French Pollutant Emissions Register

This Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is a national inventory: — chemicals and/or potentially hazardous pollutants released to air, water and soil — production and treatment of hazardous and non-hazardous waste The basic elements of the constituent are the following: — a list of chemicals, families of chemicals or other relevant pollutants and wastes that are released into the environment or transferred/treated off-site; — annual reports on integrated releases and transfers (to air, water and soil); — the production of reports by source, covering point and diffuse sources, if appropriate; This is a key resource for: — meet the requirements of the International PRTR Protocol (KIEV, 2003) on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, as well as the requirements of European Regulation E-PRTR No 166/2006 of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (EPRTR Register — http://prtr.ec.europa.eu/- Register replacing the EPER Register) — carry out national air quality summaries and justify France’s compliance with its international commitments and the implementation of European directives; — feed into the national CO2 register created for the implementation of the Directive of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading in the community; help develop regulations to reduce releases of toxic substances and pollutants; — encourage measures to reduce pollutant releases to the environment — guide the choice of the various pollution reduction actions undertaken by the inspection of classified installations; improve public understanding.