Transposition of Directive 2024/1785/EU: the revised Industrial and Livestock Rearing Emissions Directive (IED 2.0)

CONSULTATION BRIEF

Start date: 14 April 2026

Closing date: 26 May 2026

Title of the public consultation: Transposition of Directive 2024/1785/EU: the revised Industrial and Livestock Rearing Emissions Directive (IED 2.0)

Ministry: Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness (MEEC)

Entity: Environment & Resources Authority (ERA)

  1. Background

Directive (EU) 2024/1785 introduces significant updates to the Industrial Emissions Directive.

Transposing this Directive into national legislation requires several amendments to existing legislation, as well as the drafting of new regulations concerning the intensive rearing of poultry and pigs. In total, nine legal notices have been drafted.

The Directive is transposed through one framework legal notice which sets out the general principles and obligations, and six subsidiary legal notices covering the following topics or activities:

  • Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC);
  • Large Combustion Plants;
  • Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC);
  • Waste Incineration;
  • Installations producing Titanium Dioxide;
  • Intensive Rearing of Poultry and Pigs.

The permitting mechanisms for the Intensive Rearing of Poultry and Pigs are being established through a Level III category under the Environmental Permitting (Procedure for Applications and their Determination) (Amendment) Regulations. This approach introduces a simplified permitting procedure proportionate to the sector’s environmental risk, while still ensuring effective environmental protection.

For landfills within scope of this Directive, new BAT (Best Available Techniques) conclusions will be developed, rendering existing references in the current Waste Management (Landfill) Regulations redundant. The latter Regulations are therefore being amended accordingly.

This structure aims to streamline compliance and improve clarity for affected operators by ensuring that obligations are clearly defined for each sector. It is also intended to ensure a smooth transition from the previous transposition of the Industrial Emissions Directive (EU) 2010/75.

Directive (EU) 2024/1785 introduces tighter emission limit values, reinforced requirements for the application of BAT, and increased transparency in permitting and monitoring. It also emphasizes digitalisation of permitting procedures, more robust enforcement mechanisms, and alignment of standards across Member States. Its scope has been expanded to cover a broader range of industrial activities. It now applies to a wider array of installations, including hydrogen production, and battery manufacturing amongst others. The requirements around large-scale livestock farms has been revised. The Directive promotes decarbonisation, circular economy practices, and energy efficiency by requiring the integration of updated BAT into environmental permits.

The Directive also requires the implementation of an electronic permitting system by 2035, aimed at reducing administrative burdens and improving regulatory efficiency. Enforcement mechanisms have been strengthened, with minimum penalties set at 3% of an operator’s EU-wide turnover for serious breaches, and legal avenues made available for individuals to seek redress for environmental and health-related harm.

The Directive (EU) 2024/1785 must be transposed into national law by 1st July 2026.

  1. Consultation

In line with Article 55 of the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), the public is invited to make submissions to ERA with their comments as to why and how these draft regulations could be amended.

  1. Documents

IED 2.0 Presentation – 28 April 2026

1) Industrial Emissions (Framework) (Amendment) Regulations

2) Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations

3) Industrial Emissions (Large Combustion Plants) (Amendment) Regulations

4) Industrial Emissions (Limitation of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds) (Amendment) Regulations

5) Industrial Emissions (Titanium Dioxide) (Amendment) Regulations

6) Industrial Emissions (Waste Incineration) (Amendment) Regulations

7) Industrial Emissions (Special Provisions For Rearing Poultry and Pigs) Regulations

8) Environmental Permitting (Procedure for Applications and their Determination) (Amendment) Regulations

9) Waste Management (Landfill) (Amendment) Regulations

1) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Qafas għall-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

2) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Prevenzjoni u l-Kontroll Integrat tat-Tniġġis tal-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

3) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Impjanti Kbar tal-Kombustjoni fir-rigward ta’ Emissjonijiet Industrijali

4) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Limitazzjoni ta’ Emissjonijiet ta’ Komposti Organiċi Volatili fl-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

5) Regolamenti tat-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Dijossidu tat-Titanju fir-rigward ta’ Emissjonijiet Industrijali

6) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Inċinerazzjoni tal-Iskart fir-rigward tal-Emissjonijiet Industrijali

7) Regolamenti tal-2026 dwar Emissjonijiet Industrijali (Dispożizzjonijiet Speċjali għat-Trobbija ta’ Tjur u Majjali)

8) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Permessi Ambjentali (Proċedura tal-Applikazzjonijiet u d-Deċiżjoni Tagħhom)

9) Regolamenti tal-2026 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Landfills)

  1. Submission of feedback

Comments are being invited through the feedback form at publicconsultation.gov.mt or otherwise by email through [email protected] by 12 May 2026.

  1. Further notes

Please be informed that comments submitted, together with the identity of the contributor, may be published online at the end of the public consultation, unless the contributor objects to the publication of his/her personal data. In this case, the contribution may be published in anonymous form.

All comments submitted shall be duly considered.