Council and European Parliament agree on Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

摘要

After two and a half years of intense negotiations the Council and the European Parliament (EP) now have reached an agreement on the Commission proposal for a Directive on Industrial Emissions (IED). The new directive revises the IPPC directive (Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control) and integrates six other EU directives, notably the Waste Incineration Directive (2000/76/EC) and the Directive on Large Combustion Plants (2001/80/EC). The text was adopted by the EP in 2nd reading on 7 July 2010.