31994R3135

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3135/94 of 15 December 1994 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s, paragraph 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 of 23 July 1992 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof and Annex I thereto,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Acting in conformity with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty (4),

Whereas the said Annex I lists the chemicals banned or severely restricted in the Community; whereas Article 11 of the same Regulation requires this list to be reviewed at regular intervals and amended as necessary;

Whereas as a result of amendments and the adaptation to technical progress of Directive 79/117/EEC (5), which prohibits the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances, the list of chemicals contained in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 and of Directive 76/769/EEC, which restricts the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (6), the list of chemicals contained in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 should be amended and additional chemicals added thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Table in the Annex to this Regulation shall replace the Table in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force one month after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1994.

For the Council

The President

A. MERKEL

(1) OJ No L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 13.

(2) OJ No C 112, 22. 4. 1993, p. 12.

(3) OJ No C 249, 13. 9. 1993, p. 5.

(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 (OJ No C 91, 28. 3. 1994, p. 98), Joint Council Position of 8 June 1994 (OJ No C 213, 3. 8. 1994, p. 1) and European Parliament Decision of 17 November 1994 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(5) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/188/EEC (OJ No L 92, 13. 4. 1991, p. 42).

(6) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976. p. 201. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/339/EEC (OJ No L 186, 12. 7. 1991, p. 64).

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

>(1)()(2)()(3)()(4)()"> ID="1">1. Mercuric oxide> ID="2">21908-53-2> ID="3">244-654-7> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">2. Mercurous chloride (calomel)> ID="2">10112-91-1> ID="3">233-307-5> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">3. Other inorganic mercury compounds> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">4. Alkyl mercury compounds> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">5. Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">6. Aldrin> ID="2">309-00-2> ID="3">206-215-8> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">7. Chlordane> ID="2">57-74-9> ID="3">200-349-0> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">8. Dieldrin> ID="2">60-57-1> ID="3">200-484-5> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">9. DDT> ID="2">50-29-3> ID="3">200-024-3> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">10. Endrin> ID="2">72-20-8> ID="3">200-775-7> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">11. HCH containing less than 99,0 % of the gamma isomer> ID="2">608-73-1> ID="3">210-168-9> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">12. Heptachlor> ID="2">76-44-8> ID="3">200-962-3> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">13. Hexachlorobenzene> ID="2">118-74-1> ID="3">204-273-9> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">14. Camphechlor (toxaphene)> ID="2">8001-35-2> ID="3">232-283-3> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">15. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), except mono- and dichlorinated biphenyls> ID="2">1336-36-3> ID="3">215-648-1> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">16. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT)> ID="2">61788-33-8> ID="3">262-968-2> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">17. Preparations with a PCB or PCT content higher than 0,005 % by weight> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">18. Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate> ID="2">126-72-7> ID="3">204-799-9> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">19. Tris-aziridinyl-phosphinoxide> ID="2">545-55-1> ID="3">208-892-5> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">20. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">21. Asbestos fibres:"> ID="1">Crocidolite> ID="2">12001-28-4> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">Amosite> ID="2">12172-73-5> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">Anthopyllite> ID="2">77536-67-5> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">Actinolite> ID="2">77536-66-4> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">Tremolite> ID="2">77536-68-6> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">22. Nitrofen> ID="2">1836-75-5> ID="3">217-406-0> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">23. 1,2 Dibromoethane> ID="2">106-93-4> ID="3">203-444-5> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">24. 1,2 Dichloroethane> ID="2">107-06-2> ID="3">203-458-1> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">25. Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters> ID="2">87-86-5> ID="3">201-778-6> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">26. Ugilec 121> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">27. Ugilec 141> ID="2">76253-60-6> ID="3">278-404-3> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">28. DBBT> ID="2">99688-47-8> ID="4">i> ID="5">b"> ID="1">29. Ethylene oxide> ID="2">75-21-8> ID="3">200-849-9> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">30. Dinoseb, its acetate and salts> ID="2">88-85-7> ID="3">201-861-7> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">31. Binapacryl> ID="2">485-31-4> ID="3">207-612-9> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">32. Capadafol> ID="2">2425-06-1> ID="3">219-363-3> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">33. Dicofol containing < 78 %, p,p& prime;-dicofol or > 1 g/kg of DDT and DDT related compounds> ID="2">115-32-2> ID="3">204-082-0> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">34. (a) Maleic hydrazide, and its salts, other than its choline, potassium and sodium salts;"> ID="1">(b) Choline, potassium and sodium salts of maleic hydrazide containing more than 1 mg/Kg of free hydrazine expressed on the basis of the acid equivalent> ID="2">123-33-1> ID="3">204-619-9> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">35. Quintozene containing more than 1 g/Kg of hexachlorobenzene or > 10 g/Kg of pentachlorobenzene> ID="2">82-68-8> ID="3">201-435-0> ID="4">p> ID="5">b"> ID="1">36. 2-Naphthylamine> ID="2">91-59-8> ID="3">202-080-4> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">37. Benzidine> ID="2">92-87-5> ID="3">202-199-1> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">38. 4-Nitrobiphenyl> ID="2">92-93-3> ID="3">202-204-7> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr"> ID="1">39. 4-Aminobiphenyl> ID="2">92-67-1> ID="3">202-177-1> ID="4">i> ID="5">sr""

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(1)() CAS = Chemical Abstracts Service.

(2)() EINECS = European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.

(3)() Use category:

p : plant protection product

i : industrial chemical

(4)() Use limitation:

sr : severe restriction

b : ban'