Air quality
European Directives
"Paints" Directive (2004/42/CE)
Vehicle refinishing bodyshops (repairs, respraying)
The Paints Directive repeals the requirements for vehicle refinishing under the Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) (1999/13/EC).
The part of the Solvent Emissions Directive to be repealed is: Solvent Emissions Directive Annex 1; Vehicle refinishing category; "the coating of road vehicles as defined in Directive 70/156/EEC, or part of them, carried out as part of vehicle repair, conservation or decoration outside of manufacturing installations".
For vehicle refinishing operators that remain regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 - operators using more than 1 tonne of solvent per year - a simplified template approach to permitting will be introduced from 01 January 2007. There will be reduced regulatory fees applicable under this new approach. Full details are in the consultation document.
The equivalent regulations in the devolved administrations for Scotland and Northern Ireland are: The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 SSI 323 and the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 SR 2003 46.
Links
- Process guidance notes (PG notes) for local authority air pollution control – Respraying of road vehicles (vehicle refinishing). See: PG6/34.
- AQ notes - Additional guidance to local authorities
Contact
For enquiries relating to the ‘Paints’ Directive please contact:
Defra
Air & Environment Quality Division
EU & International Air Quality Branch
7/E14, Ashdown House
123 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6DE
Email: air.quality@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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Page published 17 December 2004