to promote prevention of pollution
– PRTR systems should provide data to support the identification and assessment of possible risks to humans and the environment by indicating sources and amounts of potentially harmful releases and transfers to all environmental media.
– The PRTR data should be used to promote prevention of pollution at the source, e.g. by encouraging implementation of cleaner technologies.
– National governments should use PRTR data to evaluate the progress of environmental policies and to assess to what extent national environmental goals are, or can be, achieved.
– In devising a PRTR system or when modifying existing systems, governments should consult with affected and interested parties to develop a set of goals and objectives for the system and to identify potential benefits and estimate costs to reporters, government and society as a whole.
– PRTR systems should cover an appropriate number of substances which may be potentially harmful to humans and/or the environment into which they are released or transferred.