Preamble
Recitals 48
Chapter I - COMMON PROVISIONS (Article 1-9) 9
Chapter II - PROVISIONS FOR ACTIVITIES LISTED IN ANNEX I (Article 10-26) 19
Chapter IIA - ENABLING AND PROMOTING INNOVATION (Article 27-27e) 6
Chapter III - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMBUSTION PLANTS (Article 28-41) 15
Chapter IV - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS AND WASTE CO-INCINERATION PLANTS (Article 42-55) 14
Chapter V - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES USING ORGANIC SOLVENTS (Article 56-65) 10
Chapter VI - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INSTALLATIONS PRODUCING TITANIUM DIOXIDE (Article 66-70) 5
Chapter VIA - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR REARING POULTRY AND PIGS (Article 70a-70i) 9
Chapter VII - COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 71-84) 13
Annexes 11

organic solvent

Definitions over time (1)

06/01/2011 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Directive 2010/75/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

‘organic solvent’ means any volatile organic compound which is used for any of the following: alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials; as a cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants; as a dissolver; as a dispersion medium; as a viscosity adjuster; as a surface tension adjuster; as a plasticiser; as a preservative;