Pig/Poultry
The updated EU directive on industrial and livestock rearing emissions will enter into force this Sunday, August 4, revising the former IED.
Agri-Business
EU member states have given the final green light for new legislation on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
Environment
An EU farming organisation has claimed that a vote in the European Parliament this week will "discourage" the uptake of carbon farming.
The new IED, which was adopted by the European Parliament today, will impact "very small" pig and poultry farms, according to the IFA.
The European Parliament has formally adopted legislation on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), based on a deal reached in November.
Agri Politics
Members of the IFA travelled to Brussels to urge Irish MEPS to support a proposed amendment to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
Beef
The European Parliament Environment Committee vote on a compromise "should be the final determinant" in keeping cattle farms out the IED.
Dairy
The European Parliament's Environment Committee has backed the compromise reached in late November on the Industrial Emissions Directive.
The exclusion of cattle farms from new EU rules governing emissions from industrial installations has been welcomed by the ICMSA.
The agreement on the Industrial Emissions Directive has caused concern for the EU's leading farm organisation.
The agreement on revisions of the emissions directive has been welcomed as recognising "the specifics of agriculture".
Cattle farms will not be included in the revised IED following an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.
The European Parliament has voted to maintain current rules and not bring livestock farms under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Two committees of the EU Parliament have demonstrated significantly different approaches and views on the proposed expansion of the IED.
ICOS has written to Irish MEPs to highlight its concerns in relation to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
The parliament's agriculture committee has voted against proposals to put a permitting system in place for family farms under the EU IED.
The negotiating position adopted by the council on the IED, which is less strict the commission's proposal, is "far from sufficient".
The Council of the EU will seek to exclude extensive farms from increased regulations under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
Proposed changes to the Industrial Emission Directive (IED) will impact a larger proportion of EU farms than previously thought.
Minister McConalogue has said that family farms should not be regulated like industrial installations under the EU's IED.
Minister Ryan has agreed to "improving" environmental ambition to reduce the risk of harmful pollution including from the livestock sector.
The European Commission's plan to widen the scope of farms requiring permits "could jeopardise the viability of Irish family farms".
The commission's plan to extend a permitting system to a greater number of farms has been described as "onerous" by Ireland.
