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The EU Commission reset the limit value for SCCPs |
| Time£º2016-01-12 10:38:28 |
On 14 November
2015, the EU Offical Journal published a new regulation (EU) 2015/2030, amending
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants(POPs) as regards
Annex I. According to the amendment, the production, placing on the market and
use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than
1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 0,15 %
by weight shall be allowed.
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Limit value for SCCP on POPs
Regulation:
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Before amending:
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After amending ((EU) 2015/2030):
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1. Restriction:
The production, placing
on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in
concentrations lower than 1 % by weight shall be allowed.
Placing on the market and
use of articles produced before or on 10 July 2012 containing SCCPs as a
constituent of such articles shall be allowed until 10 January 2013.
2. Exemption:
(a) fire retardants in
rubber used in conveyor belts in the mining industry; (b) fire retardants in
dam sealants.
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1.Restriction:
The production, placing
on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in
concentrations lower than 1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in
concentrations lower than 0,15 % by weight shall be allowed.
2. Exemption:
Conveyor belts in the
mining industry and dam sealants containing SCCPs already in use before or on
4 December 2015;
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SCCPs are
mainly used as coating of leathers, plasticizer of PVC and chlorinated rubbers,
retardant of plastics and textiles. SCCPs are identified as POPs because of its
biological toxicity.
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