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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of12June1986
on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain dangerous substances included in
ListIoftheAnnextoDirective 76/464/EEC
(86/280/EEC)
(OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 88/347/EEC of 16 June 1988 L 158 35 25.6.1988
►M2Council Directive 90/415/EEC of 27 July 1990 L 219 49 14.8.1990
►M3Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 L 377 48 31.12.1991
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 210, 1.8.1986, p. 108 (86/280/EEC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 51 (86/280/EEC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of12June1986
on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain
dangerous substances included in List I of the Annex to Directive
76/464/EEC
(86/280/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on
pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into theaquatic environment of the Community (
1), and in particular Article 6
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (4),
Whereas, in order to protect the aquatic environment of the Community
against pollution by certain dangerous substances, Article 3 of Direc-
tive 76/464/EEC introduces a system of prior authorization laying
down emission standards for discharges of the substances in List I inthe Annex thereto; whereas Article 6 of the said Directive providesthat limit values shall be laid down for such emission standards andalso quality objectives for the aquatic environment affected by
discharges of these substances;
Whereas Member States are required to apply the limit values except in
cases where they may employ quality objectives;
Whereas the dangerous substances covered by this Directive have been
chosen mainly on the basis of the criteria adopted in Directive 76/464/EEC;
Whereas, since pollution due to the discharge of these substances into
the aquatic environment is caused by a large number of industries, it is
necessary to lay down specific limit values for discharges according to
the type of industry concerned and to lay down quality objectives forthe aquatic environment into which these substances are discharged;
Whereas the purpose of the limit values and quality objectives is to
eliminate pollution of the various parts of the aquatic environmentwhich might be affected by discharges of these substances;
Whereas such limit values and quality objectives must be laid down for
this purpose and not with the intention of establishing rules pertaining
to consumer protection or to the marketing of products from the
aquatic environment;
Whereas, to enable Member States to demonstrate that the quality
objectives are being met, provision should be made for reports to theCommission for eachquality objective ch osen and applied;
Whereas Member States should seek to ensure that the measures taken
pursuant to this Directive do not have the effect of increasing soil or air
pollution;
Whereas, moreover, for the purposes of effective implementation of
this Directive, provision should be made for the monitoring by theMember States of the aquatic environment affected by discharges of1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 2
(1) OJ No L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23.
(2) OJ No C 70, 18. 3. 1985, p. 15.
(3) OJ No C 120, 20. 5. 1986.
(4) OJ No C 188, 29. 7. 1985, p. 19.
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the substances in question; whereas the powers to introduce such moni-
toring are not provided by Directive 76/464/EEC; whereas, since thespecific powers have not been provided for in the Treaty, recourse
should be had to Article 235 thereof;
Whereas, in the case of certain significant sources of pollution by these
substances other than sources subject to Community limit values or
national emission standards, specific programmes should be devised toeliminate the pollution; whereas the necessary powers to that effecthave not been provided by Directive 76/464/EEC; whereas, since thespecific powers have not been provided for in the EEC Treaty, recourseshould be had to Article 235 thereof;
Whereas ground water can be excluded from the scope of this Directive
since it is the subject of Directive 80/68/EEC (
1);
Whereas, for the purposes of effective implementation of this Direc-
tive, it is important that the Commission should forward to theCouncil, every five years, a comparative assessment of its implementa-
tion by the Member States;
Whereas this Directive will have to be amended and supplemented, on
proposals from the Commission, in line with developments in scientific
knowledge relating principally to the toxicity, persistence and accumu-
lation of the substances referred to in living organisms and sediments,or in the event of an improvement in the best technical means avail-able; whereas it is necessary, for that purpose, to provide for additionsto this Directive, relating to measures in respect of other dangeroussubstances, and for amendments to the content of the Annexes,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. This Directive:
— lays down, pursuant ot (SIC! to) Article 6 (1) of Directive 76/464/
EEC, limit values for emission standards for the substances referred
to in Article 2 (a) in discharges from industrial plants as defined inArticle 2 (e) of this Directive,
— lays down, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Directive 76/464/EEC,
quality objectives for the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) of
this Directive in the aquatic environment,
— lays down, pursuant to Article 6 (4) of Directive 76/464/EEC, the
time limits for compliance with the conditions specified in the
authorizations granted by the competent authorities of Member
States in respect of existing discharges,
— lays down, pursuant to Article 12 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC, the
reference methods of measurement enabling the content of the
substances referred to in Article 2 (a) of this Directive in discharges
and in the aquatic environment to be determined,
— establishes, pursuant to Article 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, a
monitoring procedure,
— requires Member States to cooperate with one another in the case of
discharges affecting the waters of more than one Member State,
— requires Member States to draw up programmes to avoid or elimi-
nate pollution arising from the sources referred to in Article 5,
— lays down in Annex I a set of general provisions applicable to all
the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) and relating, in particular,to limit values for emission standards (heading A), quality objec-
tives (heading B) and reference methods of measurement (heading
C),
— lays down in Annex II a set of specific provisions which amplify
and supplement those headings in respect of individual substances.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 3
(1) OJ No L 20, 26. 1. 1980, p. 43.
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2. This Directive applies to the waters referred to in Article 1 of
Directive 76/464/EEC, withth e exception of ground water.
