2000/479/EC: Commission Decision of 17 July 2000 on the implementation of a European pollutant emission register (EPER) according to Article 15 of Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) (notified under document number C(2000) 2004) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU environmental policy, air quality, industrial pollution, polluter pays principle, pollution control measures

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 July 2000

on the implementation of a European pollutant emission register (EPER) according to Article 15 of
Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC)

(notified under document number C(2000) 2004)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/479/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September
1996
and
integrated
control (1), and in particular Article 15(3) thereof,

concerning

prevention

pollution

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 15(3) of Directive 96/61/EC requires Member
States to inventory and supply data on principal emis-
sions and responsible sources.

The Commission will publish the results of the inven-
tory every three years and shall establish the formats and
particulars for the transmission of information provided
by the Member States in accordance with the procedure
of Article 19 of Directive 96/61/EC.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred
to in Article 19 of Directive 96/61/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Member States shall report to the Commission on emis-
sions from all individual facilities with one or more activities as
mentioned in Annex I to Directive 96/61/EC.

2.
The report must include the emissions to air and water
for all pollutants for which the threshold values are exceeded;

(1) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26.

both pollutants and threshold values are specified in Annex
A1.

3.
The emission data shall be reported for each facility
according to the format of Annex A2, noting a description of
all activities as mentioned in Annex I to Directive 96/61/EC
with corresponding source categories and NOSE-P codes as
specified in Annex A3.

4. Member States shall provide the Commission with an
overview report, which includes the national
totals of all
reported emissions for each of the source categories with the
main Annex I activity and the corresponding NOSE-P code as
specified in Annex A3.

Article 2

1. Member States shall report
three years.

to the Commission every

The first report by Member States shall be sent to the
2.
Commission in June 2003 providing data on emissions in
2001 (or optionally 2000 or 2002, when data for 2001 are
not available).

3.
The second report by Membr States shall be sent to the
Commission in June 2006 providing data on emissions in
2004.

From the year T=2008 onwards and dependent on the
4.
results of
the second reporting cycle, Member States are
encouraged to send annually the next reports to the Commis-
sion in December of the year T providing data on emissions in
the year T-1.

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Article 3

Article 4

The Commission will

1.
facilitate preparatory national
workshops organised by the Member States and prepare a
guidance document for EPER implementation by December
2000 with the involvement of industrial representatives and in
consultation with the Committee referred to in Article 19 of
Directive 96/61/EC.

The guidance document for EPER implementation will
2.
address details on reporting formats and particulars, including
interpretation of definitions, data quality and data manage-
ment, reference to emission estimation methods and sector-
specific sublists of pollutants for the source categories as speci-
fied in annex A3.

3.
After each reporting cycle the Commission will publish
the results of the reporting by Member States and review the
reporting process within six months the delivery dates for
Member States as mentioned in Article 2.

1. Member States shall provide all reported data by elec-
tronic data transfer.

2.
The Commission assisted by the European Environment
Agency will make the reported data publicly accessible by
dissemination on the Internet.

Specific definitions used in relation to the emission

3.
reporting are given in Annex A4.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2000.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A1

List of pollutants to be reported if threshold value is exceeded

Pollutants/substances

Identification

1. Environment issues

(13)

Air

(11)

Water

(2)

Thresholds air in kg/
year

Thresholds water in
kg/year

CH
4

CO

CO
2

HFCs

N

O
2

NH

3

NMVOC

NO

x

PFCs

SF
6

SO

x

Total — nitrogen

Total — phosphorus

2. Metals and compounds

As and compounds

Cd and compounds

Cr and compounds

Cu and compounds

Hg and compounds

Ni and compounds

Pb and compounds

Zn and compounds

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

(8)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

(8)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

as NO
2

as SO
2

as N

as P

(8)

total, as As

total, as Cd

total, as Cr

total, as Cu

total, as Hg

total, as Ni

total, as Pb

total, as Zn

3. Chlorinated organic substances

(15)

(12)

(7)

Dichlorotethane-1,2 (DCE)

Dichloromethane (DCM)

Chloro-alkanes (C10-13)

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

100 000

500 000

100 000 000

100

10 000

10 000

100 000

100 000

100

50

150 000

20

10

100

100

10

50

200

200

1 000

1 000

10

50 000

5 000

5

5

50

50

1

20

20

100

10

10

1

1

1

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Pollutants/substances

Identification

Air

Water

Thresholds air in kg/
year

Thresholds water in
kg/year

as AOX

as Teq

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

Halogenated organic compounds

PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans)

