Member States are obliged to make returns to the European Commission covering releases of key substances listed in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) from installations described in Annex 1 of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive.
Permitted installations are required to complete a Pollution Inventory form annually:
Pollution Inventory NI Form (.PDF 691Kb)![]()
Certain other Installations prescribed under the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulations must complete and submit a shorter version of the Pollution Inventory Form. This form is available from the link below:
EPRTRNI Short Form (.PDF 502Kb)![]()
Guidance to assist with filling out the application form are available at:
Pollution Inventory NI Guidance Notes (.PDF 820Kb)![]()
Defra, on behalf of the United Kingdom, have recently launched the UK PRTR site
where additional information on the 2008 Nace codes and annual UK releases are available:
To view the European PRTR website follow this link.![]()