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Regulation 4 Amendments to Annex 4

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(1)

The table in Annex 4 (List of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Article 7) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the fourth column, in the cell which relates to the sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether—

(a)

in the first sentence, for “1 000 mg/kg” substitute “500 mg/kg”;

(b)

omit the second and third sentences.

(3)

At the end, insert—

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Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters87-86-5 and others201-778-6 and othersSum of the concentrations of pentachlorophenol, its salts, and its esters: 100 mg/kg
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds (as defined in Annex 1)335-67-1 and others206-397-9 and others

1. Except in fire-fighting foam mixtures—

(a) sum of the concentrations of PFOA and its salts: 1 mg/kg;

(b) sum of the concentrations of PFOA-related compounds: 40 mg/kg.

2. In fire-fighting foam mixtures—

(a) sum of the concentrations of PFOA and its salts: 0.025 mg/kg;

(b) sum of the concentrations of PFOA-related compounds: 1 mg/kg.

Dicofol115-32-2204-082-050 mg/kg
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and PFHxS-related compounds (as defined in Annex 1)355-46-4 and others206-587-1 and others

Sum of the concentrations of PFHxS and its salts: 1 mg/kg;

Sum of the concentrations of PFHxS-related compounds: 40 mg/kg.

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