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SPRI activity codes

Energy sector

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
1(a) Mineral oil and gas refineries None
1(b) Installations for gasification and liquefaction None
1(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations With a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW)
1(d) Coke ovens None
1(e) Coal rolling mills With a capacity of 1 tonne per hour

Production and processing of metals

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
2(a) Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations None
2(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous casting With a capacity of 2.5 tonnes per hour
2(c) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals:  
2(c).i Hot-rolling mills With a capacity of 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour
2(c).ii Smitheries with hammers With an energy of 50 kilojoules per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW
2(c).iii Application of protective fused metal coats With an input of 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour
2(d) Ferrous metal foundries With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day
2(e) Installations:  
2(e).i For the production of non-ferrous crude metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic processes None
2(e).ii For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.) With a melting capacity of 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals
2(f) Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process Where the volume of the treatment vats equals 30m3

Mineral industry

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
3(a) Underground mining and related operations None
3(b) Opencast mining Where the surface of the area being mined equals 25 hectares
3(c) Installations for the production of:  
3(c).i Cement clinker in rotary kilns With a production capacity of 500 tonnes per day
3(c).ii Lime in rotary kilns With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day
3(c).iii Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day
3(d) Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos-based products None
3(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day
3(f) Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day
3(g) Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain With a production capacity of 75 tonnes per day, or with a kiln capacity of 4m3 and with a setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3

Chemical industry

SPRI activity code Description of activity
4(a) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as:
4(a).i Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic)
4(a).ii Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, epoxy resins
4(a).iii Sulphurous hydrocarbons
4(a).iv Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates
4(a).v Phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons
4(a).vi Halogenic hydrocarbons
4(a).vii Organometallic compounds
4(a).viii Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres)
4(a).ix Synthetic rubbers
4(a).x Dyes and pigments
4(a).xi Surface-active agents and surfactants
4(b) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as:
4(b).i Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride
4(b).ii Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids
4(b).iii Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide
4(b).iv Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate
4(b).v Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide
4(c) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilizers (simple or compound fertilizers)
4(d) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides
4(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products
4(f) Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products

Waste and wastewater management

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
5(a) Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste. Receiving 10 tonnes per day
5(b) Installations for the incineration of municipal waste With a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour
5(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste With a capacity of 50 tonnes per day
5(d) Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste) Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total capacity of 25,000 tonnes
5(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal waste With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day
5(f) Municipal waste-water treatment plants:  
5(f).i Municipal waste-water treatment plants With a capacity below 100,000 population equivalent
5(f).ii Municipal waste-water treatment plants with the capacity of 100,000 population equivalents MWWTP with a capacity of 100,000 population equivalent
5(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this list With a capacity of 100,000 population equivalent
5(h).v Recovery, or a mix of recovery and disposal, of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day When the only waste treatment activity carried out is anaerobic digestion, the capacity threshold for this activity shall be 100 tonnes per day

Paper and wood production and processing

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
6(a) Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials None
6(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood) With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day
6(c) Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals With a production capacity of 50m3 per day

Intensive livestock production and aquaculture

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
7(a) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs:  
7(a).i Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry With 40,000 places for poultry
7(a).ii Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs With 2,000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg)
7(a).iii Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs With 750 places for sows
7(b) Intensive aquaculture:  
7(b).i Intensive aquaculture Not exceeding 1,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish per year
7(b).ii Intensive aquaculture With 1,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish per year

Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
8(a) Slaughterhouses With a carcass production capacity of 50 tonnes per day
8(b) Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from:  
8(b).i (i) Animal raw materials (other than milk) With a finished product production capacity of 75 tonnes per day
8(b).ii (ii) Vegetable raw materials With a finished product production capacity of 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
8(c) Treatment and processing of milk With a capacity to receive 200 tonnes of milk or more per day (average value on an annual basis)

Other activities

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
9(a) Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerization) or dyeing of fibres or textiles With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day
9(b) Plants for the tanning of hides and skins With a treatment capacity of 12 tonnes of finished product per day
9(c) Installations for the surface treatment of substances, objects or products using organic solvents, in particular for dressing, printing, coating, degreasing, waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or impregnating With a consumption capacity of 150 kg per hour or 200 tonnes per year
9(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electrographite by means of incineration or graphitization *
9(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships With a capacity for ships 100m long

Radioactive substances act activities

SPRI activity code Description of activity Capacity threshold
10(a) All nuclear installations (including plants undergoing decommissioning) and all non-nuclear installations holding authorisation for air, water and waste water releases: Radioactive substances activity - nuclear None
10(b) All nuclear installations (including plants undergoing decommissioning) and all non-nuclear installations holding authorisation for air, water and waste water releases: Radioactive substances activity - non-nuclear None