PRTR initiation - Preparing a legal instrument
This step involves preparing a legal instrument to implement reporting for a PRTR. The legal implementation of the PRTR system involves addressing the following tasks:
- Ensuring the necessary legal authority for the PRTR;
- Deciding how to integrate the PRTR with existing reporting requirements; and
- Establishing legal provisions for enforcement.
For a cost-effective management scheme, you may wish to implement the next element (Providing Compliance Assistance for Regulated Entities) or choose another element from the Management scheme elements list.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- OECD: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs): A Tool for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development - Guidance Manual for Governments (1996)
- UNITAR and IOMC: Implementing a National PRTR Design Project: A Guidance Document (1997)
- UNITAR and IOMC: Designing the Key Features of a National PRTR System, UNITAR Guidance Series for Implementing a National PRTR Design Project, Supplement 2 (1997)