Commission Decision 2000/479/EC 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).

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Member States are required, under article 15(3) of Directive 96/61/EC, to inventory and transmit to the Commission data on principal emissions and responsible sources. As established by article 1 of this Decision, Member States shall report to the Commission on emissions from all individual facilities with one or more activities as mentioned in Annex I to Directive 96/61/EC. Four Annexes are hereby attached. Annex A1 contains the list of pollutants to be reported if threshold value is exceeded. Annex A2 describes the format for reporting of emission data. Annex A3 lists out the source categories to be reported. Lastly, Annex A4 gives definitions used in relation to the European pollutant emission register (EPER).

Implemented by: Bavarian IPPC–Waste Water Ordinance. (2013-04-08)
Implemented by: IPPC Ordinance – Water. (2007-08-20)
Implements: Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (1996-09-24)

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