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Article 3#
1.Member States may decide to use, as an alternative to the maximum values of ammonia emissions to air set out in the Annex to this Decision, a relative system based on minimum ammonia reduction requirements at each animal house as compared to a reference system based on Union or international sources. In this case Member States shall ensure that such system provides at least the same reduction of ammonia emissions as the one achieved when using the maximum values of ammonia emissions to air set out in that Annex, and that it is based on scientifically established methods.
2.Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that all underlying data, required by Directive 2003/4/EC, methodologies, and assumptions are fully documented and publicly available via the internet. They shall inform the Commission about the use of the alternative approach and about the underlying data, methodologies and assumptions.
3.Member States that decide, as an alternative to the maximum values of ammonia emissions to air at each animal house, to apply maximum values of ammonia emissions to air across all animal houses at the same farm, shall ensure that there is no net increase in ammonia emissions from housing in the farm.
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