This Directive lays down rules on integrated prevention and control of pollution arising from industrial activities.
It also lays down rules designed to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to continuously reduce emissions into air, water and land, to prevent the generation of waste, improve resource efficiency, and to promote the circular economy and decarbonisation, in order to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment taken as a whole.
This Directive shall apply to the industrial activities giving rise to pollution referred to in Chapters II to VIa.
This Directive shall not apply to research activities, development activities or the testing of new products and processes.
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation or combustion plant, waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant is operated without a permit.
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may set a procedure for the registration of installations covered only by Chapter V or Chapter VIa.
The procedure for registration shall be specified in a binding act and include at least a notification to the competent authority by the operator of the intention to operate an installation.
Member States may opt to provide that a permit cover two or more installations or parts of installations operated by the same operator on the same site.
Where a permit covers two or more installations, it shall contain conditions to ensure that each installation complies with the requirements of this Directive.
Member States may opt to provide that a permit cover several parts of an installation operated by different operators. In such cases, the permit shall specify the responsibilities of each operator.