HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission


HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 17/10

BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR REALIZATION OF BAT AND BEP IN FOOD INDUSTRY

     
     
Adopted 13 March 1996
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION

RECALLING that according to Article 6 of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1974 (Helsinki Convention), the Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to control and minimize land-based pollution of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area, and in particular eutrophication processes,

RECOGNISING that plants of food industry are notable sources of discharges of organic matters and nutrients to water,

DESIRING to implement new environmental management standards in food industry environmental performance,

DESIRING ALSO to improve knowledge on food products life-cycle assessment,