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The mission of this unit is to cooperate in the exchange of information on Best Available Techniques (BAT) at the Czech as well as the international level, search for, process and analyse available information on BAT deployment in the Czech Republic, especially in the case of installations that have entered into the process of Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC).

Provides support to cross-sectional technical working groups under the Ministry of the Environment (Economics and Cross-media Effects, Monitoring, Waste Water and Waste Gas Treatment, Storage of Hazardous Chemical Substances, Waste Processing, Waste Incineration, Cooling Devices). Performs publication and information activities, operates an information system about the IPPC process and supports the activities of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Agency.

The strategic objective of the BAT Evaluation Unit is to:

• provide and further develop an information exchange system focused on Best Available Techniques,
• analyse and process information on BAT deployment both in the Czech Republic and abroad,
• engage in cooperation at national as well as international level.

BAT Evaluation Unit is to:

• provides top-quality services intended mainly to provide support to public administration,
• is a partner in international cooperation and an active contributor to the development of the issue of integrated pollution prevention and control and its harmonisation at the national as well as the international levels,
• cooperates with both domestic and foreign experts and the public,
• supports state policy co-ordination in the field of integrated pollution prevention and control, where it has achieved its objective – a rational division of labour between all participating institutions.