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)

No

Activity

Capacity threshold

1.

Energy sector

(a)

Mineral oil and gas refineries

* (1)

(b)

Installations for gasification and liquefaction

*

(c)

Thermal power stations and other combustion installations

With a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW)

(d)

Coke ovens

*

(e)

Coal rolling mills

With 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 casting

With 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 foundries

With 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 process

Where the volume of the treatment vats equals 30 m3

3.

Mineral industry

(a)

Underground mining and related operations

*

(b)

Opencast mining and quarrying

Where 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 fibre

With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day

(f)

Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres

With 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 porcelain

With 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 waste

Receiving 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 waste (2)

With a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour

(c)

Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste

With 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 waste (3) 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 waste

With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day

(f)

Urban waste-water treatment plants

With a capacity of 100 000 population equivalents

(g)

Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this annex

With a capacity of 10 000  m3 per day (4)

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 chemicals

With 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 aquaculture

With 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)

Slaughterhouses

With 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 milk

With 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 textiles

With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day

(b)

Plants for the tanning of hides and skins

With 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 impregnating

With 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 ships

With a capacity for ships 100 m long

No

CAS number

Pollutant (1)

Threshold for releases

(column 1)

to air

(column 1a)

kg/year

to water

(column 1b)

kg/year

to land

(column 1c)

kg/year

1

74-82-8

Methane (CH4)

100 000

— (2)

—

2

630-08-0

Carbon monoxide (CO)

500 000

—

—

3

124-38-9

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

100 million

—

—

4

Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) (3)

100

—

—

5

10024-97-2

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

10 000

—

—

6

7664-41-7

Ammonia (NH3)

10 000

—

—

7

Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)

100 000

—

—

8

Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2)

100 000

—

—

9

Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) (4)

100

—

—

10

2551-62-4

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

50

—

—

11

Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2)

150 000

—

—

12

Total nitrogen

—

50 000

50 000

13

Total phosphorus

—

5 000

5 000

14

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) (5)

1

—

—

15

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) (6)

1

—

—

16

Halons (7)

1

—

—

17

Arsenic and compounds (as As) (8)

20

5

5

18

Cadmium and compounds (as Cd) (8)

10

5

5

19

Chromium and compounds (as Cr) (8)

100

50

50

20

Copper and compounds (as Cu) (8)

100

50

50

21

Mercury and compounds (as Hg) (8)

10

1

1

22

Nickel and compounds (as Ni) (8)

50

20

20

23

Lead and compounds (as Pb) (8)

200

20

20

24

Zinc and compounds (as Zn) (8)

200

100

100

25

15972-60-8

Alachlor

—

1

1

26

309-00-2

Aldrin

1

1

1

27

1912-24-9

Atrazine

—

1

1

28

57-74-9

Chlordane

1

1

1

29

143-50-0

Chlordecone

1

1

1

30

470-90-6

Chlorfenvinphos

—

1

1

31

85535-84-8

Chloro-alkanes, C10-C13

—

1

1

32

2921-88-2

Chlorpyrifos

—

1

1

33

50-29-3

DDT

1

1

1

34

107-06-2

1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)

1 000

10

10

35

75-09-2

Dichloromethane (DCM)

1 000

10

10

36

60-57-1

Dieldrin

1

1

1

37

330-54-1

Diuron

—

1

1

38

115-29-7

Endosulphan

—

1

1

39

72-20-8

Endrin

1

1

1

40

Halogenated organic compounds (as AOX) (9)

—

1 000

1 000

41

76-44-8

Heptachlor

1

1

1

42

118-74-1

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

10

1

1

43

87-68-3

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)

—

1

1

44

608-73-1

1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)

10

1

1

45

58-89-9

Lindane

1

1

1

46

2385-85-5

Mirex

1

1

1

47

PCDD + PCDF (dioxins + furans) (as Teq) (10)

0,0001

0,0001

0,0001

48

608-93-5

Pentachlorobenzene

1

1

1

49

87-86-5

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

10

1

1

50

1336-36-3

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

0,1

0,1

0,1

51

122-34-9

Simazine

—

1

1

52

127-18-4

Tetrachloroethylene (PER)

2 000

10

—

53

56-23-5

Tetrachloromethane (TCM)

100

1

—

54

12002-48-1

Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers)

10

1

—

55

71-55-6

1,1,1-trichloroethane

100

—

—

56

79-34-5

1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane

50

—

—

57

79-01-6

Trichloroethylene

2 000

10

—

58

67-66-3

Trichloromethane

500

10

—

59

8001-35-2

Toxaphene

1

1

1

60

75-01-4

Vinyl chloride

1 000

10

10

61

120-12-7

Anthracene

50

1

1

62

71-43-2

Benzene

1 000

200

(as BTEX) (11)

200

(as BTEX) (11)

63

Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE) (12)

—

1

1

64

Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs)

—

1

1

65

100-41-4

Ethyl benzene

—

200

(as BTEX) (11)

200

(as BTEX) (11)

66

75-21-8

Ethylene oxide

1 000

10

10

67

34123-59-6

Isoproturon

—

1

1

68

91-20-3

Naphthalene

100

10

10

69

Organotin compounds(as total Sn)

—

50

50

70

117-81-7

Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP)

10

1

1

71

108-95-2

Phenols (as total C) (13)

—

20

20

72

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (14)

50

5

5

73

108-88-3

Toluene

—

200

(as BTEX) (11)

200

(as BTEX) (11)

74

Tributyltin and compounds (15)

—

1

1

75

Triphenyltin and compounds (16)

—

1

1

76

Total organic carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3)

—

50 000

—

77

1582-09-8

Trifluralin

—

1

1

78

1330-20-7

Xylenes (17)

—

200

(as BTEX) (11)

200

(as BTEX) (11)

79

Chlorides (as total Cl)

—

2 million

2 million

80

Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl)

10 000

—

—

81

1332-21-4

Asbestos

1

1

1

82

Cyanides (as total CN)

—

50

50

83

Fluorides (as total F)

—

2 000

2 000

84

Fluorine and inorganic compounds (as HF)

5 000

—

—

85

74-90-8

Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)

200

—

—

86

Particulate matter (PM10)

50 000

—

—

87

1806-26-4

Octylphenols and Octylphenol ethoxylates

—

1

—

88

206-44-0

Fluoranthene

—

1

—

89

465-73-6

Isodrin

—

1

—

90

36355-1-8

Hexabromobiphenyl

0,1

0,1

0,1

91

191-24-2

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

1