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)
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Content of the European PRTR
Article 4
Design and structure
Article 5
Reporting by operators
Article 6
Releases to land
Article 7
Reporting by Member States
Article 8
Releases from diffuse sources
Article 9
Quality assurance and assessment
Article 10
Access to information
Article 11
Confidentiality
Article 12
Public participation
Article 13
Access to justice
Article 14
Guidance document
Article 15
Awareness raising
Article 16
Additional information to be reported by the Member States
Article 17
Review by the Commission
Article 18
Amendments to the Annexes
Article 19
Committee Procedure
Article 20
Penalties
Article 21
Amendments to Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC
Article 22
Entry into force
ANNEX I
Activities
No |
Activity |
Capacity threshold |
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1. |
Energy sector |
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(a) |
Mineral oil and gas refineries |
*(1) |
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(b) |
Installations for gasification and liquefaction |
* |
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(c) |
Thermal power stations and other combustion installations |
With a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW) |
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(d) |
Coke ovens |
* |
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(e) |
Coal rolling mills |
With a capacity of 1 tonne per hour |
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(f) |
Installations for the manufacture of coal products and solid smokeless fuel |
* |
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2. |
Production and processing of metals |
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(a) |
Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations |
* |
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(b) |
Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous casting |
With a capacity of 2,5 tonnes per hour |
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(c) |
Installations for the processing of ferrous metals: |
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With a capacity of 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour |
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With an energy of 50 kilojoules per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW |
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With an input of 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour |
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(d) |
Ferrous metal foundries |
With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
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(e) |
Installations: |
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* |
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With a melting capacity of 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals |
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(f) |
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 |
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3. |
Mineral industry |
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(a) |
Underground mining and related operations |
* |
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(b) |
Opencast mining and quarrying |
Where the surface of the area effectively under extractive operation equals 25 hectares |
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(c) |
Installations for the production of: |
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With a production capacity of 500 tonnes per day |
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With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
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With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
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(d) |
Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture 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 |
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(f) |
Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres |
With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
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(g) |
Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain |
With a production capacity of 75 tonnes per day, or with a kiln capacity of 4 m3 and with a setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3 |
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4. |
Chemical industry |
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(a) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as:
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* |
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(b) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as:
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* |
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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) |
* |
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(d) |
Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides |
* |
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(e) |
Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products |
* |
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(f) |
Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products |
* |
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5. |
Waste and wastewater management |
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(a) |
Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste |
Receiving 10 tonnes per day |
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(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) |
With a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour |
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(c) |
Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste |
With a capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
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(d) |
Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills, which were definitely closed before 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) |
Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total capacity of 25 000 tonnes |
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(e) |
Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal waste |
With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day |
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(f) |
Urban waste-water treatment plants |
With a capacity of 100 000 population equivalents |
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(g) |
Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this annex |
With a capacity of 10 000 m3 per day(4) |
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6. |
Paper and wood production and processing |
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(a) |
Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials |
* |
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(b) |
Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood) |
With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
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(c) |
Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals |
With a production capacity of 50 m3 per day |
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7. |
Intensive livestock production and aquaculture |
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(a) |
Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs |
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(b) |
Intensive aquaculture |
With a production capacity of 1 000 tonnes of fish or shellfish per year |
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8. |
Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector |
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(a) |
Slaughterhouses |
With a carcass production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
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(b) |
Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from: |
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With a finished product production capacity of 75 tonnes per day |
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With a finished product production capacity of 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis) |
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(c) |
Treatment and processing of milk |
With a capacity to receive 200 tonnes of milk per day (average value on an annual basis) |
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9. |
Other activities |
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(a) |
Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of fibres or textiles |
With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day |
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(b) |
Plants for the tanning of hides and skins |
With a treatment capacity of 12 tonnes of finished product per day |
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(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 |
With a consumption capacity of 150 kg per hour or 200 tonnes per year |
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(d) |
Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electro-graphite by means of incineration or graphitisation |
* |
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(e) |
Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships |
With a capacity for ships 100 m long |
ANNEX II
Pollutants(1)
No |
CAS number |
Pollutant(2) |
Threshold for releases (column 1) |
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to air (column 1a) kg/year |
to water (column 1b) kg/year |
to land (column 1c) kg/year |
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1 |
74-82-8 |
Methane (CH4) |
100 000 |
—(3) |
— |
2 |
630-08-0 |
Carbon monoxide (CO) |
500 000 |
— |
— |
3 |
124-38-9 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
100 million |
— |
— |
4 |
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Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs)(4) |
100 |
— |
— |
5 |
10024-97-2 |
Nitrous oxide (N2O) |
10 000 |
— |
— |
6 |
7664-41-7 |
Ammonia (NH3) |
10 000 |
— |
— |
7 |
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Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) |
100 000 |
— |
— |
8 |
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Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) |
100 000 |
— |
— |
9 |
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Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)(5) |
100 |
— |
— |
10 |
2551-62-4 |
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) |
50 |
— |
— |
11 |
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Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2) |
150 000 |
— |
— |
12 |
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Total nitrogen |
— |
50 000 |
50 000 |
13 |
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Total phosphorus |
— |
5 000 |
5 000 |
14 |
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Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)(6) |
1 |
— |
— |
15 |
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)(7) |
1 |
— |
— |
16 |
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Halons(8) |
1 |
— |
— |
17 |
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Arsenic and compounds (as As)(9) |
20 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
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Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)(9) |
10 |
5 |
5 |
19 |
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Chromium and compounds (as Cr)(9) |
100 |
50 |
50 |
20 |
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Copper and compounds (as Cu)(9) |
100 |
50 |
50 |
21 |
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Mercury and compounds (as Hg)(9) |
10 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
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Nickel and compounds (as Ni)(9) |
50 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
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Lead and compounds (as Pb)(9) |
200 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
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Zinc and compounds (as Zn)(9) |
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 |
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 |
40 |
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Halogenated organic compounds (as AOX)(10) |
— |
1 000 |
1 000 |
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 |
44 |
608-73-1 |
1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH) |
10 |
1 |
1 |
45 |
58-89-9 |
Lindane |
1 |
1 |
1 |
46 |
2385-85-5 |
Mirex |
1 |
1 |
1 |
47 |
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PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans) (as Teq)(11) |
0,0001 |
0,0001 |
0,0001 |
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 |
— |
54 |
12002-48-1 |
Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers) |
10 |
1 |
— |
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 |
62 |
71-43-2 |
Benzene |
1 000 |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
63 |
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Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE)(13) |
— |
1 |
1 |
64 |
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Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs) |
— |
1 |
1 |
65 |
100-41-4 |
Ethyl benzene |
— |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
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 |
69 |
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Organotin compounds(as total Sn) |
— |
50 |
50 |
70 |
117-81-7 |
Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP) |
10 |
1 |
1 |
71 |
108-95-2 |
Phenols (as total C)(14) |
— |
20 |
20 |
72 |
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)(15) |
50 |
5 |
5 |
73 |
108-88-3 |
Toluene |
— |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
74 |
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Tributyltin and compounds(16) |
— |
1 |
1 |
75 |
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Triphenyltin and compounds(17) |
— |
1 |
1 |
76 |
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Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3) |
— |
50 000 |
— |
77 |
1582-09-8 |
Trifluralin |
— |
1 |
1 |
78 |
1330-20-7 |
Xylenes(18) |
— |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
200 (as BTEX)(12) |
79 |
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Chlorides (as total Cl) |
— |
2 million |
2 million |
80 |
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Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl) |
10 000 |
— |
— |
81 |
1332-21-4 |
Asbestos |
1 |
1 |
1 |
82 |
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Cyanides (as total CN) |
— |
50 |
50 |
83 |
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Fluorides (as total F) |
— |
2 000 |
2 000 |
84 |
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Fluorine and inorganic compounds (as HF) |
5 000 |
— |
— |
85 |
74-90-8 |
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) |
200 |
— |
— |
86 |
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Particulate matter (PM10) |
50 000 |
— |
— |
87 |
1806-26-4 |
Octylphenols and Octylphenol ethoxylates |
— |
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 |
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1 |
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ANNEX III
Format for the reporting of release and transfer data by Member States to the Commission
Reference year |
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Identification of the facility |
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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) |
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All Annex I activities of the facility (according to the coding system given in Annex I and the IPPC code where available) |
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Activity 1 (main Annex I activity) Activity 2 Activity N |
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Release data to air for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold value (according to Annex II) |
Releases to air |
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Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant N |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
T: Total in kg/year A: accidental in kg/year |
Release data to water for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold value (according to Annex II) |
Releases to water |
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Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant N |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
T: Total in kg/year A: accidental in kg/year |
Release data to land for the facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold value (according to Annex II) |
Releases to land |
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Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant N |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
T: Total in kg/year A: accidental in kg/year |
Off-site transfer of each pollutant destined for waste-water treatment in quantities exceeding threshold value (according to Annex II) |
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Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant N |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in kg/year |
Off-site transfers of hazardous waste for the facility exceeding threshold value (according to Article 5) |
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Within the country: For Recovery (R) |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
Within the country: For Disposal (D) |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
To other countries: For Recovery (R) Name of the recoverer Address of the recoverer Address of actual recovery site receiving the transfer |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
To other countries: For Disposal (D) Name of the disposer Address of the disposer Address of actual disposal site receiving the transfer |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
Off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste for the facility exceeding threshold value (according to Article 5) |
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For Recovery (R) |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
For Disposal (D) |
M: measured; Analytical Method used C: calculated; Calculation Method used E: estimated |
in tonnes/year |
Competent authority for requests of the public: Name Street address Town/village Telephone No Fax No E-mail address |
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