Annex I RESERVATIONS

The Member States of the European Community, in their mutual relations, will apply the Convention in accordance with the Community's internal rules.

The Community therefore reserves the right:

1. (i)

   as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I, Part I, Nos 3, 4 and 5 of the Convention, to apply threshold quantities of 100 tonnes for bromine (very toxic substance), 5 000 tonnes for methanol (toxic substance ) an 2 000 tonnes for oxygen (oxidising substance);

2. (ii)

   as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I, Part I, No 8 of the Convention, to apply threshold quantities of 500 tonnes (risk phrase R50-53^f1: ‘substances very toxic to aquatic organisms which may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment’) and 2 000 tonnes (risk phrase R51-53: ‘substances toxic to aquatic organisms which may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment’) for substances dangerous for the environment.