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Industrial pollution - revision of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

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The European Green Deal announced that the Commission will review EU measures to address pollution from large industrial installations. The Revision of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register will improve public access to environmental information and support the revision of the closely-related legislation on industrial emissions. This will contribute to achieve the European Green Deal goals on zero-pollution, climate neutrality, biodiversity and a cleaner, more circular economy.

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Environmental groups demand expanded pollutant tracking in EU industrial portal

European Environmental Bureau, 27 Jun 2022

The EEB urges immediate expansion of monitored pollutants from 91 to at least 126, inclusion of permit conditions in the portal for benchmarking, and harmonized electronic reporting to integrate IED permit data with pollution releases. They want the portal to function as a compliance tool with traffic-light labeling showing facility performance against standards.
This would enable cross-country benchmarking and overcome language barriers limiting pollution data access.
Industrial operators lose opacity that currently shields poor environmental performance from public scrutiny.

Environmental groups demand overhaul of EU pollution reporting system

European Environmental Bureau, 22 Oct 2020

The organization calls for fundamental overhaul of pollution reporting, including real-time data reporting by operators, expanded coverage of pollutants and sectors, and information on resource consumption and chemicals use. They want reporting to focus on environmental impact versus public service provided, and removal of reporting thresholds for hazardous substances.
This would enable effective public participation in environmental decision-making and tracking of pollution hotspots.
Industrial operators face increased reporting burdens and greater transparency on resource use and emissions.

Chemical Industry Warns New Emissions Portal Creates Double Reporting Burden

European Chemical Industry Council, 27 Jun 2022

Cefic requests proper alignment between IED and IEP reporting to avoid duplicate obligations. They argue the change from facility-based to installation-based reporting creates more granular requirements without environmental benefit. They want reporting limited to relevant substances rather than all listed substances.
This would reduce their administrative burden and monitoring costs for substances irrelevant to their operations.
Public loses broader transparency into industrial pollution as fewer substances would be tracked.

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European Chemical Industry Council, 26 Oct 2020

Cefic supports the European Commission aim of a revision of the Regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). Annex I of it lists 20 chemical sectors being in scope of this directive, and close to 3,000 chemical installations are reporting under E-PRTR, making the…

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The European Steel Association, 26 Oct 2020

EUROFER welcomes the opportunity to provide its feedback to the ongoing review of the E-PRTR Regulation. EUROFER considers the E-PRTR Regulation a valuable source of reported emissions of a given pollutant over time and appreciates the effort carried out by the European Commission to improve the…

Finnish Forest Industries urge protection of sensitive industrial data

Finnish Forest Industries Federation (Metsäteollisuus ry), 27 Jun 2022

FIFF opposes installation-level reporting and the publication of additional business details like production volumes. They argue that reporting obligations should not be expanded through delegated acts.
This helps companies protect business secrets and minimizes unnecessary administrative burdens.
Public groups lose granular data access that supports informed environmental decision-making.

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Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, 23 Oct 2020

Die Wirtschaftskammer Österreich sieht die PRTR-Überarbeitung als einmalige Chance, EU-Umweltberichtspflichten sinnvoller und zielgerichteter zu gestalten: • Ja zu „improve coherence with related legislation in particular IED, water and waste legislation” im Sinne von “data once only” und…

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EUROMETAUX, 26 Oct 2020

Europe’s non-ferrous-metals industry is committed to continually improve its production performance to prevent, control, reduce and as far as possible eliminate its pollution to the environment. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment to the Revision of…

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CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association, 26 Oct 2020

CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association (www.cembureau.eu), takes note of the Inception Impact Assessment and the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) rules update. CEMBUREAU firmly supports the objectives of the European Green Deal…

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Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V., 27 Jun 2022

Please find attached the position of the VCI.

