Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/460 of 30 March 2016 amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/460of 30 March 2016amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EECOJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7., and in particular Article 7(4)(a) and (5) and Article 14(2) and (4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 implements in the law of the Union the commitments set out in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter "the Convention") approved by Council Decision 2006/507/ECCouncil Decision 2006/507/EC of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 1). on behalf of the Community, and in the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants approved by Council Decision 2004/259/ECCouncil Decision 2004/259/EC of 19 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (OJ L 81, 19.2.2004, p. 35)., on behalf of the Community.(2)At the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention from 28 April to 10 May 2013, it was agreed to add hexabromocyclododecane (hereinafter "HBCDD") to Annex A (elimination) to the Convention. The elimination of HBCDD under the Convention was, however, made subject to a specific exemption, namely the use of HBCDD in expanded polystyrene and extruded polystyrene in buildings and the production of HBCDD for that purpose.(3)In view of the amendment of the Convention, it is necessary to amend Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, adding HBCDD to the annexes and indicating the corresponding concentration limits, in order to ensure that wastes containing HBCDD are managed in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. HBCDD should be listed in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004.(4)The proposed concentration limits in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 have been set applying the same methodology that was used for establishing the limit values in previous amendments of Annexes IV and VCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1195/2006 of 18 July 2006 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 217, 8.8.2006, p. 1), Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2007 of 16 February 2007 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 55, 23.2.2007, p. 1), Commission Regulation (EU) No 756/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes IV and V (OJ L 223, 25.8.2010, p. 20) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1342/2014 of 17 December 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes IV and V (OJ L 363, 18.12.2014, p. 67).. The proposed concentration limits are considered the most appropriate to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment in view of the destruction or irreversible transformation of HBCDD. In order to take account of technical developments, and in particular of the review of the technical guidelinesDecision BC-12/3. of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the concentration limit in Annex IV should be reviewed by the Commission within 3 years of the date of entry into force of this Regulation with a view to lowering the threshold.(5)In order to allow companies and competent authorities sufficient time to adapt to the new requirements, this Regulation should apply only from 6 months after the date of publication.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDirective 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 30 September 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 March 2016.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEXIn the table of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, the following row is added:
List of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Article 7"Hexabromocyclododecane" means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane, beta-hexabromocyclododecane and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane."
SubstanceCAS NoEC NoConcentration limit referred to in Article 7(4)(a)
"Hexabromocyclododecane25637-99-4,3194-55-6,134237-50-6,134237-51-7,134237-52-8247-148-4221-695-91000 mg/kg, subject to review by the Commission by 20.4.2019
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"Hexabromocyclododecane" means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane, beta-hexabromocyclododecane and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane."In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, Part 2, the table is replaced by the following:
These limits apply exclusively to a landfill site for hazardous waste and do not apply to permanent underground storage facilities for hazardous waste, including salt mines.Any waste marked with an asterisk "*" is considered as hazardous waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC and is subject to the provisions of that Directive."Hexabromocyclododecane" means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha- hexabromocyclododecane, beta- hexabromocyclododecane and gamma- hexabromocyclododecane.The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply.Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1).Council Decision 2003/33/EC of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC (OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 27).
