15Emission and transfer estimation techniques

15 Emission and transfer estimation techniques

Each participating jurisdiction shall ensure that, in estimating emission data and mandatory transfer data for the purposes of furnishing information under clause 9, each occupier of a reporting facility within its jurisdiction:

(a) if an estimation technique is set out in the relevant industry reporting materials for that type of reporting facility, applies either:

(i) that estimation technique; or

(ii) any other estimation technique which the relevant jurisdiction has agreed is likely to provide more representative emission or transfer data than the technique set out in the relevant industry reporting materials;

(b) if no estimation technique is set out in the relevant industry reporting materials which relates to a specific process carried out at the reporting facility or means of emission or transfer of waste from the reporting facility, applies any estimation techniques which the relevant jurisdiction has agreed are likely to provide emission or transfer data for that process or means of emission or transfer;

(c) documents any technique applied under subparagraph (a) (ii) or paragraph (b)

(d) retains any data which may be required by participating jurisdictions to verify the emission or transfer data for the time period required by that jurisdiction from the date on which a report was provided to the participating jurisdiction; and

(e) provides these data to the participating jurisdiction as required.