BETA


1996/0276(SYN) Industrial pollution: reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ENVI CABROL Christian E.A. (icon: UFE UFE)
Former Responsible Committee ENVI CABROL Christian E.A. (icon: UFE UFE)
Former Committee Opinion ECON RÜBIG Paul (icon: PPE PPE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC before Amsterdam E 130S-p1

Events

2010/10/25
   EC - Follow-up document
Details

The Commission presented a report on the implementation of Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control and Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations.

The report deals with the third reporting period of the IPPCD (2006-2008), building on the analysis carried out in previous reports on the implementation of this Directive. For the SED, it relates to the implementation period 2003-2007, during which two reports were submitted by Member States. The reports for the years 2003-2004 covered the EU-15 Member States, and those for 2005-2007 covered the EU-27 Member States. This report provides findings for 27 Member States under the SED ((Solvents Directive) and 25 Member States under the IPPCD.

Meanwhile, both Directives, together with five other pieces of legislation, have been merged and recast in the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) . The new IED has been agreed in principle between the Council and the European Parliament and it is expected to be formally adopted by the co-legislators by the end of 2010. Shortcomings identified in previous reports or during the current reporting period have largely been tackled by the IED.

IPPCD: the report of the Member States on the implementation of the IPPCD has revealed a need for some countries to finalise the issuing of permits in order to ensure compliance with the Directive. The Commission supervised and supported Member States in the task of issuing permits in order to meet the Directive's deadline of 30 October 2007. However, many Member States did not comply with this obligation. As a result of the lack of progress in the granting and reconsidering of permits, the Commission opened infringement cases against Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Austria, France, Ireland and Sweden. So far, all but four of these cases have been referred to the European Court of Justice, which ruled on the first case in 2010 against Belgium for failing to meet the Directive's deadline.

In addition, case studies undertaken by the Commission have shown that permits are not based sufficiently on Best Available Techniques ( BAT ). Furthermore, a number of other issues are also identified, such as the need for a more coherent inspection mechanism , the need to reduce administrative burden and the inability of the IPPCD to meet certain key policy objectives. These issues should for the most part be tackled through the IED.

SED : the reporting by Member States on the implementation of the SED prior to the final implementation deadline for existing installations revealed no major horizontal issues . Implementation of SED in the dry cleaning sector has presented some problems due to the specific features of the sector, but useful simplified approaches are being developed.

By the end of 2007, about 53 000 existing installations covered by the SED were operated in the EU-27 Member States.

The SED offers Member States two main possibilities for individual installations to achieve the required VOC emission reduction - they must comply either with emission limit values or with equivalent targets defined under a reduction scheme. The information reported shows that in many Member States very few installations, if any, apply the reduction scheme option. Derogations were reported by about half of the Member States, but they accounted for less than 0.01% of the total number of installations. On the basis of the information received, it was not possible to assess the criteria used or the alternative conditions required.

Future Directive on Industrial Emissions : the IED which is awaiting final adoption will merge seven Directives, including the IPPCD and the SED, into a single legal instrument. This will clarify the interaction between all these legal instruments and streamline many important provisions, including those related to monitoring and reporting.

The IED greatly strengthens the importance of BAT in the permitting procedure and addresses certain shortcomings of the IPPCD, in particular with regard to permit reviews and inspections. It is expected that implementation by Member States will become more effective once the IED enters into force.

Future action : there are still plans for another reporting cycle for the SED (2008-2010) and for the IPPCD (2009-2011) before the IED enters into force, and the Commission will continue to follow up the implementation of these two pieces of legislation. At the same time, the Commission will also prepare the ground for supporting and promoting the transposition and implementation of the IED by the Member States.

