The entire process of establishing the PRTR system
The entire process of establishing the PRTR system, its implementation and operation, should be transparent and objective.
The purpose of this Manuał is to provide information aimed primarily at national governments that may wish to consider implementing a PRTR system. The Manuał does not seek to prescribe a specific course of action; rather, it gives a set of options for how to implement the various principles underlying an effective PRTR system. Conditions within each country will dictate the precise details of how a specific national PRTR system will develop in practice. This Manuał is meant to provide a firm foundation rooted in the basie principles for whatever PRTR approach is deemed most useful by a national government.
The Manuał is organised along five main themes, including:
• Major issues in deciding whether to establish a PRTR;
• Formulating goals/objectives and a list of substances for a PRTR;
• Data handling and management issues;
• Making PRTR outeomes publicly accessible; and
• Implementing a fuli PRTR system.