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ARTICLE · 21 JANUARY 2020

Updated BREF For Food And Drink Industry

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Last month the European Commission published an updated Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document and BAT ...

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Last month the European Commission published an updated Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document and BAT Conclusions document for the food, drink and milk industry. This has implications for the review of permits held by operators of installations across Europe in terms of planning and timing in relation to compliance. 

There are 37 BATs listed in the updated BREF, with 15 of these being generally applicable and the remaining 22 being specific to sectors. Some of these were covered in the initial 2006 BREF and are essentially similar to what is already expected of sites operating under environmental permits, so many installations will already be generally compliant. However, in relation to some techniques, the level of detail has been expanded and so the permitting requirements going forward may also reflect this.

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