The European Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control), commonly referred to as the IED or IE Directive (Industrial Emissions Directive), governs the permitting, operation, and decommissioning of industrial facilities in the EU.

The directive entered into force on January 6, 2011, and member states were required to transpose it into national law by January 7, 2013. The law and the two regulations implementing the directive entered into force on May 2, 2013.

The goal of the IED is to prevent, reduce, and, as far as possible, eliminate environmental pollution of the air, water, and soil caused by industrial facilities.

The affected facilities are subject to special monitoring and must be inspected regularly as part of on-site visits. These inspections must take place every 3 years and, for livestock facilities subject to reporting requirements under the PRTR Regulation (PRTR facilities) ( P ol utant R elease and T ransfer R egister = Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) every two years.

Facilities subject to PRTR reporting requirements are those that reach the relevant animal capacity thresholds and also exceed certain pollutant thresholds. For livestock facilities, the ammonia threshold is particularly important. This threshold is set at 10,000 kg/year.