Revised Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Intensive Rearing of Poultry or Pigs (IRPP BREF)

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1 Revised Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Intensive Rearing of Poultry or Pigs (IRPP BREF) 8 th IED Article 13 forum meeting Final draft for the opinion of the IED Article 13 forum German Giner Santonja and Konstantinos Georgitzikis European Commission, Joint Research Centre

2 Outline of the presentation Scope of the IRPP BREF Overview of the review process Collection of information and data Structure of the IRPP BREF and BAT conclusions Key features of the BAT conclusions Comments received from IED Article 13 forum members Alternative wording of BAT conclusions 30 to 34 Important remarks on the review process Key points proposed for discussion 2

3 Scope of the IRPP BREF The BREF concerns the activities specified in point 6.6 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely: 6.6. Intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: (a) with more than places for poultry; (b) with more than places for production of pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows. 3

4 Overview of the review process (1/3) Main steps Date TWG reactivation March 2008 Kick-off meeting June 2009 Collection of information (deadline) February 2010 Publication of the IED in the OJEU December 2010 Draft 1 March 2011 TWG subgroup meeting (Seville) April 2011 Commenting period, 2000 comments (deadline) May

5 Overview of the review process (2/3) Main steps Date Informal TWG meeting (Brussels) February 2013 Draft 2 (including proposal for BAT conclusions) Commenting period, 2737 comments (deadline) Background Paper + BAT conclusions for final TWG meeting Final TWG meeting August 2013 October October November

6 Overview of the review process (3/3) Main steps Date Revised Draft 2 after final TWG meeting May 2015 Commenting period, 169 comments (deadline) Final Draft for the opinion of the IED Article 13 forum Proposal for alternative wording of BAT conclusions 30 to 34 June August September

7 Collection of information and data Initial information collection on key environmental issues and techniques applied Data collection (from 10 EU Member States): 212 questionnaires received (February 2010) from the TWG and other information provided at a later stage were taken on board 775 pieces of emission data (ammonia, dust, odour) 229 pieces of excretion data (total N, total P) 11 site visits in 6 Member States (DE, DK, FR, IE, NL, UK) 670 references included in the final draft BREF 7

8 Structure of the IRPP BREF and BATC The BREF document follows the basic structure and content as set out in the BREF Guidance The structure of the BAT conclusions: Scope, definitions and general considerations 5.1 General BAT conclusions 5.2 BAT conclusions for the intensive rearing of pigs 5.3 BAT conclusions for the intensive rearing of poultry 5.4 Description of techniques 8

9 Key features of the BAT conclusions (1/2) 34 BAT conclusions in total, covering the following environmental issues from on-farm processes and activities: ammonia emissions to air from animal housing (including new 7 BAT-AELs for 6 animal categories of pigs or poultry) nutritional management (including new 13 BAT-AEPLs for N and P excreted for different animal categories of pigs or poultry) monitoring (N/P excretion, ammonia, dust, odour and process parameters) manure landspreading (including 1 BAT-AEPL for time delay between manure landspreading and incorporation) 9

10 Key features of the BAT conclusions (2/2) emissions from solid manure and slurry storage manure processing emissions from the whole production process emissions of noise, dust and odour environmental management systems and good housekeeping efficient use of water and energy waste water 10

11 Comments received from IED Article 13 forum members TOTAL 58 Considered consensual Considered consensual subject to certain amendments Considered as representing the views of certain members Comments on the process - not to be included in the forum opinion 8 MS (AT, BE, DE, DK, IE, IT, PL, UK), EEB, ESPP CCB * 1 1 HU * 3 1 * as these comments were received too late, they will not be included in the opinion of the IED Article 13 Forum 11

12 Alternative wording of BAT conclusions 30 to 34 Aim: to improve the clarity and consistency of the description of some techniques and to express more clearly that the focus is on the techniques aimed at reducing NH 3 emissions from animal housing, while indicating the type of housing system(s) for which they are applicable Applicability restrictions related to animal welfare legislation are no longer necessary (e.g. for pigs, laying hens, ducks) because BAT conclusions apply without prejudice to other relevant legislation, e.g. on animal welfare The alternative wording proposed seems to be broadly supported by the IED Article 13 forum. 12

13 Important remarks on the review process (1/2) The reference system (baseline used to calculate NH 3 reduction efficiency of techniques) is not reported in BAT conclusions, but is addressed in the IRPP BREF The IRPP BREF review process and the BAT conclusions have been derived following the BREF Guidance BAT conclusions contain long lists of techniques showing the variability of intensive rearing of poultry or pigs in the EU-28. The list of techniques is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive 13

14 Important remarks on the review process (2/2) Valuable inputs from TWG subgroup activities undertaken by TWG members have been taken into account: Contributions from meetings in Paris (November 2013) and Madrid (January 2014) by some Member States TWG members (BE, ES, FR, NL, UK) Assessment of techniques from experts coordinated by Denmark and the Netherlands (July 2014) 14

15 Clarification on BAT 31.b0 (comment 39 (IT#1)) Table 5.5: BAT-AELs for ammonia emissions to air from an animal house for laying hens Parameter Ammonia expressed as NH 3 Item for clarification Type of housing BAT-AEL (kg NH 3 /animal place/year) Cage system Non-cage system ( 1 ) ( 1 ) For existing plants using forced ventilation system and an infrequent manure removal (in case of deep litter with a manure pit) in combination with a measure achieving a high dry matter content of the manure nutritional management techniques, the upper end of the BAT-AEL is 0.25 kg NH 3 /animal place/year. The upper end of 0.25 corresponds with reported emission data from a deep litter system combined with high dry matter content. 15

16 Key points proposed for discussion (1/3) Current formulation of BAT 3.a: Reduce the crude protein content by using a balanced diet based on net energy for pigs (or metabolisable energy for poultry) and digestible amino acids Generally applicable. Forum comment 6 (DE#2): BAT 3.a should read: "Reduce the crude protein content by using a N-balanced diet" Proposed amendment of BAT 3.a for discussion: Reduce the crude protein content by using a N-balanced diet based on the energy needs net energy for pigs (or metabolisable energy for poultry) and digestible amino acids Generally applicable. 16

17 Key points proposed for discussion (2/3) Current formulation of BAT 31.a (alternative wording): In case of cage systems (enriched or unenriched): Generally Manure removal by belts with at least: applicable. - one removal per week with air drying; or - two removals per week without air drying. Forum comments 22 (EEB #6), 36 (DE #5), 37 (AT #2), 38 (UK #2), 40 (AT #4): Objecting to the reference to "enriched or unenriched" cages Arguing that (unenriched) cages are forbidden for laying hens and asking for adding applicability restrictions 17

18 Key points proposed for discussion (3/3) Proposed amendment of BAT 31.a for discussion: In case of cage systems (enriched or unenriched): Manure removal by belts with at least: - one removal per week with air drying; or - two removals per week without air drying. Generally applicable. 18