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Industrial Emissions Portal

TA-9-2023-0260 · P9_TA(2023)0260 · PE737.356

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal. It sets rules for operators and member states to report environmental data, and for the Commission to run a public online database. The Portal must include data on pollutant releases, off-site transfers of waste and waste water, water, energy and raw material use, permit summaries, environmental management systems, transformation plans, non-compliant installations and BAT conclusions. Operators must report at least annually using an electronic input form, and member states must send data to the Commission by electronic means no later than 11 months after the end of the reporting year. Data must be publicly available no later than one month after it is generated, and the public must be able to submit comments in any official Union language. The Commission may adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II, including to add pollutants such as micropollutants and microplastics, and must review Annex II by 31 December 2026. Penalties must include fines proportionate to turnover or income, and the Commission's power to adopt delegated acts is set at four years.

Key points

  1. The regulation implements the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers and establishes an Industrial Emissions Portal as an online database.
  2. The Portal must include data in a standardised format on pollutant releases, off-site transfers of waste and waste water, and water, energy and raw material use.
  3. The Portal must also include permit summaries, environmental management systems, transformation plans, non-compliant installations and BAT conclusions.
  4. Operators must report at least annually using an electronic input form, including production volume, operating hours and accidents that led to releases.
  5. Member states must send data to the Commission by electronic means no later than 11 months after the end of the reporting year.
  6. Data must be publicly available no later than one month after it is generated, and the Commission must make the Portal easily accessible and user-friendly.
  7. Competent authorities must assess data quality, and operators must provide corrected data without delay if deficiencies are found.
  8. The public must have the opportunity to submit comments, information, analyses and opinions in any official Union language.
  9. The Commission may adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II, including to add pollutants such as micropollutants and microplastics.
  10. By 31 December 2026, the Commission must review Annex II based on the criteria in the Article and substances listed in Annex II to Directive 2010/75/EU.
  11. Penalties must include fines proportionate to the turnover of the legal person or income of the natural person, and increase for repeated infringements.
  12. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for four years from the date of entry into force of the regulation.

Who is affected

  • Operators of industrial installations covered by Annex I must report environmental data at least annually.
  • Member states must report data to the Commission and ensure public access to environmental information.
  • The Commission must run the Portal, adopt implementing and delegated acts, and provide guidance.
  • The public gains free online access to environmental data and the right to submit comments.

Figures and deadlines

  • Data must be publicly available not later than one month after the information has been generated.
  • Member states must report no later than 11 months after the end of the reporting year.
  • By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall review Annex II to this Regulation.
  • The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred for a period of four years from the date of entry into force.