The Final Meeting for the review of the best available techniques reference document for the Ceramic Manufacturing Industry (CER BREF) took place as a hybrid meeting between 2 and 6 February 2026. Over 130 experts, representing EU Member States, industry, environmental NGOs, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) and services of the Commission, participated in the meeting to finalise the first BAT conclusions under the IED 2.0.
The Kick-off Meeting report for the drawing up of the Best Available Techniques Reference Document for landfills (LAN BREF) is available on the EU-BRITE website. The KoM took place in hybrid format from 6 - 9 October 2025.
The Final Meeting for the review of the best available techniques reference document for the Ceramic Manufacturing Industry (CER BREF) will take place as a hybrid meeting between 2 and 6 February 2026.
The drawing up of the BAT reference document (BREF) for the production of batteries in gigafactories, henceforth referred to as the ‘PBG BREF’, has started with the activation of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on 16 December 2025.
The Kick-off Meeting for the drawing up of the best available techniques reference document for Landfills (LAN BREF) took place as a hybrid meeting from 6 to 9 October 2025. A total of 166 experts, 82 in person and 84 online, representing EU Member States and Norway, industry, environmental NGOs, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) and services of the Commission, participated in the meeting.
The Kick-off Meeting for the drawing up of the best available techniques reference document for Landfills (LAN BREF) will take place as a hybrid meeting from 6 to 9 October 2025.
The Kick-off Meeting report for the drawing up of the Best Available Techniques Reference Document for mineral extraction, including on-site processing operations (MIN BREF) is available on the EU-BRITE website. The KoM took place in hybrid format from 2 - 5 December 2024.
The Kick-off Meeting for the drawing up of the Uniform Conditions for Operating Rules for Livestock (pig and poultry) rearing (UCOL) took place as a hybrid meeting from 25 – 27 February 2025. Over 140 experts – 60 in person and 80 online – participated in the meeting, representing EU Member States and Norway, livestock associations, an environmental NGO, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and services of the Commission.
The frontloading of information for the Reference Document on Best Available Techniques for landfills (LAN BREF) has started. The LAN Technical Working Group is invited to provide initial information through the LAN BREF frontloading survey by 16 April 2025.
The first draft of the revised BREF for the Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics (STM BREF) is available on the EU-BRITE website. The deadline to provide comments is 9 May 2025.
