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amount of input or output
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A [classified/registered] type of material or something immaterial, that enters a technical and economical unit and the measurable amount that complement its definition in the context in which is being referred.
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NOTE Depending on the thematic scope it can refer to different terms as Biomass, Bio-Waste, Fuel, Organic Solvents, Waste Water, Waste for disposal or recovery, Primary Materials, etc.
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input/output
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A [classified/registered] type of material or something immaterial, that enters a technical and economical unit according to its function.
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NOTE Depending on the thematic scope it can contain different values including terms as Biomass, Bio-Waste, Fuel, Organic Solvents, Waste Water, Waste for disposal or recovery, Primary Materials, etc.
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amount
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An amount measure, such as a volume or mass that complement or extend the definition of one input and output in the context in which this is being referred.
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capacity
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A quantification of an actual or potential ability to perform an activity, that typically does not change, does not change often, or does not change to a significant degree.
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NOTE Capacity could refer depending of the thematic scope to different concepts included on the legislation as “emission limits”, “capacity incineration”, “livestock units”, “nominal capacity”, “objective estimation data”, “rate of desulphurization” or “recycling rate”.
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activity
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Classified description to define the major final economical objective something (Activity Complex) has being constructed or built for.
Any activity carried out in the course of an economic activity, a business or an undertaking, irrespectively of its private or public, profit or non-profit character;
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NOTE The Activity described as part of the Function for “Activity Complex” should be recorded using a controlled vocabulary where a particular controlled vocabulary is in use within a given context, such as SIC codes in the UK, it is acceptable to use these, however, the preferred choice for European interoperability is whenever possible NACE [NACE].
IR
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input
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“Data type” that allows providing numerical information about parameters related with the inputs related with the activity carried out by the Activity Complex.
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NOTE Depending on the thematic scope it can contain different values including terms as Registered Pollutants, Waste, Processed Products, leakage, etc.
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output
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“Data type” that allows providing numerical [measurable] information about parameters related with the outputs derived from the activity carried out by the “Activity Complex”.
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NOTE Depending on the thematic scope it can contain different values including terms as Registered Pollutants, Waste, Processed Products, leakage, etc.
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time
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The duration of time to which the specified capacity refers, such as 1 year for an annual capacity.
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NOTE Total capacities are specified without duration of time.
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description
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A description of the capacity.
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permission
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Official Decision (formal consent) granting authorization to operate all or part of an Activity Complex , subject to certain conditions which guarantee that the installation or parts of installations on the same site operated by the same operator complies with the requirements fixed by the law or standards. A permit may cover one or more functions and fix parameters of capacity;
The term may be extended to other kind of certificates or documents of special relevance depending of the scope (e.g. ISO, EMAS, National Quality Standards, etc).
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NOTE This terms is referred in several legislative acts as “permit” , “authorization”, “development consent” or “exploration permit” among others.
EXAMPLE 1 “…a [written] decision by which the competent authority grants permission to operate all or part of an installation” ;
EXAMPLE 2 “.. the decision of the competent authority or authorities which entitles the developer to proceed with the project..”.
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identifier
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Identifying reference to the permission.
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related party
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Parties related to the permission granted to the activity complex open to many different roles, such as Competent Authorities or Company among others
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NOTE Include concepts described on the legislation such as Operator, Company, Port Authority, Agent, Holder, Competent Authority or Keeper.
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decision date
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Temporal reference that complement the definition of the permission.
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NOTE For permissions that become effective immediately, the decision date and the start of the validity period coincide. It may however be a duration of years or decades that separates a decision date from the validity period. For example, a permission decided in 2012 may allow the recovery of waste at a particular site starting from the year
EXAMPLE Legal resolutions used to refer to a specific day from which the referred resolution and the emitted permission starts to be valid.
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date from
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A date starting from which the permission applies and is valid.
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date to
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A date up to which the permission applies and is valid.
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description
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A description of the permission.
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permitted function
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Function/s for which the permission is granted. Function is as described by the Activity and potentially complemented by information about the Inputs and Outputs derived from the same.
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NOTE Functions permitted according to the permission, such as a permit for a landfill.
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permitted capacity
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Maximum amounts of activity input and/or output according to the permission,
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NOTE The physical capacities of a facility may exceed the permitted capacities.
EXAMPLE Incineration of at most 100000 tons of residual waste per year.
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activity complex
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A single unit, both technically and economically, under the management control of the same legal entity (operator), covering activities as those listed in the Eurostat NACE classification, products and services. Activity Complex includes all infrastructure, equipment and materials. It must represent the whole area, at the same or different geographical location, managed by a "single unit" as it has been previously described.
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NOTE 1 This class describes the minimal set of elements necessary to describe and identify geographically a legal entity and the activities taken place on it under the context of a Environmental purposes.
NOTE 2 "Activity Complex" could be assimilated to terms described on the legislation as Facility, Establishment, Plant, Holding, Organization ,Farm, Extractive Industries or Aquaculture Production Business among others
EXAMPLE i.e. an Agro-business that is legally registered under the Emissions Directive.
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description
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A complementary definition of the “Activity Complex” and its characteristics.
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NOTE Free text to include or refer any complementary information about the Activity Complex or its characteristics.
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address
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An address for the activity complex, i.e., an address where the activities occur.
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contact
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Contact information for the activity complex.
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related party
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Information on Parties related to the Activity Complex. It is open to many different roles, such as owners, operators or Competent Authorities.
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NOTE 1 The term covers concepts described on the legislation such as Operator, Company, Port Authority, Agent, Holder, Collector, Producer, Competent Authority or Keeper.
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physical capacity
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Maximum amounts of input and/or output per unit of time that could physically/technically be reached by the described Activity Complex during the performance of a specific Activity (Function).
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NOTE 1 Allowed maximum amounts may be smaller than physically/technical possible maximum amounts. Allowed maximum amounts can be specified under permissions.
EXAMPLE "physical capacity to incinerate 250000 tons of residual waste per year".
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permission
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Permissions, licensed or Certifications held by the Activity Complex to carry out “Functions” under certain conditions of “Capacity” and “Time”.
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NOTE 1 Include terms described on the legislation as Authorization, Permit, Registration or Voluntary Agreement. Certifications as ISO, EMAS, etc could be also being covered under this element.
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status
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The status of the activity complex, such as operational or decommissioned.
IR
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Buildings at which the activities occur.
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Cadastral parcels where the activities occur.