Emissierichtlijn
Emissierichtlijn is a Dutch term for a European Union directive that governs the emissions of pollutants into air, water or soil from various sources, including industrial activities and energy production. As a directive, it sets binding objectives and requirements that member states must transpose into their national law within a specified deadline. This means the exact measures and instruments used to achieve the emission limits can be chosen by each country, provided the overall goals are met.
In practice, emissierichtlijnen typically establish emission limit values, permit obligations, and monitoring and reporting duties for
Implementation and enforcement operate through national authorities, with the European Commission supervising and, if needed, pursuing
Examples of well-known EU emissierichtlijnen include the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which consolidates several prior pollution