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In accordance with this Protocol, each Party shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible national pollutant release and transfer register that:
a) Is facility-specific with respect to reporting on point sources;
b) Accommodates reporting on diffuse sources;
c) Is pollutant-specific or waste-specific, as appropriate;
d) Is multimedia, distinguishing among releases to air, land and water;
e) Includes information on transfers;
f) Is based on mandatory reporting on a periodic basis;
g) Includes standardized and timely data, a limited number of standardized reporting thresholds and limited provisions, if any, for confidentiality;
h) Is coherent and designed to be user-friendly and publicly accessible, including in electronic form;
i) Allows for public participation in its development and modification; and
j) Is a structured, computerized database or several linked databases maintained by the competent authority.