RMCEI

European Commission
Guidance Document for the implementation

of the European PRTR
31 May 2006
Table of Content
Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
How to use/read the guidance? ............................................................................................... 5
Part 1: Guidance ......................................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Facilities.............................................................................................................. 8
Who has to report?.................................................................................................................. 8
1.1.1 Facilities, activities and capacity thresholds to which the E-PRTR
Regulation applies............................................................................................... 8
1.1.2 Annex I activities ................................................................................................ 9
1.1.3 The relation to the IPPC Directive.................................................................... 11
1.1.4 Pollutants, release and off-site transfer thresholds ........................................... 12
What and how to report? ...................................................................................................... 14
1.1.5 Data management.............................................................................................. 18
1.1.6 Identification of the facility .............................................................................. 19
1.1.7 Coding of activities and identification of the main Annex I activity................ 22
1.1.8 Releases to air, water and land.......................................................................... 23
1.1.9 Off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water .................................................. 29
1.1.10 Off-site transfers of waste................................................................................. 30
1.1.11 Measurement/calculation/estimation of releases and off-site transfers ............ 33
1.1.12 Quality assurance .............................................................................................. 47
1.2 Member States .................................................................................................. 49
1.2.1 Identification by competent authorities of facilities to which the E-PRTR
Regulation applies............................................................................................. 49
1.2.2 Indication of competent authorities for requests by the public ......................... 50
1.2.3 Quality assessment............................................................................................ 52
1.2.4 Confidentiality of information .......................................................................... 54
1.2.5 Additional information...................................................................................... 58
1.2.6 Data provision: management and transfer ........................................................ 58
1.2.7 Timetable .......................................................................................................... 59
1.2.8 Awareness raising ............................................................................................. 60
1.2.9 Penalties ............................................................................................................ 61
1.3 European Commission ...................................................................................... 62
1.3.1 Design and Structure of the E-PRTR................................................................ 62
1.3.2 Data management by the Commission/EEA..................................................... 63
1.3.3 Access to information ....................................................................................... 63
1.3.4 Public participation ........................................................................................... 64
1.3.5 Awareness raising ............................................................................................. 64
1.3.6 Coordination of quality assurance and quality assessment............................... 65
1.3.7 Releases from diffuse sources........................................................................... 66
1.3.8 Review of the information provided by Member States ................................... 67
1.3.9 Additional information...................................................................................... 67
1.3.10 Timetable .......................................................................................................... 68
1.3.11 Committee procedure........................................................................................ 68
1.3.12 Amendments to the Annexes ............................................................................ 69
Glossary.................................................................................................................................... 70
Part II: Appendices ................................................................................................................... 71
Appendix 1: Regulation concerning the establishment of a European PRTR...................... 71
Appendix 2: Comparison of IPPC and E-PRTR activities ................................................... 89
Appendix 3: List of internationally approved measuring methods for air and water
pollutants ............................................................................................................................ 103
Appendix 4: Indicative sector specific sub-list of air pollutants ........................................ 112
Appendix 5: Indicative sector specific sub-list of water pollutants ................................... 120
Appendix 6: Examples for reporting releases and off-site transfers .................................. 128
Appendix 7: References...................................................................................................... 139
Abbreviations
CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for

Standardisation)
CORINAIR Core Inventory of Air Emissions
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (German Institute for

Standardisation, registered association)
EEA European Environment Agency
EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMEP Co-operative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long

range transmission of air pollutants in Europe
EPER European Pollutant Emission Register
E-PRTR European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
GD Guidance Document
IMPEL European Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of

Environmental Law
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
ISO 14001 The International Standard for Environmental management systems

– Requirements with guidance for use, 2004
MS Member State
NACE-code Code according to Commission Regulation 29/2002/EC of 19

December 2001 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 on
the statistical classification of economic activities in the European
Community
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UN-ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
US EPA Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.A.)
VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (Association of German Engineers)
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
2
Introduction
Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the
establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council
Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC”1 (the ‘E-PRTR Regulation’) was adopted on 18th
January 2006.
This document provides guidance on the various reporting processes as set out in the
E-PRTR Regulation.
The European PRTR (E-PRTR) will implement at EU level the UNECE PRTR Protocol, which
was signed by the European Community and 23 Member States in May 2003 in Kiev and
which is a Protocol to the Aarhus Convention2. The E-PRTR will succeed the European
Pollutant Emission Register (EPER3) under which data were reported for the years 20014 and
2004.
The E-PRTR Regulation aims to enhance public access to environmental information

through the establishment of a coherent and integrated E-PRTR, thereby finally also
contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution, delivering data for policy makers and
facilitating public participation in environmental decision making.
The Regulation establishes an integrated pollutant release and transfer register at

Community level in the form of a publicly accessible electronic database and lays down rules
for its functioning, in order to implement the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and
Transfer Registers and facilitate public participation in environmental decision making, as
well as contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution of the environment.
This guidance document does not address issues related to the establishment or
implementation of obligations regarding national PRTRs under the UN-ECE Protocol.
Article 1
Subject Matter
“This Regulation establishes an integrated pollutant release and transfer register at Community level (hereinafter "the
European PRTR") in the form of a publicly accessible electronic database and lays down rules for its functioning, in order
to implement the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (hereinafter “the Protocol”) and facilitate
public participation in environmental decision making, as well as contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution
of the environment.”
Box 1: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 1 (subject matter)
According to recital 4 of the E-PRTR Regulation, an integrated and coherent PRTR gives the
1
For the full text of the Regulation see Appendix 1 to this Guidance Document.
2
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters, Aarhus 1998.
3
OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 36; EPER website: www.eper.ec.europa.eu.
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public, industry, scientists, insurance companies, local authorities, non-governmental
organisations and other decision-makers a solid database for comparisons and future
decisions in environmental matters.
The E-PRTR Regulation includes specific information on releases of pollutants to air, water
and land and off-site transfers of waste and of pollutants in waste water. Those data have to
be reported by operators of facilities carrying out specific activities. In addition the E-PRTR
includes data on releases from diffuse sources, e.g. road traffic and domestic heating, where
such data is available.
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Data could, alternatively, be reported for 2000 or 2002 under EPER rather than for 2001.
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How to use/read the guidance?
Article 14 of the E-PRTR Regulation provides that the European Commission shall draw up a
guidance document supporting the implementation of the E-PRTR as soon as possible but
no later than four months before the beginning of the first reporting year in 2007 (i.e. 1 st
September 2006). This Guidance Document is designed to support the implementation of the
E-PRTR by addressing in particular:
• reporting procedures;
• the data to be reported;
• quality assurance and assessment;
• confidentiality;
• release determination, analytical methods and sampling methodologies;
• indication of parent companies; and
• coding of activities.
(see Box 2)
Article 14
Guidance Document
(1) The Commission shall draw up a guidance document supporting the implementation of the European PRTR as soon
as possible but no later than four months before the beginning of the first reporting year and in consultation with the
Committee referred to in Article 19(1).
(2) The guidance document for implementation of the European PRTR shall address in particular details on the
following:
(a) reporting procedures;

(b) the data to be reported;
(c) quality assurance and assessment;
(d indication of type of withheld data and reasons why they were withheld in the case of confidential data;
(e) reference to internationally approved release determination and analytical methods, sampling methodologies;
(f) indication of parent companies;
(g) coding of activities according to Annex I to this Regulation and to Directive 96/61/EC.
Box 2: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 14 (Guidance Document)
In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, facility operators to whom the
Regulation applies have to report specific data to the competent authority in the Member
State in which they are based. The competent authorities then transmit that data to the
European Commission, which in turn, assisted by the European Environment Agency (EEA),
has the obligation to make the data publicly accessible in an electronic database.
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This document provides guidance on the various reporting processes as set out in the
E-PRTR Regulation. Parts 1.1 (Facilities), 1.2 (Member States) and 1.3 (European
Commission) point out the specific obligations and information needs of the stakeholders
involved in the reporting process5. Supporting information is provided in the Appendices. The
primary focus of the guidance document is the bottom of the information chain, where
information is generated by facility operators and the quality of this information is assessed
by the competent authorities.
Figure 1 illustrates the correlation between the data flow and the structure of the present
Guidance Document and shows the related articles in the E-PRTR Regulation.
Data flow Structure E-PRTR GD

Related articles
Art. 1 and 3 Introduction
1 Part I: Guidance
Art. 5, 6 and 9(1) Facilities 1.1 Facilities
Art. 7(1), 7(2), 9(2), 11, 13, Competent Authorities,

15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 Member States 1.2 Member States
Art. 4, 7.3, 8, 9(3), 9(4), 12, European Commission

13, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19 (assisted by EEA) 1.3 European Commission
Art. 10 www.prtr.ec.europa.eu
2 Part II: Appendices
Figure 1: Data flow under the European PRTR; structure of the E-PRTR Guidance Document and
related articles in the E-PRTR Regulation
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These are in particular the operators of facilities to whom the Regulation applies; the competent
authorities of the Member States; the European Commission; and the EEA.
6
This Guidance Document will be available in 10 languages6 on the E-PRTR website
(www.prtr.ec.europa.eu) together with other relevant information such as frequently asked
questions; information on the PRTR review process; and links to relevant international
organisations and national PRTR web-sites.
In consultation with the Committee referred to in Article 19 (1) of the E-PRTR Regulation, the
Commission will review, and where necessary amend this guidance document.
6
It is planned to make the document available in the following languages: Czech, German, Greek,
Hungarian, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish.
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Part 1: Guidance
1.1 Facilities
According to Article 2(4) of the E-PRTR regulation, “facility" means “one or more installations
on the same site that are operated by the same natural or legal person”.7 The ‘same site’
means the same location and is a question of judgement for each facility. A site does not
become two sites merely because two parcels of land are separated by a physical barrier
such as a road, a railway or a river.
Who has to report?
1.1.1 Facilities, activities and capacity thresholds to which the E-PRTR

Regulation applies
According to Article 5 of the E-PRTR Regulation (see Box 3), operators of facilities that
undertake one or more of the activities set out in Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation are
obliged to report specific information if the applicable capacity threshold(s), Annex I to the E-
PRTR Regulation, and release threshold(s), Columns 1a, b, and c of the table set out in
Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, and/or the applicable capacity threshold(s) and off-site
transfer threshold(s) for pollutants in waste water, Column 1b of the table set out in Annex II
to the E-PRTR Regulation, or for waste, 2 tons for hazardous waste or 2,000 tons for non-
hazardous waste, are exceeded.
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The definitions for the terms “the public”, “competent authority”, “installation”, “facility”, “site”,
“operator”, “reporting year”, “substance”, “pollutant”, “release”, “off-site transfer”, “diffuse sources”,
“waste”, “hazardous waste”, “waste water”, “disposal” and “recovery” are listed in Appendix 1 (see
Article 2 of the E-PRTR-Regulation).
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Article 5: Reporting by Operators
1. The operator of each facility that undertakes one or more of the activities specified in Annex I above the applicable
capacity thresholds specified therein shall report the amounts annually to its competent authority, along with an indication
of whether the information is based on measurement, calculation or estimation, of the following:
(a) releases to air, water and land of any pollutant specified in Annex II for which the applicable threshold value
specified in Annex II is exceeded;
(b) off-site transfers of hazardous waste exceeding 2 tonnes per year or of non hazardous waste exceeding 2,000 tonnes
per year, for any operations of recovery or disposal with the exception of the disposal operations of land treatment
and deep injection referred to in Article 6, indicating with “R” or “D” respectively whether the waste is destined for
recovery or disposal and, for transboundary movements of hazardous waste, the name and address of the recoverer
or the disposer of the waste and the actual recovery or disposal site;
(c) off-site transfers of any pollutant specified in Annex II in waste water destined for waste-water treatment for which
the threshold value specified in Annex II, column 1b is exceeded.
…
The releases referred to in Annex II reported under paragraph 1(a) shall include all releases from all sources included in
Annex I at the site of the facility.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include information on releases and transfers resulting as totals
of all deliberate, accidental, routine and non-routine activities.
In providing this information operators shall specify, where available, any data that relate to accidental releases.
…
Box 3: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5 (excerpt: facilities concerned)
1.1.2 Annex I activities

Annex I of the E-PRTR Regulation lists 65 activities. Annex I enables operators to identify
whether they are affected by the associated reporting obligations.
The activities are grouped in 9 activity sectors:
1. energy;
2. production and processing of metals;
3. mineral industry;
4. chemical industry;
5. waste and waste water management;
6. paper and wood production and processing;
7. intensive livestock production and aquaculture;
8. animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector; and
9. other activities.
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Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation contains a table which:
• specifies a code number for each activity (1st column);
• provides a brief description of specific activities (2nd column); and
• sets out the capacity threshold value for a number of these “Annex I activities” (3 rd
column).
Reporting is required if the capacity threshold and release thresholds or off-site transfer
thresholds for pollutants in waste water or for waste are exceeded. If the thresholds are only
equalled but not exceeded, reporting is not required. If no capacity threshold is specified all
facilities of the relevant activity are subject to reporting if a release threshold is exceeded. If
only the capacity thresholds are exceeded but the release or off-site transfer thresholds are
not exceeded, reporting is not required.
If one operator carries out several activities falling under the same Annex I activity of the
same facility at the same site, the capacities of such activities (e.g. the treatment volume of
vats) are added together. The production capacities of the individual activities should be
aggregated at the Annex I activities level. The sum of the capacities is then compared with
the capacity threshold for the specific Annex I activity as listed in Annex I of the E-PRTR
Regulation.
If an operator has any doubts whether or not his activities are subject to Annex I, he should
contact the relevant competent authority in the Member State.
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1.1.3 The relation to the IPPC Directive
The E-PRTR Regulation provides for the implementation at Community level of the UN-ECE
PRTR Protocol. Generally speaking, the Protocol includes the activities set out in Annex I of
the IPPC Directive (which is identical to Annex A3 of the EPER Decision). However, the
Protocol and Annex I of the E-PRTR Regulation contain several changes and additional
activities compared to Annex I of the IPPC Directive.
The changes are as follows:
• some activities not covered by the IPPC Directive are covered by the E-PRTR
Regulation (“new activities”), namely:
- 1(e) Coal rolling mills with a capacity of 1 tonne per hour;
- 1(f) Installations for the manufacture of coal products and solid smokeless fuel;
- 3(a) Underground mining and related operations;
- 3(b) Opencast mining and quarrying where the surface of the area effectively
under extractive operation equals 25 hectares;
- 5(f) Urban waste-water treatment plants with a capacity of 100,000 population

equivalents;
- 5(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve

one or more activities of Annex I of the E-PRTR Regulation with a capacity of
10,000 m3 per day;
- 6(b) Industrial plants for the production …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 50 m3 per day;
- 7(b) Intensive aquaculture with a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes of fish or

shellfish per year;
- 9(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships
with a capacity for ships 100 m long.
As many operators of facilities are already familiar with the provisions of the IPPC
Directive, a comparison of the differences between the IPPC Directive and the E-PRTR
Regulation is helpful to facilitate the identification of relevant additional facilities. Table
21 in Appendix 2 demonstrates in detail the changes with respect to the relevant
industrial activities under both provisions;
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• the allocation of new codes to the activities8; and
• adjustments and/or clarifications to the wording for several activities.
Appendix 6 of the Guidance Document gives examples which demonstrate how facilities can
be identified.
Several FAQs under the IPPC Directive will be available on the IPPC website9.
1.1.4 Pollutants, release and off-site transfer thresholds

If an activity specified in Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation is carried out and the capacity
threshold specified therein is exceeded, there is an obligation to report releases and off-site
transfers; with the additional condition that certain release threshold values or threshold
values for off-site transfer of pollutants in waste waster destined for waste-water treatment or
threshold values for waste must also be exceeded. For releases of pollutants to air, water
and land and for off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water the corresponding threshold
values are specified for each pollutant in Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation (see
Appendix 1).10
For off-site transfers of waste the threshold values are 2 tonnes per year for hazardous
waste11 and 2,000 tonnes per year for non-hazardous waste (see Box 3).12
Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation lists the 91 pollutants that are relevant for reporting under
the E-PRTR. The pollutants are specified by a consecutive number, the CAS number, where
available, and the name of the pollutant.
8
The IPPC code consists of two digits. The E-PRTR code consists of one digit and one letter. For
example, the IPPC activity code 1.3 (“Coke ovens” in “energy industries”) corresponds to the new E-
PRTR code 1(d) (“Coke ovens” in the “energy sector”). For further details, see Appendix 2 to this
guide.
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http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ippc
10
For details on reporting of releases to air, water and land see chapter 1.1.8. For details on reporting
of off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water see chapter 1.1.9.
11
The relevant weight is the (normal) wet weight of the waste.
12
For details on reporting of off-site transfers of waste see chapter 1.1.10.
12
Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation includes all 50 pollutants which were relevant for
reporting under the EPER Decision. The threshold value for pollutant No 47 (PCDD and
PCDF) has, however, been lowered by a factor of 10 and to ensure consistency with
reporting obligations for other releases, the pollutant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
has been divided into three separate pollutants:
• 72 (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons comprising benzo(a)pyrene),

benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene);
• 88 (fluoranthene); and
• 91 (benzo(g,h,i)perylene).
Footnotes in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation provide further specifications for individual
pollutants. For example it is specified that pollutant number 4 (hydro-fluorocarbons or HFCs)
has to be reported as total mass of the sum of HFC23, HFC32, HFC41, HFC4310mee,
HFC125, HFC134, HFC134a, HFC152a, HFC143, HFC143a, HFC227ea, HFC236fa,
HFC245ca, HFC365mfc. Another example is pollutant No 47 (PCDD and PCDF) which has
to be expressed as I-Teq. The E-PRTR website13 will provide substance descriptions for all
relevant pollutants.
Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation also specifies for each pollutant an annual threshold
value for releases to each relevant medium (air, water, land). The threshold values for
releases to water also apply in respect of the off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water
destined for treatment. Where no threshold value is given, the parameter and medium in
question do not trigger a reporting requirement.
Releases of pollutants falling into several categories (of pollutants) shall be reported for each
of these categories if the relevant thresholds are exceeded. Since, for example 1,2-
dichloroethane is a NMVOC, releases of pollutant number 34 (1,2-dichloroethane) are also
included under pollutant number 7 (NMVOC). In the case of tributyltin and triphenyltin
(organotin compounds), the releases of pollutant number 74 (tributyltin and its compounds)
and 75 (triphenyltin and its compounds) are also included under pollutant number 69
(Organotin compounds as total Sn).
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www.prtr.ec.europa.eu
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What and how to report?
Reported releases and off-site transfers are totals of releases and off-site transfers from all
deliberate, accidental, routine and non-routine activities at the site of the facility.
§ Accidental releases are all releases which are not deliberate, routine or non-routine,
and result from uncontrolled developments in the course of the operation of Annex I
activities on the site of the facility.
§ Non-routine activities are extraordinary activities that are carried out under controlled
operation of Annex I activities and that may lead to increased releases of pollutants;
for example shut-down and start-up processes before and after maintenance
operations.
The releases to air, water and land shall include all releases from all sources included in
Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation at the site of the facility, although there are special
considerations for land releases, as described in Section 1.1.8.3. This includes also the
fugitive and diffuse releases of facilities as addressed in the IPPC monitoring BREF14.
If the sum of releases to one medium (air, water or land) of a pollutant from all Annex I
activities at a facility exceeds the corresponding release threshold values for that medium,
the release has to be reported.
Consideration should be given to all Annex II pollutants that are relevant to the processes
operated at that facility and that might therefore occur in the facility’s releases and off-site
transfers of waste water. This consideration is not limited to those pollutants that are listed in
the facility’s permit.
An activity is usually related to a typical pollutant release spectrum. Appendices 4 and 5

(indicative sector specific sub-list of pollutants) of this guidance document contain two
tables which give operators and competent authorities an example of the pollutants which
may be released in the performance of a specified E-PRTR-relevant activity.
Both tables are indicative only and should not be interpreted as a standard list of parameters
for specific sub-sectors. To decide which parameters are relevant to each specific
installation, Appendices 4 and 5 should be referred to together with information contained in
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), permit applications, site inspection reports,
process flow sheets, material balances, read-across of similar operations elsewhere,
engineering judgements, published and peer-reviewed literature and the results of previous
measurement exercises. As a result, it might be that for a certain activity fewer or possibly
more pollutants than indicated have to be considered.
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http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/FAbout.htm see in particular chapter 3 of the document entitled
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Where a facility that performs an E-PRTR-relevant activity releases additional pollutants
(exceeding the relevant threshold value) not specified for that activity in the tables, but
contained in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, the pollutants have to be reported. The
tables do not exempt the operator from the responsibility to report on releases of these
pollutants in accordance with Article 5 of the E-PRTR Regulation.
Reporting by the operator of a facility will in most cases contain less pollutants than listed in
the tables of Appendix 4 or 5. In practice, the Annex II pollutants that are relevant for
reporting purposes will be decided for each facility on a case-by-case basis. Extensive
release monitoring campaigns should be avoided. In most cases plausibility checks will be
sufficient to determine whether a certain pollutant is released above the threshold value; in
case of doubt, a representative measurement might result in more certainty on complete
reporting.
The background load of a certain pollutant in water may be taken into account. For
example, if water is collected at the site of the facility from a neighbouring river, lake or sea
for use as process or cooling water which is afterwards released from the site of the facility
into the same river, lake or sea, the “release” caused by the background load of that pollutant
can be subtracted from the total release of the facility. The measurements of pollutants in
collected inlet water and in released outlet water must be carried out in a way that ensures
that they are representative of the conditions occurring over the reporting period. If the
additional load results from the use of extracted groundwater or drinking-water, it should not
be subtracted since it increases the load of the pollutant in the river, lake or sea.
If concentrations in releases are below determination (quantification) limits this does not
always permit the conclusion that threshold values are not exceeded. For example in large
waste water or exhaust air volumes generated by facilities, the pollutants might be “diluted”
below the determination limit, although the annual load threshold value is exceeded. Possible
procedures to determine releases in such cases include measurement closer to the source
(e.g. measurement in part streams before entering a central treatment plant) and/or
estimation of releases e.g. on the basis of pollutant elimination rates in the central treatment
plant.
If a facility carries out both, Annex I and non-Annex I activities, it is consistent with the
Regulation to exclude the releases and off-site transfers from non-Annex I activities from the
reported data. When it is not possible to separate and quantify the contributions of the non-
Annex I activities, e.g. where no sampling point for the non-Annex I activity exists (in the
case of highly interlaced sewer systems), it might be practical and cost effective to report the
releases from non-Annex I activities together with those from Annex I activities.
“Monitoring System” (BREF 07.03.)
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Releases and off-site transfers originating from remediation measures (for example
decontamination of polluted soil or groundwater) on the site of the facility shall be reported if
the original contamination is related to an ongoing Annex I activity.
Releases and off-site transfers of waste water have to be reported in terms of the quantity of
pollutants released in kg/year. Off-site transfers of waste have to be reported in terms of
waste quantities transferred off-site in tonnes/year. In addition, information on the method
used to derive the information in the case of reporting of pollutants, the type of waste
(hazardous, non-hazardous) and the intended waste treatment (recovery, disposal) have to
be reported. For transboundary transfer of hazardous waste, the waste destination (name
and address of recoverer/disposer and the address of the actual site of recovery/disposal)
are required.
Operators are obliged to specify any data that relate to accidental releases where such
information is available if the total of all (deliberate, accidental, routine and non-routine)
releases exceeds the respective threshold values. Estimation is particularly relevant when
reporting on accidental releases, as data on such releasesare not necessarily immediately
available to the operator.
The quantity of accidental releases has to be included in the total quantity of releases
(example: accidental release = 1 kg/y; deliberate, routine and non-routine release = 10 kg/y;
à total release = 11 kg/y).
Usually it is possible to quantify accidental releases. Quantification might, for example, be

possible on the basis of determination of residual quantities in tubes or tanks or by
considering the duration of an accidental release and relating this to assumed flow rates. In
particular cases it might, however, be impossible to derive data based on estimations for all
relevant pollutants particularly when accidental releases to air are involved.
Figure 2 gives an overview on the reporting requirements for facilities in accordance with the
E-PRTR Regulation.
In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Member States may introduce additional
provisions and integrate reporting with other reporting mechanisms. Facility operators
therefore also have to consider any additional national provisions that may be in place.
E-PRTR Regulation, Recital 21:
To reduce duplicate reporting, pollutant release and transfer register systems may, under the Protocol, be integrated to the
degree practicable with existing information sources such as reporting mechanisms under licences or operating permits. In
accordance with the Protocol, the provisions of this Regulation should not affect the right of the Member States to maintain
or introduce a more extensive or more publicly accessible pollutant release and transfer register than required under the
Protocol.
Box 4: E-PRTR Regulation, Recital 21
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Identification of
Non-hazardous the facility
waste (within
the country or
transboundary) air
Hazardous.
waste (within water
the country)
Facility
Hazardous 1)
land
waste
(transboundary)
1)
Waste which is subject to disposal operations “land Off-site Waste-Water
treatment” or ”deep injection”, shall be reported as release to Treatment Plant
land by the operator of the facility originating the waste
Figure 2: Overview on the reporting requirements for facilities under the E-PRTR
1 3
Releases Quantity M/C/E Method
4
used
2
to air kg/year X X
2
to water kg/year X X
2
to land kg/year X X
1 3
Off site transfers Quantity M/C/E Method Name and Address of
4
of: used address of actual reco-
recoverer/ very/disposal
disposer site receiving
the transfer
2
Pollutants in kg/year X x
5
wastewater
Non-hazardous for disposal (D) t/year x x
waste for recovery (R) t/year x x
Hazardous waste for disposal (D) t/year x x
within the country for recovery (R) t/year x x
Hazardous waste for recovery (R) t/year x x x x
transboundary for disposal (D t/year x x x x
1)
Quantities are totals of releases from all deliberate, accidental, routine and non-routine activities at the site
of the facility or of off-site transfers.
2)
The total quantity of each pollutant that exceeds the threshold value specified in Annex II; in addition,
any data that relate to accidental releases have to be reported separately whenever available.
3)
It has to be indicated whether the reported information is based on measurement (M), calculation (C) or
estimation (E). See chapter 1.1.11 of this guide.
4)
Where data are measured or calculated, the method of measurement and/or the method for calculation
shall be indicated. For further sub-division of this column see chapter 1.1.11.5 of this guide.
5)
Off-site transfer of each pollutant destined for waste-water treatment that exceeds the threshold value specified
in Annex II.
Table 1: Specification of the reporting requirements for releases and off site transfers
17
1.1.5 Data management
Operators of facilities have to report all required information to the competent authorities in
the Member States.
Before submitting the data to the relevant competent authority, the operator should ensure
an appropriate quality of the data by ensuring that the information is complete, consistent
and credible.15
If an operator of a facility has justifiable reasons that specific information concerning releases
or off-site transfers should be kept confidential, he has to inform the competent authorities.
Member States may decide to keep data confidential. In such cases, the Member State must,
in providing information to the Commission and the EEA, indicate separately for each facility
claiming confidentiality the type of information that has been withheld and the reason for
which it has been withheld.16
The E-PRTR Regulation does not stipulate deadlines for the reporting from facilities to the
competent authorities in the Member States. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity,
it is the responsibility of Member States to adopt such timelines at national level. These
timelines must enable timely reporting to the Commission.17
Operators are obliged to keep records of the data from which the reported information was
derived and a description of the methodology used for data gathering for a period of five
years.
Article 5
Reporting by Operators
5. The operator of each facility concerned shall keep available for the competent authorities of the Member State the
records of the data from which the reported information was derived for a period of five years, starting from the end of the
reporting year concerned. These records shall also describe the methodology used for data gathering.
Box 5: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5(5) (record keeping by operators)
15
See chapter 1.1.12 on quality assurance.
16
For details related to confidentiality of information see chapter 1.2.4.
17
The timelines for reporting from National to Community level as specified in Article 7 of the E-PRTR
Regulation are set out in chapter 1.2.7.
18
1.1.6 Identification of the facility
Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation sets out, inter alia, the information that is relevant for the
identification of each facility to which the Regulation applies. In accordance with Article 5(1),
this information has to be communicated by the operator to the relevant competent authority
unless the information is already available to the authority.
Article 5
1. …
The operator of each facility that undertakes one or more of the activities specified in Annex I above the applicable capacity
thresholds specified therein shall communicate to its competent authority the information identifying the facility in
accordance with Annex III unless that information is already available to the competent authority.
…
Box 6: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5(1) (excerpt related to information on the identification of the
facility)
The exemption from the obligation to report to the competent authority is strictly related to the
information identifying the facility in accordance with article 5(1). If this information is already
available to the authority it may be reasonable for the operator to consider whether all
required information is already available to the authority including, for example, any other
relevant textual information (see below). The following table gives an overview of information
that is obligatory for the identification of the facility. The table gives additional information on
what to report by means of explanations and examples that are designed to facilitate the
provision of this information.
Information required What to report?

