BVT-Merkblatt zu Abwasser- und Abgasbehandlung

Annexes
Art. 5.17.2.10
Only containers of which the filler pipe is provided with a green sticker or plate, as referred to
in article 5.17.2.9, may be filled, replenished and operated.
Containers of which the filler pipe is provided with an orange sticker or plate, as referred to in
article 5.17.2.9, may be filled or replenished during a transitional period of a maximum of 6
months starting on the first day of the month following the month mentioned on the orange
sticker or plate. In this case a new control must take place before the expiry of the aforementioned
term.
Containers of which the filler pipe is provided with a red sticker or plate, as referred to in article
5.17.2.9, may in no event be filled or replenished.
Art. 5.17.2.11
§ 1. The following are considered as existing containers for the storage of P1, P2, P3 or P4
products:
1. containers of which operation was licensed on 1 January 1993 or for which the application
for the renewal of the environmental licence was being processed on the aforementioned date
by the competent authority
2. containers which on 1 September 1991 had already been brought into use and without the
application of title I of the General Regulations for Labour Safety were not classified as hazardous,
unhealthy or nuisance-producing establishments
3. containers for which before 1 July 1993 notification took place in accordance with the provisions
of Title I of VLAREM.
These containers continue to be existing containers, also with the renewal of the environmental
licence.
§ 2. Existing containers for the storage of other than P1, P2, P3 or P4 products are containers of
which their operation was licensed on 1 May 1999 or for which the application for the renewal
of the environmental licence was being processed on the aforementioned date by the competent
authority.
These containers continue to be existing containers, also with the renewal of the environmental
licence.
§ 3. The distance and prohibitory rules as well as the provisions of this section concerning the
method of construction and installation of the containers, the associated ducts and the filling
point are not applicable to existing containers.
§ 4. The general inspection as referred to in article 5.17.2.8, § 2 must take place for a first time
no later than on the dates mentioned in the table below, depending on the location, the nature of
the stored liquid and the category.
Location with respect to water abstraction
areas or protected zones
Product Category Inside Outside
P1, P2 1, 2, 3 1 August 1997 1 August 1999
P3, P4 1, 2 1 August 1997 1 August 1999
P3, P4 3 1 August 1998 1 August 2000
Other 1, 2, 3 1 January 2002 1 January 2003
In anticipation of this general inspection the containers may continue to be used.
Before the same dates a corrosiveness inspection in accordance with article 5.17.2.4, § 3 must
take place on the following buried metal containers with an individual water content capacity of
5000 l or those for the storage of P3 and/or P4 products from 10000 l as well as the associated
ducts:
388 Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment