressure of 0,01 kPa ormore, or having a corresponding volatility under the particularconditions of use. For the purpose of this Directive, the fraction
of creosote which exceeds this value of vapour pressure at
293,15 K shall be considered as a VOC;
18. organic solventshall mean any VOC which is used alone or in
combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemicalchange, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials, or isused as a cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, or as adissolver, or as a dispersion medium, or as a viscosity adjuster, oras a surface tension adjuster, or a plasticiser, or as a preservative;1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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19. halogenated organic solventshall mean an organic solvent which
contains at least one atom of bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodineper molecule;
20. coatingshall mean any preparation, including all the organic
solvents or preparations containing organic solvents necessary forits proper application, which is used to provide a decorative,protective or other functional effect on a surface;
21. adhesiveshall mean any preparation, including all the organic
solvents or preparations containing organic solvents necessary for
its proper application, which is used to adhere separate parts of aproduct;
22. inkshall mean a preparation, including all the organic solvents or
preparations containing organic solvents necessary for its properapplication, which is used in a printing activity to impress text or
images on to a surface;
23. varnishshall mean a transparent coating;24. consumptionshall mean the total input of organic solvents into an
installation per calendar year, or any other 12-month period, lessany VOCs that are recovered for reuse;
25. inputshall mean the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity
in preparations used when carrying out an activity, including the
solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and whichare counted every time they are used to carry out the activity;
26. reuse of organic solventsshall mean the use of organic solvents
recovered from an installation for any technical or commercialpurpose and including use as a fuel but excluding the final disposal
of such recovered organic solvent as waste;
27. mass flowshall mean the quantity of VOCs released, in unit of
mass/hour;
28. nominal capacityshall mean the maximum mass input of organic
solvents by an installation averaged over one day, if the installationis operated under conditions of normal operation at its design
output;
29. normal operationshall mean all periods of operation of an installa-
tion or activity except start-up and shut-down operations andmaintenance of equipment;
30. contained conditionsshall mean conditions under which an installa-
tion is operated such that the VOCs released from the activity are
collected and discharged in a controlled way either via a stack or
abatement equipment and are therefore not entirely fugitive;
31. standard conditionsshall mean a temperature of 273,15 K and a
pressure of 101,3 kPa;
32. average over 24 hoursshall mean the arithmetic average of all valid
readings taken during the 24-hour period of normal operation;
33. start-up and shut-down operationsshall mean operations whilst
bringing an activity, an equipment item or a tank into or out ofservice or into or out of an idling state. Regularly oscillatingactivity phases are not to be considered as start-ups and shut-downs.
Article 3
Obligationsapplyingtonewinstallations
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that:
1. all new installations comply with Articles 5, 8 and 9;
2. all new installations not covered by Directive 96/61/EC are regis-
tered or undergo authorisation before being put into operation.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 6
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Article 4
Obligationsapplyingtoexistinginstallations
Without prejudice to Directive 96/61/EC, Member States shall adopt
the necessary measures to ensure that:
1. existing installations comply with Articles 5, 8 and 9 no later than
31 October 2007;
2. all existing installations must have been registered or authorised by
31 October 2007 at the latest;
3. those installations to be authorised or registered using the reduction
scheme of Annex IIB notify this to the competent authorities by 31
October 2005 at the latest;
4. where an installation:
— undergoes a substantial change, or
— comes within the scope of this Directive for the first time
following a substantial change,
that part of the installation which undergoes the substantial change
shall be treated either as a new installation or as an existing installa-
tion, provided that the total emissions of the whole installation do
not exceed those that would have resulted had the substantiallychanged part been treated as a new installation.
Article 5
Requirements
1. Member States shall take the appropriate measures, either by
specification in the conditions of the authorisation or by general
binding rules to ensure that paragraphs 2 to 12 are complied with.
2. All installations shall comply with:
(a) either the emission limit values in waste gases and the fugitive
emission values, or the total emission limit values, and otherrequirements laid down in Annex IIA;
or
(b) the requirements of the reduction scheme specified in Annex IIB.
3. (a) For fugitive emissions, Member States shall apply fugitive emis-
sion values to installations as an emission limit value. However,where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the competentauthority that for an individual installation this value is not tech-
nically and economically feasible, the competent authority can
make an exception for such an individual installation providedthat significant risks to human health or the environment arenot to be expected. For each derogation, the operator mustdemonstrate to the satisfaction of the competent authority thatthe best available technique is being used;
(b) activities which cannot be operated under contained conditions
may be exempted from the controls of Annex IIA, when thispossibility is explicitly mentioned in that Annex. The reduction
scheme of Annex IIB is then to be used, unless it is demon-
strated to the satisfaction of the competent authority that thisoption is not technically and economically feasible. In thiscase, the operator must demonstrate to the satisfaction of thecompetent authority that the best available technique is beingused.
