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)

Type Implementing Decision
Publication 2019-10-21
Last updated 2022-02-02
State In force
Department European Commission, ENV
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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. By derogation, the Administrative Information set out in fields 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 shall be submitted to the Commission, at the latest, by 30 November 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.

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

Part 1

Administrative and thematic information

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 A. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION A. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
1. Reporter identification Reporter identification
Type 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 [^E0001], [^E0002] Identification of the facility [^E0001], [^E0002]
Type 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 [^E0003]
2.2. thematicId [^E0004] 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 [^E0005], 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 [^E0006].
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 [^E0007], [^E0008]
2.13. Number of operating hours in the year [^E0009] Optional.
2.14. Number of employees [^E0010] 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 Information on the E-PRTR competent authority for the facility
Type 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’ [^E0011] Information where the E-PRTR facility is part of, or coincides with, a ‘Production site’ [^E0011]
Type Type Format
4.1. inspireId Unique identifier of the production site that follows the requirements of Directive 2007/2/EC.
4.2. thematicId [^E0012] 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 B. THEMATIC INFORMATION B. THEMATIC INFORMATION
5. Air release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 Air release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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 Water release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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 Land release data — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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 Off-site transfer to waste-water treatment — for each pollutant exceeding a threshold value in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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 Off-site transfers of hazardous waste — where exceeding the threshold value in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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 Off-site transfer of non-hazardous waste — where exceeding the threshold value in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
Type 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.

This is a ‘Production Facility’ as defined in Annex IV, point 8.2.1 to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (OJ L 331, 10.12.2013, p. 1) as ‘one or more installations on the same site operated by the same natural or legal person, designed, built or installed to serve specific production or industrial purposes, comprehending all infrastructure, equipment and materials’ and covered by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

Where a Facility is also covered by Directive 2010/75/EU, the legal basis for providing this information is Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1135.

Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).

This field has a multiplicity of 0-1 under INSPIRE, and is therefore not a mandatory field.

Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).

Optional for the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 reporting years. From the reporting year 2023, the production volume of each facility shall be reported in accordance with the rules set out in Part 2.

Individual data points will not be made public through the E-PRTR, without prejudice to applicable EU law on public access to environmental information.

See  No 8 (supra).

See  No 8 (supra).

This is a ‘Production Site’ as defined as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013, Annex IV, point 8.2.4 as ‘all land at a distinct geographic location where the production facility was, is, or is intended to be located. This includes all infrastructure, equipment and materials’ and covered by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006.

This field has a multiplicity of 0-1 under INSPIRE.

Part 2

Establishing the units and metrics to be reported by Member States under field 2.12 ‘Production volume’

1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply:

2. General rules
3. Units and metrics
Activity Activity Unit/metric
1.  Energy sector 1.  Energy sector 1.  Energy sector
1(a) Mineral oil and gas refineries Tonnes of products as oil equivalents
1(b) Installations for gasification and liquefaction Tonnes of products as oil equivalents
1(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations Gigajoules of useful energy output
1(d) Coke ovens Tonnes of products as oil equivalents
1(e) Coal rolling mills Tonnes of products as oil equivalents
1(f) Installations for manufacture of coal products and solid smokeless fuel Tonnes of products as oil equivalents
2.  Production and processing of metals 2.  Production and processing of metals 2.  Production and processing of metals
2(a) Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations Tonnes of products
2(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous casting Tonnes of products
2(c)(i) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals: Hot-rolling mills Tonnes of products
2(c)(ii) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals: Smitheries with hammers Tonnes of products
2(c)(iii) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals: Application of protective fused metal coats Tonnes of products
2(d) Ferrous metal foundries Tonnes of products
2(e)(i) Installations: For the production of non- ferrous crude metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical, or electrolytic processes Tonnes of products
2(e)(ii) Installations: For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc. Tonnes of products
2(f) Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process Tonnes of the surface treatment substances (input)
3.  Mineral industry 3.  Mineral industry 3.  Mineral industry
3(a) Underground mining and related operations Tonnes of extracted material
3(b) Opencast mining and quarrying Tonnes of extracted material
3(c)(i) Installations for the production of: Cement clinker in rotary kilns Tonnes of products
3(c)(ii) Installations for the production of: Lime in rotary kilns Tonnes of products
3(c)(iii) Installations for the production of: Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces Tonnes of products
3(d) Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos-based products Tonnes of products
3(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre Tonnes of products
3(f) Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres Tonnes of products
3(g) Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain Tonnes of products
4.  Chemical industry 4.  Chemical industry 4.  Chemical industry
4(a)(i) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated, or unsaturated, aliphatic, or aromatic) Tonnes of products
4(a)(ii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, epoxy resins Tonnes of products
4(a)(iii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Sulphurous hydrocarbons Tonnes of products
4(a)(iv) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates Tonnes of products
4(a)(v) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Phosphorus- containing hydrocarbons Tonnes of products
4(a)(vi) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Halogenic hydrocarbons Tonnes of products
4(a)(vii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Organometallic compounds Tonnes of products
4(a)(viii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres, and cellulose-based fibres) Tonnes of products
4(a)(ix) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Synthetic rubbers Tonnes of products
4(a)(x) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Dyes and pigments Tonnes of products
4(a)(xi) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: Surface-active agents and surfactants Tonnes of products
4(b)(i) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride Tonnes of products
4(b)(ii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids Tonnes of products
4(b)(iii) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide Tonnes of products
4(b)(iv) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate Tonnes of products
4(b)(v) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide Tonnes of products
4(c) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilisers (simple or compound fertilisers) Tonnes of products
4(d) Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides Tonnes of products
4(e) Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products Tonnes of products
4(f) Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products Tonnes of products
5.  Waste and wastewater management 5.  Waste and wastewater management 5.  Waste and wastewater management
5(a) Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste Tonnes of incoming waste
5(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 Tonnes of incoming waste
5(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste Tonnes of incoming waste
5(d) Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills, which were definitively closed before 16 July 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 has expired) Tonnes of incoming waste
5(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal waste Tonnes of incoming waste
5(f) Urban waste-water treatment plants Cubic metres of incoming waste-water
5(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this Annex Cubic metres of incoming waste-water
6.  Paper and wood production and processing 6.  Paper and wood production and processing 6.  Paper and wood production and processing
6(a) Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials Tonnes of products
6(b) Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood) Tonnes of products
6(c) Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals Tonnes of products
7.  Intensive livestock production and aquaculture 7.  Intensive livestock production and aquaculture 7.  Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
7(a)(i) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: With 40 000 places for poultry Number of livestock units
7(a)(ii) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: With 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg) Number of livestock units
7(a)(iii) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: With 750 places for sows Number of livestock units
7(b) Intensive aquaculture Tonnes of products
8.  Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector 8.  Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector 8.  Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector
8(a) Slaughterhouses Tonnes of products
8(b)(i) Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from: Animal raw materials (other than milk) Tonnes of products
8(b)(ii) Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from: Vegetable raw materials Tonnes of products
8(c) Treatment and processing of milk Tonnes of products
9.  Other activities 9.  Other activities 9.  Other activities
9(a) Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of fibres or textiles Tonnes of products
9(b) Plants for the tanning of hides and skins Tonnes of products
9(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 Tonnes of organic solvent (input)
9(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electro-graphite by means of incineration or graphitisation Tonnes of products
9(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships Tonnes of paint used and/or removed

[^E0013]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 18).

[^E0015]: Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1). ‘PRODuction COMmunautaire’ (Community Production). See https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/prodcom/overview

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