elni Review 2014, Issue 1, pp. 13-19. https://doi.org/10.46850/elni.2014.002

The Industrial Emissions Directive (IPPC Recast) 2010/75/EU of 24 November 2010 has the objective to “lay down rules designed to prevent, or where this is not practicable, to reduce emissions into air, water and land and to prevent the generation of waste, in order to achieve a high level of protection of the environment taken as a whole.” (Article 1) setting out the so-called “integrated approach” to prevent negative impacts on all environmental media due to a certain industrial activity. 
This article illuminates shortcomings of the Industrial Emissions Directive as regards transparency in the elaboration and evaluation of certain derogations for large combustion plants. The focus lies on an EEB action concerning a Greek derogation approval decision of the European Commission, which the NGO has since contested before the General Court on 18 June 2014.

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