Chemical name: 1,1'-Biphenyl, chloro derivs. Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial Final regulatory action: The chemical is Banned Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: Romanian final regulatory action bans marketing and use of polychlorinated biphenyls (with exception of mono- and dichlorinated biphenyls) and preparations containing more than 0.005% by weight of the polychlorinated biphenyls. Exceptionally, derogation may be granted from the ban on marketing and use for primary and intermediate products for further processing into other products, in so far as it is considered that these derogations have no deleterious effects on health and the environment. Use or uses that remain allowed: No uses other than those indicated above. The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No Summary of the final regulatory action: Government Decision No 347/27.03.2003 regarding the restriction of placing on the market and of the use of some certain dangerous chemical substances and preparations transposed the European Council Directive no 76/769/EEC of 12 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations and establishes the restrictions to the placing on the market and to the use of substances, groups of substances and the dangerous chemical preparations presented in its Annex No 1, with the purpose of ensuring the health protection of the population and environment. According with the Art. 4(1) - The substances, groups of substances and the dangerous chemical preparations provided at Art 1 may be placed on the market and used only with the abidance of the specific restriction conditions established in the Annex No. 1 Column B. (2) the provisions of the Align (1) don't apply to the substances, groups of substances and the dangerous chemical preparations used for the research and development activities. The provisions of the present Decision don't apply to: the transport of dangerous chemical substances and preparations by land, by air or by sea the dangerous chemical substances and preparations which are exported in countries not being members of the European Union the dangerous chemical substances and preparations that are in transit or which are subjected to the customs operations, on the condition not to be processed. Government Decision No 173/13.03.2000 for the regulation of the special management and control regime of polychlorinated biphenyls and other similar compounds. In order to avoid negative impacts on human health, goods and the environment, polychlorinated biphenyls and similar compounds, hereinafter called designated compounds, shall be subject to a special management and control regime, established by this Decision. The provisions of this Decision shall apply to all equipment and waste or other materials containing the designated compounds in concentrations of at least 50 ppm for concentration in a volume of more that 5 dm3. Minimal values, of 50 ppm for concentration and of 5 dm3 for volume, respectively, of the designated compounds shall be included under the name of minimal quantities. For power capacitors the volume of designated compounds shall be calculated as total volume of all the elements in a set. The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Bioaccumulation in the human food chain. Harmful to human health Chronic toxicity Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: The final regulatory action is expected to lead to a reduction of risk for human health. Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: Persistence in the environment Environment contamination Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: The final regulatory action is expected to lead to a reduction of risk for environment. Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 01/07/2005 The Government Decision No 347/27.03.2003 enters into force on 1 July 2005 The Government Decision No 173/13.03.2000 entered into force on 1 April 2000 |