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) ‘substances’ means:
those dangerous substances, belonging to the families and groups
of substances appearing in List I in the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC, which are specified in Annex II to this Directive;
(b) ‘limit-values’ means:
the values specified in Annex II, under heading A, in respect of the
substances referred to in (a);
(c) ‘quality objectives’ means:
the requirements specified in Annex II, under heading B, in respect
of the substances referred to in (a);
(d) ‘handling of substances’ means:
any industrial process involving the production, the processing or
use of the substances referred to in (a), or any other industrialprocess in which the presence of such substances is inherent;
(e) ‘industrial plant’ means:
a plant at which the substances referred to in (a), or any other
substances containing them, are handled;
(f) ‘existing plant’ means:
an industrial plant which is operational at a date 12 months after
the date of notification of this Directive or, where applicable, at adate 12 months after the date of notification of any Directiveamending it that relates to such plant;
(g) ‘new plant’ means:
— an industrial plant which becomes operational later than 12
months after the date of notification of this Directive or, whereapplicable, later than 12 months after the date of notification ofany Directive amending it that relates to such plant,
— an existing industrial plant whose capacity for handling the
substances is substantially increased later than 12 months afterthe date of notification of this Directive or, where applicable,later than 12 months after the date of notification of any Direc-
tive amending it that relates to such plant.
Article 3
1. The limit values, the time limits for compliance therewith and the
procedures for monitoring discharges are laid down in the Annexes,under heading A.
2. The limit values shall normally apply at the point where waste
waters containing the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) leave the
industrial plant.
Should it be considered necessary in the case of certain substances to
lay down other points where the limit values shall apply, these points
shall be listed in Annex II.
When waste waters containing these substances are treated outside the
industrial plant at a treatment plant intended for their removal, theMember State may permit the limit values to be applied at the pointwhere the waste waters leave the treatment plant.
3. The authorizations referred to in Article 3 of Directive 76/464/
EEC must contain provisions as stringent as those set out underheading A in the Annexes to this Directive, except where a MemberState is complying withArticle 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC on th e
basis of heading B in the Annexes to this Directive.
Authorizations shall be reviewed at least every four years.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 4
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4. Without prejudice to their obligations arising from paragraphs 1,
2 and 3 and to Directive 76/464/EEC, Member States may grantauthorizations for new plants only if those plants apply the standards
corresponding to the best technical means available when that is neces-
sary for the elimination of pollution in accordance with Article 2 of thesaid Directive or for the prevention of distortions of competition.
Whatever method it adopts, the Member State concerned shall, where
for technical reasons the measures envisaged do not correspond to thebest technical means available, provide the Commission, before anyauthorization, with evidence in support of those reasons.
The Commission shall immediately forward such evidence to the other
Member States and shall send all Member States a report, at the earliestopportunity, giving its opinion on the derogation referred to in thesecond subparagraph. If necessary, it shall at the same time submit
appropriate proposals to the Council.
5. The reference method of analysis to be used in determining the
presence of the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) is given under
heading C in Annex II. Other methods may be used provided that thelimits of detection, precision and accuracy of suchmeth ods are at leastas good as those laid down under heading C in Annex II.
6. Member States shall seek to ensure that the measures taken
pursuant to this Directive do not result in an increase in the pollutionof other media, notably soil and air, by these substances.
Article 4
The Member States concerned shall be responsible for monitoring the
aquatic environment affected by discharges from industrial establish-
ments and by other sources of significant discharges.
In the case of discharges affecting the waters of more than one
Member State, the Member States concerned shall cooperate with a
view to harmonizing monitoring procedures.
Article 5
1. As regards substances to which specific reference is made in
Annex II, the Member States shall draw up specific programmes toavoid or eliminate pollution from significant sources of thesesubstances (including multiple and diffuse sources) other than sources
of discharges subject to Community limit value rules or national emis-
sion standards.
2. The programmes shall include the most appropriate measures and
techniques for the replacement, retention and/or recycling of the
substances referred to in paragraph1.
3. The specific programmes must be implemented not later than five
years after the date of notification of the Directive which relates speci-
fically to the substance concerned.
Article 6
1. At intervals of three years the Member States shall send informa-
tion to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive, in theform of a sectoral report which shall also cover other pertinentCommunity Directives. This report shall be drawn up on the basis of
a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance
withth e procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC (
1).
The questionaire (SIC! questionnaire) or outline shall be sent to theMember States six months before the start of the period covered bythe report. The report shall be sent to the Commission within ninemonths of the end of the three-year period covered by it.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 5
(1) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.▼M3
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The first report shall cover the period from 1993 to 1995 inclusive.
The Commission shall publish a Community report on the implementa-
tion of the Directive within nine months of receiving the reports from
the Member States.
2.. Should there be a change in scientific knowledge relating princi-
pally to the toxicity, persistence and accumulation of the substancesreferred to in Article 2 (a) in living organisms and sediments, or inthe event of an improvement in the best technical means available, theCommission shall submit appropriate proposals to the Council with the
aim of making the limit values and the quality objectives more strin-
gent, if appropriate, or of establishing new limit values and additionalquality objectives.
Article 7
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to
comply with this Directive by 1 January 1988. They shall forthwithinform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, immedi-
ately after adoption, the texts of the provisions of national law which
they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Article 8
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 6
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ANNEX I
GENERALPROVISIONS
This Annex is divided into three headings which set out the general provisions
applicable to all the substances concerned:
— A: limit values for emission standards,
— B: quality objectives,— C: reference methods of measurement.