Name of the parent A parent company is a company that owns or controls the company
company operating the facility (for example by holding more than 50% of the
company's share capital or a majority of voting rights of the
shareholders or associates)18.
Name of the facility Name of the facility (operator or owner)
Example 1: “Planet AG, plant Nuremberg”
Example 2: “Earth Waste Disposal Ltd.””
Example 3: ”Rubish AG, landfill Bin-park”
Identification The identification number of a facility has to be reported by Member
number of facility States according to Annex III of the PRTR Regulation; It would be
helpful if details of any change to the identification number of a facility
could be included in the “Text field for textual information…” (see
below).
Street address of Example 1: Planet street 5
facility Example 2: 12 Flower street, Meadow Park
Example 3: Disposal street
Town/village Example 1: Nuremberg
18
See also Council Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983 (OJ L 193, 18.07.1983, p. 1-17)
19
Information required What to report?
Example 2: London
Example 3: Zaragoza
Postal code Example 1: D-91034
Example 2: T12 3XY
Example 3: E-50123
Country Example 1: Germany
Example 2: United Kingdom
Example 3: Spain
Coordinates of the The co-ordinates of the location should be expressed in longitude and
location latitude co-ordinates19 giving a precision of the order of at least ± 500
meters and referring to the geographical centre of the site of the
facility
Example 1: 8.489870, 49.774467
Example 2: -2.355611, 53.663908
Example 3: 11.498672, 51.882291
River basin district Indication of the river basin district according to Article 3(1) of
Directive 2000/60/EC ("Water Framework Directive")20.
The river basin district where the facility releases into water is
relevant for reporting purposes. If the river basin district is not known
it may be requested from the competent authority appointed under the
Water Framework Directive.
Example 1: River Pegnitz
Example 2: River Thames
Example 3: River Ebro
NACE-code (4 Indication of the NACE-code in 4 digits according to Commission
digits) Regulation 29/2002/EC of 19 December 2001 amending Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 on the statistical classification of
economic activities in the European Community.
A revision of the NACE codes is currently being discussed and is
likely to come into effect in 2008. .
Example 1: 24.10
Example 2: 90.02
Example 3: 90.00
Main economic Designation of the main economic activity in words according to the
activity NACE-code
Example 1: Manufacture of basic chemicals
Example 2: Collection and treatment of other waste
Example 3: Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities
Table 2: Explanations related to information required for the identification of the facility
19
See ISO 6709:1983 (Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic
point locations).
20
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000
establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.
1). Directive as amended by Decision No 2455/2001/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p.1).
20
Facility operators may provide optional information on the facility. There is no obligation to
report it but the information may be of interest to the public and may also be useful for the
competent authority for assessing the quality of the data. Table 3 gives an overview of this
optional information:
Optional information
Production volume
Number of installations
Number of operating hours in year
Number of employees
Text field for textual information21 or website address delivered by facility or parent company
Table 3: Optional information according to Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation
In particular the “Text field for textual information …” enables individual operators and the
competent authorities of the Member State to provide specific information on a facility they
would like to made known to the public. Such information could, for example, include:
§ a link to a website which shows the environmental report or the EMAS statement of
the facility or the parent company;
§ information on changes in the history of the facility (closure, relocation, severance or

merger of facilities) for the last 10 years which might have also resulted in a change
of the identification number of the facility22 in order to enable reasonable comparisons
between different reporting years unless the information is already available to the
competent authority;
§ explanations for changes in reported releases and transfers;
§ information on the type which fuel is used in the case of Large Combustion Plants;
§ an e-mail address for public enquiries directly to the facility;
§ information on non-Annex I activities that have been included in reporting;
§ permit conditions.
Links to the websites of facilities or their parent companies should not be misused for
advertisement purposes but rather should only be used to provide a direct link to
environmental information.
21
Textual information should be provided in mother tongue and optionally in English language
22
See also chapter 1.2.1 of this guide.
21
1.1.7 Coding of activities and identification of the main Annex I activity
Coding of activities
In addition to the information required for the identification of the facility, all Annex I activities
carried out at a facility have to be listed according to the coding system given in Annex I and,
(if available), the IPPC code23. In accordance with Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation, the E-
PRTR code consists of a number from 1 and 9 and a letter from a to g. For some activities,
there is a further sub-division from (i) to (xi). This sub-division has not to be reported.
Example: The main economic activity carried out at a certain facility is surface treatment of
plastic materials using a chemical process. The volume of the treatment vats is 200 m3. At
the same facility certain products are painted using organic solvents. For this additional
activity the consumption capacity of organic solvents is 250 tonnes per year.
Information on Annex I activities should be reported in accordance with Annex III of the
E-PRTR Regulation, e.g. in the following form:
Annex I E-PRTR IPPC Activity name according to Annex I of E-PRTR Regulation

activity* code code24 (declaration not obligatory)
1** 2.(f) 2.6 Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic
materials using an electrolytic or chemical process where the
volume of the treatment vats equals 30 m3
2 9.(c) 6.7. 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
N … … …
Table 4: Structure for reporting of all Annex I activities of a facility (with examples)
* Consecutive no. of Annex I activities
** Activity 1 shall be the main Annex I activity
Non-Annex I activities need not be reported.25
23
Table 21 in Appendix II to this guide contains a comparison of IPPC Annex I activities with E-PRTR
Annex I activities and sets out the available IPPC codes.
24
The IPPC-code consists of a two digit code in accordance with Annex I of the IPPC-Directive
25
See chapter “What and how to report?”
22
Identification of the main activity:
All releases and off-site transfers of the facility are attributed to the main Annex I activity.
Often the main Annex I activity is similar to the main economic activity of the facility. When
the main economic activity is not representative of the processes undertaken at the facility,
the main Annex I activity could be associated with the most polluting activity of the facility. All
releases and off-site transfers of the facility are attributed in further aggregations of the data
to the main Annex I activity given by the operator.
1.1.8 Releases to air, water and land

Operators shall report releases to air, water and land of any pollutant specified in Annex II to
the E-PRTR Regulation for which the applicable threshold value specified in Annex II is
exceeded (see Box 3).26
All release data have to be expressed in kg/year and with three significant digits. The
rounding to three significant digits does not refer to the statistical or scientific uncertainty, but
reflects only the accuracy of the reported data as is shown in the following examples.
Original result of the release Result to be reported (in three significant digits)
determination
0.0123456 kg/year 0.0123 kg/year
1.54789 kg/year 1.55 kg/year
7,071.567 kg/year 7,070 kg/year
123.45 kg/year 123 kg/year
10,009 kg/year 10,000 kg/year
Table 5: Examples demonstrating the rounding to three significant digits
For reporting, the original measured, calculated or estimated value of a release is relevant.
The pollutant still has to be reported, even if the value of the pollutant is equal to the
threshold value after rounding to three significant digits.
Example: The threshold value for halons is 1 kg/ year for releases to air. The determined
value is 1.003 kg/year rounded in three significant digits to 1.00 kg. Even if the rounded value
does not exceed the threshold value, the pollutant has to be reported because the original
value exceeds the threshold value.
The reported release data must include a reference (M, C, E) to the determination
methodology used for the reported release data. Where data are measured or calculated
("M" or "C"), the method of measurement and/or the method for calculation shall be indicated
(see Box 8).27
26
For further information see explanations given in chapter 1.1.4.
27
For details on how to report on the method of measurement/calculation see chapter 1.1.11.5.
23
1.1.8.1 Releases to air
According to column 1a of the table in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, a total of 60
pollutants are specified as relevant air pollutants. Releases from a facility of air pollutants in
excess of the threshold values in column 1a must be reported. This is the case in respect of
all 60 air pollutants.
Appendix 4 to this guide contains an indicative sector specific sub-list of air pollutants. The
list shows for all Annex I activities those air pollutants that are likely to be emitted and aids
the identification of relevant pollutants at a given facility.
Appendix 3 lists standardised internationally approved measurement methodologies for air

and water pollutants.28 In the case of data indicated as being based on measurement or
calculation, the analytical method and / or the method of calculation shall be reported.29
Operators are obliged to specify any data that relate to accidental releases whenever such
data is available
Reporting should be done in accordance with Annex III of the E-PRTR Regulation, for
example as shown in Table 6.
Releases to air
Pollutant Method Quantity
34
no. A Name31 M/C/E Method used33 T (total) A
II30 32
(kg/year) (accidental)35
kg/year
1 Methane (CH4) C IPCC 521,000 -
3 Carbon dioxide (CO2) M ISO 12039:2001 413,000,000 -
21 Mercury M EN 13211:2001 17.0 2.00
Table 6: Reporting of releases to air (exemplary data)
28
Further specifications on measurement, calculation and estimation of releases are given in chapter
1.1.11 of this guide.
29
See chapter 1.1.11.5
30
pollutant number according to Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation
31
pollutant name according to Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation
32
indication if data information is based on measurement, calculation or estimation
33
indication of the method used when data are measured or calculated; see also chapter 1.1.11.5
34
indication of the total quantity of the pollutant released to air from all sources of the activity
(including accidental releases and releases from diffuse sources); all quantities have to be
expressed in kg/year and with three significant digits
35
indication of the quantity of the pollutant accidentally released
24
Table 6 contains examples of reporting data of a mineral gas and oil refinery. The facility
releases amongst other substances carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and mercury and
compounds. The threshold values for releases to air are exceeded for all three pollutants,
being 100 million kg/year for CO2, 100,000 kg/year for CH4 and 10 kg for mercury and
compounds. The CO2 release was generated under normal operating conditions and
measured with the indicated internationally approved method. The release of CH4 is
calculated according to the IPCC Guidelines36. The total release of mercury and compounds
occurs under normal operating conditions (15.0 kg/year) and to an accidental event (2.00
kg/year). The latter has to be reported as accidental release and also has to be included in
the total release (15.0+2.00=17.0 kg/year). The information is based on measurement for the
routine releases and on estimation for the accidental event. Since the information of the
major share of the release of mercury and compounds (=15kg) is based on measurement by
applying EN 13211:2001 the determination method for mercury and compounds has to be
indicated as “M” and the measuring method used (EN 13211:2001) has to be indicated.
1.1.8.2 Releases to water

According to column 1b of the table in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, a total of 71
pollutants are specified as relevant water pollutants. Releases of water pollutants which
exceed the threshold values in column 1b must be reported by the facility. This is the case in
respect of all 71 water pollutants.
Appendix 5 to this guide contains an indicative sector specific sub-list of water pollutants.
The list shows for all Annex I activities those water pollutants which might be emitted and
aids the identification of relevant pollutants at a specific facility.
In order to enable the determination of releases to water, Appendix 3 lists standardised

measuring methods for air and water pollutants. In the case of data indicated as being based
on measurement or calculation the analytical method and / or the method of calculation shall
be reported.37 Operators are obliged to specify any data that relate to accidental releases
whenever such data is available.
36
For calculation methods, see chapter 1.1.11.2 of this guide.
37
See chapter 1.1.11.5.
25
Reporting should be done in accordance with Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation, in other
words, in an analogous way to that described above in respect of releases to air.
Releases to water
no. A Name M/C/E Method used T (total) A (accidental)
II kg/year kg/year
63 Brominated E 25.5 20.0
diphenylethers
(PBDE)
76 Total organic carbon M EN 1484:1997 304,000 -
(TOC)
N
Table 7: Reporting of releases to water (exemplary data)
Table 7 contains examples of reporting data of a plant for the pre-treatment of fibres and
textiles. The facility releases Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and brominated diphenylethers
(PBDE) above the threshold values for releases to water for both pollutants, being 50,000
kg/year for TOC and 1 kg/year for PBDE. TOC was released under normal operation
conditions and measured with the indicated method. PBDE was released as a result of
routine activities (5.50 kg/year) and an accident (20.0 kg/year). The latter has to be reported
as accidental release and also has to be included in the total release (5.50+20.0=25.5
kg/year). The information is based on calculation for the routine releases and on estimation
for the accidental event. Since the information on the major share of the total release of
PBDE is based on estimation (20.0 kg), as release determination method "E" has to be
indicated. In the case of "E" the method used does not have to be indicated.
26
1.1.8.3 Releases to land
The reporting on “releases to land” applies only to pollutants in waste which is subject to the
disposal operations “land treatment” or “deep injection”38. If waste is treated in such a way
this shall only be reported by the operator of the facility originating the waste39.
Sludge and manure spreading are recovery operations and therefore not reported as
releases to land40. Accidental releases of pollutants onto the soil on the site of a facility (for
example spillages) do not have to be reported. Accidental releases to land are theoretically
possible (for example due to the leakage of a pipeline at the location of deep injection) but it
is expected that they will only occur in very rare cases.
The relevant disposal operations according to Article 6 (see Box 7) are mainly land treatment
of oily sludges and deep injection of saline solutions underground. The off-site transfer (e.g.
via pipeline) which often precedes the release to land for those cases need not be reported
(see Box 3, Article 5 (1) (b)).
Article 6
Releases to Land
Waste which is subject to ‘land treatment’ or ‘deep injection’ disposal operations, as specified in Annex II A to Directive
75/442/EEC, shall be reported as a release to land only by the operator of the facility originating the waste.
Box 7: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 6 (Releases to Land)
38
Land treatment (e.g. biodegradation of liquid or sludge discards in soils, etc.) and Deep injection
(e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories, etc.)
are Disposal operations “D2” and “D3” according to the Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July
1975.
39
See Box 7, Article 6 of the E-PRTR Regulation.
40
See recital 9 of the E-PRTR Regulation.
27
According to column 1c of the table in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, a total of 61
pollutants are specified as relevant pollutants for releases to land. Releases of pollutants to
land which exceed the threshold values in column 1c must be reported by the operator of the
facility originating the waste. This is the case in respect of all 61 pollutants that are relevant
for releases to land.
In the case of data indicated as being based on measurement or calculation the analytical
method and / or the method of calculation should be reported.41
Reporting should be carried out in accordance with Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation, in
an analogous way to that described above in respect of releases to air and water.
Releases to land
no. A II Name M/C/E Method used T (total) A (accidental)
kg/year kg/year
24 Zinc and M EN ISO 11885:1997 125 -
compounds (as Zn)
79 Chloride (as total Cl) M EN ISO 10304-1 2,850,000 -
n
Table 8: Reporting of releases to land (exemplary data)
Table 8 contains exemplary data for reporting of a release to land via deep injection (disposal
operation D3). The liquid waste is disposed via deep injection and contains the pollutants
zinc and chloride above the corresponding threshold values for releases to land being 100
kg/year for zinc and 2 million kg/year for chloride. Both pollutants were measured using the
indicated internationally approved methods.
41
See chapter 1.1.11.5.
28
1.1.9 Off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water
An off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water means the movement beyond the boundaries
of a facility of pollutants in waste water destined for waste-water treatment including
industrial waste water treatment. The off-site transfer may be carried out via a sewer or any
other means such as containers or (road)tankers.
Operators shall report off-site transfers of any pollutant specified in Annex II to the E-PRTR
Regulation in waste water destined for waste-water treatment for which the threshold value
specified in column 1b of the table in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation is exceeded.42
Reporting should be carried out in accordance with Annex III of the E-PRTR Regulation, in
other words in an analogous way as to that described above in respect of releases to water.
Off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water

II kg/year kg/year
12 Total nitrogen M EN 12260 76,400,000 -
13 Total phosphorus M EN ISO 6878:2004 10,900,000 -
n
Table 9: Reporting of off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water (exemplary data)
Table 9 contains examples of reporting data of a facility that processes and preserves
potatoes. The waste water of the facility contains nitrogen and phosphorus. The threshold
values for releases to waste water are exceeded for both pollutants, being 50,000 k/year for
total nitrogen and 5,000 kg/year for total phosphorus. The values of both pollutants were
measured using the indicated internationally approved methods.
42
See chapter 1.1.8.2 of this guide.
29
1.1.10 Off-site transfers of waste
An off-site transfer of waste means the movement beyond the boundaries of a facility of
waste destined for disposal or recovery.
Operators shall report off-site transfers of
§ hazardous waste (HW) exceeding 2 tonnes per year
§ non hazardous waste (non-HW) exceeding 2,000 tonnes per year
for any operations of recovery or disposal (see Box 3) with the exception of the disposal
operations of land treatment and deep injection, as these have to be reported as releases to
land43.
§ ‘Waste’ means any substance or object as defined in Article 1(a) of Council Directive
75/442/EEC on waste of 15 July 1975.44
§ ‘Hazardous waste’ means any substance or object as defined in Article 1(4) of

Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste of 12 December 1991.45
§ ‘Non hazardous waste’ means any waste which is not ‘Hazardous waste’
All data have to be expressed in tonnes/year of (normal) wet waste and with three significant
digits.46
With respect to the threshold value the sum of waste transferred off-site is relevant,
irrespective of whether it is treated within the country or it is transferred to another country or
whether it is disposed of or recovered. Example: If a facility has transferred 1.5 tonnes of
hazardous waste within the country for recovery and 1.5 tonnes of hazardous waste to other
countries for disposal, it has to report since the total exceeds the threshold value (2
tonnes/year).
The operator has to indicate whether the waste is destined for recovery (“R”) or for disposal
(“D”). If the waste is destined for waste treatment that includes both recovery and disposal
operations (e.g. sorting), the treatment operation (R or D) for which more than 50% of the
waste is destined should be reported. In those rare cases where the facility is not able to
trace whether more than 50% of the waste is disposed or recovered, then code “D” should be
used.
43
44
OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.
45
OJ L 377, 31.12.1991 p. 20 - 27.
46
See chapter 1.1.8 of this guide.
30
For transboundary movements of hazardous waste, the name and address of the recoverer
or the disposer of the waste and the actual recovery or disposal site have to be reported.
Reporting should be carried out in accordance with Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation.
Operators should indicate whether the amount of waste was measured (e.g. by the method
of weighing), calculated (e.g. by emission or release factors) or estimated.
Table 10 and Table 11 show how data on off-site transfers of hazardous waste should be
reported. Table 12 shows how off-site transfers of non-hazardous waste should be reported.
Off-site Quantity Waste M/C/E Method used

transfer of (t/year) treatment
HW operation
within the 5 R M weighing
country 1 D M weighing
Table 10: Reporting of an off-site transfer of hazardous waste (HW) within the country (exemplary
data)
The figures presented in Table 10 show examples of reporting by a facility which has
transferred off-site 5 tonnes of hazardous waste for recovery and 1 tonne of hazardous
waste for disposal within the country in the reporting year. At 6 tonnes per year, the off-site
transfer of hazardous waste exceeds the threshold value of 2 tonnes per year and transfers
within the country should therefore be reported as shown in the example.
31
Off-site Quan- Waste M/C/E Method Name of Address of re- Address of actual
transfer tity treatment used recoverer/ coverer/dis- recovery/disposal
of HW (t/year) operation disposer poser site
to other 15 R M weighing Sunshine Sun Street, Sun Street,
countries Compo- Flowertown Flowertown south,
nents Ltd. south, PP12 PP12 8TS, United
8TS, United Kingdom
Kingdom
4 D M weighing BEST Kings Street, Kingstown Waste
Environ- Kingstown, to Energy Plant,
mental Ltd. Highlands, AB2 Kings Street,
1CD, United Kingstown,
Kingdom Highlands, AB2
1CD, United
Kingdom
30 D M weighing BEST Kings Street, Queens
Environ- Kingstown, Incineration Plant,
mental Ltd. Highlands, AB2 Crown Street,
1CD, United Queenstown, EF3
Kingdom 4GH, United
Kingdom
Table 11: Reporting of an off-site transfer of hazardous waste (HW) to other countries (exemplary
data)
(note: if the waste is transferred to several recovery/disposal sites additional lines have to
be inserted in the table)
The figures presented in Table 11 show examples of reporting by the same facility which
has, in addition to the off-site transfer of hazardous waste within the country (as shown in
Table 10), transferred 49 tonnes of hazardous waste to other countries, 15 tonnes thereof for
recovery and 34 tonnes for disposal (at two different disposal sites).
Off-site transfer of Quantity Waste treatment M/C/E Method

non-haz. Waste (t/year) operation used
Within the country 1,000 R M weighing
or to other 10,000 D M weighing
countries
Table 12: Reporting of an off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste (exemplary data)
The figures presented in Table 12 show examples of reporting by a facility which has
transferred off-site 1,000 tonnes of non-hazardous waste for recovery and 10,000 tonnes of
non-hazardous waste for disposal in the reporting year. The off-site transfer of non-
hazardous waste exceeds the threshold value of 2,000 tonnes per year and the transfers
within the country or to other countries have to be reported as shown in the example.
32
1.1.11 Measurement/calculation/estimation of releases and off-site transfers
Reporting shall be carried out based on measurement, calculation or estimation of releases
and off-site transfers.
For the indication of whether the reported release and transfer data is based on
measurement, calculation or estimation a simplified system with three classes identified with
a letter code is required, referring to the methodology used to determine the data:
Class M: Release data are based on measurements (“M”). Additional calculations are
needed to convert the results of measurements into annual release data. For
these calculations the results of flow determinations are needed. “M” should
also be used when the annual releases are determined based on the results
of short term and spot measurements. “M” is used when the releases of a
facility are derived from direct monitoring results for specific processes at the
facility, based on actual continuous or discontinuous measurements of
pollutant concentrations for a given release route.
Class C: Release data are based on calculations (“C”). “C” is used when the releases
are based on calculations using activity data (fuel used, production rate, etc.)
and emission factors or mass balances. In some cases more complicated
calculation methods can be applied, using variables like temperature, global
radiance etc.
Class E: Release data are based on non-standardised estimations (“E”). “E” is used
when the releases are determined by best assumptions or expert guesses
that are not based on publicly available references or in case of absence of
recognised emission estimation methodologies or good practice guidelines.
Where the total release of a pollutant at a facility is determined by more than one
determination method (e.g. M and C), the determination method with the highest amount of
release is chosen for reporting. Example: The release of an air pollutant at a PRTR relevant
facility occurs at two stacks (stack A and stack B). The total release exceeds the relevant
release threshold. The release at stack A is measured and amounts 100 kg/year. The
release at stack B is calculated and amounts 50 kg/year. Since the highest amount of
release (100 kg/year) is measured, the total release (150 kg/year) has to be indicated as
being based on measurement (M).
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Chapters 1.1.11.1 to 1.1.11.4 provide references to information sources for release
determination methods.
Article 5
1. …
In the case of data indicated as being based on measurement or calculation the analytical method and/or the method of
calculation shall be reported.
…
3. The operator of each facility shall collect with appropriate frequency the information needed to determine which of
the facility’s releases and off-site transfers are subject to reporting requirements under paragraph 1.
4. When preparing the report, the operator concerned shall use the best available information, which may include
monitoring data, emission factors, mass balance equations, indirect monitoring or other calculations, engineering
judgements and other methods in line with Article 9(1) and in accordance with internationally approved methodologies,
where these are available.
Box 8: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5 (excerpt related to measurement, calculation and estimation)
Releases and off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water have to be reported as annual
quantities of pollutants released in kg/year whereas waste transferred off-site has to be
reported in tonnes/year. The annual quantities should be determined with a frequency and
duration of data collection sufficient over the year to give reasonably representative and
comparable data. When determining the frequency, it is important to balance the
requirements with emission characteristics, risk to the environment, practicalities of sampling
and the costs. Good practice also suggests matching the monitoring frequency to the
timeframes over which harmful effects or potentially harmful trends occur. For more
information see the BREF document on General Principles for Monitoring47.
Operators are obliged to collect the data needed in order to determine which releases and
off-site transfers have to be reported. Reporting shall be based on the best available
information which enables appropriate quality assurance48 and which is in accordance with
internationally approved methodologies where such methodologies are available.
To reduce duplicate reporting (determination of pollutants), the reporting under the European
PRTR for a facility may be integrated to the degree practicable and under consideration of
the future comparability of the reported data with existing measurement, calculation or
estimation methodologies already prescribed for the facility concerned by the competent
authorities.
47
Details on monitoring timing can be found in chapter 2.5 of the BREF “Monitoring System” (BREF
07.03.); see http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/FAbout.htm
48
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The operator of the facility has to decide before collecting the data which determination
methodology (M, C or E) for a certain pollutant results in "best available information" for the
reporting. Where data are measured or calculated, the method of measurement and/or the
method for calculation shall in addition be indicated (see Box 8)49.
Operators should prepare their data collection in accordance with internationally approved
methodologies (see Article 5(4)), where such methodologies are available. The following
methodologies are considered as internationally approved:
§ CEN and ISO standards as measurement methodologies50;
§ the “Guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions under
the Emission Trading Scheme”, the “IPCC Guidelines” and the “UN-ECE/EMEP
Atmospheric Emission Inventory Guidebook” as calculation methodologies.
The following chapters give precise references to internationally approved methodologies51.
The operator may use "equivalent" methodologies other than internationally approved
methodologies, even when available, if one or more of the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. The operator uses one or more measurement, calculation or estimation