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

Tetrachloroethylene (PER)

Tetrachloromethane (TCM)

Trichlorobenzenes (TCB)

Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE)

Trichloroethylene (TRI)

Trichloromethane

4. Other organic compounds

(7)

Benzene

Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes

as BTEX

Brominated diphenylether

Organotin — compounds

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Phenols

as total Sn

as total C

Total organic carbon (TOC)

as total C or COD/3

5. Other compounds

Chlorides

Chlorine and inorganic compounds

Cyanides

Fluorides

Fluorine and inorganic compounds

HCN

PM10

(7)

as total C1

as HCI

as total CN

as total F

as HF

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

(2)

x

x

x

x

(6)

x

x

x

x

x

x

(4)

(3)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Number of pollutants

50

37

26

1

1 000

200

1

50

5

20

50 000

2 000 000

50

2 000

10

0,001

10

2 000

100

10

100

2 000

500

1 000

50

10 000

5 000

200

50 000

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ANNEX A2

Format for reporting of emission data by Member States

Identification of the facility

Name of parent company
Name of the facility
Address/city of the facility
Postcode/country
Coordinates of the location
NACE-code (4 digits)
Main economic activity
Production volume (optional)
Regulatory bodies (optional)
Number of installations (optional)
Number of operating hours in year (optional)
Number of employees (optional)

All Annex I activities/processes (according to Annex
A3)

Activity codes (NOSE-P, ≥ 5 digits, according to
Annex A3)

Activity 1 (main Annex I activity)
Activity 1 (main Annex I activity)
Activity N

Code 1 (main NOSE-P code)
Code 1 (main NOSE-P code)
Code N

Emission data to air for the facility for each pollutant
exceeding threshold value (according to Annex A1)

Releases to air

Pollutant 1
Pollutant 1
Pollutant N

M: measured
C: calculated
E: estimated

in kg/year

Emission data to water (direct or indirect) for the
facility for each pollutant exceeding threshold value
(according to Annex A1)

Direct release to surface
water

release

Indirect
by
transfer (via sewer) to an
off-site waste-water treat-
ment plant

in kg/year

in kg/year

Pollutant 1
Pollutant 1
Pollutant N

M: measured
C: calculated
E: estimated

Date of submission to the Commission

Contact person in Member State
Telephone No
Fax No
E-mail address

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ANNEX A3

Source categories and NOSE-P codes to be reported

IPPC

Annex I activities
(source categories)

Energy industries

NOSE-P

NOSE-P processes (allocation in NOSE-P groups)

SNAP 2

Combustion installations > 50 MW

101.01

Combustion
group)

processes

> 300 MW (Whole

01-0301

101.02

Combustion processes > 50 and < 300 MW
(Whole group)

01-0301

101.04

Combustion in gas turbines (Whole group)

01-0301

101.05

Combustion in stationary
group)

engines

(Whole

01-0301

Mineral oil and gas refineries

105.08

Petroleum product processing (Manufacture of
fuels)

Coke ovens

104.08

Coke oven furnaces
petroleum products and nuclear fuel)

(manufacture of coke,

Coal gasification and liquefaction plants

104.08

Other solid fuel transformation (Manufacture of
coke, petroleum products and nuclear fuel)

Production and processing of metals

2.1./2.2./2.3./
2.4./2.5./2.6.

industry and metal ore roasting or

Metal
sintering installations;
installations for the production of ferrous and
non-ferrous metals

3.

Mineral industry

3.1./3.3./3.4./
3.5.

for

the production of cement
Installations
klinker (> 500 t/day),
lime (> 50 t/day), glass
(> 20 t/day), mineral substances (> 20 t/day) of
ceramic products (> 75 t/day)

104.12

105.12

105.01

104.11

Primary and secondary metal production or
sinter plants
fuel
combustion)

industry involving,

(Metal

Characteristic processes in the manufacture of
metals and metal product (Metal

industry)

Surface
treatment of metals
(General purpose manufacturing processes)

and plastics

of plaster,
fibres, bricks,

Manufacture
cement, glass,
products (Mineral product
fuel combustion)

asphalt,

concrete,
tiles or ceramic
industry involving

Installations for the production of asbestos or
asbestos-based products

105.11

Manufacture of asbestos and asbestos-based
products (Mineral products industry)

0406

Chemical industry and chemical installations
for the production of:

Basic organic chemicals

105.09

Manufacture of organic chemicals (Chemical
industry)

107.03

Manufacture of solvent based organic products
(Solvent use)

4.2./4.3.