Member States shall report to the Commission on the derogation
concerning paragraphs (a) and (b) in accordance with Article 11.
4. For installations not using the reduction scheme, any abatement
equipment installed after the date on which this Directive is broughtinto effect shall meet all the requirements of Annex IIA.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 7
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5. Installations where two or more activities are carried out, each of
which exceeds the thresholds in Annex IIA shall:
(a) as regards the substances specified in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8, meet
the requirements of those paragraphs for each activity individually;
(b) as regards all other substances, either:
(i) meet the requirements of paragraph 2 for each activity indivi-
dually; or
(ii) have total emissions not exceeding those that would have
resulted had point (i) been applied.
6. Substances or preparations which, because of their content of
VOCs classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or toxic to reproductionunder Directive 67/548/EEC (
1), are assigned or need to carry the risk
phrases R45, R46, R49, R60, R61, shall be replaced, as far as possible
and by taking into account the guidance as mentioned in Article 7(1),by less harmful substances or preparations within the shortest possibletime.
7. For discharges of the VOCs referred to in paragraph 6, where the
mass flow of the sum of the compounds causing the labelling referredto in that paragraph is greater than, or equal to, 10 g/h, an emission
limit value of 2 mg/Nm
3shall be complied with. The emission limit
value refers to the mass sum of the individual compounds.
8. For discharges of halogenated VOCs which are assigned the risk
phrase R40, where the mass flow of the sum of the compounds causingthe labelling R40 is greater than, or equal to, 100 g/h, an emission limitvalue of 20 mg/Nm
3shall be complied with. The emission limit value
refers to the mass sum of the individual compounds.
The discharge of VOCs referred to in paragraphs 6 and 8 shall be
controlled as emissions from an installation under contained conditions
as far as technically and economically feasible to safeguard publichealth and the environment.
9. Discharges of those VOCs which, after the entry into force of this
Directive, are assigned or need to carry one of the risk phrasesmentioned in paragraphs 6 and 8, shall have to comply with the emis-sion limit values mentioned in paragraphs 7 and 8 respectively, within
the shortest possible time.
10. All appropriate precautions shall be taken to minimise emissions
during start-upand shut-down.
11. Existing installations which operate existing abatement equip-
ment and comply with the following emission limit values:
— 50 mg C/Nm
3in the case of incineration,
— 150 mg C/Nm3in the case of any other abatement equipment,
shall be exempt from the waste gases emission limit values in the table
in Annex IIA for a period of 12 years after the date referred to inArticle 15, provided the total emissions of the whole installation donot exceed those that would have resulted had all the requirements of
the table been met.
12. Neither the reduction scheme nor the application of paragraph
11 nor Article 6 exempt installations discharging substances specified
in paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 from fulfilling the requirements of those para-graphs.
13. Where a risk assessment is carried out in accordance with
Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 (
2) and Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1488/94(3) or Council Directive 67/548/EEC and Commission
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(1) OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive
98/98/EC (OJ L 355, 30.12.1998, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1994, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 227, 8.9.1993, p. 9.
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R40, R60 or R61 which are controlled under this Directive, the
Commission shall consider the conclusions of the risk assessment andshall take the necessary measures as appropriate.
Article 6
Nationalplans
1. Without prejudice to Directive 96/61/EC, Member States may
define and implement national plans for reducing emissions from theactivities and industrial installations covered by Article 1, excluding
activities 4 and 11 of Annex IIA. None of the other activities may be
excluded from the scope of this Directive by means of a national plan.These plans shall result in a reduction of the annual emissions of VOCsfrom existing installations covered by this Directive by at least thesame amount and within the same time frame as would have beenachieved by applying the emission limits under Article 5(2) and (3)
and Annex II, during the validity period of the national plan. The
national plan, if necessary updated, will be resubmitted to the Commis-sion every three years.
A Member State which defines and implements national plans may
exempt existing installations from implementation of the emission limitvalues laid down in Article 5(2) and (3) and Annex II. A national planmay under no circumstances exempt an existing installation from the
provisions laid down in Directive 96/61/EC.
2. A national plan shall include a list of the measures taken or to be
taken to ensure that the aim specified in paragraph 1 will be achieved,
including details of the proposed plan monitoring mechanism. It shallalso include binding interim reduction targets against which progresstowards the aim can be measured. It shall be compatible with the rele-vant existing Community legislation, including the relevant provisions
of this Directive, and shall include:
— an identification of the activity or activities to which the plan
applies,
— the reduction in emissions to be achieved by those activities which
corresponds to that which would have been achieved by applyingthe emission limits as specified in paragraph 1,
— the number of installations affected by the plan and their total emis-
sions and the total emission of each of the activities.
The plan shall also include a full description of the range of instru-
ments through which its requirements will be achieved, evidence thatthese instruments will be enforceable and details of the means bywhich compliance with the plan will be demonstrated.
