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What it is

Spanish pollution prevention law updated to match EU industrial emissions rules

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 28 January 2013. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill amending Law 16/2002, of July 1, on the integrated prevention and control of pollution, and Law 22/2011, of July 28, on waste and contaminated land.

Follow this law

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000035· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The law adapts Law 16/2002 on integrated pollution prevention and control to the 2010 EU Industrial Emissions Directive, which merges several earlier directives into one.
  2. The deadline to decide on applications for an integrated environmental authorization drops from ten to nine months, and the duty to renew it every eight years is removed. Instead, the competent authority will review it within four years after the publication of the conclusions on best available techniques.
  3. When an activity uses, produces or emits relevant hazardous substances, a baseline report on the condition of soil and groundwater is required before starting. After the installation closes, the operator must compare that condition and fix any significant pollution it caused.
  4. Integrated environmental authorizations already granted must be updated to fit the new directive before January 7, 2014, through a simplified procedure.
  5. Waste permits for installations covered by Law 16/2002 will no longer renew automatically every eight years; their term will match that of the integrated environmental authorization.
  6. The Government must produce, within one year, a consolidated text combining Law 16/2002 and the statutory rules on industrial emissions.

Who it affects

  • Industrial companies listed in Annex 1 of Law 16/2002, which need an integrated environmental authorization to operate, modify or close their installations.: New deadlines, baseline report and closure obligations.
  • Autonomous Communities (Comunidades Autónomas): They must update and review authorizations, inspect installations and publish information.
  • Municipal councils: They issue the urban planning report and receive notice of decisions.
  • Citizens and environmental organizations: They can take part in the procedures and access public information.
  • Waste managers: Their permits are aligned with the term of the integrated environmental authorization.

Words worth knowing

Autorización ambiental integrada (AAI)
A permit from the Autonomous Community to run an industrial installation, setting conditions to protect the environment and health.
Mejores técnicas disponibles (MTD)
Best available techniques: the most effective and advanced ways to cut pollution, used as the reference for emission limits.
Valores límite de emisión (VLE)
Emission limit values: the maximum amount or concentration of pollution an installation may release.
Informe base
Baseline report: a document recording the state of soil and groundwater before the activity starts, so it can be compared after closure.
Texto refundido
Consolidated text: a single rule that gathers and organizes several laws on the same subject.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced28 January 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted29 January 2013The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments1 February 2013Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee7 March 2013A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate10 April 2013The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE23 May 2013It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Jan 2013Feb 2013Mar 2013Apr 201311. 28 January 2013: Presentación22. 29 January 2013: Comisión de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Publicación desde 29/01/2013 hasta 01/02/201333. 29 January 2013: Calificación44. 1 February 2013: Comisión de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Enmiendas desde 01/02/2013 hasta 07/03/201355. 7 March 2013: Comisión de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Informe desde 07/03/2013 hasta 19/03/201366. 19 March 2013: Comisión de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 19/03/2013 hasta 10/04/201377. 10 April 2013: Senado desde 10/04/2013 hasta 08/05/201388. 8 May 2013: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 08/05/2013 hasta 23/05/201399. 23 May 2013: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 23/05/2013 hasta 25/06/2013

23 May 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 191 yes · 2 no · 126 abst.

Voted on: Remaining amendments

This law had 2 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 8 of sitting 108· updated 10 Nov

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The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of GC-CiU and Popular en el Congreso. 6 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 39 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 39
  • Against: 0
  • Abstained: 4
  • Tie: 9
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista110
2 in favour · 100 abst. · 8 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
4 abst. · 1 did not vote
Mixto18
2 in favour · 2 against · 6 abst. · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU16
14 in favour · 2 did not vote
GIP11
11 abst.
GUPyD5
5 abst.
Popular en el Congreso185
173 in favour · 12 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 5/2013, of June 11, amending Law 16/2002, of July 1, on the integrated prevention and control of pollution, and Law 22/2011, of July 28, on waste and contaminated soils.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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