The general provisions are amplified and supplemented in Annex II by a series
of specific provisions applicable to individual substances.
HEADING A
Limit values, dates set for compliance therewith and procedures for moni-
toringdischarges
1. The limit values and the dates set for compliance therewith are set out in
Annex II, under heading A, in respect of the different types of industrial
plant concerned.
2. The quantities of substances discharged are expressed in terms of the quan-
tity of substances produced, processed or used by the industrial plant during
the same period or, in accordance with Article 6 (1) of Directive 76/464/
EEC, of another parameter characteristic of that activity.
3. Limit values for industrial plants which discharge substances referred to in
Article 2 (a) and which are not mentioned under heading A in Annex II
will, where necessary, be determined by the Council at a later stage. Mean-
while, the Member States will independently set, in accordance with
Directive 76/464/EEC, emission standards for discharges of such substances.
Such standards must take into account the best technical means available and
must not be less stringent than the most nearly comparable limit value set out
under heading A in Annex II.
This paragraph will also apply where an industrial plant has activities other
than those for which limit values have been set under heading A in Annex II
and which are likely to be a source of discharges of the substances referred
to in Article 2 (a).
4. Limit values expressed as concentrations which, in principle, must not be
exceeded are given in Annex II under heading A, in respect of the industrial
plants concerned. In no instance may limit values expressed as maximum
concentrations, when they are not the only values applicable, be greater
than limit values expressed by weight divided by water requirements per
element characteristic of the polluting activity. However, because the concen-
tration of these substances in effluents depends on the volume of water
involved, which varies for different processes and plants, the limit values
expressed in terms of the weight of the substances discharged in relation to
the parameters characteristic of the activity given under heading A in Annex
II, must be complied within all cases.
5. A monitoring procedure must be instituted to check whether the discharges
of the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) comply with the emission stan-
dards.
This procedure must provide for the taking and analysis of samples and for
measurement of the flow of the discharge and the quantity of substances
handled or, where appropriate, measurement of the parameters characteristic
of the activity causing pollution as listed in Annex II, heading A.
In particular, should the quantity of substances handled be impossible to
determine, the monitoring procedure may be based on the quantity of
substances that may be used as a function of the production capacity on
which the authorization was based.
6. A sample representative of the discharge over a period of 24 hours must be
taken. The quantity of substances discharged over one month must be calcu-
lated on the basis of the daily quantities of substances discharged.
Annex II may, however, lay down for discharges of certain substances quan-
titative thresholds below which the Member States may apply a simplified
monitoring procedure.
7. The sampling and flow measurement provided for in paragraph 5 shall
normally be effected at the points of application of the limit values provided
for in Article 3 (2).
However, where necessary to ensure that the measurements comply with the
requirements of heading C of the Annexes, a Member State may allow the1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 7
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sampling and flow measurement to be effected at another point before that at
which the limit values apply, provided that:
— all waters discharged from the plant that may have been polluted by the
substance in question are taken into account by those measurements,
— regular checks show that the measurements are fully representative of the
quantities discharged at the points of application of the limit values or are
always higher.
HEADING B
Quality objectives, dates set for compliance therewith and procedure for
monitoringcompliancewiththem
1. For those Member States which opt for the exception provided for in Article
6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, the emission standards which they must
establishand apply, pursuant to Article 5 of th at Directive, will be fixed so
that the appropriate quality objective or objectives from those fixed pursuant
to paragraphs 2 and 3 below is or are complied with in the area affected by
discharges of the substances referred to in Article 2 (a). The competent
authority will determine the area affected in each case and will select from
the quality objectives fixed pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 below the objec-
tive or objectives that it deems appropriate having regard to the intended use
of the area affected, while taking account of the fact that the purpose of this
Directive is to eliminate all pollution.
2. Witha view to eliminating pollution, as defined in Directive 76/464/EEC,
and pursuant to Article 2 of that Directive, the quality objectives and dates
set for compliance therewith are set out under heading B in Annex II.
3. Unless otherwise specified under heading B in Annex II, all the concentra-
tions mentioned as quality objectives refer to the arithmetic mean of the
results obtained over a year.
4. Where more than one quality objective is applied to waters within one area,
the quality of the water must be sufficient to comply with each of those
objectives.
5. For each authorization granted pursuant to this Directive, the competent
authority will specify the detailed rules, monitoring procedures and dates for
ensuring compliance withth e quality objective or objectives concerned.
6. In accordance withArticle 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, th e Member States
will, for each quality objective chosen and applied, report to the Commission
on:
— the points of discharge and the means of dispersal,
— the area in which the quality objective is applied,— the location of sampling points,— the frequency of sampling,— the methods of sampling and measurement,— the results obtained.
7. Samples must be taken at a point sufficiently close to the discharge point to
be representative of the quality of the aquatic environment in the area
affected by the discharges, and the frequency of sampling must be sufficient
to show any changes in the aquatic environment, having regard in particular
to natural variations in hydrological conditions.
HEADING C
Reference methodsofmeasurementandlimitofdetection
1. The definitions given in Council Directive 79/869/EEC of 9 October 1979
concerning the methods of measurement and frequencies of sampling and
analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in
the Member States (
1) will apply in the context of this Directive.
2. The reference methods of measurement to be used for determining the
concentration of the substances in question and the limit of detection for the
environment concerned are set out under heading C in Annex II.
