6. Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between BAT and clean technology?
The term "clean technology" is not synonymous with Best Available Technique (BAT). BATs thus stem from a preventive approach as close as possible to the source, and concern both curative and preventive techniques. BAT can be defined as a snapshot of the panel of least-polluting and industrially-proven technologies, i.e. the most eco-efficient for a given period.
Clean technologies, on the other hand, concern only preventive techniques. They can be defined as a manufacturing method that enables the rational use of raw materials and energy, and the reduction of the quantity of effluents polluting the environment. For industrial applications, a clean technology can only be considered a BAT within the meaning of the IPPC Directive if it has been industrially proven. The main objectives...
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Titre I er du Livre V du Code de l’environnement relatif aux Installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement, section 8 Installations visées à l'annexe I de la directive 2010/75/ UE du Parlement...
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