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Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V., 23 Oct 2020

The VCI represents the politico-economic interests of around 1,700 German chemi-cal companies and German subsidiaries of foreign businesses. In 2019 the German chemical industry realised sales of over 198 billion euros and employed around 464,000 staff. Therefore, we welcome the impact assessment.…

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Landbrug Fødevarer - Danish Agriculture and Food Council, 26 Oct 2020

I dag indberettes der data på en lang række områder, både nationalt og på EU-plan, fx ifm. NEC, EUROSTAT, klimadata mv. Et væsentligt element i evalueringen bør derfor tage højde for, at en lang række af de efterspurgte data kan finde i mere eller mindre detaljeret grad i andre registre. For at…

German steel industry slams new EU industrial emissions portal proposal

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl, 19 Jun 2022

The association opposes the draft, claiming it adds unnecessary bureaucracy while offering no environmental value. They demand that reporting on energy, water, and raw materials be removed to protect trade secrets.
This would protect sensitive business secrets and lower regulatory compliance costs.
The public loses access to transparent data regarding plant-level resource use.

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Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl, 26 Oct 2020

The establishment of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) aims to facilitate public access to information on global environmental issues through an appropriate environmental information system. It is designed to monitor trends and demonstrate progress in reducing…

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FEAD, 21 Oct 2020

FEAD, the European Federation for Waste Management and Environmental Services, representing the private waste and resource management industry across Europe welcomes the revision of the Industrial pollution – European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register as an initiative part of the European…

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European Federation of National Associations of Water Services, 26 Oct 2020

EurEau represents both drinking water and waste water service providers from 29 countries in Europe. The protection of drinking water resources is one of our major concerns and the E-PRTR should be a key contributor to it. We support the revision of the E-PRTR to better empower EU citizens with…

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Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants, 26 Oct 2020

[Full statement in PDF attached] CEWEP believes that IED provisions are a fundamental step forward for the reduction and elimination of pollutants arising from industrial activities. The pillars of the IED, in particular the integrated approach, the use of best available techniques and the public…

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Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto - The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, 26 Oct 2020

Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto (The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation) is the oldest and biggest environmental non-governmental organization in Finland. We warmly welcome the E-PRTR and this work to develop it. This reporting system can help us to achieve EU environmental targets, SDGs etc.…

Czech Chamber of Commerce warns of high industrial reporting costs

Hospodářská komora České republiky, 27 Jun 2022

The organization opposes changing the reporting scope from sites to individual facilities. This shift would increase administrative burdens and monitoring costs for wastewater sampling. They also disagree with basing fines on economic gains derived from violations.
Maintaining current reporting levels avoids expensive technical updates and additional sampling.
Environmental regulators lose access to more granular data regarding specific industrial installations.

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European Panel Federation, 21 Oct 2020

The European Panel Federation (EPF), welcomes the Inception Impact Assessment on the revision of the Regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). The wood-based panels industry believes that all industrial sectors should contribute, in line with the Industrial…

Coal association warns of reporting costs and data risks

European Association for Coal and Lignite, 26 Oct 2020

EURACOAL requests that the Commission quantify the real costs of data collection for industry. They also urge protecting commercial confidentiality and competitiveness regarding sensitive production data.
Industry protects its competitiveness by preventing non-EU rivals from accessing sensitive production process data.
The general public would lose the benefit of easier access to environmental information.

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ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL, 22 Oct 2020

We support the preliminary EEB input available here https://eeb.org/library/eeb-input-to-e-prtr-impact-assessment/

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Swedwatch, 26 Oct 2020

Swedwatch welcomes the initiatives of the European Commission to improve the regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) as a mean to empower EU citizens with access to environmental data to make informed decisions on environmental matters. However, we are deeply…

French Waste Industry Urges Precise Reporting and Data Validation

Fédération Nationale des Activités de Dépollution et de l'Environnement, 27 Jun 2022

FNADE requests clearly defined recovery and disposal operations to prevent mistakes in waste reporting. They recommend using specific waste codes and cross-validating data to correct false information.
Accurate reporting prevents the waste industry from being unfairly represented by flawed data sets.
Companies seeking to keep their emission levels secret will face higher transparency requirements.

Glass Alliance Europe opposes reporting sensitive production data

GLASS ALLIANCE EUROPE AISBL, 23 Jun 2022

The organization objects to rules requiring reporting of production volumes, employee numbers, and operating hours. They argue this data should not be requested at all to protect business confidentiality.
Protecting this information prevents competitors from calculating sensitive operating costs and maintains market advantage.
Public transparency suffers as researchers cannot contextualize pollution data against industrial production levels.

