Definitions and main concepts
Meilleures techniques disponibles (MTD)

Best Available Technique, BAT: BAT is defined as the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation. They must demonstrate their practical suitability as a basis for emission limit values aimed at avoiding and, where this is not possible, generally reducing emissions and the impact on the environment as a whole.

By "best" we mean: the most effective techniques for achieving a high general level of protection for the environment as a whole.

By "techniques" we mean both the techniques employed and the way in which the plant is designed, built, maintained, operated and decommissioned.

The term "available" refers to techniques developed on a scale that enables them to be applied in...