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Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX IU.K.Activities

a

An asterisk (*) indicates that no capacity threshold is applicable (all facilities are subject to reporting).

c

OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

d

The capacity threshold shall be reviewed by 2010 at the latest in the light of the results of the first reporting cycle.

NoActivityCapacity threshold
1.Energy sector
(a)Mineral oil and gas refineries*a
(b)Installations for gasification and liquefaction*
(c)Thermal power stations and other combustion installationsWith a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW)
(d)Coke ovens*
(e)Coal rolling millsWith a capacity of 1 tonne per hour
(f)Installations for the manufacture of coal products and solid smokeless fuel*
2.Production and processing of metals
(a)Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations*
(b)Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous castingWith a capacity of 2,5 tonnes per hour
(c)Installations for the processing of ferrous metals:

(i)Hot-rolling mills

With a capacity of 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour

(ii)Smitheries with hammers

With an energy of 50 kilojoules per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW

(iii)Application of protective fused metal coats

With an input of 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour
(d)Ferrous metal foundriesWith a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day
(e)Installations:

(i)For the production of non-ferrous crude metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic processes

*

(ii)For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.)

With a melting capacity of 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals
(f)Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical processWhere the volume of the treatment vats equals 30 m3
3.Mineral industry
(a)Underground mining and related operations*
(b)Opencast mining and quarryingWhere the surface of the area effectively under extractive operation equals 25 hectares
(c)Installations for the production of:

(i)Cement clinker in rotary kilns

With a production capacity of 500 tonnes per day

(ii)Lime in rotary kilns

With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day

(iii)Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces

With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day
(d)Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos-based products*
(e)Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibreWith a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day
(f)Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibresWith a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day
(g)Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelainWith a production capacity of 75 tonnes per day, or with a kiln capacity of 4 m3 and with a setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3
4.Chemical industry
(a)

Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as:

(i)

Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic)

(ii)

Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, epoxy resins

(iii)

Sulphurous hydrocarbons

(iv)

Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates

(v)

Phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons

(vi)

Halogenic hydrocarbons

(vii)

Organometallic compounds

(viii)

Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres)

(ix)

Synthetic rubbers

(x)

Dyes and pigments

(xi)

Surface-active agents and surfactants

*
(b)

Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as:

(i)

Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride

(ii)

Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids

(iii)

Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide

(iv)

Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate

(v)

Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide

*
(c)Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilisers (simple or compound fertilisers)*
(d)Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides*
(e)Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products*
(f)Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products*
5.Waste and wastewater management
(a)Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous wasteReceiving 10 tonnes per day
(b)Installations for the incineration of non-hazardous waste in the scope of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of wastebWith a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour
(c)Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous wasteWith a capacity of 50 tonnes per day
(d)Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills, which were definitely closed before 16.7.2001 or for which the after-care phase required by the competent authorities according to Article 13 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of wastec has expired)Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total capacity of 25 000 tonnes
(e)Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal wasteWith a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day
(f)Urban waste-water treatment plantsWith a capacity of 100 000 population equivalents
(g)Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this annexWith a capacity of 10 000 m3 per dayd
6.Paper and wood production and processing
(a)Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials*
(b)Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood)With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day
(c)Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicalsWith a production capacity of 50 m3 per day
7.Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
(a)Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs
(i)

With 40 000 places for poultry

(ii)

With 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg)

(iii)

With 750 places for sows

(b)Intensive aquacultureWith a production capacity of 1 000 tonnes of fish or shellfish per year
8.Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector
(a)SlaughterhousesWith a carcass production capacity of 50 tonnes per day
(b)Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from:

(i)Animal raw materials (other than milk)

With a finished product production capacity of 75 tonnes per day

(ii)Vegetable raw materials

With a finished product production capacity of 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
(c)Treatment and processing of milkWith a capacity to receive 200 tonnes of milk per day (average value on an annual basis)
9.Other activities
(a)Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of fibres or textilesWith a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day
(b)Plants for the tanning of hides and skinsWith a treatment capacity of 12 tonnes of finished product per day
(c)Installations for the surface treatment of substances, objects or products using organic solvents, in particular for dressing, printing, coating, degreasing, waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or impregnatingWith a consumption capacity of 150 kg per hour or 200 tonnes per year
(d)Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electro-graphite by means of incineration or graphitisation*
(e)Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from shipsWith a capacity for ships 100 m long

ANNEX IIU.K.Pollutants(1)

a

Unless otherwise specified any pollutant specified in Annex II shall be reported as the total mass of that pollutant or, where the pollutant is a group of substances, as the total mass of the group.

b

A hyphen (—) indicates that the parameter and medium in question do not trigger a reporting requirement.

c

Total mass of hydrogen fluorocarbons: sum of HFC23, HFC32, HFC41, HFC4310mee, HFC125, HFC134, HFC134a, HFC152a, HFC143, HFC143a, HFC227ea, HFC236fa, HFC245ca, HFC365mfc.

d

Total mass of perfluorocarbons: sum of CF4, C2F6, C3F8, C4F10, c-C4F8, C5F12, C6F14.

e

Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group VIII of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1804/2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).

f

Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group I and II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.