2002/06/27
   EU - Implementing legislative act
1999/03/29
   Final act published in Official Journal
1999/03/11
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
1999/03/11
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
1999/03/11
   CSL - Council Meeting
1998/12/15
   EC - Modified legislative proposal
1998/12/14
   EC - Modified legislative proposal published
1998/10/21
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading
1998/10/21
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
Documents
1998/10/20
   EP - Debate in Parliament
1998/10/13
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
1998/10/13
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1998/10/12
   EP - Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading
Documents
1998/07/02
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1998/06/22
   EC - Commission communication on Council's position
1998/06/16
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1998/06/16
   CSL - Council Meeting
1998/06/15
   CSL - Council position published
Documents
1998/03/25
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1998/03/24
   EC - Modified legislative proposal published
1998/03/23
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1998/01/14
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1998/01/14
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
1998/01/13
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

Pointing out that the proposed directive envisaged a number of solutions from which enterprises could choose, the rapporteur stressed that the Commission should supplement its proposal by including a new initiative covering paint used in the building industry or by weekend painters doing DIY. In this respect, Mr Cabrol suggested an information campaign promoting the staggering throughout the year of painting work by non-professionals which contributed to ozone peaks during the summer because of the heat. He also called for better consumer information and the raising of awareness in the industry generally so that producers made paint containing fewer solvents. Commissioner Bjerregaard said that Amendments Nos 4, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26 (in part) and 37 were acceptable. However, she rejected Amendments Nos 3, 6, 8, 19, 22, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 42, 43 and 45-47.

1997/12/09
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
1997/12/09
   EP - Vote in committee
1997/12/08
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
1997/07/02
   EP - RÜBIG Paul (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ECON
1997/06/19
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
1997/06/19
   CSL - Council Meeting
1997/05/28
   ESC - Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report
1997/04/07
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
1997/03/19
   EP - CABROL Christian E.A. (UFE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
1997/03/19
   EP - CABROL Christian E.A. (UFE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
1997/03/03
   CSL - Debate in Council
Documents
1997/03/03
   CSL - Council Meeting
1996/11/06
   EC - Legislative proposal
1996/11/05
   EC - Legislative proposal published