3. The Member State shall submit the plan to the Commission. The
plan must be accompanied by supporting documentation sufficient to
verify that the aim of paragraph 1 will be achieved, including any
documentation specifically requested by the Commission. Existinginstallations undergoing a substantial change shall remain within thescope of the national plan, provided that they were part of this planbefore undergoing such substantial change.
4. The Member State shall designate a national authority for the
collection and evaluation of the information required by paragraph 3and for the implementation of the national plan.
5. (a) The Commission shall inform the committee referred to in
Article 13 of the criteria for assessing national plans, one year
after the entry into force of this Directive at the latest.
(b) If the Commission, in considering the plan, the resubmitted plan,
or in considering the progress reports submitted by the MemberState under Article 11, is not satisfied that the objectives of the
plan will be achieved within the prescribed period, it shall
inform the Member State and the committee referred to inArticle 13 of its opinion and of the reasons for reaching suchan opinion. It shall do so within six months of receipt of theplan or report. The Member State shall then notify the Commis-sion and inform the committee, within three months, of the1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 9
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corrective measures it will take in order to ensure that the objec-
tives are achieved.
6. If the Commission decides within six months of the notification
of the corrective measures that those measures are insufficient to
ensure that the objective of the plan is achieved within the prescribedperiod, the Member State shall be obliged to satisfy the requirements ofArticle 5(2) and (3) and Annex II within the period specified in thisDirective in the case of existing installations. The Commission shall
inform the committee referred to in Article 13 of its decision.
Article 7
Substitution
1. The Commission shall ensure that an exchange of information
between Member States and the activities concerned on the use oforganic substances and their potential substitutes takes place. It shallconsider the questions of:
— fitness for use,
— potential effects on human health and occupational exposure in
particular;
— potential effects on the environment, and— the economic consequences, in particular, the costs and benefits of
the options available,
with a view to providing guidance on the use of substances and techni-
ques which have the least potential effects on air, water, soil,
ecosystems and human health. Following the exchange of information,
the Commission shall publish guidance for each activity.
2. Member States shall ensure that the guidance referred to in para-
graph 1 is taken into account during authorisation and during theformulation of general binding rules.
Article 8
Monitoring
1. Member States shall introduce an obligation for the operator of an
installation covered by this Directive to supply the competent authority
once a year or on request with data that enables the competentauthority to verify compliance with this Directive.
2. Member States shall ensure that channels to which abatement
equipment is connected, and which at the final point of discharge emit
more than an average of 10 kg/h of total organic carbon, are monitored
continuously for compliance.
3. In the other cases, Member States shall ensure that either contin-
uous or periodic measurements are carried out. For periodicmeasurements at least three readings shall be obtained during eachmeasurement exercise.
4. Measurements are not required in the case where end-of-pipe
abatement equipment is not needed to comply with this Directive.
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information on
the use of solvent management plans in Member States based on thedata for the implementation of this Directive in the three yearsfollowing the date referred to in Article 15.
Article 9
Compliancewithemissionlimitvalues
1. Compliance with the following shall be demonstrated to the satis-
faction of the competent authority:
— emission limit values in waste gases, fugitive emission values and
total emission limit values,
— the requirements of the reduction scheme under Annex IIB,
— the provisions of Article 5(3).1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 10
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Guidance is provided in Annex III on solvent management plans
serving to demonstrate compliance with these parameters.
Gas volumes may be added to the waste gas for cooling or dilution
purposes where technically justified but shall not be considered whendetermining the mass concentration of the pollutant in the waste gas.
2. Following a substantial change, compliance shall be reverified.3. In the case of continuous measurements the emission limit values
shall be considered to be complied with if:
(a) none of the averages over 24 hours of normal operation exceeds the
emission limit values, and
(b) none of the hourly averages exceeds the emission limit values by
more than a factor of 1,5.
4. In the case of periodic measurements the emission limit values
shall be considered to be complied with if, in one monitoring exercise:
(a) the average of all the readings does not exceed the emission limit
values, and
(b) none of the hourly averages exceeds the emission limit value by
more than a factor of 1,5.
5. Compliance with the provisions of Article 5(7) and (8) shall be
verified on the basis of the sum of the mass concentrations of the indi-
vidual volatile organic compounds concerned. For all other cases,
compliance shall be verified on the basis of the total mass of organiccarbon emitted unless otherwise specified in Annex IIA.
Article 10
Non-compliance
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, if it is
found that the requirements of this Directive have been breached:
(a) the operator informs the competent authority and takes measures to
ensure that compliance is restored within the shortest possible time;
(b) in cases of non-compliance causing immediate danger to human
health and as long as compliance is not restored under the condi-tions of paragraph (a), operation of the activity is suspended.
