WG, MOP to the PRTR ProtocolGeneva, 28 and 29, November, 2011

Recent OECD activities on PRTRs

Hiro AizawaHiro AizawaEnvironment Directorate, OECD

Recent Discussion and Outcome 1

The 14th PRTR Task Force 3-5 October 2011 in Paris

Joint Session with the TF on Exposure Assessment• Further information exchange on Release from

Products• Launched a joint expert group for a case study on

a sewage treatment plantRelease estimation techniques for release

from products• Collecting data for candidate products with a view

to select a shot list and investigate further in 2012. (car-care product, packaging material, building and construction products, and sunscreens)

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Recent Discussion and Outcome 2

Towards a Global PRTR system: A study for standardizing and grouping pollutant names • The report will be soon available.• Future investigation on target sectors and

thresholds.Release estimation techniques

• Point Sources (published Resource Compendium in 2002): TF starts to consider revision.

• Diffuse Sources (published Resource Compendium in 2003)

• FYI: Resource Compendium on Off-site Transfers in 2005 and Releases from Products in 2011.

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Recent Discussion and Outcome 3

Application, use and presentation of PRTR data • TF starts discussion and distributes questionnaire to

members.Round Table and 1st Round Table Part II

Part II is a Special Roundtable for two specific topics: 1) PRTR and sustainable development, 2) experiences

and practices in ensuring data quality for releases and transfers reported to PRTR registers

Update of Data Centres• PRTR.net• Resource Centre for PRTR Release Estimation

Techniques • Centre for PRTR Data

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Next Meetings

Next meeting will be held in September 2012. To update and discuss on going works To share information on national/regional progress made

in member countries To discuss future work programme of the TF beyond 2012.

Back-to-back meeting with the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs in 2013.Two days meeting OECD TF + Roundtable session jointly

with the WG of the Protocol on PRTRs + two days Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs + a meeting of the international PRTRs CG

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Thank you for your attention.

For further information (including the links to Data Centres):

www.oecd.org/env/prtr

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