methodologies already prescribed by the competent authority in a licence or an
operating permit for that facility (method name to be reported52: PER)
2. A national or regional binding measurement, calculation or estimation methodology is

prescribed by legal act for the pollutant and facility concerned (method name to be
reported: NRB).
3. The operator has shown that the alternative measurement methodology used is
equivalent to existing CEN/ISO measurement standards53 (method name to be
reported: ALT).
49
See Chapter 1.1.11.5 of this guide.
50
Appendix 3 to this guide includes a list of standardised measuring methods for the determination of
the release of air and water pollutants.
51
See chapter 1.1.11.1 for measurement methods and chapter 1.1.11.2 for calculation methods.
52
For details on the reporting of the method used see chapter 1.1.11.5 of this guide
53
e.g. in accordance with CEN/TS 14793 (Intralaboratory validation procedure for an alternative
method compared to a reference method)
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4. The operator uses an equivalent methodology and demonstrated its performance
equivalence by means of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)54 according to ISO
17025 and ISO Guide 33 together with an acceptance by the competent authority
(method name to be reported: CRM).
5. The methodology is a mass balance method (e.g. the calculation of NMVOC releases
into air as difference from process input data and incorporation into product) and is
accepted by the competent authority (method name to be reported: MAB).
6. The methodology is a European-wide sector specific calculation method, developed

by industry experts, which has been delivered to the European Commission (env-
eper@ec.europa.eu/env-prtr@ec.europa.eu), to the European Environment Agency
(eper@eea.eu.int/prtr@eea.eu.int) and the relevant international organisations (e.g.
IPCC: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/mail; UN-ECE/EMEP: http://tfeip-
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secretariat.org/unece.htm ). The methodology could be used unless it is rejected by
the international organisation (method name to be reported: SSC).
Other methodologies shall only be used if internationally approved or equivalent

methodologies are not available (method name to be reported: OTH).
The competent authorities of the Member States have to assess the quality of data collected
by the operators56 and to report it to the Commission. Therefore, the competent authorities of
the Member States also have to assess the used methodologies.
1.1.11.1 Measurement methods

Data on releases and off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water may be based on
measurements. Additional calculations may be needed to convert the results of
measurements into annual loads.
In the case of off-site transfers of waste the annual data reported are usually obtained by
weighing wastes.
A list of internationally approved measurement methods for the release into air and
water/off-site transfer of pollutants in water of the 91 E-PRTR pollutants is set out in
Appendix 3 to this guide. The list covers CEN and ISO standards and provides guidance on
the availability of standardised measuring methods for air and water pollutants57.
54
A Certified Reference Material (CRM) is a material or substance accompanied by a certificate, one
or more of whose property values are certified by a procedure which establishes its traceability to an
accurate realization of the unit in which the property values are expressed, and for which each
certified value is accompanied by an uncertainty at a stated level of confidence (Source: ISO Guide
30). Available CRMs can be found via the COMAR – database (see http://www.comar.bam.de/).
55
This web-site of the UN-ECE Task Force on Emission Inventories and Projections provides contact
details of relevant experts
56
57
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1.1.11.2 Calculation methods
Release and transfer data can be based on calculations for the determination of releases
using calculation methods and release factors, which are representative for certain pollutants
and industrial sectors.
Internationally approved calculation methods are described in the following information

sources:
§ The European Commission has established Guidelines for the monitoring and
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions under the Emission Trading Scheme
(method name to be reported “ETS”; see chapter 1.1.11.5). The guidelines and related
frequently asked questions can be found at the EU Environment website58. In the case
of facilities which report on identical activities to those reported under the Emissions
Trading Regulations, the annual amounts of pollutants determined by the facility
according to the ETS Guidelines should be identical to the amounts of pollutants
reported under the E-PRTR Regulation. Where only certain processes undertaken
within an activity subject to the E-PRTR regulation fall under the Emissions Trading
Regulations, the total annual amounts of pollutants resulting from the activity reported
under the E-PRTR Regulation should equal the data reported under the ETS plus the
contribution from the remaining sources.
§ The IPCC Guidelines59 provide methodologies for estimating anthropogenic emissions

by sources (method name to be reported “IPCC”; see chapter 1.1.11.5). The Reference
Manual (Volume 3) provides a compendium of information on methods for estimation of
emissions for a broader range of greenhouse gases and a complete list of source
types for each. It summarises a range of possible methods for many source types. It
also provides summaries of the scientific basis for the inventory methods
recommended and gives extensive references to the technical literature.
§ The UN-ECE/EMEP “EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook – 2005”60

provides a comprehensive guide to atmospheric emissions inventory methodology
(method name to be reported “UNECE/EMEP”; see chapter 1.1.11.5). Its intention is to
support reporting under the UN-ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution and the EU directive on national emission ceilings. The Guidebook is a joint
activity of UN-ECE/EMEP and the European Environment agency. The guidebook
contains chapters for specific source sectors, where all available emission factors and
emission calculation methods are collected. A Task Force maintains a working web
site, where drafts for new chapters and modifications of existing ones are available 61.
58
For the guidelines see: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/pdf/c2004_130_en.pdf, for
FAQs see: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/emission/pdf/monitoring_report_faq.pdf
59
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gl/invs1.htm
60
http://reports.eea.eu.int/EMEPCORINAIR4/en
61
http://www.aeat.co.uk/netcen/airqual/TFEI/unece.htm
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In the case of off-site transfers of waste the calculation of the annual quantity of waste(s)
may use factors agreed on international, national or sectoral level which, for example,
indicate the waste amount in relation to the material produced or the input of raw material.
1.1.11.3 Estimation methods

A measurement or calculation method is usually preferred by operators. In those relatively
rare cases where measurement and calculation methods are not available, or (pertinently) in
the case of accidents, data can be based on estimation, i.e. on non-standardised estimations
derived from mass balances, best assumptions or expert guesses.
1.1.11.4 Other information on release determination methods62

Other information on release determination methods63 can be found at the following
information sources:
§ The future E-PRTR website64 will provide further selected information on available
release determination methods.
§ The IPPC-document “Reference Document on the General Principles of Monitoring”

contains a list of CEN-standards and pre-standards for determination of releases65.
§ The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) provides support for
the determination of releases. The document “Estimating Environmental Releases for
Facility PRTR Reporting, Introduction and Guide to Methods”66 gives an overview of
the methods available to facilities to estimate their releases to air, water, and land. The
document is not intended to be a complete guide but attempts to show how data
already collected by facilities might be used. The document “Guidance for Facilities on
PRTR Data Estimation and Reporting” supporting the determination of releases, can be
found at the same source.
§ The website of the OECD “Resource Centre for PRTR Release Estimation Techniques”
(RETs)67 provides a clearing-house of guidance manuals/documents of release
estimation techniques for the principal pollutant release and transfer registries
62
The references to websites describe the status as of September 2005
63
Note that particularly in the U.S. the term “estimation” often comprises all three release
determination approaches: measurement; calculation; and estimation
64
65
http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/FAbout.htm see in particular the document “Monitoring System” (BREF
07.03.)
66
http://www.unitar.org/cwm/publications/prtr.htm
67
http://www.oecd.org/env/prtr/rc
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developed by OECD member countries. The manuals and documents include
descriptive information on the sources of pollution and the pollutants that are released,
as well as information on emission factors, mass balance methods, engineering
calculations, and monitoring information.
§ The "OECD's Database on Use and Release of Industrial Chemicals"68 has been
designed to provide readily accessible information on uses and releases of industrial
chemicals for exposure/risk assessors. Of particular interest is information on emission
scenarios, uses and releases of specific chemicals and uses and releases of chemicals
on specific use/industry categories.
§ The OECD/IPCC/IEA phase II development of the “Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” (IPCC Guidelines) methodology for agricultural
sources of N2O (IPCC, 1997; Mosier et al., 1998) includes methodologies for
calculating both direct and indirect emissions of N2O related to agricultural production69.
§ The Australian emission estimation technique handbooks are available on the

Internet70.
§ The US EPA Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards maintains a comprehensive
web site where material on available emission factors and emission estimation
methods in the United States can be viewed and, in many cases, downloaded71.
§ The European oil companies association has prepared a report providing information
on “Air pollutant emission estimation methods for EPER and PRTR reporting by
refineries”72
68
http://appli1.oecd.org/ehs/urchem.nsf/
69
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gp/bgp/4_5_N2O_Agricultural_Soils.pdf
70
http://www.npi.gov.au/handbooks/
71
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/
72
see Report No. 9/05 at http://www.concawe.org/Content/Default.asp?PageID=31
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The literature on establishing releases to water is much more limited than in the case of
releases to air. The following information sources are specifically related to the
determination of releases to water:
1. Estimation methods of Industrial Waste-water Pollution in the Meuse Basin,

Comparison of approaches, LIFE study ENV/F/205, August 1998, Agence de l’eau,
Paris, France.73
2. Dutch Notes on Monitoring of Emission to Water, Institute for Inland Water

Management and Waste Water Treatment/RIZA. February 2000, RIZA, Lelystad,
The Netherlands.74
3. The OSPAR-Commission for Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-

East Atlantic initiated the project “Harmonised Quantification and Reporting
Procedures for Hazardous Substances (HARP)” which includes methods for release
determination75. In the “Monitoring and Assessment” section of the OSPAR
homepage under “decision, recommendations and other agreements” (agreement
section) one can find other guidelines adopted by OSPAR for the measurement and
assessment of hazardous substances in and their releases to the marine
environment76.
The following information sources are related to release determination from specific
activities:
• E-PRTR activity sector 5: Waste management: landfills
For the determination of diffuse methane and carbon dioxide releases from landfills
different calculation models exist which are generally used at the national level, e.g.
first order degradation models such as:
§ First order TNO model77
§ Afvalzorg-model (multiphase)78
§ GasSim (multiphase)-model79
73
Summary document available at http://ruisseau.oieau.fr/life/summ_uk.pdf
74
Document details available at
http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/webquery4_1.cfm?ID=mon&TYPE=tm&N=56
75
http://www.sft.no/english/ see in particular the document HARP-HAZ Prototype
(http://www.sft.no/publikasjoner/kjemikalier/1789/ta1789.pdf)
76
http://www.ospar.org/
77
Oonk, J., A. Boom, 1995. Landfill gas formation, recovery and emissions. NOVEM Programme
Energy Generation from Waste and Biomass (EWAB), TNO report R95-203, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
78
Scharff, H., J. Oonk, A. Hensen (2000) Quantifying landfill gas emissions in the Netherlands –
Definition study. NOVEM Programme Reduction of Other Greenhouse Gases (ROB), projectnumber
374399/9020, Utrecht, Netherlands, http://www.robklimaat.nl/docs/3743999020.pdf
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§ GasSim (LandGEM)80
§ EPER France model81
§ LandGEM US-EPA82
These models are not necessarily appropriate to be applied in respect of every landfill.
For instance the LandGEM US-EPA model calculates high methane releases since it
presumes that the waste deposited is mainly organic. Further information can be found
in the ”Supporting document for the determination of diffuse methane emissions from
landfills”83 under EPER Guidance on the EPER website or the E-PRTR website84.
• E-PRTR activity sector 6: Other activities
a) Calculation of releases of nitrogen and phosphorus from intensive aquaculture:
- The HELCOM “Guidelines for the compilation of waterborne pollution load to the
Baltic Sea (PLC-water)” contains calculation of releases of nitrogen and
phosphorus from intensive aquaculture85.
- OSPAR Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East
Atlantic: Guideline 2: Quantification and Reporting of Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Discharges/Losses from Aquaculture Plants (Reference Number: 2004-2); (Source:
OSPAR 00/9/2 Add.2 and OSPAR 00/20/1, § 9.5a)86.
- The Nordic Council has published a report concerning BAT in the aquaculture
sector. Most of the report is written in Norwegian but it contains an English
summary and describes (on page 136 ff) also in English three approaches to
quantification of discharge/loss of N and P from aquaculture production systems to
surface waters87
79
Gregory, R.G., G.M. Attenborough, D.C. Hall, C. Deed, 2003. The validation and development of an
integrated landfill gas risk assessment model GasSim, Sardinia Proceedings 2003, Cagliari, Italy.
See also: www.gassim.co.uk
80
software and reference manual downloadable to http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/landfill/landflpg.html
81
ADEME, Outil de calcul des émissions dans l’air de CH4, CO2, SOx, NOx issues des centres de
stockage de déchets ménagers et assimilés (version 0), reference manual downloadable to :
https://www.declarationpollution.ecologie.gouv.fr/gerep/download/annexe_guide_tech_emisions_ch4
_CO2_SOx_NOx.pdf
82
US-EPA. (2001) Landfill Volume III,
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/iii15_apr2001.pdf
83
http://eper.ec.europa.eu/eper/documents/Supporting Document determination of emissions of
landfills.pdf
84
85
http://www.helcom.fi/groups/monas/en_GB/monas_guidelines/
86
http://www.ospar.org/documents/dbase/decrecs/agreements/04-02b_HARP guideline 2_aquaculture
installations.doc
87
http://www.norden.org/pub/sk/showpub.asp?pubnr=2005:528
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b) For the first EPER reporting cycle different calculation models have been applied at
the national level for the determination of releases from agriculture. Further
information on the methodologies used to determine the releases can be found in the
“Supporting document on determination of emissions from pig and poultry farms” 88
under EPER Guidance on the EPER website.
The following information sources are examples related to releases from fugitive and
diffuse sources at facility level. These also include fugitive and diffuse releases from
facilities as addressed in the IPPC monitoring BREF:
• In the framework of the IMPEL network a project has been carried out with the
objective to review the estimation methods and measures for diffuse VOC emissions
used in the EU and to propose guidelines in order to improve the monitoring,
licensing and inspection of industrial activities. The final report contains information
on emission estimation methods89.
• CEN is preparing standards on “Fugitive and diffuse emissions of common concern to

industry sectors” covering the “Measurement of fugitive emissions of vapours
generating from equipment and piping leaks” (draft standard CEN/TC 264 N 862) and
“Fugitive dust emission rate estimates by Reverse Dispersion Modelling” (draft
standard CEN/TC 264 N 863). As stated in the latter draft standard itself, “the
Reverse Dispersion Modelling method does not allow to quantify in absolute figures
the dust emission rates in reason of an undetermined accuracy depending on various
site conditions, but it is a tool which enables each industrial plant to identify its most
emitting open dust sources, …”.
• The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers has published a method “Identification,

measurement and control of fugitive emissions from process equipment leaks”90 to
estimate total mass fugitive emission from individual leak detection measurements
with a portable instrument. The method is currently used in the EDC-VMC-PVC
sector and is in line with the future CEN standard CEN/TC 264 N 862.
• The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers has published a method “Assessment

of atmospheric emissions from gasholders”91 for the estimation of releases from
diffuse sources from gasholders.
• Euro Chlor representing the Chlor-Alkali Industry has published in the Environmental
88
http://eper.ec.europa.eu/eper/documents/Supporting document determination of emissions from pig
and poultry farms.pdf
89
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel/vocemissions.htm
90
http://www.ecvm.org/img/db/ECVM-Referencemethod-2004-rev2.pdf
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Protection Series the “Guidelines for Making a Mercury Balance in a Chlorine Plant”
(3rd Edition from June 2000) widely used by the European chlorine industry.
Further valuable information might also be drawn from national PRTR websites. An
updated list of websites on national PRTRs is to be found on the European PRTR website.
91
http://www.ecvm.org/img/db/reference_method_assessm.pdf
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1.1.11.5 Reporting of the method used for measurement/calculation of
releases/off-site transfers
Where reported data are based on measurements or calculation ("M" or "C"), the method
shall be indicated (see Box 8). To this end the following designations shall be used (in
addition to the indices “M” and “C” to be indicated according to chapter 1.1.11):
Method used for determination of releases/off-site transfers Designation of the

method used
Measurement methodologies92
Internationally approved measurement standard short designation of
the relevant standard
(e.g. EN 14385:2004)
Measurement methodology already prescribed by the competent PER*
authority in a licence or an operating permit for that facility
National or regional binding measurement methodology prescribed NRB*
by legal act for the pollutant and facility concerned
Alternative Measurement Method in accordance with existing ALT
CEN/ISO measurement standards
Measurement methodology the performance of which is CRM
demonstrated by means of certified reference materials and
accepted by competent authority
Other measurement methodology OTH*
Calculation methodologies
Internationally approved calculation method93 short designation of
the method used: ETS,
IPCC, UNECE/EMEP
Calculation methodology already prescribed by the competent PER*
authority in a licence or an operating permit for that facility
National or regional binding calculation methodology prescribed by NRB*
legal act for the pollutant and facility concerned
Mass balance method which is accepted by the competent authority MAB*
European-wide sector specific calculation method SSC
Other calculation methodology OTH*
* In addition to the three letter abbreviation (e.g. NRB) the short designation (e.g. VDI 3873)
or a short description of the methodology could be given (see Table 14).
Table 13: Designation of the method used for determination of releases/off-site transfers
92
See chapters 1.1.11 and 1.1.11.1
93
See chapters 1.1.11 and 1.1.11.2
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If more than one methodology is used for one pollutant, all used methodologies could be
indicated by the facilities. Where reported data are based on estimation (“E”) it is, in
accordance with the E-PRTR Regulation, not required to report the name of the method
used.
Reporting could include according to Annex III of the E-PRTR Regulation the following data:
Releases to air
No. Name M/C/E Method used T (total) A (accidental)
Annex Code Designation or (kg/year) kg/year
II description
1 CH4 C NRB regional binding 125,000 -
measurement
methodology using
specific gas
chromatography
3 CO2 C ETS - 244,000,000 -
14 HCFCs E - - 1.28 1.28
18 Cd M EN - 12.5 -
14385
:2004
72 PAH M NRB VDI 3873 122 -
Table 14: Example for reporting of releases to air including the indications for the method used
In the example illustrated in Table 14, the releases to air of the indicated pollutants exceed
the threshold levels and have to be reported. The indication of releases of cadmium and PAH
is based on measurement, that of CO294 and CH495 on calculation. The release of HCFCs has
occurred accidentally and is based on estimation. It has to be reported as accidental release
and has also to be included in the total release.
94
Guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions under the Emission
Trading Scheme; method name to be reported “ETS”; see above.
95
National GasSim model; method name to be reported “NRB”; see above.
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Table 15 provides an example of how the “method used” should be indicated for reporting of
off-site transfers of waste.
Off-site transfer of waste Quantity Waste treatment M/C/E Method used

(t/year) operation
Hazardous waste within 10.5 R M weighing
the country
Non-hazardous waste 2,500 D C PER
Table 15: Example for reporting of off-site transfers of waste including the indications for the method
used
The indication of the method used for the off-site transfer of hazardous waste is based on
"weighing", that of non hazardous waste on calculation by using a methodology prescribed
by the competent authority in the operating permit for the facility (method name to be
reported “PER”).
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1.1.12 Quality assurance
Operators are responsible for the quality of the information that they report.
Article 9
Quality Assurance and Assessment
1. The operator of each facility subject to the reporting requirements set out in Article 5 shall assure the quality of the
information that they report.
2. The competent authorities shall assess the quality of the data provided by the operators of the facilities referred to in
paragraph 1, in particular as to their completeness, consistency and credibility
Box 9: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 9(1) (Quality assurance by operators)
In order to ensure the quality of the data reported facilities may wish to take the information
provided in the IPPC monitoring BREF96 into account.
If a quality assurance system such as ISO 900197; or an environmental management system

such as EMAS98 or ISO 1400199 or other similar/analogous national systems is already being
used by the facility, the reporting of the E-PRTR data might be included within that system to
help to ensure the highest possible quality of the data.
Operators are obliged to use the “best available data” when preparing their reports. In
accordance with article 9(2) of the E-PRTR Regulation, data reported by operators should be
of high quality in particular as regards its completeness, consistency and credibility (see Box
9) as defined below:
Completeness means that the reported data should cover all releases and off-site transfers
of all pollutants and wastes exceeding thresholds for all facilities with Annex I activities above
the capacity thresholds. The purpose of the reporting threshold values is to minimise the
reporting burden, although reporting of releases lower than the thresholds is also allowed.
Completeness means also that all additionally required information on the identification of the
facility and Annex I activities is fully reported.
96
see BREF document “Monitoring System” (BREF 07.03.): http://eippcb.jrc.es/pages/FAbout.htm
97
ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management Systems, www.iso.org
98
Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001
allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme
(EMAS).
99
ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Systems, www.iso.org
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Consistency means that data shall be reported on the basis of unambiguous and uniform
definitions, source identification and reliable methodologies for the determination of releases
over several years. Consistent reporting by facilities will enable Member States to carry out
consistent reporting in standardised formats to the Commission and the EEA. This will
enable comparison of the reported data with previous release data of reporting facilities or
with data of similar sources in other countries. In this respect a consistent use in every
Member State of the identification number of facilities, including the indication of changes of
the identification number, is essential100.
Credibility refers to the authenticity, reliability, comparability and transparency of the data. In
the context of pollutant release and transfer registers credibility is closely linked to
consistency. If the approaches and data sources used in an inventory development project
are considered consistent, then users will have an acceptable degree of confidence in the
releases data developed from those techniques. Furthermore it is important that the
information in the E-PRTR is comparable to allow an objective and reliable comparison of
releases and off-site transfers from different facilities within a country or amongst different
countries. Detailing whether a release or off-site transfer was measured, calculated or
estimated; and the exact specification of which measurement or calculation methodology
was used to determine the release or off-site transfer helps to make the data transparent and
ensures the credibility of the data.
The competent authorities have the duty to assess the quality of information provided by
operators101.
100
101
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1.2 Member States
1.2.1 Identification by competent authorities of facilities to which the E-

PRTR Regulation applies
Operators of facilities carrying out Annex I activities above the capacity thresholds are
obliged to report to its relevant competent authority the information necessary to identify the
facility unless that information is already available to the competent authority (see Box 6).
Thus a Member State should have complete information at its disposal regarding the facilities
to which the Regulation applies.
Annex I of the E-PRTR Regulation lists 65 relevant activities. For a number of these Annex I
activities a capacity threshold is given. Reporting is required if the capacity threshold and
release or off-site transfer thresholds are exceeded. If no capacity threshold is specified all
facilities of the relevant activity are subject to reporting if release or off-site transfer threshold
limit values are exceeded. IPPC activities have already been subject to reporting under
EPER and are in general well known in the Member States. Differences between activities
covered under the IPPC Directive and the E-PRTR Regulation are explained in Appendix 2,
Table 21.
If an operator carries out several activities falling under the same Annex I activity at the same
facility on the same site, the capacities of such activities are added together (e.g. the
treatment volumes of vats). The production capacities of the individual activities should be
aggregated at the Annex I activity level. The sum of the capacities is then compared with the
capacity threshold for the specific Annex I activities as listed in Annex I of the E-PRTR
Regulation.
According to Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation, Member States have to report an
identification number for each facility concerned. In order to ensure consistent reporting
and the possibility of evaluating the development of releases and off-site transfers, the
identification number for a specific facility should remain unchanged over time. If possible,
the number should be identical to the corresponding number in EPER. Due to changes at
facilities such as closure, relocation, severance or merger of facilities, it is not always
possible to allocate a single identification number to a specific facility over time. Such
changes at a facility should be reported by the operator to the competent authority which if
necessary will allocate a new identification number. Changes to the identification number
compared to the last 10 reporting years (also to EPER reporting years) could be given in the
“Text field for textual information…” by the competent authority.
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In general the following recommendations apply in respect of any change of identification
numbers of facilities:
(1) Identification numbers should not be changed unless there is an overriding need to do
so;
(2) In the case of closure of a facility the identification number should be maintained for
the facility for at least 10 years since data will be accessible on the Internet for this
period;
(3) In the case of relocation of a facility, the facility should receive a new identification
number;
(4) If a facility changes only its operator, name or parent company the identification
number should remain the same;
(5) If a facility merges with another facility at the same site, the identification number of
the facility whose main activity is identical to the main activity of the new facility
should be taken;
(6) If a facility is divided, the identification number should remain with the facility that
continues the main activity / economic activity.
(7) It would be helpful if, for every reporting year the facility reports in the “Textual
information” field of the facility report any changes to the “history” of the facility for the
last ten years.
1.2.2 Indication of competent authorities for requests by the public

