Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation

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Article 21a
Transitional provision
1. A value of 10 μg/kg shall apply to fly ashes from biomass units for heat and power production containing or contaminated by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl (dl-PCBs) as listed in Annex IV until 30 December 2023. The value of 5 μg/kg provided for in Annex IV shall apply to fly ashes from biomass units for heat and power production from 31 December 2023.
2. A value of 15 μg/kg shall continue to apply for ashes and soot from private households containing or contaminated by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) as listed in Annex IV until 31 December 2024. For ashes and soot from private households containing or contaminated by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs), the value of 5 μg/kg provided for in Annex IV shall apply from 1 January 2025.

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ANNEX IV List of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Article 7 Polychlorinated naphthalenes means chemical compounds based on the naphthalene ring system, where one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine atoms. The limit is calculated as PCDD the sum of PCDD, PCDF and PCDF dl-PCBs according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs): PCDD TEF PCDF TEF PCDD TEF 2,3,7,8-TeCDD 1 2,3,7,8-TeCDF 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,03 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,3 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,01 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01 OCDF 0,0003 OCDD 0,0003 (TEFs) set out in Part 2, in the third paragraph, in the table, of Annex V. The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply. Hexabromocyclododecane means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane, beta-hexabromocyclododecane and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane. Substance CAS No EC No Concentration limit referred to in Article 7(4)(a) Endosulfan 115-29-7 959-98-8 33213-65-9 204-079-4 50 mg/kg Hexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 201-765-5 100 mg/kg Polychlorinated naphthalenes 10 mg/kg Alkanes C10-C13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs) 85535-84-8 287-476-5 10000 1500 mg/kg The Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value no later than 30 December 2027. Tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O 40088-47-9 and others 254-787-2 and others Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O, pentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5O, hexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6O, heptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7O and decabromodiphenyl ether C12Br10O: (a) until 29 December 2025, 500 mg/kg; (b) from 30 December 2025 until 29 December 2027, 350 mg/kg, or, if higher, the sum of the concentration of those substances where they are present in mixtures or articles, as set out in the fourth column, point 2, of Annex I for the substances tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether: 1000 mg/kg. The Commission shall review that ether; (c) from 30 December 2027, 200 mg/kg or, if higher, the sum of the concentration limit of those substances where they are present in mixtures or articles, as set out in the fourth column, point 2, of Annex I for the substances tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and shall, where appropriate and in accordance with the Treaties, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value to 500 mg/kg. The Commission shall carry out such review as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 16 July 2021. decabromodiphenyl ether. Pentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5O 32534-81-9 and others 251-084-2 and others Hexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6O 36483-60-0 and others 253-058-6 and others Heptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7O 68928-80-3 and others 273-031-2 and others Decabromodiphenyl Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE) C12Br10O 1163-19-5 and others 214-604-9 and others Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers) 1763-23-1 2795-39-3 29457-72-5 29081-56-9 70225-14-8 56773-42-3 251099-16-8 4151-50-2 31506-32-8 1691-99-2 24448-09-7 307-35-7 and others 217-179-8 220-527-1 249-644-6 249-415-0 274-460-8 260-375-3 223-980-3 250-665-8 216-887-4 246-262-1 206-200-6 and others 50 mg/kg Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) 15 and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) 5 μg/kg The Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value, where such lowering is feasible in accordance with scientific and technical progress, no later than 30 December 2027. DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane) 50-29-3 200-024-3 50 mg/kg Chlordane 57-74-9 200-349-0 50 mg/kg Hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane 58-89-9 319-84-6 319-85-7 608-73-1 210-168-9 200-401-2 206-270-8 206-271-3 50 mg/kg Dieldrin 60-57-1 200-484-5 50 mg/kg Endrin 72-20-8 200-775-7 50 mg/kg Heptachlor 76-44-8 200-962-3 50 mg/kg Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 204-273-9 50 mg/kg Chlordecone 143-50-0 205-601-3 50 mg/kg Aldrin 309-00-2 206-215-8 50 mg/kg Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 210-172-0 50 mg/kg Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) 1336-36-3 and others 215-648-1 50 mg/kg Mirex 2385-85-5 219-196-6 50 mg/kg Toxaphene 8001-35-2 232-283-3 50 mg/kg Hexabromobiphenyl 36355-01-8 252-994-2 50 mg/kg Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4, 3194-55-6, 134237-50-6, 134237-51-7, 134237-52-8 247-148-4 221-695-9 1000 mg/kg, subject 500 mg/kg The Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value to not higher than 200 mg/kg no later than 30 December 2027. Pentachlorophenol, its salts and esters 87-86-5 and others 201-778-6 and others 100 mg/kg Dicofol 115-32-2 204-082-0 50 mg/kg Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as set out in Annex I 335-67-1 and others 206-397-9 and others 1 mg/kg (PFOA and its salts), 40 mg/kg (sum of PFOA-related compounds) The Commission shall review by the that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value, where such lowering is feasible in accordance with scientific and technical progress, no later than 30 December 2027. Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds 355-46-4 and others 206-587-1 and others 1 mg/kg (PFHxS and its salts), 40 mg/kg (sum of PFHxS-related compounds) The Commission by 20 April 2019 shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a legislative proposal to lower that value, where such lowering is feasible in accordance with scientific and technical progress, no later than 30 December 2027.

