Guidance Document for EPER implementation

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Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

2002

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 5

SUMMARY 7

PART I GENERAL EXPLANATION

1. BACKGROUND OF THE IPPC EMISSION INVENTORY 13

2. OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT EMISSION REGISTER 16

3. GOAL AND USE OF THE EUROPEAN POLLUTANT EMISSION REGISTER 17

4. SELECTED POLLUTANTS AND REPORTING THRESHOLD VALUES 18

5. FACILITY AS REPORTING UNIT 20

6. DATA MANAGEMENT 21

7. QUALITY ASPECTS 22

8. TIMETABLE 25

9. IMPLEMENTATION AND FACILITATION 26

10. REVIEWS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 27

PART II REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

1. IDENTIFICATION OF A FACILITY WITH ANNEX I ACTIVITIES 31

2. IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCE CATEGORIES AND NOSE-P CODES 36

3. IDENTIFICATION OF THE MAIN ANNEX I ACTIVITY OF A FACILITY 38

4. INTERPRETATION OF A FACILITY AS REPORTING UNIT 40

5. INTERPRETATION OF THE REPORTING THRESHOLDS FOR POLLUTANTS 42

6. SECTOR-SPECIFIC SUB-LISTS OF POLLUTANTS FOR ANNEX I ACTIVITIES 46

7. EMISSION DETERMINATION METHODS AND OTHER QUALITY ASPECTS 49

8. REFERENCE TO AVAILABLE EMISSION DETERMINATION METHODS 51

9. VALIDATION OF DATA AND HANDLING OF CONFIDENTIALITY 55

10. REPORTING OF EMISSION DATA OF INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES BY MEMBER STATES 56

11. REPORTING OF AGGREGATED EMISSION DATA FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES BY MEMBER

STATES 61

12. REPORTING FORMATS AND SOFTWARE TOOLS TO STREAMLINE DATA TRANSFER 64

13. SUBMISSION OF REPORTED DATA TO THE COMMISSION 65

14. DISSEMINATION OF REPORTED DATA BY THE COMMISSION 66

PART III SPECIFICATIONS

APPENDIX 1 COMMISSION DECISION 2000/479/EC (EPER DECISION) 69

APPENDIX 2 EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS WITH VARIOUS SITES, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

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APPENDIX 3 INDICATIVE LIST OF MEASURING METHODS FOR AIR AND WATER POLLUTANTS

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APPENDIX 4 INDICATIVE SECTOR SPECIFIC SUB-LISTS OF AIR POLLUTANTS 87

APPENDIX 5 INDICATIVE SECTOR SPECIFIC SUB-LISTS OF WATER POLLUTANTS 91

APPENDIX 6 REFERENCES 95