Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

Denmark Consultation: Draft IE Livestock Amendments to Livestock Approval Regulation

Denmark is consulting on draft amendments to its Livestock Approval Order to implement the EU Industrial Emissions Amendment Directive for large pig and poultry farms, introducing LSU-based thresholds, new IE-specific definitions, and stricter notification and information duties for intensive livestock operators. The rules are scheduled to enter into force on 1 September 2026 but will only apply four to six years after future EU operating rules are adopted, giving affected farms limited time to adjust permits, investments, and data systems before tighter IE-based controls bite around 2030.

24 May 2026, 21:10prodstoragehoeringspo.blob.core.windows.netDenmark

EU Committee of the Regions Issues Opinion on Proposal to Amend Key Waste and Industrial Emissions Directives

The EU’s Committee of the Regions has issued its opinion on the Commission’s simplification omnibus proposal to amend key waste and industrial emissions directives, aiming to streamline requirements and cut administrative burdens. This advisory step signals legislative momentum but no immediate change in obligations, so operators covered by these directives should track upcoming Parliament and Council negotiations that will determine concrete permit, monitoring, and reporting changes.

24 May 2026, 21:02eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

Netherlands Publishes Q1 2026 Overview of Implemented and Pending EU Directives

The Dutch parliament has published a Q1 2026 overview of EU directive transposition, confirming implementation of the new lead and diisocyanate occupational exposure limit directive and highlighting numerous environment and climate files still pending in the Netherlands. This gives compliance teams clear visibility that Dutch law already reflects the stricter OELs, while signalling that major air, water, waste, energy-efficiency and asbestos measures remain open and should be factored into medium-term regulatory planning.

23 May 2026, 09:16zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

Environment Agency Issues Final Appropriate Measures Guidance For Waste Battery Permitted Facilities In England

On 21 May 2026 the Environment Agency published final appropriate measures guidance for environmental permits covering facilities that treat or transfer separate collections of waste batteries in England. New and existing waste-battery operators must now align design, management, storage, treatment and emissions controls with these standards, planning rapid low-cost upgrades and staged capital improvements that will shape permitting expectations and investment decisions over the next several years.

23 May 2026, 09:08gov.ukUnited Kingdom

Castilla y León Updates Environmental Authorisation for Cobadu Feed Plant (MNS 15)

Castilla y León has approved non-substantial modification MNS 15 to the integrated environmental authorisation for Cobadu’s Villaralbo feed plant, updating the installation description, emission points, and NOx/particulate and noise-control conditions under regional and national air-quality law. This tightens site-specific air and noise controls, reinforces ongoing monitoring and reporting obligations, and signals continued regulatory focus on industrial air-quality and permit compliance in the region rather than a broader change to sector-wide rules.

22 May 2026, 10:23bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

EU Industrial Emissions Expert Group Releases Minutes From UCOL Livestock Emissions Workshop

The European Commission’s Industrial Emissions Expert Sub-Group has published minutes of an October 2025 UCOL workshop on data collection and monitoring for emissions from poultry and pig rearing under the Industrial Emissions Directive. The discussions signal a move towards harmonised, higher-quality datasets on ammonia, methane, odour, dust, and nutrient emissions that will shape future livestock operating conditions and monitoring requirements, but they do not yet create direct legal obligations for operators.

21 May 2026, 15:52circabc.europa.euEuropean Union

EU INCITE Publishes Frontloading Report to Inform 2026 Review of Iron and Steel BREF

In May 2026, the EU’s INCITE programme released a frontloading report assessing 30 innovative depollution, decarbonisation and circularity techniques for iron and steel production, and proposing 18 mature options to inform the 2026 review of the sector’s BAT reference document under the Industrial Emissions Directive. The report confirms large planned shifts to hydrogen-based direct reduced iron and electric arc steelmaking, signalling likely tighter future BAT-based emissions and resource-efficiency benchmarks that EU steel producers should factor into long-term investment and decarbonisation strategies.

20 May 2026, 10:07op.europa.euEuropean Union

Castilla y León: Public Consultation on Review of Environmental Authorisation for Nilasa S.A. Pig Farm (Adaptation to BAT)

Castilla y León has opened a 20-working-day public consultation on reviewing Nilasa S.A.’s integrated environmental authorisation for its pig farm in Gutierre-Muñoz (Ávila), to align the permit with BAT requirements and a minor expansion of the installation. This signals forthcoming BAT-driven changes to permit conditions for the site under Spain’s integrated pollution control regime, with potential implications for emissions performance, farm design and compliance documentation once the review is completed.

20 May 2026, 06:18bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Poland Proposes Amendments to Environmental Protection Law to Implement Industrial Emissions Directive (EU) 2024/1785

Poland is advancing draft amendments to its Environmental Protection Law to transpose the EU’s recast Industrial Emissions Directive, with application currently envisaged from July 2026. If adopted broadly as proposed, the law will hard‑wire BAT into permits, mandate audited environmental management systems and long‑term transformation plans, and tighten resource‑efficiency and chemicals‑management obligations for large industrial sites operating in Poland.

19 May 2026, 08:54legislacja.rcl.gov.plPolandEuropean Union

EU Parliament Written Question on Potential Delay to IED 2.0 Transposition Due to Environmental Omnibus

An MEP has submitted a priority written question asking whether the European Commission will propose delaying the 1 July 2026 transposition deadline for the revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2.0) in light of the planned Environmental Omnibus package. This signals potential political pressure to adjust IED 2.0 implementation timelines but does not yet change obligations, so operators should continue preparing for the current deadline while monitoring for any Commission proposal.

