Paragraph 15

(1)

This paragraph applies if the controlled waste—

(a)

has one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex 3 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)

mirex;

(xiii)

toxaphene;

(xiv)

hexabromobiphenyl;

(xv)

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).

(2)

Where the controlled waste falls within—

(a)

paragraph (1)(a), state—

(i)

the HP code(s) 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 (1)(b), state—

(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 state any of the following, the reason why—

(a)

HP code;

(b)

the letters “POP”; or

(c)

the chemical or biological components and concentration values.

(4)

In this paragraph, “HP code” means a code from the list (HP 1 to HP 15) in Annex 3 of the Waste Framework Directive that describes hazardous properties in waste.