A European regulatory requirement: Resulting from the transposition of the European E-PRTR Regulation, the GEREP report requires operators of facilities with a significant environmental impact to report their pollutant discharges and waste generation annually.A wide range of facilities: The main targets include industrial sites (ICPE facilities requiring authorization or registration), quarries, refineries, the chemical industry, municipal wastewater treatment plants, and all companies subject to the Emissions Trading System (ETS).Cross-cutting environmental data: Operators must report their emissions to air, water, and soil as soon as regulatory thresholds are exceeded, as well as the total amount of waste generated (whether hazardous or non-hazardous) and their energy consumption.A strict and differentiated timeline: Online reporting must be completed during the first quarter of the year following the relevant fiscal year (N+1), with a deadline of February 28 for companies participating in the carbon market (EU ETS) and March 31 for all others. Each year, operators of certain facilities must file their GEREP report. This centralized system makes it possible to track a site’s main pollutant emissions (water, air, soil) and waste production on an annual basis. How do you go about it?
The GEREP report historically stems from the transposition into French law of Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 of January 18, 2006, concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, known as the E-PRTR Regulation. Today, this system is a direct continuation of the new European Union regulation establishing the Industrial Emissions Portal, which enhances transparency by expanding the scope of reportable data to include the circular economy and resource use.
Under French law, these provisions are implemented throughthe amended ministerial order of January 31, 2008, concerning the registry and annual reporting of pollutant emissions from classified facilities subject to authorization or registration. All of this data is made available to the public through the national registry and is centralized at the European level to track the industry’s decarbonization trajectory.
Which institutions are subject to the GEREP reporting requirement?
The plants required to report their emissions to water, air and soil on an annual basis are :
a) Establishments carrying out one of the following activities:
- Classified installations subject to authorization or registration, excluding non-intensive livestock farms;
- Installations subject to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) ;
- Extraction sites and quarries ;
- Some urban wastewater treatment plants ;
- Some fish farms.
b) Establishments carrying out one of the activities listed in Annex I of the "E-PRTR" regulation: refineries, thermal power plants, metal production and processing, foundries, glass manufacturing, chemical industry, etc.
What data must be reported in GEREP?
The items to be declared depend on the specific situation of each plant, and on whether certain thresholds have been reached. They include the following:
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Type of Data and Pollutants to Be Reported |
Thresholds & Specific Conditions |
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☁️ AIR
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• Chronic and accidental emissions of certain pollutants (e.g., combustion, solvents...).
• Data from the Solvent Management Plan (PGS).
• Emissions of fluorinated gases.
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Depending on whether the regulatory thresholds set by the classification system for each substance or activity are exceeded.
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💧 WATER
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• Chronic and accidental emissions of certain pollutants.
• Total volumes consumed or withdrawn.
• Heat discharged directly into the sea and rivers.
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🌱 SOIL
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• Chronic and accidental emissions of certain pollutants.
• Quantities of waste, effluents, or sewage sludge applied to land.
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♻️ WASTE
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• Hazardous waste: Total quantities generated.
• Non-hazardous waste: Total quantities generated.
• Specific activities: Quantities of waste received or treated.
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• Hazardous waste: Mandatory if > 2 t/year.
• Non-hazardous waste: Mandatory if > 2,000 t/year (only for activities listed in Annex I E-PRTR*).
• Treatment: Limited to facilities for sorting, transshipment, and consolidation of waste.
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For facilities subject to the emissions trading scheme, the ICPE remote declaration service also allows you to :
- report greenhouse gas emissions for the reference year;
- file the audit report (or reasonable assurance opinion) ;
- declare activity levels to enable free quotas to be allocated.
A guide is available to help operators with their declarations.
How does the GEREP reporting process work?
The GEREP declaration for reference year N must be completed on the website by :
- February 28 N+1 for establishments covered by the greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),
- March 31 N+1 for other establishments.
Access codes can be obtained from the relevant inspectorate.
Tennaxia's waste management software enables you to produce GEREP declarations in just a few clicks.
| School Profile |
Type of Data to Be Reported (if a Threshold Is Exceeded) |
Online Filing Deadline (Year N+1) |
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Facilities subject to the Emissions Trading System (ETS)
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• Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the reference year.
• Mandatory submission of the verification report (reasonable assurance statement).
• Declaration of activity levels for the allocation of free allowances.
• + All generic data (discharges, waste) listed below.
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⏱️ February 28
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Other Classified Facilities (ICPE Authorization/Registration, quarries, STEU, etc.)
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• Pollutant emissions and fluxes of target substances into the air, water, and soil.
• Amounts of waste generated (distinguishing between hazardous and non-hazardous waste) and methods of treatment (recovery or disposal).
• Energy consumption data reflecting the facility’s energy efficiency.
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⏱️ March 31
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