19 May 2026, 08:53europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

Ukraine Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture Announces Kyiv Roundtable on Unified Environmental Permits

Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture will host a hybrid roundtable in Kyiv on 27 May 2026 to discuss reform of industrial pollution prevention and the introduction of unified environmental permits for medium-sized installations. The event signals early alignment of Ukraine’s permitting regime with EU industrial emissions standards, so operators should anticipate upcoming changes to air, water and waste permit requirements once legislation is developed and adopted.

18 May 2026, 16:00me.gov.uaUkraine

Castilla y León Consults on BAT-Based Permit Reviews for Pig Farms in Ávila

Castilla y León has opened 20-working-day public consultations to review and adapt the environmental permits of two intensive pig farms in Ávila to Best Available Techniques requirements under Spain’s integrated pollution control law. These site-specific reviews underline that large livestock installations in the region must plan for tighter, BAT-based emission, manure-management and monitoring conditions as permits are revised.

15 May 2026, 16:21bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Opens BAT-Based Environmental Permit Reviews for Two Intensive Pig Farms in Ávila

Castilla y León’s environment authority has opened 20-working-day public consultations to review and update the integrated environmental permits of two intensive pig farms in Ávila in line with best available techniques, including a non-substantial expansion at a Nilasa, S.A. site. This signals ongoing tightening of emissions and waste controls for large livestock installations under Spain’s integrated pollution prevention regime, with affected operators needing to ensure their permit conditions and on-site management match current BAT-based expectations.

15 May 2026, 16:18bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

EU Council Presidency Explains Proposed Omnibus VIII Amendments To Waste, Industrial Emissions And Medium Combustion Plants Directives

The Council Presidency has issued an explanatory note for the 30 March 2026 Antici Group meeting that clarifies how its Omnibus VIII compromise text would amend EU waste, industrial emissions and medium combustion plants legislation to streamline reporting and permitting requirements. The proposals aim to keep core environmental protections intact while harmonising producer reporting, preserving public access to ECHA data, relocating chemicals inventory duties into permit conditions and correcting cross-references to reduce administrative complexity for operators and regulators.

15 May 2026, 16:16data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

Slovenia Drafts Position on EU Proposal to Simplify Waste and Industrial Emissions Rules

In May 2026 Slovenia prepared an updated government position supporting the European Commission’s proposal to simplify and reduce administrative burdens under key EU waste and industrial emissions directives. This signals member state backing for streamlining parts of the waste and industrial emissions framework, including reconsideration of the SCIP database, but existing obligations remain in force until any EU amendments are agreed and transposed.

15 May 2026, 15:07vrs-3.vlada.siSloveniaEuropean Union

Castile and León Opens Consultation on Environmental Authorisation Review for Nilasa S.A. Pig Farm (Espinosa de los Caballeros, Ávila)

Castile and León has opened a 20-working-day public consultation on revising Nilasa S.A.’s environmental permit for an intensive pig farm in Ávila to align with Best Available Techniques and approve a non-substantial expansion. This is a facility-specific step signalling ongoing enforcement of industrial emissions and IPPC rules in Spanish livestock, with direct implications mainly for the permit holder and local stakeholders rather than new, generally applicable obligations.

15 May 2026, 13:39bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Grants Integrated Environmental Authorisation for Ilunion LFP Battery Recycling Plant (Boecillo, Valladolid)

Castilla y León has granted an integrated environmental authorisation for Ilunion Batteries to build and operate a large LFP lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Boecillo, Valladolid, with detailed limits on capacity, emissions, wastes, monitoring and start-up timing. This permit creates a new regional hub for LFP battery recycling under the EU Industrial Emissions and Batteries frameworks, signalling rising regulatory expectations on closed-loop recovery, hazardous-waste control and BAT-level environmental performance for lithium battery value chains.

15 May 2026, 13:26bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Grants Environmental Authorisation for Ilunion Batteries LFP Recycling Plant in Boecillo

Castilla y León has issued an integrated environmental authorisation for Ilunion Batteries’ new LFP battery recycling plant in Boecillo, setting detailed conditions for emissions, waste management, water and soil protection, and monitoring. This permit confirms the project can proceed but imposes stringent IPPC, hazardous-waste and battery-regulation compliance obligations, so plant design, reporting systems and financial guarantees must align with the five-year start-up window and ongoing control requirements.

15 May 2026, 12:44bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Region Of Murcia Opens Consultation On Integrated Environmental Authorisation AAI20230018 For Repsol Cartagena Refinery

In May 2026, the Region of Murcia opened a 20-day public consultation on a substantial modification to the integrated environmental authorisation for Repsol’s Cartagena refinery, focused on water use and stormwater discharges. This signals potential changes to the refinery’s permitted water consumption and rainwater discharge conditions, so affected stakeholders may wish to review the proposal and comment before the consultation closes.

15 May 2026, 12:02borm.esSpain

Ramboll Publishes EU-Focused End-of-Life Assessment for Fluoropolymers and PFAS Emissions

A new Ramboll report for the FluoroPolymer Group consolidates EU evidence on fluoropolymer waste flows, PFAS emissions from hazardous and municipal waste incineration, and the status of broad PFAS restriction proposals up to April 2026. It highlights that potential EU-wide PFAS group restrictions, together with existing PFAS limits, could materially affect fluoropolymer use, waste management strategies, and investment decisions around incineration, landfill, recycling, and critical raw material supply.

13 May 2026, 12:48fluoropolymers.euEuropean Union