{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-X",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2000/60",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60",
  "path": "annex/X",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "X",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "LIST OF PRIORITY SUBSTANCES IN THE FIELD OF WATER POLICY\nCAS Chemical Abstracts Service.\nEU-number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS).\nWhere groups of substances have been selected, unless explicitly noted, typical individual representatives are defined in the context of the setting of environmental quality standards.\nOnly Tetra, Penta, Hexa and Heptabromodiphenylether (CAS -numbers 40088-47-9 , 32534-81-9, 36483-60-0, 68928-80-3, respectively).\nNonylphenol (CAS 25154-52-3, EU 246-672-0) including isomers 4-nonylphenol (CAS 104-40-5, EU 203-199-4) and 4-nonylphenol (branched) (CAS 84852-15-3, EU 284-325-5).\nOctylphenol (CAS 1806-26-4, EU 217-302-5) including isomer 4-(1,1',3,3'-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol (CAS 140-66-9, EU 205-426-2).\nIncluding benzo(a)pyrene (CAS 50-32-8, EU 200-028-5), benzo(b)fluoranthene (CAS 205-99-2, EU 205-911-9), benzo(g,h,i)perylene (CAS 191-24-2, EU 205-883-8), benzo(k)fluoranthene (CAS 207-08-9, EU 205-916-6), indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (CAS 193-39-5, EU 205-893-2) and excluding anthracene, fluoranthene and naphthalene, which are listed separately.\nIncluding tributyltin-cation (CAS 36643-28-4).\nThis refers to the following compounds:\n7 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs): 2,3,7,8-T4CDD (CAS 1746-01-6), 1,2,3,7,8-P5CDD (CAS 40321-76-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDD (CAS 39227-28-6), 1,2,3,6,7,8-H6CDD (CAS 57653-85-7), 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDD (CAS 19408-74-3), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDD (CAS 35822-46-9), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-O8CDD (CAS 3268-87-9)\n10 polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs): 2,3,7,8-T4CDF (CAS 51207-31-9), 1,2,3,7,8-P5CDF (CAS 57117-41-6), 2,3,4,7,8-P5CDF (CAS 57117-31-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 70648-26-9), 1,2,3,6,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 57117-44-9), 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDF (CAS 72918-21-9), 2,3,4,6,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 60851-34-5), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDF (CAS 67562-39-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-H7CDF (CAS 55673-89-7), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-O8CDF (CAS 39001-02-0)\n12 dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB-DL): 3,3',4,4'-T4CB (PCB 77, CAS 32598-13-3), 3,3',4',5-T4CB (PCB 81, CAS 70362-50-4), 2,3,3',4,4'-P5CB (PCB 105, CAS 32598-14-4), 2,3,4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 114, CAS 74472-37-0), 2,3',4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 118, CAS 31508-00-6), 2,3',4,4',5'-P5CB (PCB 123, CAS 65510-44-3), 3,3',4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 126, CAS 57465-28-8), 2,3,3',4,4',5-H6CB (PCB 156, CAS 38380-08-4), 2,3,3',4,4',5'-H6CB (PCB 157, CAS 69782-90-7), 2,3',4,4',5,5'-H6CB (PCB 167, CAS 52663-72-6), 3,3',4,4',5,5'-H6CB (PCB 169, CAS 32774-16-6), 2,3,3',4,4',5,5'-H7CB (PCB 189, CAS 39635-31-9).\nCAS 52315-07-8 refers to an isomer mixture of cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin (CAS 67375-30-8), beta-cypermethrin (CAS 65731-84-2), theta-cypermethrin (CAS 71697-59-1) and zeta-cypermethrin (52315-07-8).\nThis refers to 1,3,5,7,9,11-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 25637-99-4), 1,2,5,6,9,10- Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 3194-55-6), α-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-50-6), β-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-51-7) and γ- Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-52-8).\nNumber\nCAS number\nEU number\nName of priority substance\nIdentified as priority hazardous substance\n(1)\n15972-60-8\n240-110-8\nAlachlor\n(2)\n120-12-7\n204-371-1\nAnthracene\nX\n(3)\n1912-24-9\n217-617-8\nAtrazine\n(4)\n71-43-2\n200-753-7\nBenzene\n(5)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nBrominated diphenylethers\nX\n(6)\n7440-43-9\n231-152-8\nCadmium and its compounds\nX\n(7)\n85535-84-8\n287-476-5\nChloroalkanes, C 10-13\nX\n(8)\n470-90-6\n207-432-0\nChlorfenvinphos\n(9)\n2921-88-2\n220-864-4\nChlorpyrifos (Chlorpyrifos-ethyl)\n(10)\n107-06-2\n203-458-1\n1,2-dichloroethane\n(11)\n75-09-2\n200-838-9\nDichloromethane\n(12)\n117-81-7\n204-211-0\nDi(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)\nX\n(13)\n330-54-1\n206-354-4\nDiuron\n(14)\n115-29-7\n204-079-4\nEndosulfan\nX\n(15)\n206-44-0\n205-912-4\nFluoranthene\n(16)\n118-74-1\n204-273-9\nHexachlorobenzene\nX\n(17)\n87-68-3\n201-765-5\nHexachlorobutadiene\nX\n(18)\n608-73-1\n210-168-9\nHexachlorocyclohexane\nX\n(19)\n34123-59-6\n251-835-4\nIsoproturon\n(20)\n7439-92-1\n231-100-4\nLead and its compounds\n(21)\n7439-97-6\n231-106-7\nMercury and its compounds\nX\n(22)\n91-20-3\n202-049-5\nNaphthalene\n(23)\n7440-02-0\n231-111-4\nNickel and its