In accordance with Article 7(2) read in conjunction with Annex III of the E-PRTR Regulation,
Member States have an obligation to report for each facility the contact details of the
“competent authority for requests of the public”. The following contact details are
required:
§ Name of the competent authority
§ Street address
§ Town/village
§ Telephone No
§ Fax No
§ E-mail address
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These contact details have to be reported for every facility and will appear in the facility
report on the E-PRTR website.
If the Member State so decides, the competent authority for requests from the public could
be the same for the whole Member State. If there is more than one competent authority for a
facility, for reasons of transparency one of these should be designated as competent
authority for requests from the public.
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1.2.3 Quality assessment
Competent authorities of the Member States have to assess the quality of the data; whether
the information provided by the individual facilities is satisfactory with respect to its
completeness, consistency and credibility102.
Article 9
…
2. The competent authorities shall assess the quality of the data provided by the operators of the facilities referred to in
paragraph 1, in particular as to their completeness, consistency and credibility.
Box 10: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 9(2) (Quality assessment by competent authorities)
Competent authorities shall assess the data provided against information that is already
available, as appropriate. For example, competent authorities may wish to check the data
received against the following:
§ information received by the competent authorities arisen as part of licensing procedures

or compliance checking of permits;
§ information received as a result of self monitoring by facilities that is reported to the

authorities; and
§ information related to participation in the Community eco-management and audit

scheme EMAS or to ISO 14001
Facility operators may provide optional information on the facility103. Such information may
also be useful to the competent authority in assessing the quality of the data.
It should, however, be borne in mind that there may be restrictions at national level that
prevent Competent Authorities from using information obtained for one purpose for a
different, unconnected purpose without the permission of the person who supplied that
information.
102
103
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In the case of any discrepancies, uncertainties or doubts in respect of the information
provided by facilities, the competent authority of the Member State could ask for clarification
from the facility concerned. The facility could also be asked to amend the information
supplied if appropriate. This includes examination by the competent authorities of the records
held by operators in accordance with article 5(5) of the E-PRTR Regulation, including the
data from which the reported information was derived and the description of the methodology
used for data gathering.
Further to the assessment of the data provided by operators Member States have to assure
themselves, that all data that has to be transmitted by the Member States to the Commission
is also complete, consistent and credible. The Member States are supported by the
European Commission, which will provide an electronic validation tool to be applied by the
Member States. The validation tool, which can be downloaded by the Member States,
comprises several electronic checks of the data in order to ensure specific data quality
requirements. The validation tool is a software application which can easily detect erroneous
data such as incorrect co-ordinates, wholly incorrect figures, pollutants reported twice and
facilities with no reported releases. The use of the validation tool will support the quality of
delivered data and compliance with the data format set in Annex III of the E-PRTR
Regulation and will ensure a smooth transfer of data from the Member States to the
Commission.
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1.2.4 Confidentiality of information
The provisions governing confidentiality are laid down in Article 11 of the E-PRTR Regulation
in connection with Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/4/EC.
Article 11: Confidentiality
Whenever information is kept confidential by a Member State in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (OJ L 41,
14.2.2003, p.26), the Member State shall, in its report under Article 7(2) of this Regulation for the reporting year concerned,
indicate separately for each facility claiming confidentiality the type of information that has been withheld and the reason
for which it has been withheld.
Box 11: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 11 (Confidentiality)
Article 4: Exceptions
[...]
“2. Member States may provide for a request for environmental information to be refused if disclosure of the information
would adversely affect:
(a) the confidentiality of the proceedings of public authorities, where such confidentiality is provided for by law;
(b) international relations, public security or national defence;
(c) the course of justice, the ability of any person to receive a fair trial or the ability of a public authority to conduct an
enquiry of a criminal or disciplinary nature;
(d) the confidentiality of commercial or industrial information where such confidentiality is provided for by national or
Community law to protect a legitimate economic interest, including the public interest in maintaining statistical
confidentiality and tax secrecy;
(e) intellectual property rights;
(f) the confidentiality of personal data and/or files relating to a natural person where that person has not consented to
the disclosure of the information to the public, where such confidentiality is provided for by national or Community law;
(g) the interests or protection of any person who supplied the information requested on a voluntary basis without being
under, or capable of being put under, a legal obligation to do so, unless that person has consented to the release of the
information concerned;
(h) the protection of the environment to which such information relates, such as the location of rare species.
The grounds for refusal mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be interpreted in a restrictive way, taking into account for
the particular case the public interest served by disclosure. In every particular case, the public interest served by disclosure
shall be weighed against the interest served by the refusal. Member States may not, by virtue of paragraph 2(a), (d), (f), (g)
and (h), provide for a request to be refused where the request relates to information on emissions into the environment.
Within this framework, and for the purposes of the application of subparagraph (f), Member States shall ensure that the
requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data are complied with (OJ L
281, 23.11.1995, p.31).”
Box 12: Directive 2003/4/EC, Article 4(2) relating to confidentiality of information
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All the data that is reported by operators in accordance with Article 5 of the E-PRTR
Regulation will appear in the E-PRTR with the exception of that data that is kept confidential
in accordance with to the exhaustive list of reasons set out in Article 4(2) of Directive
2003/4/EC.
The decision as to which data will be kept confidential is taken by the competent authorities
of the Member States, possibly upon an indication to that effect by the operator. The data
that the competent authority of a Member State classifies as confidential will not be
transmitted to the European Commission. The European Commission will not check the
classification of data transmitted to it by Member States where that information has not been
classified as being confidential. All decisions on confidentiality are therefore taken by the
competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with the E-PRTR Regulation.
In general, all grounds of confidentiality listed in Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/4/EC can be
invoked to withhold any type of information reported by operators under Article 5 of the E-
PRTR Regulation. An exception applies to information on emissions/releases104. Information
on emissions/releases may only be kept confidential for the reasons mentioned in Article
4(2)(b), (c), and (e) of Directive 2003/4/EC. Information on emissions/releases may, thus, not
be withheld on the grounds of Article 4(2)(a), (d), (f), (g) or (h) of Directive 2003/4/EC nor on
any grounds other than those set out in Article 4(2)(b), (c), and (e) of Directive 2003/4/EC.
No exception applies to information on off-site-transfers. In this case all of the grounds for
confidentiality set out in article 4(2) of Directive 2003/4/EC may be considered. This
consideration does not always mean that information will necessarily be treated
confidentially. When considering the confidentiality of a particular type of information, the
competent authorities of the Member States shall interpret the grounds for confidentiality in a
restrictive way and should weigh the public interest served by disclosure against the interest
served by confidentiality.
Where information is kept confidential, for each facility claiming confidentiality the Member
State will indicate to the European Commission in its report under Article 7(2) of the E-PRTR
Regulation for each piece of information withheld the type of information that has been
withheld and the reason for which it has been withheld.
In practice, this means that in the case of data regarding releases and off-site transfers of
pollutants in waste water only the name of the pollutant should be kept confidential and
instead should be replaced by the name of a group of pollutants, the method of
measurement/calculation could not be reported and the ground for refusal should be
indicated according to the article relied upon (in the example: “article 4(2)(b)” = international
relations, public security or national defence; see Box 12) as follows:
104
The term ‘emissions’ is used in Directive 2003/4/EC whereas the term ‘releases’ is used in the E-
PRTR Regulation.
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Releases to air
Pollutant no. Pollutant M/C/E Method Quantity Reason for
from Annex II name from used kg/year confidentiality
Annex II
Confidential - Heavy metal M - 8.45 Article 4(2)(b)
data of Directive
2003/4/EC
Table 16: Example for reporting of confidential data
The following names for groups of pollutants should be used for the replacement of the
individual pollutants by groups of pollutants:
Groups of pollutants No. of pollutant according to Annex II E-PRTR Regulation

Greenhouse gases 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10
Other gases 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 80, 84, 85
Heavy metals 17-24
Pesticides 25-30, 32, 33, 36-39, 41, 44-46, 51, 59, 67, 74, 75, 77, 89
Chlorinated organic substances 31, 34, 35, 40, 42, 43, 47-50, 52-58, 60, 63, 90
Other organic substances 61, 62, 64-66, 68-73, 76, 78, 87, 88, 91
Inorganic substances 12, 13, 79, 81-83, 86.
Table 17: Categorisation of E-PRTR pollutants in groups of pollutants
Whenever data on off-site transfers of waste are kept confidential it shall be clearly indicated
which data are kept confidential (quantity of waste, waste treatment operation (R/D), M/C/E,
name and address of recoverer/disposer, name and address of actual site of
recovery/disposal) and the reason for it by indicating the ground for confidentiality. Table 18
shows an example for reporting of off-site transfer of waste where the waste quantity is not
reported in accordance with article 4(2)(d) of Directive 2003/4/EC:
Off-site Quan- Waste M/C/ Method Name of Address of Address of Reason for
transfer tity treat- E used recover recoverer/ actual confidentiality
of HW (t/year) ment er/ disposer recovery/
opera- disposer disposal site
tion
to other - R M weigh- Sun- Sun Street, Sun Street, Article 4(2)(d)
countries ing shine Flowertown Flowertown of Directive
Compo- south, PP12 south, PP12 2003/4/EC
nents 8TS, United 8TS, United
Ltd. Kingdom Kingdom
Table 18: Example for reporting of confidential data for an off-site transfer of hazardous waste (HW)
to other countries (exemplary data; quantity of waste not reported in accordance with
article 4(2)(d) of Directive 2003/4/EC)
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Whenever data related to the identification of a facility are kept confidential because of the
ground for refusal set out in article 4(2)(f) of Directive 2003/4/EC (protection of personal data)
only the name and address of the natural person operation the facility should be kept
confidential. In this case, the name and address of the facility would not be given as
information for the identification of the facility105. The geographical coordinates of the facility
shall not be kept confidential in this case in order to enable the public to look at the total of
industrial releases and off-site transfers in their neighbourhood.
The following table shows an example for reporting of a release to air, where the name and
address of the facility is not reported in accordance with article 4(2)(f) of Directive 2003/4/EC.
Name Ad- Geogra- Pollutant Pollutant M/C Method Quantity Quantity Reason for
dress phical co- no. name /E used (total in (accidental confi-dentiality
ordinates kg/year) in kg/year)
- - 8.665055 1 Methane C IPCC 550,000 - Article 4 (2) (f)
48.576678 (CH4) of Directive
2003/4/EC
Table 19: Example for reporting of confidential data for a release to air (exemplary data; name and
address of the facility not reported in accordance with article 4 (2) (f) of Directive
2003/4/EC)
105
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1.2.5 Additional information
Every three years the Member States must report additional information to the Commission.
The Commission will prepare a questionnaire in order to facilitate reporting of this additional
information. A draft questionnaire will be provided to the Member States in due time for
adoption in the Committee referred to in Article 19 before the first reporting obligation of
additional information in March 2011. The additional information delivered by the Member
States provides the European Commission with the information it needs to compile a review
report in accordance with article 17 of the E-PRTR Regulation. (see Box 13)
Article 16
Additional information to be reported by the Member States
1. Member States shall, in a single report based on the information from the last three reporting years to be delivered
every three years together with the data provided in accordance with Article 7, inform the Commission on practice
and measures taken regarding the following:
(a) requirements according to Article 5;
(b) quality assurance and assessment according to Article 9;
(c) access to information according to Article 10(2);
(d) awareness raising activities according to Article 15;
(e) confidentiality of information according to Article 11;
(f) penalties provided for according to Article 20 and experience with their application.
2. To facilitate the reporting by Member States referred to in paragraph 1 the Commission shall submit a proposal for a
questionnaire, which shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2).
Box 13: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 16 (Additional information to be reported by Member States)
1.2.6 Data provision: management and transfer

Facilities are obliged to report to the competent authorities in the Member States.106
According to Annex III to the E-PRTR Regulation Member States should report an
identification number for each facility concerned and determine contact details of a
competent authority of the Member State for requests of the public for each facility107.
106
Details on reporting requirements for facilities are given in chapters 1.1.6 to 1.1.12.
107
See chapter 1.2.1 to this guide.
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Member States have to transmit to the Commission data that relates to specific facilities. As
under EPER, Member States have agreed to deliver their national data set electronically to
the EEA and in parallel by CD-ROM to the Commission.
The Commission will deliver an appropriate validation tool in due time to the Member States
in order to facilitate the transfer of the data108.
1.2.7 Timetable
The timelines to be set by Member States for operators to provide their data to the
competent authorities must allow the operators sufficient time to meet their obligation to
collect and assure the quality of the data109 and must leave sufficient time to the Member
States for the quality assessment110 and the compilation of the information. The Member
States might determine a date by which operators have to report the data to the competent
authorities. The Member States themselves have to transmit required information to the
Commission according to specific timelines as set out in the E-PRTR Regulation. The
Commission shall incorporate the information reported by the Member States according to
further specific timelines into the E-PRTR (see Box 14)
Article 7
Reporting by Member States
1. The Member States shall determine, having regard to the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, a
date by which operators shall provide all the data referred to in Article 5(1 and (2) and the information referred to in
Article 5(3), (4) and (5) to its competent authority.
2. Member States shall provide all the data referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) to the Commission by electronic transfer
in the format set out in Annex III and within the following time-limits:
(a) for the first reporting year, within 18 months after the end of the reporting year;
(b) for all reporting years thereafter, within 15 months after the end of the reporting year.
The first reporting year shall be the year 2007.
3. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall incorporate the information reported by the
Member States into the European PRTR within to the following time-limits:
(a) for the first reporting year, within 21 months after the end of the reporting year;
(b) for all reporting years thereafter, within 16 months after the end of the reporting year.
Box 14: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 7 (Reporting by Member States)
108
See also chapter 1.2.3 of this guide.
109
110
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Table 20 shows the timelines for the first reporting years for the reporting duty of Member
States and the duty of the European Commission to incorporate the reported information into
the European PRTR according to the E-PRTR Regulation.
Reporting Reporting Reporting by Incorporation by the Review by the

year by operators Member States Commission Commission
2007* ** 30 June 2009 30 September 2009
2008 ** 31 March 2010 30 April 2010 31 October 2011
2009 ** 31 March 2011 30 April 2011
2010 ** 31 March 2012 30 April 2012
2011 ** 31 March 2013 30 April 2013 31 October 2014
2012 ** 31 March 2014 30 April 2014
Table 20: Overview on timelines for the reporting of Member States and the obligation of the
European Commission to incorporate and review the reported information
* first E-PRTR reporting year
** to be determined by Member States
The Commission will make a test website available to Member States prior to the deadline
for submission of information by the Member States, as specified in the E-PRTR Regulation.
The test website will enable final verification of the information provided to the Commission
before the deadline for submission by the Member States.
1.2.8 Awareness raising

The Member States shall promote awareness of the E-PRTR and assist the access to the E-
PRTR.
Article 15
Awareness Raising
The Commission and the Member States shall promote awareness of the public of the European PRTR and shall ensure that
assistance is provided in accessing the European PRTR and in understanding and using the information contained in it.
Box 15: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 15 (Awareness raising)
To this end the Member States shall take appropriate measures e.g. provide for links from
the national PRTR websites to the E-PRTR website111 or to inform in publications on the
national level of how to access the information of the E-PRTR.
111
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1.2.9 Penalties
In accordance with Article 20 of the E-PRTR Regulation, Member States shall lay down the
rules on penalties applicable to infringements and shall take measures to ensure the
implementation of the E-PRTR Regulation. Member States are obliged to inform the
Commission on corresponding provisions one year after the entry into force of the E-PRTR
Regulation (i.e. by 20th February 2007) and must also inform the Commission without delay
of any subsequent amendments (see Box 16).
Article 20
Penalties
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation
and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective,
proportionate and dissuasive.
2. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission one year after entry into force of this Regulation
at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Box 16: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 20 (Penalties)
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1.3 European Commission
1.3.1 Design and Structure of the E-PRTR

According to Article 4 of the E-PRTR Regulation, the Commission shall publish the European
PRTR. This will be done at the E-PRTR website: www.prtr.ec.europa.eu
Information will be presented in aggregated and non-aggregated form and will provide the
following search options:
§ facility, including the facility's parent company where applicable, and its geographical
location, including the river basin;
§ activity;
§ occurrence at Member State or Community level;
§ pollutant or waste, as appropriate;
§ each environmental medium (air, water, land) into which the pollutant is released;
§ off-site transfers of waste and their destination, as appropriate;
§ off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water;
§ diffuse sources;
§ facility owner or operator.
Access will be provided to the information of at least the last 10 reporting years. The E-PRTR
website will include electronic links to other information sources as specified in Article 4(3) E-
PRTR Regulation (see Box 17).
Article 4
Design and Structure
..
3. The European PRTR shall include links to the following:
(a) the national PRTRs of Member States;

(b) other relevant existing, publicly accessible databases on subject matters related to PRTRs, including national PRTRs
of other Parties to the Protocol and, where feasible, those of other countries;
(c) facilities’ websites if they exist and links are volunteered by the facilities.
Box 17: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 4(3) (Links on the E-PRTR website)
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1.3.2 Data management by the Commission/EEA
The E-PRTR data developed by the Member States will be stored and processed at the EEA
ReportNet site for their incorporation on the E-PRTR website. All E-PRTR data could be
downloaded for further use by the public112. The Commission/EEA provide for a validation
tool which is used by the Member States in order to ensure a harmonised dataset for storage
at the EEA. For specific aspects and for detailed data processing and evaluation, external
consultants and topic centres will be assigned to carry out profound analyses and evaluation
of the data.
1.3.3 Access to information

The E-PRTR website will be continuously and readily accessible and will be free of charge.
The European Commission will incorporate the reported information into the European PRTR
website within the foreseen timeframe113.
Information on the European PRTR will additionally be accessible by other electronic means
such as the “Europe Direct Information Network”114. This is a service which offers information
on all sorts of subjects related to the EU and can provide direct answers in face to face
contact, via telephone or computer or which can signpost to another source of information
and advice at EU, national, regional and local levels115.
Article 10
Access to Information
1. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall make the European PRTR publicly accessible
by dissemination free of charge on the Internet in accordance with the timeframe set out in Article 7(3).
2. Where the information contained in the European PRTR is not easily accessible to the public by direct electronic
means, the Member State concerned and the Commission shall facilitate electronic access to the European PRTR in publicly
accessible locations.
Box 18: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 10 (Access to information)
112
113
See chapter 1.2.7, Table 20.
114
See chapter 1.2.8.
115
The Europe Direct Information Network is publicly accessible in different ways:
- by face to face contact at about 400 locations throughout Europe;
- free of charge by telephone at a single free phone number for EUROPE DIRECT available from all
Member States: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 or by normal telephone number: +32-2-299.96.96 available
from all over the world;
- by computer via e-mail or website: http://europa.eu.int/europedirect/
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1.3.4 Public participation
In accordance with Article 12 of the E-PRTR Regulation, the Commission will provide early
and effective opportunities for public participation in the further development of the E-PRTR.
Article 12
Public Participation
1. The Commission shall provide the public with early and effective opportunities to participate in the further
development of the European PRTR, including capacity-building and the preparation of amendments to this Regulation.
2. The public shall have the opportunity to submit any relevant comments, information, analyses or opinions within a
reasonable timeframe.
3. The Commission shall take due account of such input and shall inform the public about the outcome of the public
participation.
Box 19: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 12 (Public Participation)
In order to ensure appropriate public participation in the preparation of amendments to the E-

PRTR-Regulation, relevant stakeholders will be invited at least 6 weeks in advance to
participate in corresponding meetings of the E-PRTR Article 19 Committee. The stakeholder
involvement via this Committee might be supported by consultations through the Internet. In
particular in the case of amendments of the E-PRTR Regulation, reasonable timeframes (at
least 6 weeks) will be foreseen for comments by the public.
The Commission will take due account of such input and will inform the public about the
outcome of the public participation.
1.3.5 Awareness raising

The Commission shall promote awareness of the E-PRTR and assist access to the E-PRTR
(see Box 15).
As under EPER the Commission will promote awareness of the E-PRTR by e.g. a launch
event for the first reporting round, advertising material, workshops, publications, press
releases, information on the E-PRTR in other international fora, etc.
The Commission assists access to the E-PRTR by other means than the Internet at national
level e.g. via the “EUROPE DIRECT information network”116.
116
See chapter 1.3.3.
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1.3.6 Coordination of quality assurance and quality assessment
Operators are responsible for quality assurance at facility level (see chapter 1.1.12).
Competent authorities have to assess the quality of the data provided by the operators of the
facilities in particular as to their completeness, consistency and credibility (see chapter
1.2.3). The Commission has the responsibility to coordinate quality assurance and
assessment in consultation with the Committee established in accordance with article 19 of
the E-PRTR Regulation.
Article 9
…
3. The Commission shall coordinate work on quality assurance and quality assessment in consultation with the
Committee referred to in Article 19(1).
4. The Commission may adopt guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of emissions in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 19(2). These guidelines shall be in accordance with internationally approved methodologies,
where these are available, and shall be consistent with other Community legislation.
Box 20: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 9(3) and 9(4) (related to coordination of quality assurance and
assessment by the Commission)
The Commission and the European Environment Agency will perform checks on some
aspects of the reported data; and in particular will consider the completeness and
consistency of the data.
The Commission will coordinate quality assurance and assessment by:
§ providing this guidance document to stakeholders and the public;
§ delivering appropriate validation tools to the Member States in order to facilitate the
transfer of data and to ensure specific quality requirements117; and
§ reviewing the additional information provided every three years by the Member
States118
Furthermore, in accordance with article 9(3) of the E-PRTR Regulation, the Commission will,
in coordination with the Article 19 E-PRTR Committee, coordinate quality assurance and
assessment whenever a Member State, a relevant stakeholder or the Commission itself sees
a need for action related to quality aspects.
Whenever large divergences between the Member States in the collection and reporting of
data occur, it might be advisable for the Commission to propose and adopt Guidelines for the
monitoring and reporting of emissions according to article 9(4) (Box 20).
117
See chapter 1.2.6.
118
See chapter 1.3.8.
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1.3.7 Releases from diffuse sources
The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall include in the
European PRTR information on releases from diffuse sources where such information exists
and has already been reported by the Member States. The information shall be appropriately
arranged on the E-PRTR website. Where no appropriate information is available, the
Commission shall take measures to initiate appropriate reporting.
Article 8
Releases from Diffuse Sources
1. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall include in the European PRTR information on
releases from diffuse sources where such information exists and has already been reported by the Member States.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be organised such as to allow users to search for and identify
releases of pollutants from diffuse sources according to an adequate geographical disaggregation and shall include
information on the type of methodology used to derive the information.
3. Where the Commission determines that no data on the releases from diffuse sources exist, it shall take measures to
initiate reporting on releases of relevant pollutants from one or more diffuse sources in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 19(2), using internationally approved methodologies where appropriate.
Box 21: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 8 (Releases from diffuse sources)
The Commission will examine the existing reporting activities and inventories related to
releases from diffuse sources which already exist, e.g. in greenhouse gas reporting and
compile an EU-wide inventory of releases from diffuse sources that have already been
reported by the Member States.
In a first test approach the inventory shall focus on existing data for the 91 pollutants of the
E-PRTR Regulation in the sectors road traffic, shipping, aviation, agriculture, construction,
solvent use, domestic fuel combustion, fossil fuel distribution and small industrial facilities
(“SMEs”).
Where the Commission determines that no data exist it shall take measures to initiate
corresponding reporting.
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1.3.8 Review of the information provided by Member States
The Commission shall publish every three years a review of the information provided by the
Member States and provide an assessment of the E-PRTR operation to the European
Parliament and the Council.
Article 17
Review by the Commission
1. The Commission shall review the information provided by Member States according to Article 7 and after
consultation with the Member States shall publish a report every three years based on the information from the last three
reporting years available, six months after the presentation of this information on the Internet.
2. This report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council, together with an assessment of the
operation of the European PRTR.
Box 22: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 17 (Review)
Every three years, the Commission will evaluate the complete E-PRTR reporting process.
The review will focus on the evaluation of the data collection and reporting process
concerning items such as e.g. methods used for release determination, consistency,
completeness and credibility of the data, data management and timeliness of reporting. On
the basis of the review, the Commission will recommend improvements in the efficiency and
effectiveness of the E-PRTR reporting.
According to footnote (2) in Annex I to the E-PRTR Regulation, the capacity threshold (of
10,000 m3 per day) for “independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which
serve one or more activities of this annex” will be reviewed by the Commission in 2010 at the
latest in the light of the results of the first reporting cycle.
1.3.9 Additional information

In accordance with Article 16(2) of the E-PRTR Regulation (see Box 13), the Commission will
submit a proposal for a questionnaire which shall facilitate the reporting by Member States.
The draft questionnaire will be presented to the E-PRTR Article 19 Committee to be adopted
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2)119.
119
See chapter 1.2.5.
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1.3.10 Timetable
The Commission is obliged to incorporate the information reported by the Member States
into the European PRTR in accordance with the timetable set out in article 7 of the E-PRTR
Regulation and to review the reporting every three years (see Box 22). Table 20120 shows the
timelines for the first six reporting years to incorporate and to review the reported information
in relation to the reporting timelines for Member States.
1.3.11 Committee procedure

