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Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Aarhus Convention
The protocol is attached to the Aarhus Convention (see summary). The convention and its protocol give members of the public (individuals and associations that represent them) the right to access information about, and to participate in, decisions made about environmental matters, and to seek redress if these rights are not respected.
Pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs)
PRTRs are inventories of pollution from industrial sites and other sources. The protocol requires each party to set up a PRTR which:
The protocol also requires parties to work towards convergence in their PRTR systems.
Reporting requirements
The protocol requires that a PRTR is based on a reporting scheme that:
Minimum requirements
The protocol sets minimum requirements for pollutants and facilities, and parties are free to include additional elements.
The protocol entered into force on 8 October 2009.
The EU has its own PRTR (E-PRTR) set up by Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 (see summary).
For more information, see:
Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers — Declaration (OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, pp. 56–79).
Council Decision 2006/61/EC of 2 December 2005 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, pp. 54–55).
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 (OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, pp. 1–17).
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
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