3. The limit of detection, the accuracy and the precision of the method are
specified for eachsubstance under h eading C in Annex II.
4. Effluent flow measurements must be carried out to an accuracy of ± 20 %.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 8
(1) OJ No L 271, 29. 10. 1979, p. 44.
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ANNEX II
SPECIFICPROVISIONS
1. Relating to carbon tetrachloride
2. Relating to DDT
3. Relating to pentachlorophenol
4. Relating to aldrin, dieldrin, endrin and isodrin
5. Relating to hexachlorobenzene6. Relating to hexachlorobutadiene
7. Relating to chloroform
8. Relating to 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)
9. Relating to trichloroethylene (TRI)
10. Relating to perchloroethylene (PER)11. Relating to trichlorobenzene (TCB).
The numbering of the substances listed in this Annex corresponds to the list of
129 substances contained in the communication from the Commission to the
Council of 22 June 1982(
1).
Should substances be included in future in this Annex which are not set out in
the abovementioned list, they shall be numbered in chronological order of inclu-
sion beginning withNo 130.
I. Specific provisionsrelatingtocarbontetrachloride (No13) (2)
CAS No 56-23-5 (3)1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 9
(1) OJ No C 176, 14. 7. 1982, p. 3.
(2) Article 5 applies in particular to use of carbon tetrachloride in industrial laundries.
(3) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.▼M1
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Heading A (13): Limit values for emission standards
Type of industrial
plant (1)(2)Type of
average
valueLimit values expressed as (3)
To be complied
withas from
weightconcentra-
tion
1. Carbon tetrachloride
production by
perchlorinationMonthly a) process involving
washing: 40 g CCl4per tonne of totalproduction capacity
of CCl
4and
perchlorethylene 1,5 mg/l/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1501. 1. 1988b) process not invol-
ving washing: 2,5 g/
tonne 1,5 mg/l
Daily a) process involving
washing: 80 g/tonne 3 mg/l
b) process not invol-
ving washing: 5 g/
tonne 3 mg/l
2. Production of chloro-
methanes by methane
chlorination
(including high-pres-
sure electrolytic
chlorine generation)
and from methanolMonthly 10 g CCl
4per tonne of
total production capa-
city of chloromethanes 1,5 mg/l/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1501. 1. 1988
Daily 20 g/tonne 3 mg/l
3. Production of chloro-
fluorocarbons (
4)Monthly — — —
Daily — — —
(1) Among the industrial establishments referred to under heading A, point 3, of Annex I, reference is made in
particular to plants using carbon tetrachloride as solvent.
(2) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 30 kg a year.
(3) In view of the volatility of carbon tetrachloride and in order to ensure compliance with Article 3 (6), where a
process involving agitation in the open air of effluent containing carbon tetrachloride is used, the Member Statesshall require compliance with the limit values upstream of the plant concerned; they shall ensure that all waterlikely to be polluted is taken fully into account.
(
4) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council is to adopt such limit values at a
later date, acting on a Commission proposal.
Heading B (13): Quality objectives (1)
EnvironmentQuality objec-
tiveUnit of
measurementTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C15012 µg/l CCl
41. 1. 1988Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
Heading C (13): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of tetrachloride in effluents and water is gas chromatography.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 10
(1) Without prejudice to Article 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, where there is no evidence
of any problem in meeting and continuously mantaining the quality objective set out
above, a simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced.
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A sensitive detector must be used when concentration levels are below
0,5 mg/l and in this case the determination limit (1) is 0,1 µg/l. For concen-
tration levels higher than 0,5 mg/l a determination limit (1) of 0,1 mg/l is
acceptable.
2. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the determination limit (1).
II. Specific provisionsrelatingtoDDT(No46) ►C2(2)◄(3)
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STANDSTILL: The concentration of DDT in the aquatic environment, sedi-
ments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish must not
increase significantly withtime.
Heading A (46): Limit values for emission standards (5)(6)
Type of industrial
plant (1)(2)Type of
average
valueLimit value espressed as
To be complied
withas from g/tonne of substances
produced, handled or usedmg/l of
water
discharged
Production of DDT
including formulation of
DDT on the same siteMonthly 8 0,7 1. 1. 1988
Daily 16 1,3 1. 1. 1988
Monthly 4 0,2 1. 1. 1991
Daily 8 0,4 1. 1. 1991
(1) Among the industrial plants referred to under heading A, point 3, of Annex I, reference is made in particular to
plants formulating DDT away from the production site and to the dicofol production industry.
(2) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 1 kg a year.
Heading B (46): Quality objectives
Environment Quality objectivesUnit of measure-
mentTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters 10 for the
isomer
para-para-
DDT
25 for total
DDT/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150►
C1ng/l◄ 1. 1. 1988Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than
estuary waters
Territorial sea waters
Heading C (46): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining DDT in
effluents and the aquatic environment is gas chromatography with electron
capture detection after extraction by means of an appropriate solvent. The
limit of determination (7)►C1for total DDT is approximately 4 ng/l for
the aquatic environment ◄and 1 µg/l for effluents, depending on the
number of extraneous substances present in the sample.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 11
(1) The ‘determination limit’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantitatively
determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can still bedistinguished from zero.