Basic inorganic chemicals or fertilisers

105.09

Manufacture of
fertilisers (Chemical

industry)

inorganic chemicals or NPK

0401

0104

0104

0303

0403

0303

0405

0603

0404

1.

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

2.

3.2.

4.

4.1.

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IPPC

Annex I activities
(source categories)

4.4./4.6.

Biocides and explosives

Pharmaceutical products

Waste management

4.5.

5.

5.1./5.2.

NOSE-P

NOSE-P processes (allocation in NOSE-P groups)

SNAP 2

105.09

107.03

Manufacture of pesticides or explosives (Chem-
ical

industry)

0405

Manufacture
(Solvent use)

of

pharmaceutical

products

0603

Installations for the disposal or recovery of
hazardous waste
(> 10 t/day) or municipal
waste (> 3 t/hour)

109.03

Incineration of hazardous or municipal waste
(Waste incineration and pyrolysis)

109.06

Landfills (Solid waste disposal on land)

0902

0904

109.07

105.14

Physicochemical and biological
waste (Other waste management)

treatment of

0910

Regeneration/recovery of waste materials (Recy-
cling industry)

0910

0904

5.3./5.4.

Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous
waste (> 50 t/day) and landfills (> 10 t/day)

109.06

Landfills (Solid waste disposal on land)

6.

6.1.

6.2.

6.3.

6.4.

6.5.

6.6.

6.7.

Other Annex I activities

Industrial plants for pulp from timber or other
fibrous materials and paper or board production
(> 20 t/day)

109.07

Physicochemical and biological
waste (Other waste management)

treatment of

0910

105.07

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products
(Whole group)

0406

Plants for the pre-treatment of fibres or textiles
(> 10 t/day)

105.04

Manufacture of
(Whole group)

textiles and textile products

0406

Plants
for
(> 12 t/day)

tanning

of

hides

and

skins

105.05

Manufacture of
(Whole group)

leather and leather products

0406

(> 50 t/day), plants

Slaughterhouses
the
production of milk (> 200 t/day), other animal
raw materials (> 75 t/day) or vegetable raw
materials (> 300 t/day)

for

105.03

Manufacture of
(Whole group)

food products and beverages

0406

Installations for the disposal or recycling of
animal carcasses and animal waste (> 10 t/day)

109.03

Incineration of animal carcases and animal
waste (Waste incineration and pyrolysis)

109.06

Landfills (Solid waste disposal on land)

105.14

Recycling of animal carcases/waste (Recycling
industry)

poultry
Installations
(> 2 000) or sows (> 750)

for

(> 40 000),

pigs

110.04

Enteric fermentation (Whole group)

110.05

Manure management (Whole group)

Installations for surface treatment or products
using organic solvents (> 200 t/year)

107.01

Paint application (Solvent use)

0904

0904

0910

1004

1005

0601

107.02

Degreasing,
(Solvent use)

dry

cleaning

and

electronics

0602

107.03

Textile finishing or leather tanning (Solvent use)

0603

6.8.

Installations for the production of carbon or
graphite

105.09

Manufacture of carbon or graphite (Chemical
industry)

107.04

Printing industry (Solvent use)

0604

0404

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ANNEX A4

Definitions used in relation to EPER

Item

Meaning

IPPC Directive

Council Directive 96/61/EC on integrated pollution prevention and control

Installation

Stationary technical unit, where one or more activities listed in Annex I to the IPPC
Directive are carried out, and any other directly associated activities, which have a
technical connection with the activities carried out on that site and which could have an
effect on emissions and pollution

Annex I activity

Activity listed in Annex I to the IPPC Directive 96/61/EC as aggregated and specified in
Annex A 3

EPER

Pollutant

Substance

Emission

Facility

Site

European pollutant emission register

Individual substance or group of substances as listed in Annex A 1

Any chemical element and its compounds, with the exception of radioactive substances

Direct release of a pollutant to air or water as well as the indirect release by transfer to an
off-site waste water treatment plant

Industrial complex with one or more installations on the same site, where one operator
carries out one or more Annex I activities

Geographical

location of the facility

Reporting cycle

Cycle of the total reporting process, consisting of the collection, validation, submission,
management and dissemination of the reported data

NACE code

Standard nomenclature for economic activities

NOSE-P code

Standard nomenclature for sources of emissions

SNAP code

Nomenclature used in other emission inventories