French Pollutant Emissions Register — Prelevations — CU Grand Poitiers

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 multi-media releases and transfers (to air, water and soil)

• Reporting 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 the European Regulation E-PRTR n°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) to carry out national air quality summaries and justify France’s compliance with its international commitments, 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

• Encouraging measures to reduce pollutant releases to the environment guide the choice of the various pollution reduction actions undertaken by the inspection of classified facilities;
  improve public understanding.