| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 919 final (18.12.13) |
| Publication Date | 18/12/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The Communication from the Commission "A Clean Air Programme for Europe" calls for action to control emissions of air polluting substances from combustion plants with a rated thermal input between 1 and 50 MW (medium combustion plants), thereby completing the regulatory framework for the combustion sector also with a view of increasing the synergies between air pollution and climate change policies. Medium combustion plants are used for a wide variety of applications (including electricity generation, domestic/residential heating and cooling and providing heat/steam for industrial processes) and are an important source of emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. The approximate number of medium combustion plants in the EU is 142,986. Combustion of fuel in large combustion plants is controlled by Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) from 7 January 2013, with Directive 2001/80/EC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants continuing to apply until 31 December 2015. Emissions of air pollutants from medium combustion plants are generally not regulated at EU level, and it is therefore appropriate to complement the existing legislation relating to combustion plants with provisions for this category. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:919:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
