Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

The legislation, if adopted, would ratify the Kiev Protocol on PRTRs to the Aarhus Convention. Among its specific provisions, it foresees within the Community's decision-making process, appropriate measures to ensure a smooth and timely reaction to proposed amendments to the Protocol, by granting a general mandate to the European Commission to participate, on behalf of the Community, in the negotiation of amendments to the annexes.(Original source: http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNu…)