1. THE NEC DIRECTIVE
Gijs van Luyn
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2. NEC-directive addresses national governments
The NEC-directive addresses national governments and does not contain rules for individual installations.
Why this presentation? To give an understanding why certain rules are implemented in the Czech Republic.

3. What are national emissions ceilings?
Limits on the total amount of emissions of pollutants allowed from domestic industry
Limits that progressively reduce over a period of time
Shared limits that have to be allocated out amongst operators

4. National Emissions Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC)
Aims to limit acidifying and eutrophying pollutants and ozone precursors by establishing national emissions ceilings for:
Sulphur dioxide
Volatile organic compounds
Oxides of nitrogen
Ammonia

5. Purpose of NEC Directive
By 2010:
Reduce ground level critical loads of acidification by 50%
Reduce the critical level of health related ground level ozone exposure by 66%
Reduce the critical level of vegetation related ground level ozone exposure by 33%

6. Requirements of NEC Directive
Develop a programme for the reduction of national emissions of relevant pollutants
Submit annual emission inventories for the relevant pollutants

7. Why do we need NEC? Legal requirements National European International
To reduce environmental impacts
Critical loads
Climate change

8. Why do we need national NEC when there are other directives regulating the same emissions?
Focuses environmental policy more on outcomes rather than mechanisms
Less focus on technological performance
NEC gives certainty of outcome

9. IPPC installation limits must be set to protect local environments !
DON’T FORGET
National ceilings provide an additional tool for providing a high level of protection of the environment as a whole but:
IPPC installation limits must be set to protect local environments !

10. Any Questions?