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PRTR Regulation: Advances in the management and environmental monitoring

Along with the value that obviously has this information for decision-making by the authorities, especially to improve public policy making and thereby prevent problems that could affect the environment or the health of the population, this development also represents a contribution essential, in order to facilitate and enhance the access of any person wing information directly affects their quality of life. It is also an important input for the audit work of the Superintendence of the Environment.

The regulation, which took as reference the Kiev Protocol,-the first international legal instrument which mandates Records Pollutant Release and Transfer, framed in the Aarhus Convention and OCDE Guides from May 2, 2014. The income statements of establishments, will be centralized through Single Window System PRTR. This, together with optimizing the income of the owners, will standardize the data also mean reduced costs associated with the maintenance of sectoral systems, transferring responsibility for managing directories, user classifications and the Ministry of Environment.

Not only is PRTR improve management, but primarily of information. Indeed, in this respect, the Regulation introduces new obligations, for example, with respect to the generators and receivers of industrial and municipal solid waste, which has to overcome a significant information gap in the country. Another important element is that this system will incorporate data declaration forms on production and spending on environmental protection issues in which our country has a long way to go.

We hope that the implementation of the Regulation will bring multiple benefits. On the one hand, the implementation of the single and its effective operation in 2014, will facilitate the gathering of information, which is absolutely essential in order to safeguard the protection of the environment, and the health and quality of life of all people . And secondly, protects the right of any person with respect to know more timely transfer emissions or pollutants that perform various activities or establishments nationwide.

 

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