"Wastes as classified in Commission Decision 2000/532/ECMaximum concentration limits of substances listed in Annex IVOperation
10WASTES FROM THERMAL PROCESSESAlkanes C10-C13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs): 10000 mg/kg;Aldrin: 5000 mg/kg;Chlordane: 5000 mg/kg;Chlordecone: 5000 mg/kg;DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane): 5000 mg/kg;Dieldrin: 5000 mg/kg;Endosulfan: 5000 mg/kg;Endrin: 5000 mg/kg;Heptachlor: 5000 mg/kg;Hexabromobiphenyl: 5000 mg/kg;Hexabromocyclododecane: 1000 mg/kg;Hexachlorobenzene: 5000 mg/kg;Hexachlorobutadiene: 1000 mg/kg;Hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane: 5000 mg/kg;Mirex: 5000 mg/kg;Pentachlorobenzene: 5000 mg/kg;Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) (C8F17SO2X) (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers): 50 mg/kg;Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): 50 mg/kg;Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans: 5 mg/kg;Polychlorinated naphthalenes (*): 1000 mg/kg;Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O), pentabromodiphenyl ether (C12H5Br5O), hexabromodiphenyl ether (C12H4Br6O)and heptabromodiphenyl ether (C12H3Br7O): 10000 mg/kg;Toxaphene: 5000 mg/kg.Permanent storage shall be allowed only when all the following conditions are met:(1)The storage takes place in one of the following locations:safe, deep, under-ground, hard rock formations,salt mines,a landfill site for hazardous waste, provided that the waste is solidified or partly stabilised where technically feasible as required for classification of the waste in subchapter 19 03 of Decision 2000/532/EC.(2)The provisions of Council Directive 1999/31/EC and Council Decision 2003/33/EC were respected.(3)It has been demonstrated that the selected operation is environmentally preferable.
10 01Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)
10 01 14 *Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing hazardous substances
10 01 16 *Fly ash from co-incineration containing hazardous substances
10 02Wastes from the iron and steel industry
10 02 07 *Solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances
10 03Wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy
10 03 04 *Primary production slags
10 03 08 *Salt slags from secondary production
10 03 09 *Black drosses from secondary production
10 03 19 *Flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances
10 03 21 *Other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) containing hazardous substances
10 03 29 *Wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses containing hazardous substances
10 04Wastes from lead thermal metallurgy
10 04 01 *Slags from primary and secondary production
10 04 02 *Dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production
10 04 04 *Flue-gas dust
10 04 05 *Other particulates and dust
10 04 06 *Solid wastes from gas treatment
10 05Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy
10 05 03 *Flue-gas dust
10 05 05 *Solid waste from gas treatment
10 06Wastes from copper thermal metallurgy
10 06 03 *Flue-gas dust
10 06 06 *Solid wastes from gas treatment
10 08Wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy
10 08 08 *Salt slag from primary and secondary production
10 08 15 *Flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances
10 09Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces
10 09 09 *Flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances
16WASTES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE LIST
16 11Waste linings and refractories
16 11 01 *Carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
16 11 03 *Other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
17CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)
17 01Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
17 01 06 *Mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing hazardous substances
17 05Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil
17 05 03 *Soil and stones containing hazardous substances
17 09Other construction and demolition wastes
17 09 02 *Construction and demolition wastes containing PCB, excluding PCB containing equipment
17 09 03 *Other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing hazardous substances
19WASTES FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, OFF-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND THE PREPARATION OF WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND WATER FROM INDUSTRIAL USE
19 01Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste
19 01 07 *Solid wastes from gas treatment
19 01 11 *Bottom ash and slag containing hazardous substances
19 01 13 *Fly ash containing hazardous substances
19 01 15 *Boiler dust containing hazardous substances
19 04Vitrified waste and waste from vitrification
19 04 02 *Fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes
19 04 03 *Non-vitrified solid phase
The maximum concentration limit of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD and PCDF) shall be calculated according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):
PCDDTEF
2,3,7,8-TeCDD1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD1
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD0,1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD0,1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD0,1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD0,01
OCDD0,0003
PCDFTEF
2,3,7,8-TeCDF0,1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF0,03
2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF0,3
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF0,1
2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF0,01
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF0,01
OCDF0,0003"
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These limits apply exclusively to a landfill site for hazardous waste and do not apply to permanent underground storage facilities for hazardous waste, including salt mines.Any waste marked with an asterisk "*" is considered as hazardous waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC and is subject to the provisions of that Directive."Hexabromocyclododecane" means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha- hexabromocyclododecane, beta- hexabromocyclododecane and gamma- hexabromocyclododecane.The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply.Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1).Council Decision 2003/33/EC of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC (OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 27).