European Union (Large Combustion Plants) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 566 of 2012).

These Regulations transpose Chapter III and Annex V of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions. They apply to large combustion plants (as defined) irrespective of the type of fuel used, and set out special provisions in order to reduce acidification, ground-level ozone and particles by controlling emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust (particulate matter (PM)) from large combustion plants in power stations and industrial installations running on solid, liquid or gaseous fuel. Combustion plants must comply with emission limit values (ELVs), which shall be enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Agency shall set limits for each plant on the maximum concentration of a pollutant emitted by the plant. Maximum concentration standards are set for both new and existing plant and revised ELVs are to apply from 2016. These Regulations allow for a Transitional National Plan (TNP) to be notified to the European Commission for consideration for approval. A TNP may be applied to older combustion plants to cover a transitional period.