European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the creation of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. Subject Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Economy and Labour and the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, the Environment and Water Resources implements the Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC. The text - consisting of 9 articles -deals with the following aspects: sphere of application, report on discharges of hazardous substances, registration, quality assessment, data transmission to the Commission and final provisions. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Access-to-information, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX