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.