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Article 2

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For the purposes of this Directive, ‘asbestos’ means the following fibrous silicates:

  1. (a)

    asbestos actinolite, CAS No 77536-66-4f1;

  2. (b)

    asbestos grunerite (amosite), CAS No 12172-73-5;

  3. (c)

    asbestos anthophyllite, CAS No 77536-67-5;

  4. (d)

    chrysotile, CAS No 12001-29-5;

  5. (e)

    crocidolite, CAS No 12001-28-4;

  6. (f)

    asbestos tremolite, CAS No 77536-68-6.

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Number in the register of the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS).