ANNEX II

ANNEX II

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6

All emission limit values set out in this Annex are defined at a temperature of 273,15 K, a pressure of 101,3 kPa and after correction for the water vapour content of the waste gases and at a standardised O2 content of 6 % for medium combustion plants using solid fuels, 3 % for medium combustion plants, other than engines and gas turbines, using liquid and gaseous fuels and 15 % for engines and gas turbines.

PART 1

Emission limit values for existing medium combustion plants

Table 1

Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for existing medium combustion plants with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW, other than engines and gas turbines

Pollutant	Solid biomass	Other solid fuels	Gas oil	Liquid fuels other than gas oil	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2	200 (1)  (2)	1 100	—	350	—	200 (3)
NOx	650	650	200	650	250	250
Dust	50	50	—	50	—	—

Table 2

Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for existing medium combustion plants with a rated thermal input greater than 5 MW, other than engines and gas turbines

Pollutant	Solid biomass	Other solid fuels	Gas oil	Liquid fuels other than gas oil	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2	200 (4)  (5)	400 (6)	—	350 (7)	—	35 (8)  (9)
NOX	650	650	200	650	200	250
Dust	30 (10)	30 (10)	—	30	—	—

Table 3

Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for existing engines and gas turbines

Pollutant	Type of medium combustion plant	Gas oil	Liquid fuels other than gas oil	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2	Engines and gas turbines	—	120	—	15 (11)  (12)
NOX	Engines	190 (13)  (14)	190 (13)  (15)	190 (16)	190 (16)
	Gas turbines (17)	200	200	150	200
Dust	Engines and gas turbines	—	10 (18)	—	—

PART 2

Emission limit values for new medium combustion plants

Table 1

Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for new medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines

Pollutant	Solid biomass	Other solid fuels	Gas oil	Liquid fuels other than gas oil	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2	200 (19)	400	—	350 (20)	—	35 (21)  (22)
NOx	300 (23)	300 (23)	200	300 (24)	100	200
Dust	20 (25)	20 (25)	—	20 (26)	—	—

Table 2

Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for new engines and gas turbines

Pollutant	Type of medium combustion plant	Gas oil	Liquid fuels other than gas oil	Natural gas	Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2	Engines and gas turbines	—	120 (27)	—	15 (28)
NOx	Engines (29)  (30)	190 (31)	190 (31)  (32)	95 (33)	190
	Gas turbines (34)	75	75 (35)	50	75
Dust	Engines and gas turbines	—	10 (36)  (37)	—	—

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(1)  The value does not apply in the case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass.

(2)  300 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants firing straw.

(3)  400 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from coke ovens in the iron and steel industry.

(4)  The value does not apply in the case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass.

(5)  300 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants firing straw.

(6)   1 100 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.

(7)  Until 1 January 2030, 850 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW firing heavy fuel oil.

(8)  400 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from coke ovens, and 200 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from blast furnaces, in the iron and steel industry.

(9)  170 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.

(10)  50 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.

(11)  60 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.

(12)  130 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from coke ovens, and 65 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from blast furnaces, in the iron and steel industry.

(13)   1 850 mg/Nm3 in the following cases:

(i)	for diesel engines the construction of which commenced before 18 May 2006;

(ii)	for dual fuel engines in liquid mode.

(14)  250 mg/Nm3 in the case of engines with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.

(15)  250 mg/Nm3 in the case of engines with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW; 225 mg/Nm3 in the case of engines with a rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.

(16)  380 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in gas mode.

(17)  Emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load.

(18)  20 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.

(19)  The value does not apply in the case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass.

(20)  Until 1 January 2025, 1 700 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants which are part of SIS or MIS.

(21)  400 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from coke ovens, and 200 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from blast furnaces, in the iron and steel industry.

(22)  100 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.

(23)  500 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.

(24)  Until 1 January 2025, 450 mg/Nm3 when firing heavy fuel oil containing between 0,2 % and 0,3 % N and 360 mg/Nm3 when firing heavy fuel oil containing less than 0,2 % N in the case of plants which are part of SIS or MIS.

(25)  50 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW; 30 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.

(26)  50 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.

(27)  Until 1 January 2025, 590 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines which are part of SIS or MIS.

(28)  40 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.

(29)  Engines running between 500 and 1 500 hours per year may be exempted from compliance with those emission limit values if they are applying primary measures to limit NOx emissions and meet the emission limit values set out in footnote (4).

(30)  Until 1 January 2025 in SIS and MIS, 1 850 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in liquid mode and 380 mg/Nm3 in gas mode; 1 300 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with ≤ 1 200 rpm with a total rated thermal input less than or equal to 20 MW and 1 850 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with a total rated thermal input greater than 20 MW; 750 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with > 1 200 rpm.

(31)  225 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in liquid mode.

(32)  225 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with a total rated thermal input less than or equal to 20 MW with ≤ 1 200 rpm.

(33)  190 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in gas mode.

(34)  These emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load.

(35)  Until 1 January 2025, 550 mg/Nm3 for plants which are part of SIS or MIS.

(36)  Until 1 January 2025, 75 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines which are part of SIS or MIS.

(37)  20 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.