Article 11
Informationsystemsandreporting
1. At intervals of three years, Member States shall send information
to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive in the formof a report. The report shall be drawn up on the basis of a question-naire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC (
1). The
questionnaire or outline shall be sent to the Member States six months
before the start of the period covered by the report. The report shall bemade to the Commission within nine months of the end of the three-year period covered by it. Member States shall publish the reportsproduced at the same time as they are transmitted to the Commission,
subject to the restrictions laid down in Article 3(2) and (3) of Directive
90/313/EEC (
2). The first report shall cover the period of the first three
years after the date referred to in Article 15.
2. The information submitted under paragraph 1 shall, in particular,
include sufficient representative data to demonstrate that the require-ments of Article 5 and as the case may be, the requirements ofArticle 6 have been complied with.
3. The Commission shall draw up a report on the implementation of
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(1) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48.
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at the latest five years after the first reports are submitted by the
Member States. The Commission shall submit this report to theEuropean Parliament and the Council, accompanied by proposals if
necessary.
Article 12
Publicaccesstoinformation
1. Without prejudice to Directive 90/313/EEC, Member States shall
take the necessary measures to ensure that at least applications forauthorisation for new installations or for substantial changes of thoseinstallations requiring a permit under Directive 96/61/EC are madeavailable for an appropriate period of time to the public, to enable it
to comment on them before the competent authority reaches a decision.
Without prejudice to Directive 96/61/EC, no obligation to reformat theinformation for the public is implied.
The decision of the competent authority, including at least a copy of
the authorisation, and any subsequent updates, must also be made
available to the public.
The general binding rules applicable for installations and the list of
registered and authorised activities shall be made available to thepublic.
2. The results of emission-monitoring as required under the authori-
sation or registration conditions referred to in Articles 8 and 9 and heldby the competent authority must be made available to the public.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply, subject to the restrictions
regarding grounds for refusal by public authorities to provide informa-tion, including commercial and industrial confidentiality, laid down inArticle 3(2) and (3) of Directive 90/313/EEC.
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 3 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (
1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 14
Sanctions
Member States shall determine the sanctions applicable to breaches of
the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall takeall necessary measures for their implementation. The sanctions deter-mined must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States
shall notify these provisions to the Commission at the latest by the date
mentioned in Article 15, and shall notify any subsequent modificationof them as soon as possible.
Article 15
Transposition
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive►
C2not later than 1 April 2001. ◄They shall forthwith inform the
Commission thereof.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 12
(1) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).▼M1
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When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference onthe occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such
a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of
the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fieldcovered by this Directive.
Article 16
Entryintoforce
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 17
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 13
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ANNEX I
SCOPE
This Annex contains the categories of activity referred to in Article 1. When
operated above the thresholds listed in Annex IIA, the activities mentioned in
this Annex fall within the scope of the Directive. In each case the activity
includes the cleaning of the equipment but not the cleaning of products unless
specified otherwise.
Adhesive coating
— Any activity in which an adhesive is applied to a surface, with the exception
of adhesive coating and laminating associated with printing activities.
Coating activity
— Any activity in which a single or multiple application of a continuous film
of a coating is applied to:
— vehicles as listed below:
— new cars, defined as vehicles of category M1 in Directive 70/156/
EEC (1), and of category N1 in so far as they are coated at the same
installation as M1 vehicles,
— truck cabins, defined as the housing for the driver, and all integrated
housing for the technical equipment, of vehicles of categories N2 and
N3 in Directive 70/156/EEC,
— vans and trucks, defined as vehicles of categories N1, N2 and N3 in
Directive 70/156/EEC, but not including truck cabins,
— buses, defined as vehicles of categories M2 and M3 in Directive 70/
156/EEC,
— trailers, defined in categories O1, O2, O3 and O4 in Directive 70/156/
EEC,
— metallic and plastic surfaces including surfaces of airplanes, ships, trains,
etc.,
— wooden surfaces,
— textile, fabric, film and paper surfaces,— leather.
It does not include the coating of substrate with metals by electrophoretic
and chemical spraying techniques. If the coating activity includes a step in
which the same article is printed by whatever technique used, that printing
step is considered part of the coating activity. However, printing activities
operated as a separate activity are not included, but may be covered by the
Directive if the printing activity falls within the scope thereof.
Coil coating
— Any activity where coiled steel, stainless steel, coated steel, copper alloys or
aluminium stripis coated with either a film forming or laminate coating in a
continuous process.
Dry cleaning
— Any industrial or commercial activity using VOCs in an installation to clean
garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods with the exception of the
manual removal of stains and spots in the textile and clothing industry.
Footwear manufacture
— Any activity of producing complete footwear or parts thereof.
