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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1741 of 23 September 2019 establishing the format and frequency of data to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting under 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 (notified under document C(2019) 6745) (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1741 of 23 September 2019 establishing the format and frequency of data to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting under 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 (notified under document C(2019) 6745) (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    Member States shall provide the information set out in the Annex, using the specific electronic format to be developed for the purposes of this reporting.

    The information set out in the Annex shall be first submitted for the reporting year 2019, unless otherwise stated in that Annex.

    The administrative information set out in Sections 1 to 4 of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission, at the latest, by 30 September of the following reporting year.

    The thematic information set out in Sections 5 to 10 of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission, at the latest, by 30 November of the following reporting year.

    Article 2

    This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 2024, at the latest, with a view to assessing the feasibility of progressing towards the objective of earlier public availability of E-PRTR data. This review shall include an exchange of information between the Member States, the Commission and the European Environment Agency on national best practices and available techniques and tools allowing earlier reporting.

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 23 September 2019.

    For the Commission

    Karmenu Vella

    Member of the Commission

    ANNEX

    Establishing the format and frequency of data to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Note:

    Member States may indicate information that they consider to be confidential, giving the grounds that are considered to preclude the Commission from making it publicly available.

    A. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

    1.

    Reporter identification

    Type

    Format

    1.1.

    Country identifier

    Identification of the country where the reported facility is located.

    1.2.

    Reporting year

    Calendar year to which the reporting refers.

    2.

    Identification of the facility (1), (2)

    Type

    Format

    2.1.

    inspireId

    Unique identifier of the facility that follows the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3)

    2.2.

    thematicId (4)

    Thematic object identifier.

    2.3.

    Emissions Trading Scheme identifier

    Where the installation is, fully or partly, covered by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), the identifier used for reporting under that Directive.

    2.4.

    Name of the facility

    Official denomination, proper name or conventional name of the facility.

    2.5.

    Name of the parent company

    A parent company is a company that owns or controls the 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) — see Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

    2.6.

    Address

    Postal address of the facility as defined by building number, street, city/town, postal code, country.

    2.7.

    Geometry

    Latitude and longitude (coordinates for the approximate centre of the facility) expressed with reference to the ETRS89 (2D)-EPSG:4258 coordinate reference system to a precision of 5 decimal places.

    2.8.

    River Basin District

    Code identifier and/or name assigned to the basin district of a watercourse.

    2.9.

    Function

    Activities performed by the facility. Function is described by the activities of the facility expressed as NACE-codes.

    2.10.

    E-PRTR Annex I activities

    Annex I activities carried out at the facility, indicating the main activity and all others.

    2.11.

    Status

    The operational status of the facility.

    2.12.

    Production volume(7), (8)

    2.13.

    Number of operating hours in the year(9)

    Optional.

    2.14.

    Number of employees(10)

    Optional.

    2.15.

    Website address

    Website address of facility or parent company that shows the environmental report or the EMAS statement of the facility or the parent company.

    2.16.

    Remarks

    Any other relevant information. Optional.

    3.

    Information on the E-PRTR competent authority for the facility

    Type

    Format

    3.1.

    Competent authority name

    3.2.

    Competent authority address

    Postal address as defined by building number, street, city/town, postal code, country.

    3.3.

    Competent authority email

    3.4.

    Competent authority telephone number

    4.

    Information where the E-PRTR facility is part of, or coincides with, a ‘Production site’ (11)

    Type

    Format

    4.1.

    inspireId

    Unique identifier of the production site that follows the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.

    4.2.

    thematicId(12)

    Thematic object identifier of the production site.

    4.3.

    Geometry

    Latitude and longitude (coordinates for the approximate centre of the production site) expressed with reference to the ETRS89 (2D)-EPSG:4258 coordinate reference system to a precision of 5 decimal places.

    4.4.

    Name of production site

    Official denomination, proper name or conventional name of the production site.

    B. THEMATIC INFORMATION

    5.

    Air release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    5.1.

    Pollutant name

    In accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

    5.2.

    Total mass release

    Total mass per pollutant of all releases from all sources on the facility (kg/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    5.3.

    Accidental mass release

    The part of the ‘total mass release’ deriving from accidents (kg/year).

    6.

    Water release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    6.1.

    Pollutant name

    In accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

    6.2.

    Total mass release

    Total mass per pollutant of all releases from all sources on the facility (kg/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    6.3.

    Accidental mass release

    The part of the ‘total mass release’ deriving from accidents (kg/year).

    7.

    Land release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    7.1.

    Pollutant name

    In accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

    7.2.

    Total mass release

    Total mass per pollutant of all releases from all sources on the facility (kg/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    7.3.

    Accidental mass release

    The part of the ‘total mass release’ deriving from accidents (kg/year).

    8.

    Off-site transfer to waste-water treatment — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    8.1

    Pollutant name

    In accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

    8.2

    Total mass transfer

    Total mass per pollutant of all transfers from the facility (kg/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    9.

    Off-site transfers of hazardous waste — where exceeding the threshold value in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    9.1

    Within the country for recovery (R)

    Total mass of transfer (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    9.2

    Within the country for disposal (D)

    Total mass of transfer (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    9.3

    To other countries for recovery (R)

    Total mass of transfer (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    Name and address of the recoverer.

    Address of actual recovery site receiving the transfer.

    9.4

    To other countries for disposal (D)

    Total mass of transfer (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    Name and address of the disposer.

    Address of actual disposal site receiving the transfer.

    10.

    Off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste — where exceeding the threshold value in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006

    Type

    Format

    10.1

    For recovery (R)

    Total mass of transfers (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.

    10.2

    For disposal (D)

    Total mass of transfers (tonnes/year).

    Quantification method used: Measured (indicating analytical method); Calculated (indicating method); Estimated.