compounds\n(24)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nNonylphenols\nX\n(25)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nOctylphenols\n(26)\n608-93-5\n210-172-0\nPentachlorobenzene\nX\n(27)\n87-86-5\n201-778-6\nPentachlorophenol\n(28)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nPolyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)\nX\n(29)\n122-34-9\n204-535-2\nSimazine\n(30)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nTributyltin compounds\nX\n(31)\n12002-48-1\n234-413-4\nTrichlorobenzenes\n(32)\n67-66-3\n200-663-8\nTrichloromethane (chloroform)\n(33)\n1582-09-8\n216-428-8\nTrifluralin\nX\n(34)\n115-32-2\n204-082-0\nDicofol\nX\n(35)\n1763-23-1\n217-179-8\nPerfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS)\nX\n(36)\n124495-18-7\nnot applicable\nQuinoxyfen\nX\n(37)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nDioxins and dioxin-like compounds\nX\n(38)\n74070-46-5\n277-704-1\nAclonifen\n(39)\n42576-02-3\n255-894-7\nBifenox\n(40)\n28159-98-0\n248-872-3\nCybutryne\n(41)\n52315-07-8\n257-842-9\nCypermethrin\n(42)\n62-73-7\n200-547-7\nDichlorvos\n(43)\nnot applicable\nnot applicable\nHexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDD)\nX\n(44)\n76-44-8/ 1024-57-3\n200-962-3/ 213-831-0\nHeptachlor and heptachlor epoxide\nX\n(45)\n886-50-0\n212-950-5\nTerbutryn",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "CAS Chemical Abstracts Service."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "EU-number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Where groups of substances have been selected, unless explicitly noted, typical individual representatives are defined in the context of the setting of environmental quality standards."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Only Tetra, Penta, Hexa and Heptabromodiphenylether (CAS -numbers 40088-47-9 , 32534-81-9, 36483-60-0, 68928-80-3, respectively)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Nonylphenol (CAS 25154-52-3, EU 246-672-0) including isomers 4-nonylphenol (CAS 104-40-5, EU 203-199-4) and 4-nonylphenol (branched) (CAS 84852-15-3, EU 284-325-5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Octylphenol (CAS 1806-26-4, EU 217-302-5) including isomer 4-(1,1',3,3'-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol (CAS 140-66-9, EU 205-426-2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Including benzo(a)pyrene (CAS 50-32-8, EU 200-028-5), benzo(b)fluoranthene (CAS 205-99-2, EU 205-911-9), benzo(g,h,i)perylene (CAS 191-24-2, EU 205-883-8), benzo(k)fluoranthene (CAS 207-08-9, EU 205-916-6), indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (CAS 193-39-5, EU 205-893-2) and excluding anthracene, fluoranthene and naphthalene, which are listed separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Including tributyltin-cation (CAS 36643-28-4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "This refers to the following compounds: 7 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs): 2,3,7,8-T4CDD (CAS 1746-01-6), 1,2,3,7,8-P5CDD (CAS 40321-76-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDD (CAS 39227-28-6), 1,2,3,6,7,8-H6CDD (CAS 57653-85-7), 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDD (CAS 19408-74-3), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDD (CAS 35822-46-9), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-O8CDD (CAS 3268-87-9) 10 polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs): 2,3,7,8-T4CDF (CAS 51207-31-9), 1,2,3,7,8-P5CDF (CAS 57117-41-6), 2,3,4,7,8-P5CDF (CAS 57117-31-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 70648-26-9), 1,2,3,6,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 57117-44-9), 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDF (CAS 72918-21-9), 2,3,4,6,7,8-H6CDF (CAS 60851-34-5), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDF (CAS 67562-39-4), 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-H7CDF (CAS 55673-89-7), 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-O8CDF (CAS 39001-02-0) 12 dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB-DL): 3,3',4,4'-T4CB (PCB 77, CAS 32598-13-3), 3,3',4',5-T4CB (PCB 81, CAS 70362-50-4), 2,3,3',4,4'-P5CB (PCB 105, CAS 32598-14-4), 2,3,4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 114, CAS 74472-37-0), 2,3',4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 118, CAS 31508-00-6), 2,3',4,4',5'-P5CB (PCB 123, CAS 65510-44-3), 3,3',4,4',5-P5CB (PCB 126, CAS 57465-28-8), 2,3,3',4,4',5-H6CB (PCB 156, CAS 38380-08-4), 2,3,3',4,4',5'-H6CB (PCB 157, CAS 69782-90-7), 2,3',4,4',5,5'-H6CB (PCB 167, CAS 52663-72-6), 3,3',4,4',5,5'-H6CB (PCB 169, CAS 32774-16-6), 2,3,3',4,4',5,5'-H7CB (PCB 189, CAS 39635-31-9)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "CAS 52315-07-8 refers to an isomer mixture of cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin (CAS 67375-30-8), beta-cypermethrin (CAS 65731-84-2), theta-cypermethrin (CAS 71697-59-1) and zeta-cypermethrin (52315-07-8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "This refers to 1,3,5,7,9,11-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 25637-99-4), 1,2,5,6,9,10- Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 3194-55-6), α-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-50-6), β-Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-51-7) and γ- Hexabromocyclododecane (CAS 134237-52-8)."
    }
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