g

Total mass of substances including their isomers listed in Group III and VI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000.

h

All metals shall be reported as the total mass of the element in all chemical forms present in the release.

i

Halogenated organic compounds which can be adsorbed to activated carbon expressed as chloride.

j

Expressed as I-TEQ.

l

Single pollutants are to be reported if the threshold for BTEX (the sum parameter of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylenes) is exceeded.

k

Total mass of the following brominated diphenylethers: penta-BDE, octa-BDE and deca-BDE.

m

Total mass of phenol and simple substituted phenols expressed as total carbon.

n

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are to be measured for reporting of releases to air as benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8), benzo(b)fluoranthene (205-99-2), benzo(k)fluoranthene (207-08-9), indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (193-39-5) (derived from Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5)).

o

Total mass of tributyltin compounds, expressed as mass of tributyltin.

p

Total mass of triphenyltin compounds, expressed as mass of triphenyltin.

q

Total mass of xylene (ortho-xylene, meta-xylene, para-xylene).

NoCAS numberPollutantaThreshold for releases(column 1)
to air(column 1a)kg/yearto water(column 1b)kg/yearto land(column 1c)kg/year
174-82-8Methane (CH4)100 000b
2630-08-0Carbon monoxide (CO)500 000
3124-38-9Carbon dioxide (CO2)100 million
4Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs)c100
510024-97-2Nitrous oxide (N2O)10 000
67664-41-7Ammonia (NH3)10 000
7Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)100 000
8Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2)100 000
9Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)d100
102551-62-4Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)50
11Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2)150 000
12Total nitrogen50 00050 000
13Total phosphorus5 0005 000
14Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)e1
15Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)f1
16Halonsg1
17Arsenic and compounds (as As)h2055
18Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)h1055
19Chromium and compounds (as Cr)h1005050
20Copper and compounds (as Cu)h1005050
21Mercury and compounds (as Hg)h1011
22Nickel and compounds (as Ni)h502020
23Lead and compounds (as Pb)h2002020
24Zinc and compounds (as Zn)h200100100
2515972-60-8Alachlor11
26309-00-2Aldrin111
271912-24-9Atrazine11
2857-74-9Chlordane111
29143-50-0Chlordecone111
30470-90-6Chlorfenvinphos11
3185535-84-8Chloro-alkanes, C10-C1311
322921-88-2Chlorpyrifos11
3350-29-3DDT111
34107-06-21,2-dichloroethane (EDC)1 0001010
3575-09-2Dichloromethane (DCM)1 0001010
3660-57-1Dieldrin111
37330-54-1Diuron11
38115-29-7Endosulphan11
3972-20-8Endrin111
40Halogenated organic compounds (as AOX)i1 0001 000
4176-44-8Heptachlor111
42118-74-1Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)1011
4387-68-3Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)11
44608-73-11,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)1011
4558-89-9Lindane111
462385-85-5Mirex111
47PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans) (as Teq)j0,00010,00010,0001
48608-93-5Pentachlorobenzene111
4987-86-5Pentachlorophenol (PCP)1011
501336-36-3Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)0,10,10,1
51122-34-9Simazine11
52127-18-4Tetrachloroethylene (PER)2 00010
5356-23-5Tetrachloromethane (TCM)1001
5412002-48-1Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers)101
5571-55-61,1,1-trichloroethane100
5679-34-51,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane50
5779-01-6Trichloroethylene2 00010
5867-66-3Trichloromethane50010
598001-35-2Toxaphene111
6075-01-4Vinyl chloride1 0001010
61120-12-7Anthracene5011
6271-43-2Benzene1 000

200

(as BTEX)l

200

(as BTEX)l

63Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE)k11
64Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs)11
65100-41-4Ethyl benzene

200

(as BTEX)l

200

(as BTEX)l

6675-21-8Ethylene oxide1 0001010
6734123-59-6Isoproturon11
6891-20-3Naphthalene1001010
69Organotin compounds(as total Sn)5050
70117-81-7Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP)1011
71108-95-2Phenols (as total C)m2020
72Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)n5055
73108-88-3Toluene

200

(as BTEX)l

200

(as BTEX)l

74Tributyltin and compoundso11
75Triphenyltin and compoundsp11
76Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3)50 000
771582-09-8Trifluralin11
781330-20-7Xylenesq

200

(as BTEX)l

200

(as BTEX)l

79Chlorides (as total Cl)2 million2 million
80Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl)10 000
811332-21-4Asbestos111
82Cyanides (as total CN)5050
83Fluorides (as total F)2 0002 000
84Fluorine and inorganic compounds (as HF)5 000
8574-90-8Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)200
86Particulate matter (PM10)50 000
871806-26-4Octylphenols and Octylphenol ethoxylates1
88206-44-0Fluoranthene1
89465-73-6Isodrin1
9036355-1-8Hexabromobiphenyl0,10,10,1
91191-24-2Benzo(g,h,i)perylene1

F1ANNEX IIIU.K. [F1Format for the reporting of release and transfer data by Member States to the Commission]

[ F1 ]
(1)

Releases of pollutants falling into several categories of pollutants shall be reported for each of these categories.

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