The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. The Committee procedure is set out in
Article 19 of the E-PRTR Regulation (see Box 23); read in conjunction with articles 5, 7 and 8
of Decision 1999/468/EC121.
Article 19
Committee Procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (hereinafter “the Committee”).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard
to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set
at three months.
Box 23: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 19 (Committee Procedure)
In consultation with the Committee the Commission
§ coordinates the work on quality assurance and quality assessment according to Article
9(3) E-PRTR Regulation (see Box 20); and
§ draws up a guidance document supporting the implementation of the European PRTR

according to article 14 (see Box 2).
Together with the Committee the Commission will
§ take measures to initiate reporting on releases of relevant pollutants from one or more
diffuse sources in accordance with Article 8(3) of the E-PRTR Regulation (see Box 21)
§ adopt guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of emissions in accordance with to
Article 9(4) of the E-PRTR Regulation (Box 20)
120
See chapter 1.2.7.
121
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
implementing powers conferred on the Commission.
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§ adopt a questionnaire to facilitate the additional reporting by Member States in
accordance with to Article 16(2) (see Box 13)
§ adopt amendments of Annexes II and III of the E-PRTR Regulation that are necessary
to adapt the annexes to scientific or technical progress; or as a result of the adoption
by the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE PRTR Protocol of any amendment to the
Annexes to the Protocol in accordance with Article 18 of the E-PRTR Regulation (see
Box 24)
1.3.12 Amendments to the Annexes

Amendments to the Annexes II and III of the E-PRTR Regulation that are necessary to adapt
the annexes to scientific or technical progress; or as a result of the adoption by the Meeting
of the Parties to the UNECE PRTR Protocol of any amendment to the Annexes to the
Protocol shall be adopted by the Commission and assisted by the Committee referred to in
Article 19(2) (see Box 24).
Amendments to Annex I of the E-PRTR Regulation underlie a co-decision procedure

according to Article 251 of the EC treaty.
Article 18
Amendments to the Annexes
Any amendment necessary for adapting:
(a) Annexes II or III to this Regulation to scientific or technical progress, or
(b) Annexes II and III to this Regulation as a result of the adoption by the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol of any
amendment to the Annexes to the Protocol, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
19(2).
Box 24: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 18 (Amendments to the Annexes)
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Glossary
Please note that many relevant terms used in the Guidance Document are defined in Article
2 of the E-PRTR Regulation.
Determination limit The limit of quantification which is defined as the minimum

concentration or amount of an analyte for which specified
requirements for a given set of relevant quality criteria are fulfilled
CAS number The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Numbers122 are
universal and precise identifiers of individual chemical compounds.
The second column of Annex II of the E-PRTR regulation indicates
the CAS number of each pollutant, when available.
122
For more information on CAS Registry Numbers see http://www.cas.org/EO/regsys.html
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Part II: Appendices
Appendix 1: Regulation concerning the establishment of a

European PRTR
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4.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/1
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
REGULATION (EC) No 166/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 18 January 2006
concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and
amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE to information on releases of pollutants and off-site trans-
EURO-PEAN UNION, fers of pollutants and waste, and for use in tracking trends,
demonstrating progress in pollution reduction, monitor-
ing compliance with certain international agreements, set-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- ting priorities and evaluating progress achieved through
nity, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, Community and national environmental policies and
programmes.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and (4) An integrated and coherent PRTR gives the public, indus-
Social Committee (1), try, scientists, insurance companies, local authorities, non-
governmental organisations and other decision-makers a
solid database for comparisons and future decisions in
After consulting the Committee of the Regions, environmental matters.
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251

of the Treaty (2),
(5) On 21 May 2003 the European Community signed the
UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Regis-
Whereas: ters (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’). Provisions of Community
law should be consistent with that Protocol with a view
to its conclusion by the Community.
(1) The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme
adopted by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council (3) requires supporting the
provision of accessible information to citizens on the state
and trends of the environment in relation to social, eco- (6) A European Pollutant Emission Register (hereinafter ‘EPER’)
nomic and health trends as well as the general raising of was established by Commission Decision 2000/479/EC (4).
environmental awareness. The Protocol builds on the same principles as EPER, but
goes beyond, by including reporting on more pollutants,
more activities, releases to land, releases from diffuse
(2) The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public sources and off-site transfers.
Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in
Environmental Matters (hereinafter ‘the Aarhus Conven-
tion’), signed by the European Community on 25 June
1998, recognises that increased public access to environ-
mental information and the dissemination of such infor- (7) The objectives and goals pursued by a European PRTR can
mation contribute to a greater awareness of environmental only be achieved if data are reliable and comparable. An
matters, a free exchange of views, more effective participa- adequate harmonisation of the data collection and transfer
tion by the public in environmental decision-making and, system is therefore needed to ensure the quality and com-
eventually, to a better environment. parability of data. In accordance with the Protocol the
European PRTR should be designed for maximum ease of
public access through the Internet. Releases and transfers
(3) Pollutant release and transfer registers (hereinafter ‘PRTRs’) should be easily identified in different aggregated and non-
are a cost-effective tool for encouraging improvements in aggregated forms in order to access a maximum of infor-
environmental performance, for providing public access mation in a reasonable time.
(1) Opinion of 6 April 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 July 2005 (not yet published
in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 2 December
2005.
(3) OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1. (4) OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 36.
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(8) In order to further promote the objective of supporting the (16) In order to enhance the usefulness and impact of the Euro-
provision of accessible information to citizens on the state pean PRTR, the Commission and the Member States should
and trends of the environment as well as the general rais- cooperate in developing guidance supporting the imple-
ing of environmental awareness, the European PRTR mentation of the European PRTR, in promoting awareness
should contain links to other similar databases in Member of the public and in providing appropriate and timely tech-
States, non-Member States and international organisations. nical assistance.
(9) In accordance with the Protocol, the European PRTR (17) The measures necessary for the implementation of this
should also contain information on specific waste disposal Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council
operations, to be reported as releases to land; recovery Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the
operations such as sludge and manure spreading are not procedures for the exercise of implementing powers con-
reported under this category. ferred on the Commission (1).
(10) In order to achieve the objective of the European PRTR to (18) Since the objective of the action to be taken, namely to
provide reliable information to the public and to allow for enhance public access to environmental information
knowledge-based decisions it is necessary to provide for through the establishment of an integrated, coherent
reasonable but strict timeframes for data collection and Community-wide electronic database, cannot be suffi-
reporting; this is particularly relevant for reporting by ciently achieved by the Member States, because the need
Member States to the Commission. for comparability of data throughout the Member States
argues for a high level of harmonisation, and can therefore
be better achieved at Community level, the Community
may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of
(11) Reporting of releases from industrial facilities, although subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accor-
not yet always consistent, complete and comparable, is a dance with the principle of proportionality as set out in
well established procedure in many Member States. Where that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is
appropriate, reporting on releases from diffuse sources necessary in order to achieve that objective.
should be improved in order to enable decision-makers to
better put into context those releases and to choose the
most effective solution for pollution reduction.
(19) In order to simplify and streamline reporting requirements,
Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on
hazardous waste (2) and Council Directive 96/61/EC of
(12) Data reported by the Member States should be of high 24 September 1996 concerning integrated pollution pre-
quality in particular as regards their completeness, consis- vention and control (3) should be amended.
tency and credibility. It is of great importance to coordi-
nate future efforts of both operators and Member States
to improve the quality of the reported data. The Commis-
sion will therefore initiate work, together with the Mem- (20) The European PRTR aims, among other things, at inform-
ber States, on quality assurance. ing the public about important pollutant emissions due, in
particular, to activities covered by Directive 96/61/EC.
Consequently, under this Regulation, information should
be provided to the public on emissions from installations
(13) In accordance with the Aarhus Convention, the public covered by Annex I of that Directive.
should be granted access to the information contained in
the European PRTR without an interest to be stated, pri-
marily by ensuring that the European PRTR provides for
direct electronic access through the Internet. (21) To reduce duplicate reporting, pollutant release and trans-
fer register systems may, under the Protocol, be integrated
to the degree practicable with existing information sources
such as reporting mechanisms under licences or operating
(14) Access to information provided by the European PRTR permits. In accordance with the Protocol, the provisions of
should be unrestricted and exceptions from this rule should this Regulation should not affect the right of the Member
only be possible where explicitly granted by existing Com- States to maintain or introduce a more extensive or more
munity legislation. publicly accessible pollutant release and transfer register
than required under the Protocol,
(15) In accordance with the Aarhus Convention, public partici-

pation should be ensured in the further development of the
European PRTR by early and effective opportunities to
submit comments, information, analysis or relevant opin-
ions for the decision-making process. Applicants should be (1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
able to seek an administrative or judicial review of the acts (2) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive
or omissions of a public authority in relation to a request. 94/31/EC (OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 28).
(3) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26. Directive as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: (9) ‘pollutant’ means a substance or a group of substances that
may be harmful to the environment or to human health on
account of its properties and of its introduction into the
environment;
Article 1
Subject matter (10) ‘release’ means any introduction of pollutants into the envi-
ronment as a result of any human activity, whether deliber-
ate or accidental, routine or non-routine, including spilling,
This Regulation establishes an integrated pollutant release and emitting, discharging, injecting, disposing or dumping, or
transfer register at Community level (hereinafter ‘the European through sewer systems without final waste-water treatment;
PRTR’) in the form of a publicly accessible electronic database and
lays down rules for its functioning, in order to implement the
UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (11) ‘off-site transfer’ means the movement beyond the bound-
(hereinafter ‘the Protocol’) and facilitate public participation in aries of a facility of waste destined for recovery or disposal
environmental decision-making, as well as contributing to the and of pollutants in waste water destined for waste-water
prevention and reduction of pollution of the environment. treatment;
(12) ‘diffuse sources’ means the many smaller or scattered sources

Article 2 from which pollutants may be released to land, air or water,
whose combined impact on those media may be significant
Definitions and for which it is impractical to collect reports from each
individual source;
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall

apply: (13) ‘waste’ means any substance or object as defined in
Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July
1975 on waste (1);
(1) ‘the public’ means one or more natural or legal persons, and,
in accordance with national legislation or practice, their
associations, organisations or groups; (14) ‘hazardous waste’ means any substance or object as defined in
Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC;
(2) ‘competent authority’ means the national authority or

authorities, or any other competent body or bodies, desig- (15) ‘waste water’ means urban, domestic and industrial waste
nated by the Member States; water, as defined in Article 2(1), (2) and (3) of Council Direc-
tive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste
water treatment (2), and any other used water which is sub-
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit where one or ject, because of the substances or objects it contains, to regu-
more activities listed in Annex I are carried out, and any lation by Community law;
other directly associated activities which have a technical
connection with the activities carried out on that site and
which could have an effect on emissions and pollution; (16) ‘disposal’ means any of the operations provided for in
Annex IIA to Directive 75/442/EEC;
(4) ‘facility’ means one or more installations on the same site

that are operated by the same natural or legal person; (17) ‘recovery’ means any of the operations provided for in
Annex IIB to Directive 75/442/EEC.
(5) ‘site’ means the geographical location of the facility;

Article 3
(6) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person who operates Content of the European PRTR
or controls the facility or, where this is provided for in
national legislation, to whom decisive economic power over
the technical functioning of the facility has been delegated; The European PRTR shall include information on:
(7) ‘reporting year’ means the calendar year for which data on (a) releases of pollutants referred to in Article 5(1)(a) that must
releases of pollutants and off-site transfers must be gathered; be reported by the operators of the facilities carrying out the
activities listed in Annex I;
(8) ‘substance’ means any chemical element and its compounds,
with the exception of radioactive substances;

(EC) No 1882/2003.
(EC) No 1882/2003.
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(b) off-site transfers of waste referred to in Article 5(1)(b) and of (c) facilities’ websites if they exist and links are volunteered by
pollutants in waste water referred to in Article 5(1)(c), that the facilities.
must be reported by the operators of the facilities carrying
out the activities listed in Annex I;
(c) releases of pollutants from diffuse sources referred to in Article

Article 8(1), where available. 5
Reporting by operators
Article
4
1. The operator of each facility that undertakes one or more of
Design and structure the activities specified in Annex I above the applicable capacity
thresholds specified therein shall report the amounts annually
to its competent authority, along with an indication of whether
1. The Commission shall publish the European PRTR, present- the information is based on measurement, calculation or estima-
ing the data in both aggregated and non-aggregated forms, so that tion, of the following:
releases and transfers can be searched for and identified by:
(a) facility, including the facility’s parent company where appli- (a) releases to air, water and land of any pollutant specified in
cable, and its geographical location, including the river basin; Annex II for which the applicable threshold value specified in
Annex II is exceeded;
(b) activity;
(b) off-site transfers of hazardous waste exceeding 2 tonnes per
(c) occurrence at Member State or Community level; year or of non hazardous waste exceeding 2 000 tonnes per
year, for any operations of recovery or disposal with the
exception of the disposal operations of land treatment and
(d) pollutant or waste, as appropriate; deep injection referred to in Article 6, indicating with ‘R’ or
‘D’ respectively whether the waste is destined for recovery or
disposal and, for transboundary movements of hazardous
(e) each environmental medium (air, water, land) into which the waste, the name and address of the recoverer or the disposer
pollutant is released; of the waste and the actual recovery or disposal site;
(f) off-site transfers of waste and their destination, as

appropriate; (c) off-site transfers of any pollutant specified in Annex II in
waste water destined for waste-water treatment for which the
threshold value specified in Annex II, column 1b is exceeded.
(g) off-site transfers of pollutants in waste water;
The operator of each facility that undertakes one or more of the

(h) diffuse sources; activities specified in Annex I above the applicable capacity
thresholds specified therein shall communicate to its competent
authority the information identifying the facility in accordance
(i) facility owner or operator. with Annex III unless that information is already available to the
competent authority.
2. The European PRTR shall be designed for maximum ease of
public access to allow the information, under normal operating
conditions, to be continuously and readily accessible on the Inter- In the case of data indicated as being based on measurement
net and by other electronic means. Its design shall take into or calculation the analytical method and/or the method of calcu-
account the possibility of its future expansion and shall include all lation shall be reported.
data reported for previous reporting years, up to at least the last
ten previous reporting years.
The releases referred to in Annex II reported under point (a) of

3. The European PRTR shall include links to the following: this paragraph shall include all releases from all sources included
in Annex I at the site of the facility.
(a) the national PRTRs of Member States;
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall

(b) other relevant existing, publicly accessible databases on sub- include information on releases and transfers resulting as totals
ject matters related to PRTRs, including national PRTRs of of all deliberate, accidental, routine and non-routine activities.
other Parties to the Protocol and, where feasible, those of
other countries;
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In providing this information operators shall specify, where avail- (b) for all reporting years thereafter, within 16 months after the
able, any data that relate to accidental releases. end of the reporting year.
3. The operator of each facility shall collect with appropriate

frequency the information needed to determine which of the Article
facility’s releases and off-site transfers are subject to reporting 8
requirements under paragraph 1.
Releases from diffuse sources
4. When preparing the report, the operator concerned shall
use the best available information, which may include monitor- 1. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment
ing data, emission factors, mass balance equations, indirect moni- Agency, shall include in the European PRTR information on
toring or other calculations, engineering judgements and other releases from diffuse sources where such information exists and
methods in line with Article 9(1) and in accordance with interna- has already been reported by the Member States.
tionally approved methodologies, where these are available.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be organ-
5. The operator of each facility concerned shall keep available ised such as to allow users to search for and identify releases of
for the competent authorities of the Member State the records of pollutants from diffuse sources according to an adequate geo-
the data from which the reported information was derived for a graphical disaggregation and shall include information on the
period of five years, starting from the end of the reporting year type of methodology used to derive the information.
concerned. These records shall also describe the methodology
used for data gathering.
3. Where the Commission determines that no data on the
releases from diffuse sources exist, it shall take measures to ini-
Article tiate reporting on releases of relevant pollutants from one or more
6 diffuse sources in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 19(2), using internationally approved methodologies
Releases to where appropriate.
land
Waste which is subject to ‘land treatment’ or ‘deep injection’ dis- Article

posal operations, as specified in Annex IIA to Directive 9
75/442/EEC, shall be reported as a release to land only by the
operator of the facility originating the waste. Quality assurance and assessment
Article 1. The operator of each facility subject to the reporting require-

7 ments set out in Article 5 shall assure the quality of the informa-
tion that they report.
Reporting by Member States
2. The competent authorities shall assess the quality of the data
1. The Member States shall determine, having regard to the provided by the operators of the facilities referred to in para-
requirements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, a date graph 1, in particular as to their completeness, consistency
by which operators shall provide all the data referred to in and credibility.
Article 5(1) and (2) and the information referred to in Article 5(3),
(4) and (5) to its competent authority.
3. The Commission shall coordinate work on quality assur-
ance and quality assessment in consultation with the Committee
2. Member States shall provide all the data referred to in referred to in Article 19(1).
Article 5(1) and (2) to the Commission by electronic transfer in
the format set out in Annex III and within the following
time-limits: 4. The Commission may adopt guidelines for the monitoring
and reporting of emissions in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 19(2). These guidelines shall be in accor-
(a) for the first reporting year, within 18 months after the end dance with internationally approved methodologies, where
of the reporting year; appropriate, and shall be consistent with other Community
legislation.
(b) for all reporting years thereafter, within 15 months after the
end of the reporting year.
Article
10
The first reporting year shall be the year 2007.
Access to information
3. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment

Agency, shall incorporate the information reported by the Mem- 1. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment
ber States into the European PRTR within the following Agency, shall make the European PRTR publicly accessible by dis-
time-limits: semination free of charge on the Internet in accordance with the
timeframe set out in Article 7(3).
(a) for the first reporting year, within 21 months after the end
of the reporting year;
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2. Where the information contained in the European PRTR is 2. The guidance document for implementation of the Euro-
not easily accessible to the public by direct electronic means, the pean PRTR shall address in particular details on the following:
Member State concerned and the Commission shall facilitate elec-
tronic access to the European PRTR in publicly accessible
locations. (a) reporting procedures;
Article 11 (b) the data to be reported;

Confidentiality
(c) quality assurance and assessment;
Whenever information is kept confidential by a Member State in
accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European (d) indication of type of withheld data and reasons why they
Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public were withheld in the case of confidential data;
access to environmental information (1), the Member State shall,
in its report under Article 7(2) of this Regulation for the report-
ing year concerned, indicate separately for each facility claiming (e) reference to internationally approved release determination
confidentiality the type of information that has been withheld and and analytical methods, sampling methodologies;
the reason for which it has been withheld.
(f) indication of parent companies;

Article 12
Public participation (g) coding of activities according to Annex I to this Regulation
and to Directive 96/61/EC.
1. The Commission shall provide the public with early and
effective opportunities to participate in the further development
of the European PRTR, including capacity-building and the prepa- Article 15
ration of amendments to this Regulation.
Awareness raising
2. The public shall have the opportunity to submit any rel-
evant comments, information, analyses or opinions within a rea- The Commission and the Member States shall promote awareness
sonable timeframe. of the public of the European PRTR and shall ensure that assis-
tance is provided in accessing the European PRTR and in under-
standing and using the information contained in it.
3. The Commission shall take due account of such input and
shall inform the public about the outcome of the public
participation.
Article 16
Article 13 Additional information to be reported by the Member
States
Access to justice
1. Member States shall, in a single report based on the infor-

Access to justice in matters relating to public access to environ- mation from the last three reporting years to be delivered every
mental information shall be ensured in accordance with Article 6 three years together with the data provided in accordance with
of Directive 2003/4/EC and, where the institutions of the Com- Article 7, inform the Commission on practice and measures taken
munity are involved, in accordance with Articles 6, 7 and 8 of regarding the following:
Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to Euro-
pean Parliament, Council and Commission documents (2). (a) requirements according to Article 5;
Article 14
(b) quality assurance and assessment according to Article 9;
Guidance document
(c) access to information according to Article 10(2);
1. The Commission shall draw up a guidance document sup-
porting the implementation of the European PRTR as soon as
possible but no later than four months before the beginning of (d) awareness raising activities according to Article 15;
the first reporting year and in consultation with the Committee
referred to in Article 19(1).
(e) confidentiality of information according to Article 11;
(f) penalties provided for according to Article 20 and experience

(1) OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26. with their application.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.
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2. To facilitate the reporting by Member States referred to in Article 19

paragraph 1 the Commission shall submit a proposal for a ques-
tionnaire, which shall be adopted in accordance with the proce- Committee Procedure
dure referred to in Article 19(2).
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.
Article 17 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7
of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the pro-
Review by the Commission visions of Article 8 thereof.
The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC
1. The Commission shall review the information provided by shall be set at three months.
Member States according to Article 7 and after consultation with
the Member States shall publish a report every three years based
on the information from the last three reporting years available, Article 20
six months after the presentation of this information on the
Internet. Penalties
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties appli-
2. This report shall be submitted to the European Parliament cable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and
and the Council, together with an assessment of the operation of shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are imple-
the European PRTR. mented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportion-
ate and dissuasive.
Article 18 2. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the
Commission one year after entry into force of this Regulation at
Amendments to the Annexes the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent
amendment affecting them.
Any amendment necessary for adapting:
Article 21
(a) Annexes II or III to this Regulation to scientific or technical Amendments to Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC
progress,
1. Article 8(3) of Directive 91/689/EEC shall be deleted.
or 2. Article 15(3) of Directive 96/61/EC shall be deleted.
(b) Annexes II and III to this Regulation as a result of the adop- Article 22
tion by the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol of any
amendment to the Annexes to the Protocol, Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol-
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in lowing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Article 19(2). Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 18 January 2006.
For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES H. WINKLER
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ANNEX I
Activities
No Activity Capacity threshold
1. Energy sector
(a) Mineral oil and gas refineries * (1)
(b) Installations for gasification and liquefaction *
(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations With a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW)
(d) Coke ovens *
(e) Coal rolling mills With a capacity of 1 tonne per hour
(f) Installations for the manufacture of coal products and solid
smokeless fuel *
2. Production and processing of metals

(a) Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering
installations *
(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or With a capacity of 2,5 tonnes per hour
secondary melting) including continuous casting
(c) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals:
(i) Hot-rolling mills With a capacity of 20 tonnes of crude steel

per hour
(ii) Smitheries with hammers With an energy of 50 kilojoules per ham-

mer, where the calorific power used exceeds
20 MW
(iii) Application of protective fused metal coats
With an input of 2 tonnes of crude steel per
hour
(d) Ferrous metal foundries With a production capacity of 20 tonnes
per day
(e) Installations:
(i) For the production of non-ferrous crude metals from ore,

concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, *
chemical or electrolytic processes
(ii) For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous With a melting capacity of 4 tonnes per day
metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day
casting, etc.) for all other metals
(f) Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materi- Where the volume of the treatment vats
als using an electrolytic or chemical process equals 30 m3
3. Mineral industry
(a) Underground mining and related operations *
(b) Opencast mining and quarrying Where the surface of the area effectively
under extractive operation equals 25 hect-
ares
(c) Installations for the production of:
(i) Cement clinker in rotary kilns With a production capacity of 500 tonnes
per day
(ii) Lime in rotary kilns With a production capacity of 50 tonnes

per day
(iii) Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces With a production capacity of 50 tonnes
per day
(d) Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufac-
ture of asbestos-based products *
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(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per
day
Installations for melting mineral substances, including the With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per
(f)
production of mineral fibres day
Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, With a production capacity of 75 tonnes per
(g)
in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, day, or with a kiln capacity of 4 m3 and with
stoneware or porcelain a setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3
Chemical industry *
4.
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale

(a)
of basic organic chemicals, such as:
(i) Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsat-

urated, aliphatic or aromatic)
(ii) Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, alde-

hydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers,
peroxides, epoxy resins
(iii) Sulphurous hydrocarbons
(iv) Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides,

nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate com-
pounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates
(v) Phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons
(vi) Halogenic hydrocarbons
(vii) Organometallic compounds
(viii) Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres and cel-

lulose-based fibres)
(ix) Synthetic rubbers
(x) Dyes and pigments
(xi) Surface-active agents and surfactants

Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale *
(b)
of basic inorganic chemicals, such as:
(i) Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride,

fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur com-
pounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, car-
bonyl chloride
(ii) Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phospho-

ric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid,
oleum, sulphurous acids
(iii) Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydrox-

ide, sodium hydroxide
(iv) Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate,

potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver
nitrate
(v) Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds

such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide
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(c) *
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale
of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilisers
(simple or compound fertilisers)
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale *
(d)
of basic plant health products and of biocides
Installations using a chemical or biological process for the *
(e)
production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical
products
Installations for the production on an industrial scale of *
(f)
explosives and pyrotechnic products
5. Waste and wastewater management
(a) Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste Receiving 10 tonnes per day
Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste in the With capacity of 3 tonnes per hour
(b)
scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of
waste (2)
(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste With a capacity of 50 tonnes per day
Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills, which Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total
(d)
were definitely closed before 16.7.2001 or for which the capacity of 25 000 tonnes
after-care phase required by the competent authorities
according to Article 13 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of
26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (3) has expired)
Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per
(e)
animal waste day
Urban waste-water treatment plants With a capacity of 100 000 population
(f)
equivalents
(g)
Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants With a capacity of 10 000 m3 per day (4)
which serve one or more activities of this annex
6. Paper and wood production and processing
Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or *
(a)
similar fibrous materials
Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per
(b)
other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard day
and plywood)
Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood With a production capacity of 50 m3 per
(c)
products with chemicals day
7. Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs (i) With 40 000 places for poultry
(a)
(ii) With 2 000 places for production pigs