Manufacturing of coating preparations, varnishes, inks and adhesives
— The manufacture of the above final products, and of intermediates where
carried out at the same site, by mixing of pigments, resins and adhesive
materials with organic solvent or other carrier, including dispersion and
predispersion activities, viscosity and tint adjustments and operations for
filling the final product into its container.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 14
(1) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/27/EC (OJ L 233,
25.8.1997, p. 1).
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Manufacturing of pharmaceutical products
— The chemical synthesis, fermentation, extraction, formulation and finishing
of pharmaceutical products and where carried out at the same site, the manu-
facture of intermediate products.
Printing
— Any reproduction activity of text and/or images in which, with the use of an
image carrier, ink is transferred onto whatever type of surface. It includes
associated varnishing, coating and laminating techniques. However, only
the following sub-processes are subject to the Directive:
— flexography— a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or
elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the non-
printing areas, using liquid inks which dry through evaporation,
— heatset web offset— a web-fed printing activity using an image
carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same
plane, where web-fed means that the material to be printed is fed to
the machine from a reel as distinct from separate sheets. The non-
printing area is treated to attract water and thus reject ink. The
printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface to
be printed. Evaporation takes place in an oven where hot air is used
to heat the printed material,
— laminating associated to a printing activity— the adhering together of
two or more flexible materials to produce laminates,
— publication rotogravure— a rotogravure printing activity used for
printing paper for magazines, brochures, catalogues or similar
products, using toluene-based inks,
— rotogravure— a printing activity using a cylindrical image carrier in
which the printing area is below the non-printing area, using liquid
inks which dry through evaporation. The recesses are filled with ink
and the surplus is cleaned off the non-printing area before the surface
to be printed contacts the cylinder and lifts the ink from the recesses,
— rotary screen printing— a web-fed printing activity in which the ink
is passed onto the surface to be printed by forcing it through a porous
image carrier, in which the printing area is open and the non-printing
area is sealed off, using liquid inks which dry only through evapora-
tion. Web-fed means that the material to be printed is fed to the
machine from a reel as distinct from separate sheets,
— varnishing— an activity by which a varnish or an adhesive coating
for the purpose of later sealing the packaging material is applied to
a flexible material.
Rubber conversion
— Any activity of mixing, milling, blending, calendering, extrusion and vulca-
nisation of natural or synthetic rubber and any ancillary operations for
converting natural or synthetic rubber into a finished product.
Surface cleaning
— Any activity except dry cleaning using organic solvents to remove contami-
nation from the surface of material including degreasing. A cleaning activity
consisting of more than one stepbefore or after any other activity shall be
considered as one surface cleaning activity. This activity does not refer to
the cleaning of the equipment but to the cleaning of the surface of products.
Vegetable oil and animal fat extraction and vegetable oil refining activities
— Any activity to extract vegetable oil from seeds and other vegetable matter,
the processing of dry residues to produce animal feed, the purification of fats
and vegetable oils derived from seeds, vegetable matter and/or animal
matter.
Vehicle refinishing
— Any industrial or commercial coating activity and associated degreasing
activities performing:
— the original coating of road vehicles as defined in Directive 70/156/EEC
or part of them with refinishing-type materials, where this is carried out
away from the original manufacturing line, or1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 15
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— the coating of trailers (including semi-trailers) (category O).
Winding wire coating
— Any coating activity of metallic conductors used for winding the coils in
transformers and motors, etc.
Wood impregnation
— Any activity giving a loading of preservative in timber.
Wood and plastic lamination
— Any activity to adhere together wood and/or plastic to produce laminated
products.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 16
ANNEX IIA
I.THRESHOLDSANDEMISSIONCONTROLS
Activity
(solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year)Threshold
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/
year)Emission limit
values in waste
gases (mg C/Nm3)Fugitive emission values (percentage
of solvent input)Total emission limit values
Special provisions
New Existing New Existing
1 Heatset web offset printing
(> 15)15—25 100 30 (1)(1) Solvent residue in finished product is
not to be considered as part of fugi-
tive emissions.
>2 5 2 0 3 0(1)
2 Publication rotogravure
(> 25)75 10 15
3 Other rotogravure, flexography, rotary
screen printing, laminating or varnishing
units (> 15) rotary screen printing on
textile/cardboard
(> 30)15—25 100 25 (1) Threshold for rotary screen printing
on textile and on cardboard.
> 25 100 20
>3 0(1) 100 20
4 Surface cleaning (1)
(> 1)1—5 20 (2)1 5 (1) Using compounds specified in Article
5(6) and (8).
(2) Limit refers to mass of compounds in
mg/Nm3, and not to total carbon.
> 5 20 (2)1 0
5 Other surface cleaning
(> 2)2—10 75 (1)2 0 (1)(1) Installations which demonstrate to
the competent authority that the
average organic solvent content of all
cleaning material used does not
exceed 30 % by weight are exempt
from application of these values.
