COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the documents Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste and Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTAND OF THE COUNCIL on reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal
Date: 2022-04-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: EU environmental policy, access to information, carbon neutrality, disclosure of information, environmental monitoring, environmental protection, pollutant, pollution, pollution control measures, waste management

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Strasbourg, 5.4.2022  SWD(2022) 112 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT  Accompanying the documents Proposal for a  DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste              and              Proposal for a       REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTAND OF THE COUNCIL on reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal                      {COM(2022) 156 final} - {SEC(2022) 169 final} - {SWD(2022) 110 final} - {SWD(2022) 111 final}  
 
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

The  IED  is  the  main  EU  instrument  for  preventing  and  reducing  pollution  from  c.  52  000 
large  industrial  and  livestock  installations  in  Europe.  It  operates  via  a  “Best  Available 
Techniques” (BAT) permitting system. Member States, industry and civil society endorse the 
IED  as  the  optimal  consensual  way  to  reduce  emissions,  and  to  ensure  an  EU-wide  level 
playing field. The E-PRTR Regulation facilitates monitoring of pollution-reduction efforts by 
enhancing publicly available information on the actual performance of installations. 

IED  installations  emit  c.  20%  of  EU  pollutants  to  air  and  water,  and  40%  of  Greenhouse 
Gases  (GHG)  emissions.  Despite  decreasing  trends,  damage  to  health  and  the  environment 
still account for c. €277-433 billion p.a. (2017 figures). 

This initiative addresses five problems: 

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Insufficient  and  inconsistent  implementation  of  emission  limits  for  air  and  water 
pollutants. 

  Poor uptake of innovation due to BAT reliance on well-proven techniques.  
  Little  contribution  to  resource  efficiency,  Circular  Economy  and  use  of  less  toxic 

chemicals. 

  The contribution to reducing emissions of GHG lacks coherence and is limited. 

  Limited and outdated sectoral scope of the legislation. 

This IED and E-PRTR revision aims to set a more forward-looking and flexible framework, 
supporting innovation, and fit to accompany upcoming industrial transformations. 

A  package  of  preferred  policy  options  and  sub-options  is  presented,  addressing  each 
problem: 

  Effectiveness:  Ensures  emission  limit  values  deliver  effectively  the  emission 
reduction potential of BAT; secures greater homogeneity of implementation and level 
of  ambition  across  Member  States;  enhances  public  rights  and  enforcement,  and 
clarifies the legislation.  

  Innovation: Frontrunners will have freedom to test novel techniques. An Innovation 
Centre  for  Industrial  Transformation  &  Emissions  (INCITE)  will  incorporate 
innovative  technologies  into  BAT  considerations;  and  operators  will  integrate  their 
Transformation Plan in the Environmental Management Systems.  

  Resource use and chemicals: Sector-specific Circular Economy, resource efficiency 
and  reduced  toxicity  are  fostered  via  more  responsive  mandatory  Environmental 
Management Systems.    

  Decarbonisation:  Empowers  “bottom-up”  optimal  technological  sector-specific 
means  of  achieving  depollution  and  decarbonisation,  with  binding  energy  efficiency 
minimum levels. A 2028 review of the IED - Emissions Trading System relationship 
will  allow  optimal  synergies  from  2030.  The  E-PRTR  will  employ  more  detailed 
GHG emissions reporting.  

  Sectoral  scope:  Needs  to  be  widened,  principally  in  livestock  rearing  and  certain 

extractive activities.  

Overall benefits of the initiative outweigh costs considerably. Whilst it has not been possible 
to quantify all impacts, it is evident that: 

(i) 

monetised  health  benefits  for  the  main  measure  contained  in  the  Effectiveness 
Option are €860–2 800 million p.a., with business CAPEX/ OPEX costs at c. €210 
million p.a.; and  

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(ii) 

wider  coverage  of  livestock  farms  results  in  methane  and  ammonia  emission 
reductions with health benefits between €5 450 and €9 240 million p.a. and related 
compliance costs between €265-812 million/year.  

The  total  administrative  burden  is  estimated  between  €356-600  million/year  for  industrial 
operators  and  €265-509  million/year  for  public  authorities;  this  increase  is  substantially 
moderated by a lighter permitting system for livestock farms. 

Overall,  the  proposal  establishes  a  legislative  framework  that  equips  the  EU  to  address  the 
significant  environmental  challenges  expected  in  coming  decades  from  agro-industrial 
activities.  

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