(
2) The sum of the isomers 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2 bis ( p-chlorophenyl) ethane;
1,1,1-trichloro-2 ( o-chlorophenyl)-2-( p-chlorophenyl) ethane;
1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis ( p-chlorophenyl) ethylene; and
1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis ( p-chlorophenyl) ethane.
(3) Article 5 applies to DDT if sources other than those mentioned in this Annex are iden-
tified.
(4) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.
(5) With regard to new plants, the best technical means available must already make it
possible to lay down, for DDT, emission standards lower than 1 g/tonne substancesproduced.
(
6) On the basis of experience gained in implementing this Directive, the Commission will
submit to the Council, pursuant to Article 6 (3) of this Directive, in good time, propo-sals aimed at fixing more stringent limit values to enter into force by 1994.
(
7) The ‘limit of determination’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can still
be distinguished from zero.
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2. The reference method to be used for determining DDT in sediments and
organisms is gas chromatography with electron capture detection after appro-
priate preparation of samples. The limit of determination (1)i s1 µg/kg.
3. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the limit of determination (1).
III. Specificprovisionsrelating topentachlorophenol(No102) (2)(3)
CAS 87-86-5(4)
STANDSTILL: The concentration of PCP in sediments and/or molluscs and/or
shellfish and/or fish must not increase significantly with time.
Heading A (102): Limit values for emission standards
Type of industrial
plant (1)(2)Type of
average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from g/tonne production/utiliza-
tion capacitymg/l of
water
discharged
Production of sodium
pentachlorophenate by
hydrolysis of hexachlor-
obenzeneMonthly 25 1 1. 1. 1988
Daily 50 2 1. 1. 1988
(1) Among the industrial plants referred to under heading A, point 3, of Annex I, reference is made in particular to
plants producing sodium pentachlorophenate by saponification and those producing pentachlorophenol by chlor-
ination.
(2) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 3 kg a year.
Heading B (102): Quality objectives
EnvironmentQuality objec-
tiveUnit of
measurementTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1502 µg/l 1. 1. 1988Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
Heading C (102): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining pentachlor-
ophenol in effluents and the aquatic environment is high-pressure liquid
chromatography with electron-capture detection after extraction by means of
an appropriate solvent. The limit of determination (
1)i s2 µg/l for effluents
and 0,1 µg/l for the aquatic environment.
2. The reference method to be used for determining pentachlorophenol in sedi-
ments and organisms is high-pressure liquid chromatography or gas
chromatography with electroncapture (SIC! electron-capture) detection after
appropriate preparation of samples. The limit of determination (1)i s1 µg/kg.
3. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the limit of determination (1).1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 12
(1) The ‘limit of determination’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can stillbe distinguished from zero.
(
2) The chemical compound 2,3,4,5,6-Pentachloro-l-hydroxybenzene and its salts.
(3) Article 5 applies to pentachlorophenol, and particularly to its use for treating wood.
(4) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number.
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IV. Specificprovisionsrelating to:
— aldrin (No 1) (1) CAS-No 309-00-2
— dieldrin (No 71) (2) CAS-No 60-57-1
— endrin (No 77)(3) CAS-No 72-20-8
— isodrin (No 130)(4) CAS-No 465-73-6
(1) Aldrin is the chemical compound C12H8Cl61, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-1, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 8a-hexaydro-1, 4-endo-5, 8-exo-
dimethanonaphtalene.
(2) Dieldrin is the chemical compound C12H8Cl6O
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy-1, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro-1,
4-endo-5, 8-exo-dimethanonaphtalene.
(3) Endrin is the chemical compound C12H8Cl6O
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7- epoxy-1, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro-1,
4-endo-5, 8-endo-dimethanonapthalene.
(4) Isodrin is the chemical compound C12H8Cl61, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-1, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 8a-hexhaydro-1, 4-endo-5, 8-
endo-dimethanonaphtalene.
Heading A (1, 71, 77, 130): Limit values for emission standards (1)
Type of industrial
plant (1)Type of
average
valueTo be complied
withas from Limit value expressed
asWeightConcentra-
tion in
effluent
µg/l of
water
discharge-
d(2)
Production of aldrin
and/or dieldrin and/or
endrin including
formulation of these
substances on the
same siteMonthly 3 g per tonne of
total production
capacity (g/tonne)2 1. 1. 1 989
Daily 15 g per tonne of
total production
capacity (g/
tonne) (3)10(3) 1. 1. 1 989
(1) Among the industrial plants referred to under heading A, point 3, of Annex I, reference is made in particular to
plants formulating aldrin, and/or dieldrin and/or endrin away from the production site.
(2) These figures take account of the total amount of water passing through the plant.
(3) If possible, daily values should not exceed twice the monthly value.
Heading B (1, 71, 77, 130): Quality objectives
Environment SubstanceQuality objectives ng/l to be complied with
as from
1. 1. 1989 1. 1. 1994
Inland surface waters Aldrin 30 for the four
substances in
total witha
maximum of 5
for endrin10
Estuary waters Dieldrin 10
Internal coastal waters other than
estuary onesEndrin 5
Territorial waters Isodrin 5
Standstill: The concentration(s) of aldrin and/or dieldrin and/or endrin and/or
isodrin in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish must
not increase significantly withtime.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 13
(1) The limit values indicated in this heading shall apply to the total discharge of aldrin,
dieldrin and endrin.If the effluent resulting from the production or use of aldrin, dieldrin and/or endrin(including formulation of these substances) also contains isodrin, the limit values laid
down above shall apply to the total discharges of aldrin, dieldrin, endrin and isodrin.