(over 30 kg)
(iii) With 750 places for sows

Intensive aquaculture With a production capacity of 1 000 tonnes
(b)
of fish or shellfish per year
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8. Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage

sector
(a) Slaughterhouses With a carcass production capacity of
50 tonnes per day
(b) Treatment and processing intended for the production of food
and beverage products from:
(i) Animal raw materials (other than milk) With a finished product production capac-
ity of 75 tonnes per day
(ii) Vegetable raw materials With a finished product production capac-
ity of 300 tonnes per day (average value on
a quarterly basis)
(c) Treatment and processing of milk With a capacity to receive 200 tonnes of
milk per day (average value on an annual
basis)
9. Other activities
(a) Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per
bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of fibres or textiles day
(b) Plants for the tanning of hides and skins With a treatment capacity of 12 tonnes of
finished product per day
(c) Installations for the surface treatment of substances, objects or With a consumption capacity of 150 kg per
products using organic solvents, in particular for dressing, print- hour or 200 tonnes per year
ing, coating, degreasing, waterproofing, sizing, painting, clean-
ing or impregnating
(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or
*
electro-graphite by means of incineration or graphitisation
(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of With a capacity for ships 100 m long
paint from ships
(1) An asterisk (*) indicates that no capacity threshold is applicable (all facilities are subject to reporting).
(2) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 91.
(3) OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.
(4) The capacity threshold shall be reviewed by 2010 at the latest in the light of the results of the first reporting cycle.
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ANNEX II
Pollutants (*)
Threshold for releases

(column 1)
No CAS number Pollutant (1) to air to water to land
(column 1a) (column 1b) (column 1c)
kg/year kg/year kg/year
1 74-82-8 Methane (CH4) 100 000 — (2) —

2 630-08-0 Carbon monoxide (CO) 500 000 — —
3 124-38-9 Carbon dioxide (CO2) 100 million — —
4 Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) ( ) 3
100 — —
5 10024-97-2 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 10 000 — —
6 7664-41-7 Ammonia (NH3) 10 000 — —
Non-methane volatile organic
7 100 000 — —
compounds (NMVOC)
8 Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) 100 000 — —
9 Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) (4) 100 — —
10 2551-62-4 Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) 50 — —
11 Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2) 150 000 — —
12 Total nitrogen — 50 000 50 000
13 Total phosphorus — 5 000 5 000
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
14 1 — —
(HCFCs) (5)
15 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) (6) 1 — —
16 Halons ( )7
1 — —
Arsenic and compounds (as
17 20 5 5
As) (8)
Cadmium and compounds (as
18 10 5 5
Cd) (8)
Chromium and compounds (as
19 100 50 50
Cr) (8)
Copper and compounds (as
20 100 50 50
Cu) (8)
Mercury and compounds (as
21 10 1 1
Hg) (8)
22 Nickel and compounds (as Ni) (8) 50 20 20
23 Lead and compounds (as Pb) (8) 200 20 20
24 Zinc and compounds (as Zn) (8) 200 100 100
25 15972-60-8 Alachlor — 1 1
26 309-00-2 Aldrin 1 1 1
27 1912-24-9 Atrazine — 1 1
28 57-74-9 Chlordane 1 1 1
(*) Releases of pollutants falling into several categories of pollutants shall be reported for each of these categories.
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(column 1)
29 143-50-0 Chlordecone 1 1 1
30 470-90-6 Chlorfenvinphos — 1 1
31 85535-84-8 Chloro-alkanes, C10-C13 — 1 1
32 2921-88-2 Chlorpyrifos — 1 1
33 50-29-3 DDT 1 1 1
34 107-06-2 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) 1 000 10 10
35 75-09-2 Dichloromethane (DCM) 1 000 10 10

36 60-57-1 Dieldrin 1 1 1
37 330-54-1 Diuron — 1 1
38 115-29-7 Endosulphan — 1 1
39 72-20-8 Endrin 1 1 1
Halogenated organic compounds
40 — 1 000 1 000
(as AOX) (9)
41 76-44-8 Heptachlor 1 1 1
42 118-74-1 Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 10 1 1
43 87-68-3 Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) — 1 1

608-73-1 1,2,3,4,5,6-
44 10 1 1
hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)
45 58-89-9 Lindane 1 1 1
46 2385-85-5 Mirex 1 1 1
PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans)
47 0,0001 0,0001 0,0001
(as Teq) (10)
48 608-93-5 Pentachlorobenzene 1 1 1
49 87-86-5 Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 10 1 1
50 1336-36-3 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 0,1 0,1 0,1
51 122-34-9 Simazine — 1 1
52 127-18-4 Tetrachloroethylene (PER) 2 000 10 —

53 56-23-5 Tetrachloromethane (TCM) 100 1 —
Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all

54 12002-48-1 10 1 —
isomers)
55 71-55-6 1,1,1-trichloroethane 100 — —
56 79-34-5 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 50 — —
57 79-01-6 Trichloroethylene 2 000 10 —
58 67-66-3 Trichloromethane 500 10 —
59 8001-35-2 Toxaphene 1 1 1
60 75-01-4 Vinyl chloride 1 000 10 10
61 120-12-7 Anthracene 50 1 1
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(column 1)
200 200
62 71-43-2 Benzene 1 000
(as BTEX) (11) (as BTEX) (11)
Brominated diphenylethers
63 — 1 1
(PBDE) (12)
Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol
64 — 1 1
ethoxylates (NP/NPEs)
200 200
65 100-41-4 Ethyl benzene —
66 75-21-8 Ethylene oxide 1 000 10 10
67 34123-59-6 Isoproturon — 1 1
68 91-20-3 Naphthalene 100 10 10
Organotin compounds(as total
69 — 50 50
Sn)
70 117-81-7 Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate 10 1 1
(DEHP)
71 108-95-2 Phenols (as total C) (13) — 20 20
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
72 50 5 5
(PAHs) (14)
200 200
73 108-88-3 Toluene —
74 Tributyltin and compounds (15) — 1 1
75 Triphenyltin and compounds (16) — 1 1
Total organic carbon (TOC) (as

76 — 50 000 —
total C or COD/3)
77 1582-09-8 Trifluralin — 1 1
200 200
78 1330-20-7 Xylenes (17) —
79 Chlorides (as total Cl) — 2 million 2 million

Chlorine and inorganic com-
80 10 000 — —
pounds (as HCl)
81 1332-21-4 Asbestos 1 1 1
82 Cyanides (as total CN) — 50 50
83 Fluorides (as total F) — 2 000 2 000
Fluorine and inorganic com-

84 5 000 — —
pounds (as HF)
85 74-90-8 Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) 200 — —

86 Particulate matter (PM10) 50 000 — —
Octylphenols and Octylphenol

87 1806-26-4 — 1 —
ethoxylates
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(column 1)
88 206-44-0 Fluoranthene — 1 —
89 465-73-6 Isodrin — 1 —
90 36355-1-8 Hexabromobiphenyl 0,1 0,1 0,1
91 191-24-2 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 1
(1) Unless otherwise specified any pollutant specified in Annex II shall be reported as the total mass of that pollutant or, where the pollutant
is a group of substances, as the total mass of the group.
(2) A hyphen (—) indicates that the parameter and medium in question do not trigger a reporting requirement.
(3) Total mass of hydrogen fluorocarbons: sum of HFC23, HFC32, HFC41, HFC4310mee, HFC125, HFC134, HFC134a, HFC152a, HFC143,
HFC143a, HFC227ea, HFC236fa, HFC245ca, HFC365mfc.
(4) Total mass of perfluorocarbons: sum of CF4, C2F6, C3F8, C4F10, c-C4F8, C5F12, C6F14.
(5) Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group VIII of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Par-
liament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1). Regulation as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1804/2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).
(6) Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group I and II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.
(7) Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group III and VI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.
(8) All metals shall be reported as the total mass of the element in all chemical forms present in the release.
(9) Halogenated organic compounds which can be adsorbed to activated carbon expressed as chloride.
(10) Expressed as I-TEQ.
(11) Single pollutants are to be reported if the threshold for BTEX (the sum parameter of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylenes) is exceeded.
(12) Total mass of the following brominated diphenylethers: penta-BDE, octa-BDE and deca-BDE.
(13) Total mass of phenol and simple substituted phenols expressed as total carbon.
(14) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are to be measured for reporting of releases to air as benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8), benzo(b)fluo-
ranthene (205-99-2), benzo(k)fluoranthene (207-08-9), indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (193-39-5) (derived from Regulation (EC) No 850/2004
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5)).
(15) Total mass of tributyltin compounds, expressed as mass of tributyltin.
(16) Total mass of triphenyltin compounds, expressed as mass of triphenyltin.
(17) Total mass of xylene (ortho-xylene, meta-xylene, para-xylene).
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ANNEX III
Format for the reporting of release and transfer data by Member States to the
Commission
Reference year
Identification of the facility
Name of the parent company
Name of the facility Identification
number of facility Street address
Town/village
Postal code
Country
Coordinates of the location
River basin district (1)

NACE-code (4 digits)
Main economic activity
Production volume (optional)
Number of installations (optional)
Number of operating hours in year (optional)
Number of employees (optional)
Text field for textual information or website address delivered by facility or parent
company (optional)
All Annex I activities of the facility (according to the coding system given in
Annex I and the IPPC code where available)
Activity 1 (main Annex I activity)
Activity 2
Activity N
Release data to air for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold value Releases to air
(according to Annex II)
Pollutant 1 M: measured; Analytical Method used C: T: Total
Pollutant 2 calculated; Calculation Method used E: in kg/year
Pollutant N estimated A: accidental
in kg/year
Release data to water for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold Releases to water
value (according to Annex II)
in kg/year
Release data to land for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold Releases to land
value (according to Annex II)
in kg/year
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Off-site transfer of each pollutant destined for waste-water treatment in quan-

tities exceeding threshold value (according to Annex II)
Pollutant 1 M: measured; Analytical Method used in kg/year
Pollutant 2 C: calculated; Calculation Method used
Pollutant N E: estimated
Off-site transfers of hazardous waste for the facility exceeding threshold value (according to Article 5)
Within the country: M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
For Recovery (R) C: calculated; Calculation Method used
E: estimated
Within the country: M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
For Disposal (D) C: calculated; Calculation Method used
E: estimated
To other countries: M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
For Recovery (R) C: calculated; Calculation Method used
Name of the recoverer E: estimated
Address of the recoverer
Address of actual recovery
site receiving the transfer
To other countries: M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
For Disposal (D) C: calculated; Calculation Method used
Name of the disposer E: estimated
Address of the disposer
Address of actual disposal
site receiving the transfer
Off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste for the facility exceeding threshold value (according to Article 5)
For Recovery (R) M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
C: calculated; Calculation Method used
E: estimated
For Disposal (D) M: measured; Analytical Method used in tonnes/year
C: calculated; Calculation Method used
E: estimated
Competent authority for requests of the public:
Name
Street address
Town/village
Telephone No
Fax No
E-mail address
(1) According to Article 3(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing
a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). Directive as amended by Decision
No 2455/2001/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).
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Appendix 2: Comparison of IPPC and E-PRTR activities
IPPC Directive (96/61/EC) PRTR Regulation

Code Activity Capacity threshold Code Activity Capacity threshold Changes in E-PRTR Regulation
1 Energy industries 1. Energy sector

1.2 Mineral oil and gas (a) Mineral oil and gas *123
refineries refineries
1.4 Coal gasification and (b) Installations for gasification * Extension of the IPPC activity definition, covering coal
liquefaction plants and liquefaction gasification and liquefaction, to cover any gasification and
liquefaction (i.e. not just coal). Gasification/liquefaction of
feedstocks other than coal, such as shale, petroleum coke,
high sulphur fuel oil or other materials is subject to
reporting under E-PRTR.
1.1 Combustion installations 50 MW (c) Thermal power stations and With a heat input Different wording covering the same activities.
with a rated thermal input other combustion of 50 megawatts
exceeding installations (MW)
1.3 Coke ovens (d) Coke ovens *
(e) Coal rolling mills With a capacity of New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC.
1 tonne per hour
(f) Installations for the * New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
manufacture of coal note that the industrial briquetting of coal and lignite is
products and solid included in Annex II of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC124.
smokeless fuel
2 Production and processing 2. Production and processing
of metals of metals
2.1 Metal ore (including (a) Metal ore (including *
sulphide ore) roasting or sulphide ore) roasting or
sintering installations sintering installations
123
An asterisk (*) indicates that no capacity threshold is applicable (all facilities are subject to reporting).
124
OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.
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2.2 Installations for the with a capacity (b) Installations for the With a capacity of New wording: (primary or secondary) "fusion" is adjusted
production of pig iron or exceeding2.5 production of pig iron or 2.5 tonnes per hour to "melting"; no change for activities covered.
steel (primary or secondary tonnes per hour steel (primary or secondary
fusion) including melting) including
continuous casting continuous casting
2.3 Installations for the (c) Installations for the
processing of ferrous processing of ferrous
metals: metals:
(a) hot-rolling mills with a capacity (i) Hot-rolling mills With a capacity of
exceeding 20 20 tonnes of crude
tonnes of crude steel per hour
steel per hour
(b) smitheries with the energy of (ii) Smitheries with With an energy of
hammers which exceeds 50 hammers 50 kilojoules per
kilojoule per hammer, where the
hammer, where the calorific power
calorific power used exceeds 20
used exceeds 20 MW
MW
(c) application of with an input (iii) Application of With an input of 2
protective fused metal exceeding 2 tonnes protective fused metal coats tonnes of crude
coats of crude steel per steel per hour
hour
2.4 Ferrous metal foundries with a production (d) Ferrous metal foundries With a production
capacity exceeding capacity of 20
20 tonnes per day tonnes per day
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2.5 Installations (e) Installations:

(a) for the production of (i) For the production of *
non-ferrous crude metals non-ferrous crude metals
from ore, concentrates or from ore, concentrates or
secondary raw materials by secondary raw materials by
metallurgical, chemical or metallurgical, chemical or
electrolytic processes electrolytic processes
(b) for the smelting, with a melting (ii) For the smelting, With a melting
including the alloyage, of capacity exceeding including the alloying, of capacity of 4 tons
non-ferrous metals, 4 tonnes per day non-ferrous metals, per day for lead
including recovered for lead and including recovered and cadmium or 20
products (refining, foundry cadmium or 20 products (refining, foundry tonnes per day for
casting, etc.) tonnes per day for casting, etc.) all other metals
all other metals
2.6 Installations for surface where the volume (f) Installations for surface Where the volume
treatment of metals and of the treatment treatment of metals and of the treatment
plastic materials using an vats exceeds 30 m3 plastic materials using an vats equals 30 m3
electrolytic or chemical electrolytic or chemical
process process
3. Mineral industry 3. Mineral industry
(a) Underground mining and * New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
related operations note that underground mining is included in Annex II of the
EIA Directive 85/337/EEC.
(b) Opencast mining and Where the surface New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
quarrying of the area note that quarries and open-cast mining where the surface
effectively under of the site exceeds 25 hectares are included in Annex I and
extractive projects below that surface limit are included in Annex II of
operation equals 25 the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC.
hectares “Surface of the area effectively under extractive operation”
means the surface of the area of the site reduced by the
surface of the rehabilitated area and reduced by the area of
future excavation.
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3.1 Installations for the (c) Installations for the

production of production of:
cement clinker in rotary with a production (i) Cement clinker in rotary With a production
kilns capacity exceeding kilns capacity of 500
500 tonnes per day tonnes per day
or lime in rotary kilns with a production (ii) Lime in rotary kilns With a production
capacity exceeding capacity of
50 tonnes per day 50 tonnes per day
or in other furnaces with a production (iii) Cement clinker or lime With a production Extension of the IPPC activity definition, covering cement
capacity exceeding in other furnaces capacity of 50 clinker in other furnaces, to cover both, cement clinker or
50 tonnes per day tonnes per day lime in other furnaces.
3.2 Installations for the (d) Installations for the *
production of asbestos and production of asbestos and
the manufacture of the manufacture of asbestos-
asbestos-based products based products
3.3 Installations for the with a melting (e) Installations for the With a melting
manufacture of glass capacity exceeding manufacture of glass, capacity of 20
including glass fibre 20 tonnes per day including glass fibre tonnes per day
3.4 Installations for melting with a melting (f) Installations for melting With a melting
mineral substances capacity exceeding mineral substances, capacity of 20
including the production of 20 tonnes per day including the production of tonnes per day
mineral fibres mineral fibres
3.5 Installations for the with a production (g) Installations for the With a production “and/or” has been changed to “or”. Clarification or
manufacture of ceramic capacity exceeding manufacture of ceramic capacity of 75 extension depending on what MS have chosen to do
products by firing, in 75 tonnes per day, products by firing, in tonnes per day, or with “and/or” under IPPC.
particular roofing tiles, and/or with a kiln particular roofing tiles, with a kiln capacity
bricks, refractory bricks, capacity exceeding bricks, refractory bricks, of 4 m3 and with a
tiles, stoneware or 4 m3 and with a tiles, stoneware or porcelain setting density per
porcelain, setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3
kiln exceeding 300
kg/m3
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4. Chemical industry 4. Chemical industry The scope of the chemical industry under the IPPC
Production within the Directive and the E-PRTR Regulation is the same.
meaning of the categories
of activities contained in
this section means the
production on an industrial
scale by chemical
processing of substances or
groups of substances listed
in Sections 4.1 to 4.6
4.1 Chemical installations for (a) Chemical installations for *
the production of basic the production on an
organic chemicals, such as: industrial scale of basic
organic chemicals, such as:
(a) simple hydrocarbons (i) Simple hydrocarbons
(linear or cyclic, saturated (linear or cyclic, saturated
or unsaturated, aliphatic or or unsaturated, aliphatic or
aromatic) aromatic)
(b) oxygen-containing (ii) Oxygen-containing
hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons such as
alcohols, aldehydes, alcohols, aldehydes,
ketones, carboxylic acids, ketones, carboxylic acids,
esters, acetates, ethers, esters, acetates, ethers,
peroxides, epoxy resins peroxides, epoxy resins
(c) sulphurous (iii) Sulphurous
hydrocarbons hydrocarbons
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(d) nitrogenous (iv) Nitrogenous

hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons such as
amines, amides, nitrous amines, amides, nitrous
compounds, nitro compounds, nitro
compounds or nitrate compounds or nitrate
compounds, nitriles, compounds, nitriles,
cyanates, isocyanates cyanates, isocyanates
(e) phosphorus-containing (v) Phosphorus-containing
hydrocarbons hydrocarbons
(f) halogenic hydrocarbons (vi) Halogenic hydrocarbons
(g) organometallic (vii) Organometallic
compounds compounds
(h) basic plastic materials (viii) Basic plastic materials
(polymers synthetic fibres (polymers, synthetic fibres
and cellulose-based fibres) and cellulose-based fibres)
(i) synthetic rubbers (ix) Synthetic rubbers
(j) dyes and pigments (x) Dyes and pigments
(k) surface-active agents (xi) Surface-active agents
and surfactants and surfactants
4.2 Chemical installations for (b) Chemical installations for *
inorganic chemicals, such industrial scale of basic
as: inorganic chemicals, such
as:
(a) gases, such as (i) Gases, such as ammonia,
ammonia, chlorine or chlorine or hydrogen
hydrogen chloride, fluorine chloride, fluorine or
or hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen fluoride, carbon
carbon oxides, sulphur oxides, sulphur compounds,
compounds, nitrogen nitrogen oxides, hydrogen,
oxides, hydrogen, sulphur sulphur dioxide, carbonyl
dioxide, carbonyl chloride chloride
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(b) acids, such as chromic (ii) Acids, such as chromic

acid, hydrofluoric acid, acid, hydrofluoric acid,
phosphoric acid, nitric phosphoric acid, nitric acid,
acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric
sulphuric acid, oleum, acid, oleum, sulphurous
sulphurous acids acids
(c) bases, such as (iii) Bases, such as
ammonium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide,
potassium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide,
sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide
(d) salts, such as (iv) Salts, such as
ammonium chloride, ammonium chloride,
potassium chlorate, potassium chlorate,
potassium carbonate, potassium carbonate,
sodium carbonate, sodium carbonate,
perborate, silver nitrate perborate, silver nitrate
(e) non-metals, metal (v) Non-metals, metal
oxides or other inorganic oxides or other inorganic
compounds such as compounds such as calcium
calcium carbide, silicon, carbide, silicon, silicon
silicon carbide carbide
4.3 Chemical installations for (c) Chemical installations for *
the production of the production on an
phosphorous-, nitrogen- or industrial scale of
potassium-based fertilizers phosphorous-, nitrogen- or
(simple or compound potassium-based fertilizers
fertilizers) (simple or compound
fertilizers)
4.4 Chemical installations for (d) Chemical installations for *
plant health products and industrial scale of basic
of biocides plant health products and of
biocides
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4.5 Installations using a (e) Installations using a *

chemical or biological chemical or biological
process for the production process for the production
of basic pharmaceutical on an industrial scale of
products basic pharmaceutical
products
4.6 Chemical installations for (f) Installations for the * Extension: production of pyrotechnic products is added to
the production of production on an industrial the IPPC activity.
explosives scale of explosives and
pyrotechnic products
5. Waste management 5. Waste and waste water
Without prejudice of management
Article 11 of Directive
75/442/EEC or Article 3 of
Council Directive
91/689/EEC of 12
December 1991 on
hazardous waste125
5.1 Installations for the with a capacity (a) Installations for the Receiving 10 Extension: E-PRTR covers all installations for recovery or
disposal or recovery of exceeding 10 recovery or disposal of tonnes per day disposal of hazardous waste above the specified threshold
hazardous waste as defined tonnes per day hazardous waste whereas IPPC only covers specified types of operations.
in the list referred to in
Article 1(4) of Directive
91/689/EEC, as defined in
Annexes II A and II B
(operations R1, R5, R6, R8
and R9) to Directive
75/442/EEC and in
Council Directive
75/439/EEC of 16 June
125
OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 28).
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1975 on the disposal of

waste oils126
5.2 Installations for the with a capacity (b) Installations for the With a capacity of Change of activity description from “incineration of
incineration of municipal exceeding 3 tonnes incineration of non- 3 tonnes per hour municipal waste” to the term of “incineration of non-
waste as defined in per hour hazardous waste in the hazardous waste in the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC…”;
Council Directive scope of Directive the capacity threshold has not been changed.
89/369/EEC of 8 June 2000/76/EC of the European
1989 on the prevention of Parliament and of the
air pollution from new Council of 4 December
municipal waste 2000 on the incineration of
incineration plants127 and waste129
Council Directive
89/429/EEC of 21 June
1989 on the reduction of
air pollution from existing
municipal waste-
incineration plants128
5.3 Installations for the with a capacity (c) Installations for the disposal With a capacity of Extension: E-PRTR covers all installations for the disposal
disposal of non-hazardous exceeding 50 of non-hazardous waste 50 tonnes per day of non-hazardous waste above the specified threshold
waste as defined in Annex tonnes per day whereas IPPC only covers specified types of operations.
II A to Directive
75/442/EEC under
headings D8 and D9,
126
OJ No L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48).
127
OJ No L 163, 14. 6. 1989, p. 32.
128
OJ No L 203, 15. 7. 1989, p. 50.
129
OJ L 332 , 28.12.2000, p. 91.
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5.4 Landfills excluding receiving more (d) Landfills (excluding Receiving 10 In the E-PRTR an explicit exclusion for part of the landfills,
landfills of inert waste than 10 tonnes per landfills of inert waste and tonnes per day or which are no longer receiving waste, is introduced. Those
day or with a total landfills, which have been with a total landfills are excluded
capacity exceeding definitely closed before capacity of 25,000 − which have been definitely closed before 16.7.2001 or
25 000 tonnes, 16.7.2001 or for which the tonnes
− for which the after-care phase required by the
after-care phase required by
competent authorities according to Article 13 of Council
the competent authorities
Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of
according to Article 13 of
waste has expired.
Council Directive
1999/31/EC of 26 April
1999 on the landfill of
waste130 has expired)
6.5 Installations for the exceeding 10 (e) Installations for the disposal With a treatment
disposal or recycling of tonnes per day or recycling of animal capacity of 10
animal carcases and animal carcasses and animal waste tonnes per day
waste
(f) Urban waste-water With a capacity of New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
treatment plants 100 000 population note that waste-water treatment plants with a capacity
equivalents exceeding 150,000 population equivalent as defined in
Article 2 point (6) of Directive 91/271/EEC are included in
Annex I and projects below that capacity are included in
130
OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.
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Annex II of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC.

