Chemical name: Phenol, pentachloro-

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Severely Restricted

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

Shall not be used in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.1% by mass in substances or preparations placed on the market.

Use or uses that remain allowed:

It is excepted that the use of such dangerous chemical substances and preparations by specialised professionals which carry out in situ and for buildings of cultural, artistic and historical interest, or in emergencies, a remedial treatment of timber and masonry infected by dry rot fungus (Serpula lacrymans) and cubic rot fungi.

In case of these exceptions, the following conditions must be respected:

(a) Pentachlorophenol used alone or as a component of preparations employed within the framework of the above exceptions must have a total hexachlorodi-benzoparadioxin (HCDD) content of not more than two parts per million (ppm);

(b) these substances and preparations can not:

be placed on the market except in packages of 20 litres or more;

be sold to the general public.

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.

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

Summary of known hazards and risks to human health:

High toxicity to human and animals, carcinogenic effects to experimental.

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:

Is highly toxic to aquatic organisms (fishes and invertebrates)

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