Filling the gap in the EU air quality legislation: the medium combustion plants directive

Varvastian, Samvel 2017. Filling the gap in the EU air quality legislation: the medium combustion plants directive. IUCN AEL Journal of Environmental Law 8 , pp. 131-136.

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Abstract

The 2015 Medium Combustion Plants Directive (MCPD)1 was initially a part of the clean air legislation package initiated by the European Commission in order to achieve the short-term and long-term EU air quality objectives.2 The need for adopting the Directive was obvious: the MCPs increasingly contributed to air pollution,3 but emissions from them were not regulated at the EU level,4 even despite the fact that regulation of emissions from small and large combustion plants has already been present for a few years.5 Thus, the combustion of fuel in certain small combustion plants and appliances is covered by implementing measures as referred to in Directive 2009/125/EC,6 although further measures are urgently needed under this act in order to cover the remaining regulatory gap.7 Meanwhile, combustion of fuel in large combustion plants is covered by Directive 2010/75/EU,8 which repealed the previous Directive 2001/80/EC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Publisher:	International Union for the Conservation of Nature
ISSN:	1929-6088
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 May 2023
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2023 12:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159634

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