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Activity
(solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year)Threshold
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/
year)Emission limit
values in waste
gases (mg C/Nm3)Fugitive emission values (percentage
of solvent input)Total emission limit values
Special provisions
New Existing New Existing
6 Vehicle coating (< 15) and vehicle refin-
ishing> 0,5 50 (1)2 5 (1) Compliance in accordance with
Article 9(3) should be demonstrated
based on 15 minute average
measurements.
7 Coil coating
(> 25)50 (1) 5 10 (1) For installations which use techni-
ques which allow reuse of recovered
solvents, the emission limit shall be
150.
8 Other coating, including metal, plastic,
textile (5), fabric, film and paper coating
(> 5)5—15 100 (1)(4) ►C225
(4)◄(1) Emission limit value applies to
coating application and drying
processes operated under contained
conditions.
(2) The first emission limit value applies
to drying processes, the second to
coating application processes.
(3) For textile coating installations which
use techniques which allow reuse of
recovered solvents, the emission limit
applied to coating application and
drying processes taken together shall
be 150.
(4) Coating activities which cannot be
applied under contained conditions
(such as shipbuilding, aircraft
painting) may be exempted from
these values, in accordance with
Article 5(3)(b).
(5) Rotary screen printing on textile is
covered by activity No 3.
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Activity
(solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year)Threshold
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/
year)Emission limit
values in waste
gases (mg C/Nm3)Fugitive emission values (percentage
of solvent input)Total emission limit values
Special provisions
New Existing New Existing
9 Winding wire coating
(> 5)10 g/kg (1)(1) Applies for installations where
average diameter of wire ≤0,1 mm.
(2) Applies for all other installations.
5 g/kg (2)
10 Coating of wooden surfaces
(> 15)15—25 100 (1)2 5 (1) Emission limit applies to coating
application and drying processes
operated under contained conditions.
(2) The first value applies to drying
processes, the second to coating
application processes.
> 25 50/75 (2)2 0
11 Dry cleaning 20 g/kg (1)(2)(3)(1) Expressed in mass of solvent emitted
per kilogram of product cleaned and
dried.
(2) The emission limit in Article 5(8)
does not apply for this sector.
(3) The following exemption refers only
to Greece: the total emission limit
value does not apply, for a period of
12 years after the date on which this
Directive is brought into effect, to
existing installations located in
remote areas and/or islands, with a
population of no more than
2 000 permanent inhabitants where
the use of advanced technology
equipment is not economically
feasible.
12 Wood impregnation
(> 25)100 (1) 45 11 kg/m3(1) Does not apply for impregnation with
creosote.▼B1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 19
Activity
(solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year)Threshold
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/
year)Emission limit
values in waste
gases (mg C/Nm3)Fugitive emission values (percentage
of solvent input)Total emission limit values
Special provisions
New Existing New Existing
13 Coating of leather
(> 10)10—25 85 g/m2Emission limits are expressed in grams of
solvent emitted per m2of product
produced.> 25 75 g/m2
>1 0(1) 150 g/m2(1) For leather coating activities in
furnishing and particular leather
goods used as small consumer goods
like bags, belts, wallets, etc.
14 Footwear manufacture
(> 5)25 g per pair Total emission limit values are expressed
in grams of solvent emitted per pair of
complete footwear produced.
15 Wood and plastic lamination
(> 5)30 g/m2
16 Adhesive coating
(> 5)5—15 50 (1)2 5 (1) If techniques are used which allow
reuse of recovered solvent, the emis-
sion limit value in waste gases shall
be 150.
>1 5 5 0(1)2 0
17 Manufacture of coating preparations,
varnishes, inks and adhesives
(> 100)100—1 000 150 5 5 % of solvent input The fugitive emission value does not
include solvent sold as part of a coatings
preparation in a sealed container.> 1 000 150 3 3 % of solvent input
18 Rubber conversion
(> 15)20 (1)2 5 (2) 25 % of solvent input (1) If techniques are used which allow
reuse of recovered solvent, the emis-
sion limit value in waste gases shall
be 150.
(2) The fugitive emission value does not
include solvent sold as part of
products or preparations in a sealed
container.▼B1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 20
Activity
(solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year)Threshold
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/
year)Emission limit
values in waste
gases (mg C/Nm3)Fugitive emission values (percentage
of solvent input)Total emission limit values
Special provisions
New Existing New Existing
19 Vegetable oil and animal fat extraction
and vegetable oil refining activities
(> 10)Animal fat:
1,5 kg/tonne
Castor:
3 kg/tonne
Rape seed:
1 kg/tonne
Sunflower seed:
1 kg/tonne
Soya beans (normal crush):
0,8 kg/tonne
Soya beans (white flakes):
1,2 kg/tonne
Other seeds and other
vegetable matter:
3 kg/tonne (1)
1,5 kg/tonne (2)
4 kg/tonne (3)(1) Total emission limit values for instal-
lations processing individual batches
of seeds and other vegetable matter
should be set by the competent
authority on a case-by-case basis,
applying the best available techni-
ques.