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Heading C (1, 71, 77, 130): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining aldrin,
dieldrin, endrin and/or isodrin in effluents and the aquatic environment is
gas chromatography with electron-capture detection after extraction by means
of an appropriate solvent. The limit of determination (1) for eachsubstance is
2,5 ng/l for the aquatic environment and 400 ng/l for effluents, depending on
the number of parasite substances present in the sample.
2. The reference method to be used for determining aldrin, dieldrin and/or
endrin and/or isodrin in sediments and organisms is gas chromatography
withelectron-capture detection after appropriate preparation of samples. Th e
limit of determination is 1 µg/kg dry weight for each separate substance.
3. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the limit of determination.
V. Specific dispositionsrelatingtohexachlorobenzene(HCB)(No83)
CAS-118-74-1
Heading A (83): Limit values for emission standards
Standstill: There must be no significant direct or indirect increase over time in
pollution arising from discharges of HCB and affecting concentra-
tions in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish.
Type of industrial
plant (1)(2)(3)Type of
average
valueLimit values expressed asTo be complied
withas fromweight concentration
1. HCB production
and processingmonthly 10 g HCB/tonne of
HCB production
capacity1 mg/l of HCB/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1501. 1. 19990daily 20 g HCB/tonne of
HCB production
capacity2 mg/l of HCB
2. Production of
perchloro ethylene
(PER) and carbon
tetrachloride
(CCl
4)b y
perchlorinationmonthly 1,5 g HCB/tonne of
PER + CCl4total
production capacity1,5 mg/l of HCB/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1501. 1. 1990daily 3g HCB/tonne of
PER + CCl
4total
production capacity3 mg/l of HCB
3. Production of
trichloroethylene
and/or perchlor-
oethylene by any
other process (4)monthly — — —
daily — — —
(1) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 1 kg a year.
(2) Among the industrial plants referred to in Annex I, heading A, point 3, reference is made in particular to indus-
trial plants producing quintozene and tecnazene, industrial plants producing chlorine by chlor-alkali electrolysiswith graphite electrodes, industrial rubber processing plants, plants manufacturing pyrotechnic products andplants producing vinylchloride.
(
3) On the basis of experience gained in implementing the Directive, and taking into account the fact that the use of
best technical means already makes it possible to apply in some cases much more stringent values than those
indicated above, the Council shall decide, on the basis of proposals from the Commission, upon more stringentlimit values, suchdecision to be taken by 1 January 1995.
(
4) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council shall adopt such limit values at a
later stage, acting on a proposal from the Commission. In the meantime, Member States will apply national
emission standards in accordance withAnnex I, h eading A, point 3.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 14
(1) The ‘limit of determination’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can still
be distinguished from zero.
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Heading B (83): Quality objectives (1)
Standstill: The concentration of HCB in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shell-
fishand/or fishmust not increase significantly withtime.
EnvironmentQuality objec-
tiveUnit of
measurementTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1500,03 µg/l 1. 1. 1990Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
Heading C (83): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of HCB in effluents and waters is gas chromatography with elec-
tron-capture detection after extraction by means of an appropriate solvent.
The limit of determination (
2) for HCB shall be within the range 1 to 10 ng/l
for waters and 0,5 to 1 µg/l for effluents depending on the number of extra-
neous substances present in the sample.
2. The reference method to be used for determining HCB in sediments and
organisms is gas chromatography with electron-capture detection after appro-
priate preparation of the sample. The limit of determination (2) shall be
within the range 1 to 10 µg/kg of dry matter.
3. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the limit of determination (2).1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 15
(1) The Commission shall keep under review the possibility of setting stringent quality
objectives, taking into account measured concentrations of HCB in sediments and/or
molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish, and will report to the Council, by 1 January1995, for decision as to whether any changes should be made to the Directive.
(
2) The ‘limit of determination’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can still
be distinguished from zero.
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VI. Specificprovisionsrelating tohexachlorobutadiene(HCBD)(No84)
CAS-87-68-3
Heading A (84): Limit values for emission standards
Standstill: There must be no significant direct or indirect increase over time in
pollution arising from discharges of HCB and affecting concentra-
tions in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish.
Type of industrial
plant (1)(2)(3)Type of
average
valueLimit values expressed asTo be complied
withas fromweight concentration
1. Production of
perchloroethylene
(PER) and carbon
tetrachloride
(CCl4)b y
perchlorinationmonthly 1,5 g HCBD/tonne
of total production
capacity of PER +
CCl41,5 mg/l of HCBD
daily 3 g HCBD/tonne of
total production
capacity of PER +
CCl43 mg/l of HCBD 1. 1. 1990
2. Production of
trichloroethylene
and/or perchlor-
oethylene by anyother process (
4)monthly — — —
daily — — —
(1) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 1 kg a year.
(2) Among the industrial plants referred to in Annex I, heading A, point 3, reference is made in particular to indus-
trial plants using HCBD for technical puposes.
(3) On the basis of experience gained in implementing this Directive, and taking into account the fact that the use of
best technical means already makes it possible to apply in some cases much more stringent values than thoseindicated above, the Council shall decide on the basis of proposals from the Commission, upon more stringentlimit values, suchdecison to be taken by 1 January 1995.
