Article 27a — Innovation centre for industrial transformation and emissions

1. The Commission shall establish and operate an innovation centre for industrial transformation and emissions (the ‘centre’ or ‘Incite’). 2. The centre shall collect and analyse information on innovative techniques, including emerging and transformative techniques, which contribute inter alia to minimisation of pollution, decarbonisation, resource efficiency, a circular economy using fewer or safer chemicals, relevant to activities within the scope of this Directive, and characterise their level of development and their environmental performance. The Commission shall take into account the findings of the centre when preparing the work programme for the exchange of information referred to in Article 13(3), point (b), and when drawing up, reviewing and updating the BAT reference documents referred to in Article 13(1). 3. The centre shall be assisted by: (a) representatives of Member States; (b) relevant public institutions; (c) relevant research institutes; (d) research and technology organisations; (e) representatives of the industries and farmers concerned; (f) technology providers; (g) non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment; (h) the Commission. 4. The centre shall make its findings public, subject to the restrictions laid down in Article 4(1) and (2) of Directive 2003/4/EC. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act setting out the detailed arrangements necessary for the establishment and functioning of the centre. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 75(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-09