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Annex IV List of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Article 7

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Polychlorinated naphthalenes means chemical compounds based on the naphthalene ring system, where one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine atoms.

The limit is calculated as PCDD and PCDF according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):

PCDDTEFPCDFTEFPCDDTEF
2,3,7,8-TeCDD12,3,7,8-TeCDF0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD11,2,3,7,8-PeCDF0,031,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD0,12,3,4,7,8-PeCDF0,32,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD0,11,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF0,01
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD0,11,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF0,01
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD0,01OCDF0,0003
OCDD0,0003

The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply.

‘Hexabromocyclododecane’ means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane, beta-hexabromocyclododecane and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane.

SubstanceCAS NoEC NoConcentration limit referred to in Article 7(4)(a)
Endosulfan

115-29-7

959-98-8

33213-65-9

204-079-450 mg/kg
Hexachlorobutadiene87-68-3201-765-5100 mg/kg
Polychlorinated naphthalenesf1 10 mg/kg
Alkanes C10-C13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs)85535-84-8287-476-510 000 mg/kg
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O40088-47-9 and others254-787-2 and others

Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether: F1500 mg/kg.

F2...

Pentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5O32534-81-9 and others251-084-2 and others
Hexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6O36483-60-0 and others253-058-6 and others
Heptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7O68928-80-3 and others273-031-2 and others
Decabromodiphenyl ether C12Br10O1163-19-5 and others214-604-9 and others

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C8F17SO2X

(X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)

1763-23-1

2795-39-3

29457-72-5

29081-56-9

70225-14-8

56773-42-3

251099-16-8

4151-50-2

31506-32-8

1691-99-2

24448-09-7

307-35-7 and others

217-179-8

220-527-1

249-644-6

249-415-0

274-460-8

260-375-3

223-980-3

250-665-8

216-887-4

246-262-1

206-200-6 and others

50 mg/kg
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF)15 μg/kgf2
DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane)50-29-3200-024-350 mg/kg
Chlordane57-74-9200-349-050 mg/kg
Hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane

58-89-9

319-84-6

319-85-7

608-73-1

210-168-9

200-401-2

206-270-8

206-271-3

50 mg/kg
Dieldrin60-57-1200-484-550 mg/kg
Endrin72-20-8200-775-750 mg/kg
Heptachlor76-44-8200-962-350 mg/kg
Hexachlorobenzene118-74-1204-273-950 mg/kg
Chlordecone143-50-0205-601-350 mg/kg
Aldrin309-00-2206-215-850 mg/kg
Pentachlorobenzene608-93-5210-172-050 mg/kg
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)1336-36-3 and others215-648-150 mg/kgf3
Mirex2385-85-5219-196-650 mg/kg
Toxaphene8001-35-2232-283-350 mg/kg
Hexabromobiphenyl36355-01-8252-994-250 mg/kg
Hexabromocyclododecanef4

25637-99-4,

3194-55-6,

134237-50-6,

134237-51-7,

134237-52-8

247-148-4

221-695-9

1 000 mg/kgF3...
F4Pentachlorophenol 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 others06-397-9 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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Annex 4 substituted (1.4.2025) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/296), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(a)

F2

Words in Annex 4 omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/296), regs. 1(1), 4(2)(b)

F3

Words in Annex 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1358), regs. 2(2), 27(3)

F4

Words in Annex 4 inserted (1.4.2025) by The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/296), regs. 1(1), 4(3)

Footnotes

f1

Polychlorinated naphthalenes means chemical compounds based on the naphthalene ring system, where one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine atoms.

f2

The limit is calculated as PCDD and PCDF according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):

PCDDTEFPCDFTEFPCDDTEF
2,3,7,8-TeCDD12,3,7,8-TeCDF0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD11,2,3,7,8-PeCDF0,031,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD0,12,3,4,7,8-PeCDF0,32,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF0,1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD0,11,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF0,01
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD0,11,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF0,01
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD0,01OCDF0,0003
OCDD0,0003
f3

The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply.

f4

‘Hexabromocyclododecane’ means hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alpha-hexabromocyclododecane, beta-hexabromocyclododecane and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane.