The member states' permanent representatives (Coreper) confirmed, on 18 June, the agreement reached two days earlier in interinstitutional dialogue on the draft directive on prevention and control of industrial pollution (ex-IPPC Directive). On the whole, the agreement strengthens environmental protection provisions, gives member states a degree of flexibility and sets up the framework applicable to large combustion plants. The directive still has to be formally adopted by the Council and the European Parliament.
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