Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)

The IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) process was implemented into Czech law on 1 January 2003, when Act No 76/2002 on integrated pollution prevention and control, on an integrated pollution register and amending certain acts (the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Act) entered into force. Integrated prevention is a set of measures aimed at preventing pollution, reducing emissions to air, water and soil, reducing waste generation and recovering waste in order to achieve a high overall level of environmental protection. The technical performance of the plant, in particular in terms of emission levels and waste levels, material and energy performance, environmental management method and tools, is compared with BAT (Best Available Techniques). These are incorporated into the European Best Available Techniques Reference Documents (BREFs). There are around 1 600 installations on the territory of the Czech Republic which are subject to the obligation to hold an integrated permit. The obligation to have an integrated permit is based on Act No 76/2002 Coll. and concerns the installations listed in Annex 1 to this Act. Installations with or having an integrated permit are shown on this map layer. More at www.mzp.cz/ippc.