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NanoMemPro IPPC Database
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<p>The NanoMemPro IPPC database focus the operations where membranes are introduced as Best Available Techniques in the industrial areas addressed by the IPPC Directive. The <a href="/facts/Integrated_Pollution_Prevention_and_Control/lAIC5JMn">Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control</a> (IPPC) Directive was adopted by the <a href="/facts/European_Council/QLJLlbkt">European Council</a> on September 24, 1996. It defines the obligations with which highly polluting industrial and agricultural activities must comply. </p><p>It establishes a procedure for authorizing these activities: a permit is issued if certain environmental conditions are met. The IPPC Directive aims to minimise pollution from various sources throughout the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> (it concerns both new and existing installations). To do so, all industrial installations covered by the Annex I of the IPPC Directive (see ) are required to obtain an authorisation (permit) from the authorities in the EU countries before they are allowed to operate. The permits granted must be based on the concept of <a href="/facts/Best_available_technology/af7HYhPw">Best Available Techniques</a> (or BAT). </p>