Explanatory note

These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 76/769/EEC as amended by Council Directive No. 83/478/EEC in respect of point 5 of Annex 1 to the Directive. Subject to certain exceptions relating to asbestos minerals intended for research and development or analysis purposes, torque converters and intermediate brake bands, Regulation 2 prohibits the supply of crocidolite asbestos (blue asbestos) minerals or products containing such minerals; in addition, although not required by the Directive, the prohibition extends, subject only to the exception relating to research and development or analysis purposes, to the supply of amosite asbestos (brown asbestos) minerals or products containing such minerals. Subject to the exception relating to research and development or analysis purposes, Regulation 3 prescribes certain labelling requirements as laid down by the Directive and set out in the Schedule to the Regulations, relating to the supply of products containing crocidolite, amosite, chrysotile, fibrous anthophyllite, fibrous actinolite or fibrous tremolite asbestos minerals.

In this Note “supply” includes offer to supply, agree to supply, expose for supply and possess for supply.