Documents

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  • date: 1996-11-06T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1996&nu_doc=538 title: EUR-Lex url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1997:099:TOC title: OJ C 099 26.03.1997, p. 0032 title: COM(1996)0538 summary: type: Legislative proposal body: EC
  • date: 1997-05-28T00:00:00 docs: url: https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:0597)(documentyear:1997)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES0597/1997 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1997:287:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 287 22.09.1997, p. 0055 summary: type: Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report body: ESC
  • date: 1997-10-22T00:00:00 docs: title: PE223.808 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 1997-11-28T00:00:00 docs: title: PE223.808/AM type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 1997-12-02T00:00:00 docs: title: PE223.940/DEF committee: ECON type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 1997-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1997-406&language=EN title: A4-0406/1997 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:014:TOC title: OJ C 014 19.01.1998, p. 0005 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 1998-01-14T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:034:TOC title: OJ C 034 02.02.1998, p. 0057-0083 title: T4-0016/1998 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 1998-03-25T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=190 title: EUR-Lex url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:126:TOC title: OJ C 126 24.04.1998, p. 0008 title: COM(1998)0190 summary: type: Modified legislative proposal body: EC
  • date: 1998-06-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=7187%2F98&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 07187/3/1998 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1998:248:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 248 07.08.1998, p. 0001 summary: type: Council position body: CSL
  • date: 1998-06-22T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=SECfinal&an_doc=1998&nu_doc=1035 title: EUR-Lex title: SEC(1998)1035 summary: type: Commission communication on Council's position body: EC
  • date: 1998-08-14T00:00:00 docs: title: PE227.833/A type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 1998-09-30T00:00:00 docs: title: PE227.833/AM8 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 1998-10-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1998-358&language=EN title: A4-0358/1998 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:1998:341:TOC title: OJ C 341 09.11.1998, p. 0003 type: Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 1998-10-21T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:1998:341:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ C 341 09.11.1998, p. 0066-0070 title: T4-0611/1998 summary: type: Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading body: EP
  • date: 2002-06-27T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32002D0529 title: 32002D0529 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2002:172:TOC title: OJ L 172 02.07.2002, p. 0057 type: Implementing legislative act body: EU
  • date: 2010-10-25T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2010/0593/COM_COM(2010)0593_EN.doc title: COM(2010)0593 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2010&nu_doc=593 title: EUR-Lex summary: The Commission presented a report on the implementation of Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control and Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations. The report deals with the third reporting period of the IPPCD (2006-2008), building on the analysis carried out in previous reports on the implementation of this Directive. For the SED, it relates to the implementation period 2003-2007, during which two reports were submitted by Member States. The reports for the years 2003-2004 covered the EU-15 Member States, and those for 2005-2007 covered the EU-27 Member States. This report provides findings for 27 Member States under the SED ((Solvents Directive) and 25 Member States under the IPPCD. Meanwhile, both Directives, together with five other pieces of legislation, have been merged and recast in the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) . The new IED has been agreed in principle between the Council and the European Parliament and it is expected to be formally adopted by the co-legislators by the end of 2010. Shortcomings identified in previous reports or during the current reporting period have largely been tackled by the IED. IPPCD: the report of the Member States on the implementation of the IPPCD has revealed a need for some countries to finalise the issuing of permits in order to ensure compliance with the Directive. The Commission supervised and supported Member States in the task of issuing permits in order to meet the Directive's deadline of 30 October 2007. However, many Member States did not comply with this obligation. As a result of the lack of progress in the granting and reconsidering of permits, the Commission opened infringement cases against Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Austria, France, Ireland and Sweden. So far, all but four of these cases have been referred to the European Court of Justice, which ruled on the first case in 2010 against Belgium for failing to meet the Directive's deadline. In addition, case studies undertaken by the Commission have shown that permits are not based sufficiently on Best Available Techniques ( BAT ). Furthermore, a number of other issues are also identified, such as the need for a more coherent inspection mechanism , the need to reduce administrative burden and the inability of the IPPCD to meet certain key policy objectives. These issues should for the most part be tackled through the IED. SED : the reporting by Member States on the implementation of the SED prior to the final implementation deadline for existing installations revealed no major horizontal issues . Implementation of SED in the dry cleaning sector has presented some problems due to the specific features of the sector, but useful simplified approaches are being developed. By the end of 2007, about 53 000 existing installations covered by the SED were operated in the EU-27 Member States. The SED offers Member States two main possibilities for individual installations to achieve the required VOC emission reduction - they must comply either with emission limit values or with equivalent targets defined under a reduction scheme. The information reported shows that in many Member States very few installations, if any, apply the reduction scheme option. Derogations were reported by about half of the Member States, but they accounted for less than 0.01% of the total number of installations. On the basis of the information received, it was not possible to assess the criteria used or the alternative conditions required. Future Directive on Industrial Emissions : the IED which is awaiting final adoption will merge seven Directives, including the IPPCD and the SED, into a single legal instrument. This will clarify the interaction between all these legal instruments and streamline many important provisions, including those related to monitoring and reporting. The IED greatly strengthens the importance of BAT in the permitting procedure and addresses certain shortcomings of the IPPCD, in particular with regard to permit reviews and inspections. It is expected that implementation by Member States will become more effective once the IED enters into force. Future action : there are still plans for another reporting cycle for the SED (2008-2010) and for the IPPCD (2009-2011) before the IED enters into force, and the Commission will continue to follow up the implementation of these two pieces of legislation. At the same time, the Commission will also prepare the ground for supporting and promoting the transposition and implementation of the IED by the Member States. type: Follow-up document body: EC
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  • date: 1997-12-09T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary:
  • date: 1997-12-09T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A4-1997-406&language=EN title: A4-0406/1997
  • date: 1998-01-13T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=19980113&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: Pointing out that the proposed directive envisaged a number of solutions from which enterprises could choose, the rapporteur stressed that the Commission should supplement its proposal by including a new initiative covering paint used in the building industry or by weekend painters doing DIY. In this respect, Mr Cabrol suggested an information campaign promoting the staggering throughout the year of painting work by non-professionals which contributed to ozone peaks during the summer because of the heat. He also called for better consumer information and the raising of awareness in the industry generally so that producers made paint containing fewer solvents. Commissioner Bjerregaard said that Amendments Nos 4, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26 (in part) and 37 were acceptable. However, she rejected Amendments Nos 3, 6, 8, 19, 22, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 42, 43 and 45-47.
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