Chemical name: Terphenyl, chlorinated

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 the polychlorinated terphenyls and preparationg containing more the 0.005% by weight of the polychlorinated terphenyls.

Exceptionally, derogations may be granted from the ban on the 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:

Only uses as detailed 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 dm^{3. 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.}

^{La décision gouvernementale N° 173/13.03.2000 relatif au règlement sur le manipulation spécial et le régime de contrôle concernant les polychlorobifényles et d'autres composés semblables. Afin d'empêcher des impacts négatifs sur la santé humaine, sur l'environnement et les marchandises, les polychlorobifényles et les composés semblables, designés à continuation comme composés, seront soumis à une manipulation et à un régime de contrôle spécial, établi par la présente Décision.}

^{Les provisions de cette Décision seront appliquées à tous les équipements et aux déchets ou autres matériels qui contiennent les composés désignés dans des concentrations au moins de 50ppm par concentration dans un volume plus grand de 5 dm3. Les valeurs minimales, de 50 ppm par concentration et de 5 dm3 par volume, respectivement, des composés désignés seront incluses sous le nom des quantités les plus petites. Pour les condenseurs électriques le volume des composés désignés sera calculé comme étant le volume total de tous les éléments de l'ensemble.}

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

Concern on human health.

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:

Accumulation in the food chain and persistence in the environment

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 the 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