| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2017) 810 final (13.12.17) |
| Publication Date | 13/12/2017 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) provides high-quality environmental information on emissions from Europe’s largest industrial facilities. The public, stakeholders, analysts, policy developers and decision-makers in the European Union value this information greatly, as it is used to set priorities for cost-effective emission reduction strategies, to measure progress in reducing pollution and to influence operators to adopt environmentally friendly practices and techniques. Article 17 of the E-PRTR Regulation states that the Commission must review Member State emission data returns provided under Article 7 and additional information submitted under Article 16. A first report was submitted to the European Parliament and the Council in 2013. It assessed the first three years of E-PRTR operation: 2007, 2008 and 2009. This second such report covers the subsequent four years: 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The E-PRTR Regulation was also selected for evaluation under the European Commission’s Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) programme to check that it was ‘fit for purpose’. The objective of this evaluation was to assess its effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value. The assessment looked at both the benefits delivered by the E-PRTR, together with the potential for simplifying it and reducing regulatory costs and burdens. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2017:810:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
