Designation of the Substance,
of the Groups of Substances or
of the Preparation
Conditions of Restriction
1. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
1. Shall not be used. However, the following use of
— Preparations, including waste
equipment, installations and fluids which were in service
oils, with a PCT content higher
on 30 June 1986 shall continue to be permitted until they
than 0,005 % by weight.
are disposed of or reach the end of their service life:
(a) closed-system electrical equipment transformers,
resistors and inductors;
(b) large condensers (≥ 1 kg total weight);
(c) small condensers;
(d) heat-transmitting fluids in closed-circuit heattransfer
installations;
(e) hydraulic fluids for underground mining equipment.
2. Chloro-1-ethylene (monomer vinyl
Shall not be used as aerosol propellant for any use.
chloride)
4. Tris (2,3 dibromopropyl)
Shall not be used in textile articles, such as garments,
phosphate
undergarments and linen, intended to come into contact
with the skin.
5. Benzene
1. Not permitted in toys or parts of toys as placed on the
market where the concentration of benzene in the free
state is in excess of 5 mg/kg of the weight of the toy or
part of toy.
2. Shall not be used in concentrations equal to, or greater
than, 0,1 % by mass in substances or preparations placed
on the market.
3. However, paragraph 2 shall not apply to:
(a) motor fuels which are covered by Directive 98/70/EC;
(b) substances and preparations for use in industrial
processes not allowing for the emission of benzene
in quantities in excess of those laid down in
existing legislation;
(c) waste covered by Council Directive 91/689/EEC
of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (1)
and Directive 2006/12/EC.
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TABLE 11.9
Examples of Banned Uses of Chemicals in Proposed REA CH Legislation
Source: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of
18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH), Annex VII, P 167. Council of the European Union, Brussels, BE.
of the Groups of Substances or
of the Preparation
Conditions of Restriction
1. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
1. Shall not be used. However, the following use of
— Preparations, including waste
equipment, installations and fluids which were in service
oils, with a PCT content higher
on 30 June 1986 shall continue to be permitted until they
than 0,005 % by weight.
are disposed of or reach the end of their service life:
(a) closed-system electrical equipment transformers,
resistors and inductors;
(b) large condensers (≥ 1 kg total weight);
(c) small condensers;
(d) heat-transmitting fluids in closed-circuit heattransfer
installations;
(e) hydraulic fluids for underground mining equipment.
2. Chloro-1-ethylene (monomer vinyl
Shall not be used as aerosol propellant for any use.
chloride)
4. Tris (2,3 dibromopropyl)
Shall not be used in textile articles, such as garments,
phosphate
undergarments and linen, intended to come into contact
with the skin.
5. Benzene
1. Not permitted in toys or parts of toys as placed on the
market where the concentration of benzene in the free
state is in excess of 5 mg/kg of the weight of the toy or
part of toy.
2. Shall not be used in concentrations equal to, or greater
than, 0,1 % by mass in substances or preparations placed
on the market.
3. However, paragraph 2 shall not apply to:
(a) motor fuels which are covered by Directive 98/70/EC;
(b) substances and preparations for use in industrial
processes not allowing for the emission of benzene
in quantities in excess of those laid down in
existing legislation;
(c) waste covered by Council Directive 91/689/EEC
of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste (1)
and Directive 2006/12/EC.
188
Toxic Chemicals
TABLE 11.9
Examples of Banned Uses of Chemicals in Proposed REA CH Legislation
Source: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of
18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH), Annex VII, P 167. Council of the European Union, Brussels, BE.