(2) Applies to all fractionation processes
excluding de-gumming (the removal
of gums from the oil).
(3) Applies to de-gumming.
20 Manufacturing of pharmaceutical
products
(> 50)20 (1)5 (2)1 5 (2)5 % o f
solvent
input15 % of
solvent
input(1) If techniques are used which allow
reuse of recovered solvent, the emis-
sion limit value in waste gases shall
be 150.
(2) The fugitive emission limit value
does not include solvent sold as part
of products or preparations in a
sealed container.▼B1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 21
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II.THEVEHICLECOATINGINDUSTRY
The total emission limit values are expressed in terms of grams of solvent
emitted in relation to the surface area of product in square metres and in kilo-
grams of solvent emitted in relation to the car body.
The surface area of any product dealt with in the table below is defined as
follows:
— the surface area calculated from the total electrophoretic coating area, and
the surface area of any parts that might be added in successive phases of
the coating process which are coated with the same coatings as those used
for the product in question, or the total surface area of the product coated
in the installation.
The surface of the electrophoretic coating area is calculated using the formula:
2/C2total weight of product shell
average thickness of metal sheet /C2density of metal sheet
This method shall also be applied for other coated parts made out of sheets.
Computer aided design or other equivalent methods shall be used to calculate
the surface area of the other parts added, or the total surface area coated in the
installation.
The total emission limit value in the table below refers to all process stages
carried out at the same installation from electrophoretic coating, or any other
kind of coating process, through to the final wax and polish of topcoating inclu-
sive, as well as solvent used in cleaning of process equipment, including spray
booths and other fixed equipment, both during and outside of production time.
The total emission limit value is expressed as the mass sum of organic
compounds per m2of the total surface area of coated product and as the mass
sum of organic compounds per car body.
Activity
(solvent consumption
threshold in tonnes/year)Production threshold
(refers to annual production of
coated item)Total emission limit value
New Existing
Coating of new cars (> 15) > 5000 45 g/m2or 1,3 kg/
body + 33 g/m260 g/m2or 1,9 kg/
body + 41 g/m2
≤5 000 monocoque or
> 3500 chassis-built90 g/m2or 1,5 kg/
body + 70 g/m290 g/m2or 1,5 kg/
body + 70 g/m2
Total emission limit (g/m2)
Coating of new truck
cabins (> 15)≤5 000 65 85
> 5 000 55 75
Coating of new vans and
trucks (> 15)≤2 500 90 120
> 2 500 70 90
Coating of new buses
(> 15)≤2 000 210 290
> 2 000 150 225
Vehicle coating installations below the solvent consumption thresholds in the
table above shall meet the requirements for the vehicle refinishing sector in
Annex IIA.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 22
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ANNEX IIB
REDUCTIONSCHEME
1.Principles
The purpose of the reduction scheme is to allow the operator the possibility
to achieve by other means emission reductions, equivalent to those achieved
if the emission limit values were to be applied. To that end the operator may
use any reduction scheme, specially designed for his installation, provided
that in the end an equivalent emission reduction is achieved. Member States
shall report according to Article 11 of the Directive to the Commission about
the progress in achieving the same emission reduction, including the experi-
ence from the application of the reduction scheme.
2.Practice
In the case of applying coatings, varnishes, adhesives or inks, the following
scheme can be used. Where the following method is inappropriate the
competent authority may allow an operator to apply any alternative exemp-
tion scheme which it is satisfied fulfils the principles outlined here. The
design of the scheme takes into account the following facts:
(i) where substitutes containing little or no solvent are still under develop-
ment, a time extension must be given to the operator to implement his
emission reduction plans;
(ii) the reference point for emission reductions should correspond as closely
as possible to the emissions which would have resulted had no reduction
action been taken.
The following scheme shall operate for installations for which a constant
solid content of product can be assumed and used to define the reference
point for emission reductions:
(i) the operator shall forward an emission reduction plan which includes in
particular decreases in the average solvent content of the total input and/
or increased efficiency in the use of solids to achieve a reduction of the
total emissions from the installation to a given percentage of the annual
reference emissions, termed the target emission. This must be done on
the following time frame:
Time periodMaximum allowed total annual
emissionsNew installations Existing installations
By 31.10.2001 By 31.10.2005 Target emission × 1,5
By 31.10.2004 By 31.10.2007 Target emission
(ii) The annual reference emission is calculated as follows:
(a) The total mass of solids in the quantity of coating and/or ink, varnish
or adhesive consumed in a year is determined. Solids are all mate-
rials in coatings, inks, varnishes and adhesives that become solid
once the water or the volatile organic compounds are evaporated.
