Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1741 of 23 September 2019 establishing the format and frequency of data to be made available by the Member States for the purposes of reporting under 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 (notified under document C(2019) 6745) (Text with EEA relevance)

Member States shall provide the information set out in the Annex, using the specific electronic format to be developed for the purposes of this reporting. The information set out in the Annex shall be first submitted for the reporting year 2019, unless otherwise stated in that Annex. The administrative information set out in Sections 1 to 4 of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission, at the latest, by 30 September of the following reporting year. The thematic information set out in Sections 5 to 10 of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission, at the latest, by 30 November of the following reporting year.

This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 December 2024, at the latest, with a view to assessing the feasibility of progressing towards the objective of earlier public availability of E-PRTR data. This review shall include an exchange of information between the Member States, the Commission and the European Environment Agency on national best practices and available techniques and tools allowing earlier reporting. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.