IED inspection of animal husbandry facilities: carrying out on-site visits
The European Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control), IED for short or IED (Industrial Emissions Directive), regulates the permitting, operation and decommissioning of industrial plants in the EU.
The Directive entered into force on 06.01.2011 and must be transposed into national law by the Member States by 07.01.2013. The law and the two ordinances implementing the Directive entered into force on 02.05.2013.
The aim of the IED Directive is to avoid, reduce and eliminate as far as possible the environmental pollution of air, water and soil caused by industrial plants.
The installations concerned are subject to special monitoring and must be inspected regularly as part of an on-site inspection. This must be done every 3 years and every 2 years for livestock facilities subject to the reporting obligations under the PRTR Regulation (PRTR plants) (Pollutant R elease and Transfer Register = pollutant release and transfer register).
Installations that reach the relevant number of animal places and also exceed certain pollutant thresholds are subject to PRTR. For animal husbandry, the ammonia value is particularly important. This is 10,000 kg/year.
Process flow
The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection has determined in its decree of 23.10.13 (monitoring plan, Nds. MBl. 41/2013, p. 781) how these on-site inspections are to be carried out. The competent body shall carry them out and shall use the inspection report printed in the decree for this purpose.
All environmentally relevant areas must be checked. It must also be checked whether the stable buildings (including the associated ancillary facilities such as manure storage facilities) are operated as requested and approved.
The results of the on-site visit shall be documented in the inspection report. Should deficiencies arise, the competent authority must arrange for them to be rectified.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the district, the Hanover region, the independent city and the large independent city.
Requirements
The installations covered by the Directive include intensive livestock farming or rearing of poultry and pigs with:
- 40,000 or more poultry places,
- 2,000 or more fattening pig places (pigs over 30 kg),
- 750 or more places of sows, including associated piglet rearing places (piglets weighing less than 30 kg live weight, and
- mixed stocks with a value of 100 or more of the sum of the per hundred shares up to which the number of places is exhausted.
Which documents are required?
- Application for authorisation and notification
- Maintenance logs
- If applicable, measurement reports
Further documents may be required, which will be determined by the competent body on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the competent authority.
What are the fees?
There are fees according to the General Schedule of Fees (AllGO) of the state of Lower Saxony, which are to be borne by the persons operating the plant. The amount of the fee depends on the time required.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
As a rule, the inspection is announced in good time before the inspection with a view to the provision of the necessary documents.
The result of the inspection must be communicated to the operator no later than 2 months after the date and made available to the public no later than 4 months after the appointment. The conclusion of the inspection report shall be actively made available to the public by the competent authority.
Legal basis
Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)
Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 establishing a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection
Author
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