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Fédération Nationale des Activités de Dépollution et de l'Environnement, 26 Oct 2020

Feedback to the Revision of the Regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) FNADE, the French waste management and environmental services private companies’ association, welcomes the revision of the E-PRTR. Even though E-PRTR has given good results since 2007, the…

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Health Care Without Harm Europe, 23 Oct 2020

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) that aims to help achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal on biodiversity, circular economy,…

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European Lime Association, 26 Oct 2020

The European Lime Association (EuLA) welcomes the opportunity to provide its feedback to the European Commission on the inception impact assessment, Regulation EC 166/2006. It is only through these assessments that regulations, such as the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, can be…

Spanish steel industry demands role in pollution reporting review

Unión de Empresas Siderúrgicas, 26 Oct 2020

UNESID demands the industrial sector is completely involved since the very beginning to ensure a reliable system. They request that confidential business information is anonymously shared and aggregated. They insist this must not replace existing processes for defining technical standards.
Protecting confidential business information avoids exposing sensitive industrial data to competitors or the public.
Public transparency advocates lose access to specific facility data if information is anonymized and aggregated.

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Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V., 22 Jun 2022

The Federal Association of the German Glass Industry (BV Glas) is a central point of contact for everything glass related. One of its most important functions is to provide key information about the German glass industry and about glass as a material not only to industrial users and…

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Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V., 26 Oct 2020

BV Glas is the Federal Association of the German Glass Industry. We welcome the opportunity to give feedback to the revision oft he E-PRTR at this early stage. The reporting modalities are of huge practical relevance and our members informed us about problems and inconsistencies on this field. This…

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Agrupación de fabricantes de cemento de España, 26 Oct 2020

Spanish Cement Association (OFICEMEN), welcomes the opportunity to comment on Inception Impact Assessments about the Revision of the Regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). OFICEMEN is determined to contribute strongly to the EU’s vision for a carbon neutral…

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Hazardous Waste Europe, 23 Oct 2020

First of all, HWE would like to underline the usefulness of the E-PRTR. There is a great merit for all parties in having a EU wide system for reporting pollutants emissions and waste generation. Yet, as suggested by the IAA of the Commission, there are areas for improvements, e.g. in the view of…

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Industrial Minerals Association - Europe, 26 Oct 2020

The Industrial Minerals Association-Europe (IMA-Europe) welcomes the opportunity to provide its feedback to the European Commission on the inception impact assessment, Regulation EC 166/2006. It is only through these assessments that regulations, such as the European Pollutant Release and Transfer…

Primary Food Processors warn against publishing business-sensitive data

Primary Food Processors, 23 Jun 2022

PFP warns that the obligatory publication of business sensitive data may damage companies. They oppose rules requiring disclosure of production volumes, energy, and water consumption.
Restricting these disclosures would protect companies from financial damage and competitive disadvantage.

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European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform, 18 Oct 2020

ESPP (European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform) considers that the E PRTR is an important and effective tool for ensuring public access and transparency of environmental data. ESPP welcomes the Roadmap proposal to improve the contribution of E PRTR to Circular Economy objectives by including data…

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Association for District Heating of the Czech Republic, 26 Oct 2020

Association for District Heating of the Czech Republic (ADH CR) welcomes the opportunity to comment on inception impact assessment (IIA) of the Revision of the Regulation on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). AHD CR sees E-PRTR as efficient instrument to collect data…

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European Co-Processing Association, 26 Oct 2020

EUCOPRO comments - Inception Impact Assessment - Review of the Regulation on E-PRTR

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Senior Corporate Silver Spoon, Environment & Nature Association/Ezüstkanál Nyugdíjas Társasági, Környezet- és természetvédelmi Egyesület, 29 Sept 2020

Dear European Commission, Dear Lady/Sir, We have read the text of the Initiative and we draw your attention to the following. It is expedient to take into account the existing Global and European environmental protection rules and regulations. To take into account their logic. The area of…

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Nederlandse Vakbond Pluimveehouders, 29 Sept 2020

Het is goed dat op Europees niveau de emissies van alle lidstaten worden geregistreerd en dat deze data openbaar zijn. In NL hebben we geconstateerd , o.a. via het werk van de commissie Hordijk, dat methodieken schijnnauwkeurigheid suggereren en waarbij het detail niveau van beleidskeuzes niet…