On the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Benoît Lutgen
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development gives its opinion on the Commission's proposal to revise the Industrial Emissions Directive, asking the lead committee to take its amendments into account.¶ The rapporteur argues the agricultural chapter should be reworked: cattle farms should be removed from the scope, and the status quo kept for the pork and poultry sector.¶¶ The amendments limit the chapter to large-scale rearing of pigs and poultry, set thresholds of 40 000 places for poultry, 2 000 for production pigs, 750 for sows, or 750 livestock units.¶¶ They add a simplified registration procedure, a six-month deadline for permits, transition time for new permit conditions, and access to financing for farmers.¶¶¶ They also delete the aggregation rule, the operator's monitoring and land-spreading obligations, and the rules on collective compensation actions.¶¶¶
Committee position. The committee asks the lead committee to take into account its amendments, which remove cattle from the directive's scope, limit the chapter to large-scale pig and poultry rearing, add a simplified registration procedure and delete several operator obligations and compensation rules.¶¶¶
Key points
- The rapporteur says including agriculture in a directive on industrial emissions is ill-advised and that the agricultural chapter must be extensively reworked.¶¶¶
- The rapporteur asks that cattle farms be removed from the directive's scope, arguing the requirements would burden breeders without effectively reducing emissions.¶
- The rapporteur says the status quo should be maintained for the pork and poultry sector, and that ammonia reduction is already addressed under Directive (EU) 2016/2284.¶
- The amendments rename the directive to cover industrial and agricultural emissions and delete the definition of 'cattle'.¶¶
- The chapter is to apply to large-scale rearing of pigs and poultry reaching thresholds of 40 000 places for poultry, 2 000 for production pigs, 750 for sows, or 750 livestock units.¶¶
- Member States may set up a simplified registration procedure for farms, with a notification by the farmer, avoiding administrative burden and additional costs.¶
- Member States must issue permits or confirm registration within six months of the farmer's application, and give farms transition time to comply with new permit conditions.¶¶
- The Commission and Member States must ensure farmers have access to sufficient financing to develop and modernise installations.¶¶
- The aggregation rule treating nearby installations as a single unit is deleted, and the operator's monitoring, record-keeping and land-spreading obligations are deleted.¶¶¶
- The public concerned may be consulted on permits for new or substantially changed farms, and documents are made available upon request rather than systematically online.¶¶¶
- Operating rules are to be established with farmers' cooperation, based on integral assessment, covering emerging techniques and offering a wide range of options without prescribing a technique.¶¶¶
- The rules allowing non-governmental organisations to bring collective compensation actions are deleted, and the burden of proof in compensation claims is changed.¶¶
Who is affected
- Cattle breeders: the committee proposes removing cattle farms from the directive's scope.¶
- Pig and poultry farmers: the chapter would apply to large-scale rearing above set thresholds, with a simplified registration option.¶¶
- Farmers' representatives: to be consulted in the review procedure and involved in establishing operating rules.¶¶
- The Commission: to report on the impact of the authorisation system on farm economic viability one year after full implementation.¶
Figures and deadlines
- More than 40 000 places for poultry.¶
- More than 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg).
- More than 750 places for sows.
- 750 livestock unit (LSU) or more.
- Permits or registration to be issued within six months from the farmer's application.¶
- Permit conditions to comply with operating rules within 42 months of entry into force of the delegated act.¶
- Time limits for emerging techniques may be extended up to 17 years.¶
- Competent authority to reconsider and update the permit within two months from the farmer's notification.¶