21988A0714(01)

Proposal by the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution intended to supplement Annex IV to the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution, signed in Bonn on 3 December 1976

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE AGAINST POLLUTION,

Having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution, signed in Bonn on 3 December 1976,

Having regard in particular to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 14 thereof,

PROPOSES TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION

that Annex IV to the Convention be supplemented as follows in respect of carbon tetrachloride: >PIC FILE= "T0045951">

If necessary the limit values for other industrial sectors, such as establishments using carbon tetrachloride as a solvent, will be proposed by the International Commission at a later stage. In the meantime, the governments will fix emission standards for carbon tetrachloride autonomously in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention.

These standards must take account of the best technical means available and must not be less stringent than the nearest comparable limit value in Annex IV.

The provisions of this paragraph also apply where an industrial establishment engages in activities other than those for which the limit values are laid down in the above table which are likely to produce discharges of carbon tetrachloride.

Pursuant to Articles 14 and 19 of the Convention, these provisions will enter into force after their unanimous adoption by the Contracting Parties to the Convention.

The Contracting Parties will notify their adoption to the Government of the Swiss Confederation, which will acknowledge receipt of notification.