(g) Independently operated With a capacity of New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC; addition of
industrial waste-water 10 000 m3 per independently operated industrial waste-water treatment
treatment plants which serve day131 plants which serve one or more other activities of Annex I,
one or more activities of this with a capacity of 10,000 m3 per day.
annex Note that to a large extent these waste-water treatment
plants have already reported their releases under EPER, e.g.
in the case of large industrial complexes reporting their
releases according to the exception clause in Part III,
Appendix 2 of the EPER Guidance document.
6. Other activities
6. Paper and wood production

and processing
6.1 Industrial plants for the (a) Industrial plants for the * Clarification by new wording: “other fibrous material” is
production of: production of pulp from changed to “similar fibrous materials”.
(a) pulp from timber or timber or similar fibrous
other fibrous materials materials
(b) paper and board with a production (b) Industrial plants for the With a production Extension of the IPPC activity definition, covering
capacity exceeding production of paper and capacity of 20 production of paper and board, to cover also other primary
20 tonnes per day board and other primary tonnes per day wood products such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood.
wood products (such as
chipboard, fibreboard and
plywood)
(c) Industrial plants for the With a production New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC.
preservation of wood and capacity of 50 m3
wood products with per day
chemicals
131
The capacity threshold shall be reviewed by 2010 at the latest in the light of the results of the first reporting cycle.
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7. Intensive livestock
production and aquaculture
6.6 Installations for the (a) more than (a) Installations for the (i) With 40 000
intensive rearing of poultry 40,000 places for intensive rearing of poultry places for poultry
or pigs poultry or pigs
(b) more than (ii) With 2 000
2,000 places for places for
production pigs production pigs
(over 30 kg), or (over 30 kg)
(c) more than 750 (iii) With 750

places for sows places for sows
(b) Intensive aquaculture With a production New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
capacity of 1,000 note that intensive fish farming projects are included in
tonnes of fish or Annex II of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC.
shellfish per year
8. Animal and vegetable Beverage sector explicitly mentioned.
products from the food and
beverage sector
6.4 (a) Slaughterhouses with a carcase (a) Slaughterhouses With a carcass
production capacity production capacity
greater than 50 of 50 tonnes per
tonnes per day day
(b) Treatment and (b) Treatment and processing New wording: explicit mentioning of “beverage products”
processing intended for the intended for the production although these are already considered (included as “food”)
production of food of food and beverage under IPPC.
products from: products from:
— animal raw materials with a finished (i) Animal raw materials With a finished
(other than milk) product production (other than milk) product production
capacity greater capacity of 75
than 75 tonnes per tonnes per day
day
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— vegetable raw materials with a finished (ii) Vegetable raw materials With a finished
product production product production
capacity greater capacity of 300
than 300 tonnes per tonnes per day
day (average value (average value on a
on a quarterly quarterly basis)
basis)
(c) Treatment and the quantity of milk (c) Treatment and processing of With a capacity to Different wording: IPPC is based on the average actual
processing of milk received being milk receive 200 tonnes quantity of milk received whereas E-PRTR is based on
greater than 200 of milk per day capacity to receive milk.
tonnes per day (average value on
(average value on an annual basis)
an annual basis)
9. Other activities
6.2 Plants for the pre-treatment where the (a) Plants for the pre-treatment With a treatment
(operations such as treatment capacity (operations such as washing, capacity of 10
washing, bleaching, exceeds 10 tonnes bleaching, mercerization) or tonnes per day
mercerization) or dyeing of per day dyeing of fibres or textiles
fibres or textiles
6.3 Plants for the tanning of where the (b) Plants for the tanning of With a treatment
hides and skins treatment capacity hides and skins capacity of 12
exceeds 12 tonnes tonnes of finished
of finished product per day
products per day
6.7 Installations for the surface with a consumption (c) Installations for the surface With a
treatment of substances, capacity of more treatment of substances, consumption
objects or products using than 150 kg per objects or products using capacity of 150 kg
organic solvents, in hour or more than organic solvents, in per hour or 200
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particular for dressing, 200 tonnes per year particular for dressing, tonnes per year
printing, coating, printing, coating,
degreasing, waterproofing, degreasing, waterproofing,
sizing, painting, cleaning sizing, painting, cleaning or
or impregnating, impregnating
6.8 Installations for the (d) Installations for the *

production of carbon production of carbon (hard-
(hard-burnt coal) or burnt coal) or electro-
electrographite by means graphite by means of
of incineration or incineration or
graphitization graphitization
(e) Installations for the building With a capacity for New activity in E-PRTR compared to IPPC;
of, and painting or removal ships 100 m long to a certain extent such activities are already covered
of paint from ships elsewhere (especially “surface treatment using solvents”
under activity 6.7 of Annex I) by the IPPC Directive;
note that shipyards are included in Annex II of the EIA
Directive 85/337/EEC.
Table 21: Comparison of IPPC Annex I activities with E-PRTR Annex I activities
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Appendix 3: List of internationally approved measuring methods for
*
air and water pollutants
NOTE - The different steps of these measurement methods (sampling, transport and storage, pre-treatment, extraction, analysis-
quantification, reporting) are standardised in one or several standards. For releases to air the quoted standards generally cover
all steps of the measurement methods. For releases to water, the quoted standards generally cover the analysis-quantification
step. Guidance on the other steps is provided in "general standards (G1-G7)" listed at the end of this table; they also include
standards (G6, G7) on issues such as competence of laboratories, uncertainties…..etc.
The absence of CEN or ISO standards in this table does not mean always a lack of relevant procedures, for instance work on
such topics may be in progress in CEN or ISO.
EN or ISO standard EN or ISO standard
CAS Emission to air Emission to water

No. number Pollutant (Abbreviations see below) (Abbreviations see below)
ISO Standard in preparation by ---

1 74-82-8 Methane (CH4) ISO/TC 146/SC 1/ WG 22
(for information only)
EN 15058:2004 ---
2 630-08-0 Carbon monoxide (CO)
ISO 12039:2001
3 124-38-9 Carbon dioxide (CO2) ISO 12039:2001 ---
4 Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) ---
5 10024-97-2 Nitrous oxide (N2O) ISO/TC 146/SC 1/ WG 19
6 7664-41-7 Ammonia (NH3) ---

Non-methane volatile organic EN 13649:2001 ---
7
compounds (NMVOC)
EN 14792:2005 ---
8 Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) ISO 11564:1998
ISO 10849:1996
9 Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) ---
10 2551-62-4 Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) ---
*
Releases of pollutants falling into several categories of pollutants shall be reported for each of these
categories.
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EN 14791:2005 ---
ISO 7934:1989
11 Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2)
ISO 7935:1992
ISO 11632:1998
--- EN 12260:2003
12 Total nitrogen
EN ISO 11905-1:1998
--- EN ISO 15681-1:2004
EN ISO 15681-2:2004
13 Total phosphorus
EN ISO 11885:1997
EN ISO 6878:2004
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons ---
14
(HCFCs)
15 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) ---
16 Halons ---
Arsenic and compounds EN 14385:2004 EN ISO 11969:1996

17
(as As) EN 26595:1992
Cadmium and compounds EN 14385:2004 EN ISO 5961:1995
18
(as Cd) EN ISO 11885:1997
Chromium and compounds EN 14385:2004 EN 1233:1996

19
(as Cr) EN ISO 11885:1997
Copper and compounds EN 14385:2004 EN ISO 11885:1997
20
(as Cu)
EN 13211:2001 EN 1483:1997
EN 14884:2005 EN 12338:1998
Mercury and compounds
21 EN 13506:2001
(as Hg)
According to the level of
concentration
Nickel and compounds (as EN 14385:2004 EN ISO 11885:1997

22
Ni)
23 Lead and compounds (as Pb) EN 14385:2004 EN ISO 11885:1997
24 Zinc and compounds (as Zn) EN ISO 11885:1997
25 15972-60-8 Alachlor ---
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26 309-00-2 Aldrin EN ISO 6468:1996

27 1912-24-9 Atrazine --- EN ISO 10695:2000
28 57-74-9 Chlordane
29 143-50-0 Chlordecone
30 470-90-6 Chlorfenvinphos ---
31 85535-84-8 Chloro-alkanes, C10-C13 ---
32 2921-88-2 Chlorpyrifos ---
33 50-29-3 DDT EN ISO 6468:1996
EN ISO 10301:1997
34 107-06-2 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)
EN ISO 15680:2003
EN ISO 10301:1997
35 75-09-2 Dichloromethane (DCM)
EN ISO 15680:2003
36 60-57-1 Dieldrin EN ISO 6468:1996
37 330-54-1 Diuron --- EN ISO 11369:1997
38 115-29-7 Endosulfan --- EN ISO 6468:1996
39 72-20-8 Endrin EN 6468:1996
Halogenated organic --- EN ISO 9562:2004
40
compounds (as AOX)
41 76-44-8 Heptachlor EN ISO 6468:1996
42 118-74-1 Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) EN ISO 6468:1996
Hexachlorobutadiene ---
43 87-68-3
(HCBD)
1,2,3,4,5, 6 EN ISO 6468:1996
44 608-73-1 -hexachlorocyclohexane
(HCH)
45 58-89-9 Lindane EN ISO 6468:1996
46 2385-85-5 Mirex
PCDD +PCDF (dioxins EN 1948-1 to -3:2003 ISO 18073:2004
47
+furans) (as Teq)
48 608-93-5 Pentachlorobenzene EN ISO 6468:1996
49 87-86-5 Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
105

Polychlorinated biphenyls (prCEN/TS 1948-4)

50 1336-36-3
(PCBs) for information only EN ISO 6468:1996
--- EN ISO 11369:1997
51 122-34-9 Simazine
EN ISO 10695:2000
EN ISO 15680:2003
52 127-18-4 Tetrachloroethylene (PER)
EN ISO 10301:1997
53 56-23-5 Tetrachloromethane (TCM) EN ISO 10301:1997
Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) EN ISO 15680:2003
54 12002-48-1
(all isomers)
55 71-55-6 1,1,1-trichloroethane ---
56 79-34-5 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane ---
EN ISO 15680:2003
57 79-01-6 Trichloroethylene
EN ISO 10301:1997
EN ISO 15680:2003
58 67-66-3 Trichloromethane
EN ISO 10301:1997
59 8001-35-2 Toxaphene
60 75-01-4 Vinyl chloride EN ISO 15680:2003
61 120-12-7 Anthracene ISO 11338-1 to -2:2003 EN ISO 17993:2003
EN 13649:2001 ISO 11423-1:1997
62 71-43-2 Benzene ISO 11423-2:1997
EN ISO 15680:2003
Brominated diphenylethers --- ISO 22032
63
(PBDE)
Nonylphenol and ---
64 Nonylphenol ethoxylates
(NP/NPEs)
65 100-41-4 Ethyl benzene --- EN ISO 15680:2003
66 75-21-8 Ethylene oxide
67 34123-59-6 Isoproturon ---
EN ISO 15680:2003
68 91-20-3 Naphthalene
EN ISO 17993:2003
106

Organotin compounds --- EN ISO 17353:2005

69
(as total Sn)
Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate
70 117-81-7 EN ISO 18856:2005
(DEHP)
71 108-95-2 Phenols (as total C) ---

ISO 18857-1:2005
ISO 11338-1 to -2:2003 EN ISO 17993:2003
Polycyclic aromatic
72 ISO 7981-1:2005
hydrocarbons (PAHs)
ISO 7981-2:2005
73 108-88-3 Toluene --- EN ISO 15680:2003
74 Tributyltin and compounds --- EN ISO 17353:2005
75 Triphenyltin and compounds --- EN ISO 17353:2005
Total organic carbon (TOC) --- EN 1484:1997
76
(as total C or COD/3)
77 1582-09-8 Trifluralin ---
78 1330-20-7 Xylenes --- EN ISO 15680:2003
--- EN ISO 10304-1:1995
EN ISO 10304-2:1996
79 Chlorides (as total Cl)
EN ISO 10304-4:1999
EN ISO 15682:2001
Chlorine and inorganic EN 1911-1 to -3:2003 ---
80
compounds (as HCl)
81 1332-21-4 Asbestos ISO 10397:1993
82 Cyanides (as total CN) --- EN ISO 14403:2002
83 Fluorides (as total F) --- EN ISO 10304-1:1995
Fluorine and inorganic ISO/DIS 15713:2004 ---
84
compounds (as HF)
85 74-90-8 Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) ---
ISO/TC 146/SC 1/ WG 20
86 Particulate matter (PM10) (available as Committee Draft
CD 23210)
107

Octylphenols and ---

87 1806-26-4
Octylphenol ethoxylates
ISO 11338-1 to -2:2003 EN ISO 17993:2003
88 206-44-0 Fluoranthene
89 465-73-6 Isodrin ---

90 36355-1-8 Hexabromobiphenyl
91 191-24-2 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene --- EN ISO 17993:2003
GENERAL STANDARDS for EMISSION to AIR and/or WATER
Water sampling – Part1 Guidance on the EN ISO 5667-1 : 1996

G1
design of sampling programmes
Water sampling – Part 10 Guidance on EN ISO 5667-10 : 1992
G2
sampling waste water
Water sampling – Part 3 Guidance on the EN ISO 5667-3 : 1994
G3
preservation and handling of samples
Guide to analytical quality control for water CEN/ISO TR 13530 : 1998
G4
analysis
Stationary source emission – CEN/TS 14793
Intralaboratory validation procedure
G5
for an alternative method compared
to a reference method
General requirements for competence of
G6 EN ISO 17025 : 2005
testing and calibration laboratories
GUM = Guide to the expression of
G7 uncertainty (1995) published by BIPM, CEN TS 13005 : 2000
IEC, IFCC, ISO, IUPAC, IUPAP, OIML
Table 22: Internationally approved measuring methods for air and water pollutants
Abbreviations:
EN European Standard
CEN/TS CEN Technical Specification
CEN/TR CEN Technical Report
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ISO International Standard
ISO/CD ISO Committee Draft
ISO/TS ISO Technical Specification
ISO/TR ISO Technical Report
PrXXX Draft standard (for information only)
“---“ no obligation to report under the European PRTR
Titles of Standards
EN (ISO) Standards
EN 1233:1996: Water quality - Determination of chromium - Atomic absorption spectrometric methods
EN 1483:1997: Water quality - Determination of mercury

EN 1484:1997: Water analysis - Guidelines for the determination of total organic carbon (TOC) and dissolved organic
carbon (DOC)
EN 1911-1:1998: Stationary source emissions - Manual method of determination of HCl - Part 1: Sampling of gases
EN 1911-2:1998: Stationary source emissions - Manual method of determination of HCl - Part 2: Gaseous compounds
absorption
EN 1911-3:1998: Stationary source emissions - Manual method of determination of HCl - Part 3: Absorption solutions
analysis and calculation
EN 1948-1:2006: Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-
like PCBs – Part 1: Sampling of PCDDs/PCDFs
EN 1948-2:2006: Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-
like PCBs – Part 2: Extraction and clean-up of PCDDs/PCDFs
EN 1948-3: Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like
PCBs – Part 3: Identification and quantification of PCDDs/PCDFs
prCEN/TS 1948-4:xxxx: Stationary source emissions -- Determination of the mass concentration of PCDD/PCDF and
dioxin-like PCBs - Part 4: Sampling and analysis of dioxin-like PCBs
EN 12260:2003: Water quality – Determination of nitrogen – Determination of bound nitrogen (TNb), following oxidation
to nitrogen oxides
EN 12338:1998: Water quality – Determination of mercury – Methods after enrichment by amalgamation
ENV 13005:1999: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement
EN 13211:2001: Air quality - Stationary source emissions - Manual method of determination of the concentration of total
mercury
EN 13506:2001: Water quality - Determination of mercury by atomic fluorescence spectrometry
EN 13649:2001: Stationary source emissions - Determination of the mass concentration of individual gaseous organic
compounds - Activated carbon and solvent desorption method
EN 14385:2004: Stationary source emissions - Determination of the total emission of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb,
TI and V
EN 14791:2005: Stationary source emissions - Determination of mass concentration of sulphur dioxide - Reference
method
109
EN 14792:2005: Stationary source emissions – Determination of mass concentration of nitrogen oxides (NO2) –
Reference method: chemiluminescence
CEN/TS 14793:2005: Stationary source emission - Intralaboratory validation procedure for an alternative method
compared to a reference method
EN 14884:2005: Air quality - Stationary source emissions - Determination of total mercury: Automated measuring
systems
EN 15058:2004: Stationary source emissions - Reference method for the determination of carbon monoxide in emission
by means of the non-dispersive infrared method
EN 26595:1992/AC:1992: Water quality; determination of total arsenic; silver diethyldithiocarbamate

spectrophotometric method (ISO 6595:1982)
EN ISO 5667-1:2005: Water quality - Sampling - Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes and sampling
techniques (revision of ISO 5667-1:1980 and ISO 5667-2:1991)
EN ISO 5667-3:2003: Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples
EN ISO 5667-10:1992: Water quality; sampling; part 10: guidance on sampling of waste waters
EN ISO 5961:1995: Water quality - Determination of cadmium by atomic absorption spectrometry
EN ISO 6468:1996: Water quality - Determination of certain organochlorine insecticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and
chlorobenzenes - Gas-chromatographic method after liquid-liquid extraction
EN ISO 6878:2004: Water quality - Determination of phosphorus - Ammonium molybdate spectrometric method
EN ISO 9562:2004: Water quality - Determination of adsorbable organically bound halogens (AOX)
EN ISO 10301:1997: Water quality - Determination of highly volatile halogenated hydrocarbons - Gas-chromatographic
methods
EN ISO 10304-1:1995: Water quality - Determination of dissolved fluoride, chloride, nitrite, orthophosphate, bromide,
nitrate and sulfate ions, using liquid chromatography of ions - Part 1: Method for water with low contamination
EN ISO 10304-2:1996: Water quality - Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions - Part 2:
Determination of bromide, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, orthophosphate and sulfate in waste water
EN ISO 10304-4:1999: Water quality - Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions - Part 4:
Determination of chlorate, chloride and chlorite in water with low contamination
EN ISO 10695:2000: Water quality - Determination of selected organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds - Gas
chromatographic methods
EN ISO 11369:1997: Water quality - Determination of selected plant treatment agents - Method using high performance
liquid chromatography with UV detection after solid-liquid extraction
EN ISO 11885:1997: Water quality - Determination of 33 elements by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission
spectroscopy
EN ISO 11905-1:1998: Water quality - Determination of nitrogen - Part 1: Method using oxidative digestion with
peroxodisulfate
EN ISO 11969:1996: Water quality - Determination of arsenic - Atomic absorption spectrometric method (hydride
technique)
ENV/ISO 13530:1998: Water quality - Guide to analytical quality control for water analysis
EN ISO 14403:2002: Water quality - Determination of total cyanide and free cyanide by continuous flow analysis
EN ISO 15680:2003: Water quality - Gas-chromatographic determination of a number of monocyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, naphthalene and several chlorinated compounds using purge-and-trap and thermal desorption
EN ISO 15681-1:2004: Water quality - Determination of orthophosphate and total phosphorus contents by flow analysis
(FIA and CFA) - Part 1: Method by flow injection analysis (FIA)
EN ISO 15681-2:2004: Water quality - Determination of orthophosphate and total phosphorus contents by flow analysis
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(FIA and CFA) - Part 2: Method by continuous flow analysis (CFA)
EN ISO 15682:2001: Water quality - Determination of chloride by flow analysis (CFA and FIA) and photometric or
potentiometric detection
EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
EN ISO 17353:2005: Water quality - Determination of selected organotin compounds - Gas chromatographic method
EN ISO 17993:2003: Water quality - Determination of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in water by HPLC
with fluorescence detection after liquid-liquid extraction
EN ISO 18856:2005: Water quality - Determination of selected phthalates using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
ISO Standards
ISO 7934:1989: Stationary source emissions - Determination of the mass concentration of sulfur dioxide, hydrogen
peroxide/bariumperchlorate/Thorin method
ISO 7935:1992: Stationary source emissions; determination of the mass concentration of sulfur dioxide; performance
characteristics of automated measuring methods
ISO 7981-1:2005: Water quality - Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) - Part 1: Determination of six
PAH by high-performance thin-layer chromatography with fluorescence detection after liquid-liquid extraction
ISO 7981-2:2005: Water quality - Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) - Part 2: Determination of six
PAH by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after liquid-liquid extraction
ISO 10397:1993: Stationary source emissions; determination of asbestos plant emissions; method by fibre count
measurement
ISO 10849:1996: Stationary source emissions - Determination of the mass concentration of nitrogen oxides - Performance
characteristics of automated measuring systems
ISO 11338-1:2003: Stationary source emissions - Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons - Part 1: Sampling
ISO 11338-2:2003: Stationary source emissions - Determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons - Part 2: Sample preparation, clean-up and determination
ISO 11423-1:1997: Water quality - Determination of benzene and some derivatives - Part 1: Head-space gas
chromatograhic method
ISO 11423-2:1997: Water quality - Determination of benzene and some derivatives - Part 2: Method using extraction and
gas chromatography
ISO 11564:1998: Stationary source emissions - Determination of the mass concentration of nitrogen oxides -
Naphthylethylenediamine photometric method
ISO 11632:1998: Stationary source emissions - Determination of mass concentration of sulfur dioxide - Ion
chromatography method
ISO 12039:2001: Stationary source emissions - Determination of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and oxygen -
Performance characteristics and calibration of automated measuring systems
ISO/FDIS 15713:2006: Stationary source emissions - Sampling and determination of gaseous fluoride content
ISO 18073:2004: Water quality - Determination of tetra- to octa-chlorinated dioxins and furans - Method using isotope
dilution HRGC/HRMS
ISO 18857-1:2005: Water quality - Determination of selected alkylphenols - Part 1: Method for non-filtered samples using
liquid-liquid extraction and gas chromatography with mass selective detection
ISO/DIS 22032:2004: Water quality - Determination of selected polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment and sewage
sludge - Method using extraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
ISO/CD 23210:2005: Stationary source emissions — Determination of low PM10/PM2,5 mass concentration in flue gas by
use of impactors
Table 23: List of complete title for internationally approved measuring methods
111
Appendix 4: Indicative sector specific sub-list of air pollutants
Pollutant no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 33 34 35 36 39 41
Non-methane volatile organic compounds
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)
Chromium and compounds(as Cr)
Mercury and compounds (as Hg)

Copper and compounds (as Cu)
Arsenic and compounds (as As)
Nickel and compounds (as Ni)
Lead and compounds (as Pb)
Zinc and compounds (as Zn)

Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2)
1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
Dichloromethane (DCM)
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Ammonia (NH3)
Pollutant name
Methane (CH4)
Chlordecone
Heptachlor
Chlordane
(NMVOC)
Dieldrin
Halons
Endrin
Aldrin
DDT
no b activity
Energy sector
1
(a) Mineral oil and gas refineries
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for gasification and liquefaction
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Coke ovens
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Coal rolling mills
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
smokeless fuel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Production and processing of metals
2
installations • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or
secondary melting) including continuous casting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Ferrous metal foundries
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations for the production of non-ferrous crude metals from
ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical,
chemical or electrolytic processes and for the smelting, including • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products
(refining, foundry casting, etc.)
(f) Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials
using an electrolytic or chemical process • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
112
Pollutant no
42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 66 68 70 72 80 81 84 85 86 90
Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl)

1,2,3,4,5, 6 -hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)
Fluorine and inorganic compounds (as HF)

PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans) (as Teq)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers)
Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP)

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Tetrachloromethane (TCM)
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
Tetrachloroethylene (PER)
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
Particulate matter (PM10)

Pentachlorobenzene
1,1,1-trichloroethane
Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Pollutant name
Ethylene oxide
Vinyl chloride
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Toxaphene
Asbestos
Benzene
Lindane
Mirex
no b activity
Energy sector
1
• • • •
• • • •
(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations
• • • • • •
(d) Coke ovens
• • • • • • •
• • • •
smokeless fuel • • • •
2
installations • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or
secondary melting) including continuous casting • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations for the production of non-ferrous crude metals
from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by
metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic processes and for the
smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals,
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.)
(f) Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic

materials using an electrolytic or chemical process • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
113
Pollutant no
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 33 34 35 36 39 41


Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Ammonia (NH3)
Pollutant name
Methane (CH4)
Chlordecone
Heptachlor
Chlordane
(NMVOC)
Dieldrin
Halons
Endrin
Aldrin
DDT
n
o b activity
Mineral industry
3
(a) Underground mining and related operations
• • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Opencast mining and quarrying
• • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Installations for the production of cement clinker in rotary
kilns, lime in rotary kilns, cement clinker or lime in other • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
furnaces
(d) Installations for the production of asbestos and the
manufacture of asbestos-based products
(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass
fibre • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(f) Installations for melting mineral substances, including the
production of mineral fibres • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(g) Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by
firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, • • • • • • • • • • • • •
stoneware or porcelain
Chemical industry
4
(a) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial
scale of basic organic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial
scale of basic inorganic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial
scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based
fertilizers (simple or compound fertilizers)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial
scale of basic plant health products and of biocides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for the
production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
products
(f) Installations for the production on an industrial scale of
explosives and pyrotechnic products • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
114
Pollutant no
42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 66 68 70 72 80 81 84 85 86 90





Pentachlorobenzene
Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Pollutant name
Ethylene oxide
Vinyl chloride
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Toxaphene
Asbestos
Benzene
Lindane
Mirex
no b activity
Mineral industry
3
• •
• •
kilns, lime in rotary kilns, cement clinker or lime in other • • • • • • • • • • •
furnaces
manufacture of asbestos-based products • • • •
(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre
• • • • • • •
production of mineral fibres • • • • • • •
(g) Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing,
in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, • • • • •
stoneware or porcelain
Chemical industry
4
scale of basic organic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic inorganic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic plant health products and of biocides • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for the
production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical • • • • • • • • • • • •
products
explosives and pyrotechnic products • • • • •
115
Pollutant no
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 33 34 35 36 39 41


Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Ammonia (NH3)
Pollutant name
Methane (CH4)
Chlordecone
Heptachlor
Chlordane
(NMVOC)
Dieldrin
Halons
Endrin
Aldrin
DDT
no b activity
Waste and wastewater management
5
(a) Installations for the disposal or recovery of hazardous waste
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste in
the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
incineration of waste (2)
(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Landfills (excluding landfills for inert waste and landfills,
which have been definitely closed before the 16.7.2001 or for
which the after-care phase required by the competent
authorities according to Article 13 of Council Directive • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (3) has
expired)
(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses

and animal waste • • • • • •
(f) Urban waste-water treatment plants
• • • • • • • • • •
(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment
plants which serve one or more activities of this annex • • • • • • • • • • •
Paper and wood production and processing
6
(a) Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or
similar fibrous materials • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and
other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
and plywood)
(c) Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood
products with chemicals • • • • •
Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
7
(a) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs
• • •
(b) Intensive aquaculture
116
Pollutant no
42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 66 68 70 72 80 81 84 85 86 90