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ANNEX V WASTE MANAGEMENT Part 1 Disposal and recovery under Article 7(2) The following disposal and recovery operations, as provided for in Annexes I and II of Directive 2008/98/EC, are permitted for the purposes of Article 7(2), when applied in such a way as … 653 unchanged words … 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: dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs): 5 mg/kg; Polychlorinated naphthalenes (*): 1000 mg/kg; Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O), (C12H6Br4O), pentabromodiphenyl ether (C12H5Br5O), hexabromodiphenyl ether (C12H4Br6O)and (C12H4Br6O), heptabromodiphenyl ether (C12H3Br7O): (C12H3Br7O) and decabromodiphenyl ether (C12Br10O): 10000 mg/kg; Toxaphene: 5000 mg/kg. mg/kg; Pentachlorophenol, its salts and esters: 1000 mg/kg; Dicofol: 5000 mg/kg; Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds: 50 mg/kg (PFOA and its salts), 2000 mg/kg (PFOA-related compounds); Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds: 50 mg/kg (PFHxS and its salts), 2000 mg/kg (PFHxS-related compounds). 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, underground, 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 01 Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19) 10 01 03 Fly ash from peat and untreated wood 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 02 Wastes from the iron and steel industry 10 02 07 * Solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances 10 03 Wastes 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 04 Wastes 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 05 Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy 10 05 03 * Flue-gas dust 10 05 05 * Solid waste from gas treatment 10 06 Wastes from copper thermal metallurgy 10 06 03 * Flue-gas dust 10 06 06 * Solid wastes from gas treatment 10 08 Wastes 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 09 Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces 10 09 09 * Flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances 16 WASTES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE LIST 16 11 Waste 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 17 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES) 17 01 Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics 17 01 06 * Mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing hazardous substances 17 05 Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil 17 05 03 * Soil and stones containing hazardous substances 17 05 04 Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03 17 09 Other 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 19 WASTES 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 01 Wastes 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 04 Vitrified waste and waste from vitrification 19 04 02 * Fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes 19 04 03 * Non-vitrified solid phase 20 MUNICIPAL WASTES (HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTES) INCLUDING SEPARATELY COLLECTED FRACTIONS 20 01 Separately collected fractions (except 15 01) 20 01 41 Wastes from chimney sweeping The maximum concentration limit of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD and PCDF) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) shall be calculated according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs): Toxicity equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCDD, PCDF and dl-PCBs PCDD TEF 2,3,7,8-TeCDD 1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 1 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01 OCDD 0,0003 PCDF TEF 2,3,7,8-TeCDF 0,1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,03 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,3 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,1 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,01 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01 OCDF 0,0003dl-PCBs TEF PCB 77 0,0001 PCB 81 0,0003 PCB 105 0,00003 PCB 114 0,00003 PCB 118 0,00003 PCB 123 0,00003 PCB 126 0,1 PCB 169 0,03 PCB 156 0,00003 PCB 157 0,00003 PCB 167 0,00003 PCB 189 0,00003