Paragraph 15

(1)

If the controlled waste—

(a)

has one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex 3 (properties of waste which render it hazardous) to the Waste Framework Directive, or

(b)

contains one or more of the following substances, which are listed in the first column of the table in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, in concentration limits that exceed the concentration limits specified for those substances in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of the table—

(i)

polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF);

(ii)

DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane);

(iii)

chlordane;

(iv)

hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane;

(v)

dieldrin;

(vi)

endrin;

(vii)

heptachlor;

(viii)

hexachlorobenzene;

(ix)

chlordecone;

(x)

aldrin;

(xi)

pentachlorobenzene;

(xii)

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

(xiii)

mirex;

(xiv)

toxaphene;

(xv)

hexabromobiphenyl.

(2)

Where the controlled waste falls within—

(a)

paragraph 15(1)(a)—

(i)

the relevant HP code for the waste, and

(ii)

the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each hazardous property to which each HP code corresponds;

(b)

paragraph 15(1)(b)—

(i)

the letters “POP”, and

(ii)

the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each substance falling within paragraph (1)(b).

(3)

If unable to provide any of the following, the reason why—

(a)

the HP code,

(b)

the letters “POP”, or

(c)

the chemical or biological components and concentration values.

(4)

In this paragraph, “HP code” means one of the codes (HP 1 to HP 15) in Annex 3 to the Waste Framework Directive (properties of waste which render it hazardous).