Annexes to COM(2013)134 - EU position on the proposal for an amendment of Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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dossier COM(2013)134 - EU position on the proposal for an amendment of Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ...
document COM(2013)134 EN
date March 12, 2013
Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (‘REACH’), L 44, 18.2.2011, p.2.

[8]               The same applies to substances added to Annexes I, II and/or III of the UN-ECE Protocol on POPs.

[9]               Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

[10]             Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

[11]             In 2008 the use of HBCDD in EPS and XPS constituted 96.3% of the total use of HBCDD in the EU. According to the 2011 assessment of the consumption of HBCDD in EPS and XPS in conjunction with national fire requirements (see http://www.klif.no/publikasjoner/2819/ta2819.pdf), in Europe, 70% of EPS is used in building related applications, 25% in packaging and 5 % in other applications. Packaging material is generally thought to be HBCDD free. Therefore, vast majority of HBCDD containing EPS is used in building-related applications. HBCDD containing XPS is thought to be used only in building related applications.

[12]             http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/42ddec00-863a-4cff-abd2-6d4b39abe114.

[13]             http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/eb5129cf-38e3-4a25-a0f7-b02df8ca4532.

[14]             UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/19/Add.1, available at: http://chm.pops.int/Convention/POPsReviewCommittee/POPRCMeetings/POPRC7/POPRC7Documents/tabid/2267/language/en-US/Default.aspx.

[15]             Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kiribati, Latvia, Mali, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Thailand and United States of America.

[16]             Great Lakes Solutions, Green Chemicals Srl, International POPs Elimination Network IPEN, PS Foam Industry, Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association, and jointly the industry associations EXIBA (a Cefic sector group) and EPS (PlasticsEurope), as well as former POPRC member.

[17]             Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annex I, OJ L 159, 20.6.2012, p. 1.

[18]             http://www.klif.no/publikasjoner/2819/ta2819.pdf.

[19]             OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 1.

[20]             OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7.

[21]             Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 25637-99-4), 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 3194-55-6) and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 134237-50-6); beta-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 134237-51-7); and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No: 134237-52-8).

[22]             Regulation (EU) No 143/2011 of 17 February 2011 amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (‘REACH’), L 44, 18.2.2011, p.2.

[23]             OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

[24]             Commission Regulation (EU) No 757/2010 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 I and III, OJ L 223, 25.8.2010, p. 29.

[25]             Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 25637-99-4), 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 3194-55-6) and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 134237-50-6); beta-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No.: 134237-51-7); and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane (CAS No: 134237-52-8).

[26]             Decisions POPRC-8/3: Hexabromocyclododecane and POPRC-8/8: Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemcials in open applications (part of POPRC-8/16), available at: http://chm.pops.int/Convention/POPsReviewCommittee/LatestMeeting/POPRC8/MeetingDocuments/tabid/2801/Default.aspx