(
4) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council shall adopt such values at a later
stage, acting on a proposal from the Commission. In the meantime, Member States will apply national emissionstandards in accordance withAnnex I, h eading A, point 3.
Heading B (84): Quality objectives (1)
Standstill: The concentration of HCBD in sediments and/or molluscs and/or
shellfish and/or fish must not increase significantly with time.
EnvironmentQuality objec-
tiveUnit of
measurementTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1500,1 µg/l 1. 1. 1990Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 16
(1) The Commission shall keep under review the possibility of setting stringent quality
objectives, taking into account measured concentrations of HCBD in sediments and/ormolluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish, and will report to the Council, by 1 January 1995,
for decision as to whether any changes should be made to the Directive.
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Heading C (84): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining HCBD in
effluents and waters is gas chromatography with electron-capture detection
after extraction by means of an appropriate solvent.
The limit of determination (1) for HCBD shall be within the range 1 to 10 ng/
l for waters and 0,5 to 1 µg/l for effluents, depending on the number of extra-
neous substances present in the sample.
2. The reference method to be used for determining HCDB in sediments and
organisms is gas chromatogaphy with electron-capture detection after appro-
priate preparation of the sample. The limit of determination (1) shall be
within the range 1 to 10 µg/kg of dry matter.
3. The accuracy and precison of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the limit of determination (1).
VII. Specific provisionsrelatingtochloroform(CHCl3)(No23) (2)
CAS-67-66-3
Heading A (23): Limit values for emission standards
Type of industrial plant (1)(2)Limit value (monthly averages) expressed
as (3)(4) To be complied
withas from
weight concentration
1. Production of chloromethanes
from methanol or from a
combination of methanol and
methane (5)10 g CHCl3/tonne of
total production capa-
city of chloromethanes1 mg/l 1. 1. 1990
2. Production of chloromethanes
by chlorination of methane7,5 g CHCl3/tonne of
total production capa-
city of chloromethanes1 mg/l 1. 1. 1990
3. Production of chlorofluoro-
carbon CFC(6)—— —
(1) Among the industrial plants referred to under heading A, point 3 of Annex I, special reference is made, in the
case of chloroform, to plants manufacturing monomer vinyl chloride using dichlorethane pyrolysis, those produ-
cing bleached pulp and other plants using CHCl3as a solvent and plants in which cooling waters or other
effluents are chlorinated. The Council shall adopt limit values for these sectors at a later stage, acting on propo-sals from the Commission.
(
2) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced if annual discharges do not exceed 30 kg a year.
(3) Daily average limit values are equal to twice the monthly average values.
(4) In view of the volatility of chloroform and in order to ensure compliance with Article 3 (6), where a process
involving agitation in the open air of effluent containing chloroform is used, the Member States shall requirecompliance with the limit values upstream of the plant concerned; they shall ensure that all water likely to bepolluted is taken fully into account.
(
5) I.e. by hydrochlorination of methanol, then chlorination of methyl chloride.
(6) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council shall adopt such limit values at a
later date, acting on a proposal from the Commission. In the meantime, Member States will apply national emis-sion standards in accordance withAnnex I, h eading A, point 3.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 17
(1) The ‘limit of determination’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which can still
be distinguished from zero.
(2) In the case of chloroform, Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC shall apply to discharges
from industrial processes which may in themselves contribute significantly to the levelof chloroform in the aqueous effluent; in particular it shall apply to those mentionedunder Heading A of this Annex. Article 5 of this Directive applies if sources other
than those listed in this Annex are identified.
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Heading B (23): Quality objectives (1)
EnvironmentQuality objec-
tivesUnit of
measurementTo be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C15012 µg/l 1. 1. 1990Estuary waters
Internal coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
Heading C (23): Reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of chloroform in effluents and the aquatic environment is gas chro-
matography.
Αsensitive detector must be used when concentration levels are below
0,5 mg/l and in this case the determination limit (
2) is 0,1 µg/l. For concen-
tration levels higher than 0,5 mg/l a determination limit of 0,1 mg/l is
acceptable.
2. The accuracy and precision of the method must be ± 50 % at a concentration
which represents twice the value of the determination limit.
VIII. Specific provisionsrelatingto1,2-dichloroethane(EDC)(No59) (3)
CAS — 107-06-2
Heading A (59): Limit values for emission standards (4)
Type of industrial plant (1)(2)Type of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (3)concentration
(mg/litre) (4)
a) Production only of 1,2-
dichloroethane (without
processing or use on the
same site)Monthly 4 2 1. 1. 1993
2,5 1,25 1. 1. 1995
Daily 8 4 1. 1. 1993
5 2,5 1. 1. 1995
b) Production of 1,2-dichlor-
oethane, and processing or
use at the same site, except
for the use defined in (e)
below(5)(6)Monthly 12 6 1. 1. 1993
5 2,5 1. 1. 1995
Daily 24 12 1. 1. 1993
10 5 1. 1. 1995
c) Processing of 1,2-dichlor-
oethane into substances
other than vinyl chloride (7)Monthly 2,5 1 1. 1. 1993
Daily 5 2 1. 1. 1993
d) Use of EDC for degreasing
metals (away from an indus-
trial site covered by (b))(8)Monthly — 0,1 1. 1. 1993
Daily — 0,2 1. 1. 19931986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 18
(1) Without prejudice to Article 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, where there is no evidence
of any problem in meeting and continuously maintaining the quality objective set out
above, a simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced.