Pentachlorobenzene
Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Pollutant name
Ethylene oxide
Vinyl chloride
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Toxaphene
Asbestos
Benzene
Lindane
Mirex
no b activity
5
(a) Installations for the disposal or recovery of hazardous waste
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste in
the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the • • • • • • • • • •
incineration of waste (2)
(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste
• • • • • •
(d) Landfills (excluding landfills for inert waste and landfills,
which have been definitely closed before the 16.7.2001 or
for which the after-care phase required by the competent
authorities according to Article 13 of Council Directive • • •
1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (3) has
expired)
(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses
and animal waste • • • •
• • • • • • • •
plants which serve one or more activities of this annex • • • • • • • • • • • •
6
similar fibrous materials • • • • • • • •
(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and
other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard • • • • • • • • •
and plywood)
products with chemicals • • • • •
7
•
117
Pollutant no
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 33 34 35 36 39 41


Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Ammonia (NH3)
Pollutant name
Methane (CH4)
Chlordecone
Heptachlor
Chlordane
(NMVOC)
Dieldrin
Halons
Endrin
Aldrin
DDT
no b activity
Animal and vegetable products from the food and
8 beverage sector
(a) Slaughterhouses
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Treatment and processing intended for the production of
food and beverage products from animal raw materials • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(other than milk) and vegetable raw materials
(c) Treatment and processing of milk
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Other activities
9
(a) Plants for the pretreatment (operations such as washing,
bleaching, mercerization) or dyeing of fibres or textiles • • • • • •
(b) Plants for the tanning of hides and skins
• • • • •
(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
(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or
electro-graphite by means of incineration or graphitization • • • • • • •
(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of
paint from ships • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
118
Pollutant no
42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 66 68 70 72 80 81 84 85 86 90





Pentachlorobenzene
Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Pollutant name
Ethylene oxide
Vinyl chloride
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Toxaphene
Asbestos
Benzene
Lindane
Mirex
no b activity
8 beverage sector
(a) Slaughterhouses
• • • •
food and beverage products from animal raw materials • • • •
• • • •
Other activities
9
(a) Plants for the pretreatment (operations such as washing,
bleaching, mercerization) or dyeing of fibres or textiles • • • • •
•
(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
(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal)
or electro-graphite by means of incineration or • • • •
graphitization
(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of
paint from ships • • • • • • • • • • •
Table 24: Indicative sector specific sub-list of air pollutants
119
Appendix 5: Indicative sector specific sub-list of water pollutants
Pollutant no
12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Halogenated organic compounds (as AOX)


Pollutant name
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)
10-C13
Pentachlorobenzene
Chloro-alkanes, C
Total phosphorus
Chlorfenvinphos
Total nitrogen
Endosulphan
Chlordecone
Chlorpyrifos
Heptachlor
Chlordane
Atrazine
Alachlor
Lindane
Dieldrin
Diuron
Endrin
Aldrin
Mirex
DDT
no b activity
Energy sector
1
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion
installations • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Coke ovens
• • • • • • • •
(f) Installations for the manufacture of coal products and

solid smokeless fuel • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2
installations • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel
(primary or secondary melting) including continuous • • • • • • • • • • •
casting
• • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations for the production of non-ferrous crude
metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw
materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic
processes and for the smelting, including the alloying, of • • • • • • • • • • •
non-ferrous metals, including recovered products
materials using an electrolytic or chemical process • • • • • • • • • • •
120
Pollutant no
51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 91
Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3)
Octylphenols and Octylphenol Ethoxylates

Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates


Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE)
Organotin compounds (as total Sn)

Pollutant name
Triphenyltin and compounds

Tributyltin and compounds
Cyanides (as total CN)

Chlorides (as total Cl)
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Fluorides (as total F)
Hexabromobiphenyl
Phenols (as total C)
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Ethylene oxide
Ethyl benzene
Vinyl chloride
Fluoranthene
Naphthalene
(NP/NPEs)
Anthracene
Isoproturon
Toxaphene
Trifluralin
Asbestos
Simazine
Benzene
Toluene
Xylenes
Isodrin
no b activity
Energy sector
1
• • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • •
(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion
installations • • • • • • •
(d) Coke ovens
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
(f) Installations for the manufacture of coal products and

solid smokeless fuel • • • • • • • • • • •
2
installations • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel
(primary or secondary melting) including continuous • • • • • • • •
casting
• • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • •
(e) Installations for the production of non-ferrous crude
metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw
materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic
processes and for the smelting, including the alloying, of • • • • • • • •
non-ferrous metals, including recovered products
materials using an electrolytic or chemical process • • • • • • • • •
121
Pollutant no
12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50



Pollutant name
10-C13
Pentachlorobenzene
Chloro-alkanes, C
Total phosphorus
Chlorfenvinphos
Total nitrogen
Endosulphan
Chlordecone
Chlorpyrifos
Heptachlor
Chlordane
Atrazine
Alachlor
Lindane
Dieldrin
Diuron
Endrin
Aldrin
Mirex
DDT
no b activity
Mineral industry
3
• • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • •
kilns, lime in rotary kilns, cement clinker or lime in other • • • • • • •
furnaces
manufacture of asbestos-based products • •
fibre • • • • • • • • • • • •
production of mineral fibres • • • • • • • • • • •
firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, • • • • • • • • • • •
tiles, stoneware or porcelain
Chemical industry
4
scale of basic organic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic inorganic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic plant health products and of biocides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for
the production on an industrial scale of basic • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
pharmaceutical products
explosives and pyrotechnic products • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
122
Pollutant no 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 91
Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3)




Pollutant name


Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Ethylene oxide
Ethyl benzene
Vinyl chloride
Fluoranthene
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Isoproturon
Toxaphene
(NP/NPEs)
Trifluralin
Asbestos
Simazine
Benzene
Toluene
Xylenes
Isodrin
no b activity
Mineral industry
3
• •
• •
kilns, lime in rotary kilns, cement clinker or lime in other • •
furnaces
manufacture of asbestos-based products • • •
fibre • • • • • • • • • •
(f) Installations for melting mineral substances, including
the production of mineral fibres • • • • • • • • •
firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, • •
tiles, stoneware or porcelain
Chemical industry
4
scale of basic organic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic inorganic chemicals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
scale of basic plant health products and of biocides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for
the production on an industrial scale of basic • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
pharmaceutical products
explosives and pyrotechnic products • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
123
Pollutant no
12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50



Pollutant name
10-C13
Pentachlorobenzene
Chloro-alkanes, C
Total phosphorus
Chlorfenvinphos
Total nitrogen
Endosulphan
Chlordecone
Chlorpyrifos
Heptachlor
Chlordane
Atrazine
Alachlor
Lindane
Dieldrin
Diuron
Endrin
Aldrin
Mirex
DDT
no b activity
5
(a) Installations for the disposal or recovery of hazardous
waste • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste
in the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
the incineration of waste (2)
(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(d) Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills,
which have been definitely closed before the 16.7.2001
or for which the after-care phase required by the
competent authorities according to Article 13 of Council • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
waste (3) has expired)
(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal
carcasses and animal waste • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
plants which serve one or more activities of this annex • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
6
similar fibrous materials • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board
and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
fibreboard and plywood)
products with chemicals • • • • • • •
7
• • • •
• • • • •
124
Pollutant no
51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 91

Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or



Pollutant name


Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Ethylene oxide
Ethyl benzene
Vinyl chloride
Fluoranthene
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Isoproturon
Toxaphene
(NP/NPEs)
Trifluralin
Asbestos
Simazine
Benzene
Toluene
Xylenes
COD/3)
Isodrin
no b activity
5
(a) Installations for the disposal or recovery of hazardous
waste • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(b) Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste
in the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
the incineration of waste (2)
(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste • • • • • • • • • •

(d) Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills,
which have been definitely closed before the 16.7.2001
or for which the after-care phase required by the
competent authorities according to Article 13 of Council • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
waste (3) has expired)
(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal
carcasses and animal waste •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
plants which serve one or more activities of this annex • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
6
similar fibrous materials • • • • • • • •
(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board
and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, • • • • • • • • •
fibreboard and plywood)
products with chemicals • • • • • • • • • • •
7
•
•
125
Pollutant no
12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50



Pollutant name
10-C13
Pentachlorobenzene
Chloro-alkanes, C
Total phosphorus
Chlorfenvinphos
Total nitrogen
Endosulphan
Chlordecone
Chlorpyrifos
Heptachlor
Chlordane
Atrazine
Alachlor
Lindane
Dieldrin
Diuron
Endrin
Aldrin
Mirex
DDT
no b activity
8 beverage sector
(a) Slaughterhouses
• • • • • • • • • •
food and beverage products from animal raw materials • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • •
Other activities
9
(a) Plants for the pretreatment (operations such as
wasNEWg, bleacNEWg, mercerization) or dyeing of • • • • • • • • • •
fibres or textiles
• • • • • •
objects or products using organic solvents, in particular
for dressing, printing, coating, degreasing, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or impregnating
(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt

coal) or electro-graphite by means of incineration or •
graphitization
(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal
of paint from ships • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
126
Pollutant no 6
51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 6 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 87 88 89 90 91

Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or



Pollutant name


Hexabromobiphenyl
Trichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Ethylene oxide
Ethyl benzene
Vinyl chloride
Fluoranthene
Naphthalene
Anthracene
Isoproturon
Toxaphene
(NP/NPEs)
Trifluralin
Asbestos
Simazine
Benzene
Toluene
Xylenes
COD/3)
Isodrin
no b activity
beverage sector
8
(a) Slaughterhouses
• • • • • • •
(b) Treatment and processing intended for the production
of food and beverage products from animal raw
materials (other than milk) and vegetable raw • • • • • • •
materials
• • • • • • •
Other activities
9
(a) Plants for the pretreatment (operations such as
wasNEWg, bleacNEWg, mercerization) or dyeing of • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
fibres or textiles
• • • • •
objects or products using organic solvents, in
particular for dressing, printing, coating, degreasing, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or
impregnating
(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt
coal) or electro-graphite by means of incineration or • • • • • • • • • •
graphitization
(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or
removal of paint from ships • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
New activity compared to EPER activities
New substance new compared to EPER
Table 25: Indicative sector specific sub-list of water pollutants
127
Appendix 6: Examples for reporting releases and off-site transfers
Appendix 6 presents three examples of realistic situations with various industrial activities at
facilities and demonstrates the reporting of releases and off-site transfers by the facilities.
Information on the identification of the facility and optional information related to the facility
have to be reported as described in chapter 1.1.6.
Example 1
Example 1 in Figure 3 represents an industrial site with two facilities P and Q. The main
Annex I activity of facility P is the production of paper and board and other primary wood
products. The main Annex I activity of facility Q is the production of pulp from timber or fibrous
materials. Facility Q also includes a combustion plant and a waste-water treatment plant all
run by operator Q. In addition operator Q runs another installation as part of facility Q, which
is a non-Annex I activity.
air air
A D
Facility P, Operator P Facility Q, Operator Q
Production of pulp Other installation

Production of paper from timber or similar
and board and other fibrous materials
primary wood products Main Annex I activity Non-Annex I activity
Main Annex I activity
Thermal power plant
C WWTP Annex I activity
E F cooling water
B
surface water
Figure 3: Industrial site with two facilities
128
Table 26 shows the reporting requirements for facilities P and Q.
Reporting Activity Release/ Reporting requirements Comments

facility Off-site
transfer
Facility P Production of paper and board A To be reported as release to
and other primary wood air
products
B To be reported as release to
water
C To be reported as off-site
132
transfer of pollutants in
waste water
Facility Q Production of pulp from timber D Sum of releases to be Background loads

or similar fibrous materials reported as release to air may be subtracted
Thermal power station Sum of all releases (E+F) to from releases via
F
be reported as release to cooling water
Waste-water treatment plant E (Release F)
water
Other installation (non-Annex I)

Non-Annex I
activities may be
133
excluded
Table 26: Reporting requirements for facilities P and Q
Facility P
The only Annex I activity of facility P is the production of paper and board. Table 27 shows
the coding of the activity.
Annex I PRTR- IPPC- Activity name according to Annex I of E-PRTR Regulation (not
activity* code code obligatory to be reported)
1 6.(b) 6.1 Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other
primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and
plywood)
Table 27: Coding of activities for facility P
* Consecutive no of Annex I activities
Facility P releases pollutants to air (Release A) and water (Release B) and reports all
pollutants which exceed the threshold values specified in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation,
column 1a and column 1b respectively. A part of the waste water is transferred off-site (Off-
132
In complex industrial sites with several facilities “off-site transfers” are in reality sometimes “off-
facility transfers” if the transfer still takes place on the site. In order to maintain a consistent use of the
wording the term “off-site transfer” is also used in these cases.
133
See also remarks concerning non-Annex I activities in chapter 1.1.4 of this guide.
129
site transfer C) to the external waste-water treatment plant which is situated at facility Q.
Facility P reports all pollutants which exceed the threshold value specified in Annex II to the
E-PRTR Regulation, column 1b as off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water destined for
waste water treatment.
The reporting shall be carried out as described for releases to air in chapter 1.1.8.1, for
releases to water in chapter 1.1.8.2 and for off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water in
chapter 1.1.9.
Table 28 shows the reporting on releases and off-site transfers for facility P.

II kg/year kg/year
Releases to air (release A)
8 Nitrogen oxides (NOX) M ISO 10849: 1996 149,000 -
Particulate matter M ISO 9096:2003 145,000 -
86 (PM10)
Releases to water (release B)
76 Total organic carbon M EN 1484:1997 70,000 -
(TOC)
Off-site transfer of pollutants in waste water (release C)
24 Zinc and its M EN ISO 320 -

compounds (as Zn) 11885:1997
76 Total organic carbon M EN 1484:1997 536,000,000 -
(TOC)
Table 28: Reporting of releases and off-site transfers of facility P
Facility Q
The main economic activity of facility Q is the production of pulp from timber or fibrous
materials. This is also the main Annex I activity to be reported. Facility Q also includes a
combustion plant of greater than 50 MW capacity, which is an Annex I activity. The waste
water is treated in a waste-water treatment plant operated by the facility. Table 29 shows the
coding of the activities for facility Q.
130
1** 6.(a) 6.1 Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar
fibrous materials
2 1.(c) 1.1. Thermal power stations and other combustion installations
Table 29: Coding of activities for facility Q
* Consecutive no. of Annex I activities
** Activity 1 is the main Annex I activity
For Facility Q the total of releases of pollutants to air (Release D) where the threshold values
specified in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, column 1a are exceeded have to be reported
as releases to air. The waste water is transferred to the own waste water treatment plant. The
facility uses water from a nearby river for cooling processes. It releases the water into the
same water body. The facility reports all pollutants where the sum of the releases (Releases
E plus F) exceeds the threshold values specified in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation,
column 1b as release to water. It is allowed to subtract background loads from the extracted
cooling water (see chapter 1.1.4). The released water contains total organic carbon (TOC),
cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) above the threshold values. The releases from non-Annex I
activities are allowed to be excluded from the report. However, it might be pragmatic and
cost-effective, e.g. in the case of highly interlaced sewer systems, where no sampling point
exists for the non-Annex I activity, to report the releases from non-Annex I activities together
with those from Annex I activities.
The reporting shall be carried out as described for releases to air in chapter 1.1.8.1 and for
releases to water in chapter 1.1.8.2. Table 30 shows the reporting of releases to water of
facility Q (the data on releases to air are not shown).
Releases to water (releases E + F)

II kg/year kg/year
18 Cadmium and its M EN ISO 5961 9.85
compounds (as Cd)
23 Lead and its M EN ISO 11885 28.0 -
compounds (as Pb)
76 Total organic carbon M EN 1484:1997 781,000,000 -
(TOC)
Table 30: Reporting of releases to water of facility Q
131
Example 2
Example 2 in Figure 4 represents a facility for the production of basic inorganic chemicals,
which is an Annex I activity. The facility produces hazardous and non-hazardous waste which
is transferred to other facilities for disposal or recovery and transfers salt solutions off-site for
deep injection.
Non- within the country

Facility S, Operator S hazardous A
waste for disposal
Chemical installations B
for the production on for recovery
an industrial scale of C
basic inorganic for disposal
chemicals Hazardous
D
waste for recovery
to other countries
E
for disposal
F
for recovery
G
land
Figure 4: Example for a facility which transfers off-site hazardous and non-hazardous waste and
releases to land
132
Table 31 shows the reporting requirements for facility S.
Reporting Activity Release / Reporting requirements

facility Off-site
transfer
Facility S Chemical installations for A To be reported as off-site transfer of non-hazardous
the production on an waste for disposal
industrial scale of basic
inorganic chemicals B To be reported as off-site transfer of non-hazardous
waste for recovery
C To be reported as off-site transfer of hazardous waste for

disposal within the country
D To be reported as off-site transfer of hazardous waste for

recovery within the country
E To be reported as off-site transfer of hazardous waste for

disposal to other countries
F To be reported as off-site transfer of hazardous waste for

recovery to other countries
G To be reported as release to land
Table 31: Reporting requirements for facility S in example 2
The only Annex I activity of facility S is the production of basic inorganic chemicals and
therefore is also the main activity. Table 32 shows the coding of the activity.
1 4.(b) 4.1 Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of
basic inorganic chemicals
Table 32: Coding of activities for facility S
More than 2,000 t/year of non-hazardous and more than 2 t/year of hazardous waste are
transferred off-site and have to be reported. The waste is transferred off-site within the
country for disposal (Transfers A, C) or for recovery (Transfer B, D). Part of the hazardous
waste is transferred outside the country for disposal (Transfer E) or for recovery (Transfer F).
As a consequence the name and address of the site and the actual recoverer/disposer
receiving the transfer have to be reported. Another part of waste transferred off-site is subject
to deep injection. This has to be reported as release to land (Release G) for pollutants which
exceed the threshold values in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation, column 1c. The quantities
of waste transferred off-site have been determined by the method of weighing the waste with
the exception of the quantity of non-hazardous waste for disposal which has been determined
on the basis of an estimated waste generation factor.
133
Table 33 shows the reporting of off-site transfers for non-hazardous waste, Table 34 for the
off-site transfer of hazardous waste and Table 35 for the release to land for facility S.
Off-site Quantity WEste M/C/E Method

transfer of (t/year) treatment used
non-haz. operation
waste
1,000 R M weighing
10,000 D E
Table 33: Reporting of off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste by facility S
Off-site Quantity Waste M/C/ Method Name of Address of Address of

transfer (t/year) treatment E used recoverer/ recoverer/ actual
of haz. operation disposer disposer recovery/dispo
waste sal site
within 5.25 R M weighing
the 3.00 D M weighing
country
to other 0.500 R M weighing Sunshine Sun Street, Sun Street,
countries Components Flowertown Flowertown
Ltd. south, PP12 south, PP12
8TS, United 8TS, United
Kingdom Kingdom
0.750 D M weighing BEST Kings Street, Kingstown
Environmental Kingstown, Waste to
Ltd. Highlands, AB2 Energy Plant,
1CD, United Kings Street,
Kingdom Kingstown,
Highlands, AB2
1CD, United
Kingdom
Table 34: Reporting of off-site transfers of hazardous waste by facility S
Note that only in the case of transboundary movements of hazardous waste, the name and
address of the recoverer or the disposer of the waste and the actual recovery or disposal site
have to be reported.
releases to land
no. A II Name M/C/E Method used T (total) A (accidental)
kg/year kg/year
79 Chlorides (as total Cl) M EN ISO 10304-1 2,540,000 -
Table 35: Reporting of releases to land by facility S
134
Example 3
Example 3 in Figure 5 represents an industrial complex with the four facilities A, B, C and D.
Facility A, B and C discharge their waste waters into an independently operated waste-water
treatment plant with a capacity of 15,000 m3 per day (facility D) and have to report the
quantity of all pollutants which exceed the threshold values specified in Annex II to the E-
PRTR Regulation, column 1b as off-site transfers of pollutants destined for waste-water
treatment. The main Annex I activity of facility D is the treatment of the industrial waste water.
It discharges the treated waste waters into surface waters (river) and has to report all
pollutants which exceed the threshold values specified in Annex II to the E-PRTR Regulation,
column 1b as release to water.
Facility A, Operator A Facility B, Operator B Facility C, Operator C
Production of basic health Production of basic Production of glass

products and biocides pharmaceutical products including glass fibre
Main Annex I activity Main Annex I activity Main Annex I activity
A B C
Facility D, Operator D
Waste Water
Treatment Plant
surface water
Figure 5: Industrial complex with three facilities and an independently operated WWTP
135
Table 36 shows the reporting requirements for facilities A, B, C and D.
Reporting Activity Release / Off- Reporting requirements

facility site transfer
Facility A Production of basic health products A To be reported as off-site transfer of
and biocides pollutants destined for waste-water
treatment
Facility B Production of basic pharmaceutical B To be reported as off-site transfer of

products pollutants destined for waste-water
treatment
Facility C Production of glass including glass C To be reported as off-site transfer of

fibre pollutants destined for waste-water
treatment
Facility D Independently operated industrial D To be reported as release to water

waste-water treatment plant
Table 36: Reporting requirements for facilities A, B, C and D
The coding of the activities and the reporting of releases and off-site transfers has to be done
in the same way as that described in the other two examples.
136
Example 4
Example 4 in Figure 6 represents an urban waste water treatment plant (activity 5(f)) with a
capacity of 600,000 population equivalents134. A certain share of the sewage sludge is treated
anaerobically on the site of the facility. Another share of sludge is transferred off-site to an
external sludge incineration (off-site transfer of non hazardous waste for disposal). Another
share of the sludge is applied to farmland resulting in benefits for agriculture (off-site transfer
of non hazardous waste for recovery).
air
Facility T, Operator T B Off-site sludge

incineration
UWWT C
Off-site sludge
D application to
agriculture
A
surface water
Figure 6: Example for an urban waste water treatment plant including anaerobic treatment; a
share of the sludge is transferred off-site to an external sludge incineration and to agriculture for land
treatment resulting in benefits to agriculture
134
According to Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water
treatment '1 p.e. (population equivalent)' means the organic biodegradable load having a five-day
biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of 60 g of oxygen per day
137
Table 37 shows the reporting requirements for facility T.
Reporting Activity Release/ Reporting requirements Comments

facility Off-site
transfer
Facility T Urban waste-water treatment A To be reported as release to
plants (activity 5(f)) water
B To be reported as release to
air
C To be reported as off-site
transfer of non hazardous
waste for disposal (D)
D To be reported as off-site
transfer of non hazardous
waste for recovery (R)
Table 37: Reporting requirements for facility T
The coding of the activities and the reporting of releases and off-site transfers has to be done
in the same way as that described in the previous examples.
138
Appendix 7: References
§ E-PRTR Regulation: Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of

the Council concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer
Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC
§ IPPC Directive: Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 concerning

integrated pollution prevention and control
§ Public Access Directive: Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and
repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC
§ Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste of 12 December 1991
§ Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste of 15 July 1975
§ Guidance Document for EPER implementation: European Commission, Brussels,

November 2000, accessible on EPER website: http://eper.ec.europa.eu/
§ EPER Review report: European Commission, Brussels, June 2004, accessible on

EPER website http://eper.ec.europa.eu/
§ PRTR Protocol: UN-ECE PRTR protocol signed by the European Community and 23
Member States 21 May 2003 in Kiev based to the Aarhus Convention 1998 (Convention
on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters)
§ UN-ECE PRTR Guidance Document: accessible on UN-ECE website:

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/prtr.docs.htm
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Guidance Document for the implementation

CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for

CORINAIR Core Inventory of Air Emissions

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (German Institute for

EEA European Environment Agency

EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMEP Co-operative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long

EPER European Pollutant Emission Register

E-PRTR European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

FAQ Frequently Asked Question

IMPEL European Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

ISO 14001 The International Standard for Environmental management systems

NACE-code Code according to Commission Regulation 29/2002/EC of 19

US EPA Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.A.)

VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (Association of German Engineers)

VOC Volatile Organic Compounds

The E-PRTR Regulation aims to enhance public access to environmental information

The Regulation establishes an integrated pollutant release and transfer register at

Box 1: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 1 (subject matter)

• the data to be reported;

• quality assurance and assessment;

• release determination, analytical methods and sampling methodologies;

• indication of parent companies; and

(a) reporting procedures;

Box 2: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 14 (Guidance Document)

Data flow Structure E-PRTR GD

Art. 1 and 3 Introduction

Art. 7(1), 7(2), 9(2), 11, 13, Competent Authorities,

Art. 4, 7.3, 8, 9(3), 9(4), 12, European Commission

2 Part II: Appendices

Who has to report?

1.1.1 Facilities, activities and capacity thresholds to which the E-PRTR

Box 3: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5 (excerpt: facilities concerned)

1.1.2 Annex I activities

The activities are grouped in 9 activity sectors:

2. production and processing of metals;

5. waste and waste water management;

6. paper and wood production and processing;

7. intensive livestock production and aquaculture;

• specifies a code number for each activity (1st column);

• provides a brief description of specific activities (2nd column); and

The changes are as follows:

- 1(e) Coal rolling mills with a capacity of 1 tonne per hour;

- 3(a) Underground mining and related operations;

- 5(f) Urban waste-water treatment plants with a capacity of 100,000 population

- 5(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve

- 7(b) Intensive aquaculture with a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes of fish or

• adjustments and/or clarifications to the wording for several activities.

1.1.4 Pollutants, release and off-site transfer thresholds

• 72 (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons comprising benzo(a)pyrene),

An activity is usually related to a typical pollutant release spectrum. Appendices 4 and 5

“Monitoring System” (BREF 07.03.)

Usually it is possible to quantify accidental releases. Quantification might, for example, be

E-PRTR Regulation, Recital 21:

Box 4: E-PRTR Regulation, Recital 21

Box 5: E-PRTR Regulation, Article 5(5) (record keeping by operators)