(b) The annual reference emissions are calculated by multiplying the
mass determined in (a) by the appropriate factor listed in the table
below. Competent authorities may adjust these factors for individual
installations to reflect documented increased efficiency in the use of
solids.
ActivityMultiplication factor for
use in item (ii)(b)
Rotogravure printing; flexography printing; laminating as part of
a printing activity; varnishing as part of a printing activity; wood
coating; coating of textiles, fabric film or paper; adhesive
coating4
Coil coating, vehicle refinishing 3
Food contact coating, aerospace coatings 2,33
Other coatings and rotary screen printing 1,51999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 23
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(c) The target emission is equal to the annual reference emission multi-
plied by a percentage equal to:
— (the fugitive emission value + 15), for installations falling within
item 6 and the lower threshold band of items 8 and 10 of Annex
IIA,
— (the fugitive emission value + 5) for all other installations.
(d) Compliance is achieved if the actual solvent emission determined
from the solvent management plan is less than or equal to the target
emission.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 24
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ANNEX III
SOLVENTMANAGEMENTPLAN
1.Introduction
This Annex provides guidance on carrying out a solvent management plan. It
identifies the principles to be applied (item 2) and provides a framework for
the mass balance (item 3) and an indication of the requirements for verifica-
tion of compliance (item 4).
2.Principles
The solvent management plan serves the following purposes:
(i) verification of compliance as specified in Article 9(1);
(ii) identification of future reduction options;
(iii) enabling of the provision of information on solvent consumption,
solvent emissions and compliance with the Directive to the public.
3.Definitions
The following definitions provide a framework for the mass balance exercise.
Inputs of organic solvents (I):I1 The quantity of organic solvents or their quantity in preparations
purchased which are used as input into the process in the time frame
over which the mass balance is being calculated.
I2 The quantity of organic solvents or their quantity in preparations recov-
ered and reused as solvent input into the process. (The recycled solvent
is counted every time it is used to carry out the activity.)
Outputs of organic solvents (O):
O1 Emissions in waste gases.
O2 Organic solvents lost in water, if appropriate taking into account waste
water treatment when calculating O5.
O3 The quantity of organic solvents which remains as contamination or
residue in products output from the process.
O4 Uncaptured emissions of organic solvents to air. This includes the
general ventilation of rooms, where air is released to the outside environ-
ment via windows, doors, vents and similar openings.
O5 Organic solvents and/or organic compounds lost due to chemical or
physical reactions (including for example those which are destroyed,
e.g. by incineration or other waste gas or waste water treatments, or
captured, e.g. by adsorption, as long as they are not counted under O6,
O7 or O8).
O6 Organic solvents contained in collected waste.
O7 Organic solvents, or organic solvents contained in preparations, which
are sold or are intended to be sold as a commercially valuable product.
O8 Organic solvents contained in preparations recovered for reuse but not as
input into the process, as long as not counted under O7.
O9 Organic solvents released in other ways.
4.Guidance on use of the solvent management plan for verification of
compliance
The use made of the solvent management plan will be determined by the
particular requirement which is to be verified, as follows:
(i) Verification of compliance with the reduction option in Annex IIB, with
a total emission limit value expressed in solvent emissions per unit
product, or otherwise stated in Annex IIA.
(a) For all activities using Annex IIB the solvent management plan
should be done annually to determine consumption (C). Consump-
tion can be calculated according to the following equation:
C = I1 − O8
A parallel exercise should also be undertaken to determine solids
used in coating in order to derive the annual reference emission and
the target emission each year.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 25
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(b) For assessing compliance with a total emission limit value expressed
in solvent emissions per unit product or otherwise stated in Annex
IIA, the solvent management plan should be done annually to deter-
mine emissions (E). Emissions can be calculated according to the
following equation:
E=F+O 1
where F is the fugitive emission as defined in section (ii)(a). The
emission figure should then be divided by the relevant product para-
meter.
(c) For assessing compliance with the requirements of Article 5(5)(b)(ii),
the solvent management plan should be done annually to determine
total emissions from all activities concerned, and that figure should
then be compared with the total emissions that would have resulted
had the requirements of Annex II been met for each activity sepa-
rately.
(ii) Determination of fugitive emissions for comparison with fugitive emis-
sion values in Annex IIA:
(a)Methodology
The fugitive emission can be calculated according to the following
equation:
F = I1 − O1 − O5 − O6 − O7 − O8
or
F = O2 + O3 + O4 + O9
This quantity can be determined by direct measurement of the quan-
tities. Alternatively, an equivalent calculation can be made by other
means, for instance by using the capture efficiency of the process.
The fugitive emission value is expressed as a proportion of the input,
which can be calculated according to the following equation:
I = I1 + I2
(b)Frequency
Determination of fugitive emissions can be done by a short but
comprehensive set of measurements. It need not be done again until
the equipment is modified.1999L0013 — EN — 30.04.2004 — 002.001 — 26