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European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) ______________________________________________________________ Covers all EU Member States as well as Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Switzerland “A facility has to report if they 1) fall under at least one of the 65 EPRTR economic activities and exceed one of the E-PRTR thresholds; 2) transfers waste offside which exceeds specific thresholds; 3) release pollutants which exceed specific thresholds for air, water and land.” 91 Pollutants, 7 groups: Greenhouse gases, other gases, heavy metals, pesticides, chlorinated organic substances, other organic substances, inorganic substances Companies operating in European countries MUST submit information about their emissions. Source: http://prtr.ec.europa.eu ©2014 Enhesa. All rights reserved Eastern Europe Regulatory Update 21