# Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Subject matter

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Regulation establishes an integrated pollutant release and transfer register for the United Kingdom (hereinafter ‘the United Kingdom PRTR’) in the form of a publicly accessible electronic database and lays down rules for its functioning, in order to implement the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’) and facilitate public participation in environmental decision-making, as well as contributing to the prevention and reduction of pollution of the environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/166/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-166/article-1
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