(2) The ‘determination limit’xg of a given substance is the smallest quantity, quantita-
tively determinable in a sample on the basis of a given working method, which canstill be distinguished from zero.
(
3) Article 5 of Directive 86/280/EEC applies in particular to EDC used as a solvent away
from production or processsing site if annual discharges amount to less than 30 kg/year.Suchsmall disch arges may be exempted from requirements of Article 3 of Directive76/464/EEC. Notwithstanding Article 5 (3) of Directive 86/280/EEC, Member Statesmust implement their specific programmes no later than 1 January 1993. They must
communicate them to the Commission at the same time.
(
4) In view of the volatility of EDC and in order to ensure compliance with Article 3 (6) of
Directive 86/280/EEC, where the process used involves open-air agitation containingEDC, Member States must require compliance with the limit values upstream of theplants concerned; they must ensure that all waters likely to be polluted are properly
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Type of industrial plant (1)(2)Type of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (3)concentration
(mg/litre) (4)
e) use of EDC in the produc-
tion of ion exchangers (9)Monthly — — —
Daily — — —
(1) The purified EDC production capacity includes that fraction of the EDC which is not cracked in the vinyl
chloride (VC) production unit associated with the EDC production unit and which is recycled to the EDC puri-fication section of the plant.
Production or processing capacity is the capacity authorized by administration or, failing that, the highest annual
quantity produced or processed over the four years prior to the granting or review of the authorization. Thecapacity authorized by the administration should not differ greatly from actual production.
(
2) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced where annual discharges do not exceed 30 kg/year.
(3) These limit values relate:
— for sectors (a) and (b), to purified EDC production capacity in tonnes,— for sector (c), to EDC processing capacity expressed in tonnes.
However, in the case of sector (b), if the processing and utilization capacity is greater than the production capa-
city, the limit values shall be applied in relation to the global processing and utilization capacity. If there areseveral plants on the same site, the limit values shall apply to the plants taken together.
(
4) Without prejudice to the provisions of heading A (4) in Annex I, these concentration limits relate to the
following reference volumes:
(a) 2 m3/tonne of purified EDC production capacity;
(b) 2,5 m3/tonne of purified EDC production capacity;
(c) 2,5 m3/tonne of EDC processing capacity.
(5) The limit values take account of all diffuse internal sources and/or of EDC used as a solvent within the indus-
trial production site; this will ensure a reduction in EDC discharges of more than 99 %.
Nevertheless, the combination of the best available technology and the absence of any diffuse internal source
enables reduction amounts greater than 99,9 % to be achieved.
On the basis of the experience acquired in the application of the present measures, the Commission will present
to the Council in good time proposals for more severe limit values to be applied from 1998.
(6) Where a Member State takes the view that, owing to the integration of EDC production with the manufacture of
other chlorinated hydrocarbons, an EDC production process is unlikely to comply with these limit values by the1 January 1993 deadline, it must advise the Commission thereof before 1 January 1991. A programme for thereduction of EDC discharges which will enable these limit values to be complied with by 1 January 1997 will be
submitted to the Commission no later than 31 December 1993. The following limit value must, meanwhile, be
complied withas at 1 January 1993:— 40 g EDC/tonne of purified EDC produciton capacity (monthly and daily averages).
The limit value expressed as concentration is deduced on the basis of the volume of water discharged by the
plant(s) concerned.
(
7) The production of the folllowing substances specifically is involved here: ethylene diamine, ethylene polyamine,
1.1.1.-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene.
(8) These limit values apply only to plants the annual discharges from which exceed 30 kg/year.
(9) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council shall adopt such limit values at a
later stage, acting on a proposal from the Commission. In the meantime, Member States will apply national limitvalues in accordance withAnnex I, h eading A, point 3.
Heading B (59): quality objectives
EnvironmentQuality objectives
(µg/litre)To be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C15010 1. 1. 1993Estuary waters
Inland coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
The Commission will compare the results of monitoring carried out, in accor-
dance with the third indent of Article 13 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC, with an
indicative concentration of 2,5 µg/litre.
The Commission will, by 1989, re-examine the quality objectives on the basis of
the experience acquired in the application of the present measures.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 19
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Heading C (59): reference method measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of 1,2-dichloroethane in effluents and the water environment is gas
chromatography with electron capture (SIC! electron-capture) detection after
extraction by means of an appropriate solvent or gas chromatography
following isolation by means of the ‘purge and trap’ process and trapping
by using a cryogenically cooled capillary trap. The limit of determination is
10µg/litre for effluents and 1 µg/litre for the water environment.
2. The accuracy and precision of the method must be plus or minus 50 % at a
concentration which represents twice the value of the limit of determination.
3. Member States may determine concentrations of EDC by reference to the
quantity of AOX, EOX or VOX, provided that the Commission is first satis-
fied that these methods give equivalent results and until the general solvent
Directive is adopted.
The Member States concerned will establish regularly the relationship in
concentration between EDC and the parameter used.
IX. Specificprovisionsrelating totrichloroethylene (TRI)(No121) (1)
CAS 79.01.6
Heading A (121): limit values for emission standards (2)
Type of industrial plants (1)Type of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (2)concentration
(mg/litre) (3)
a) Trichloroethylene (TRI) and
perchloroethylene (PER)
productionMonthly 10 2 1. 1. 1993
2,5 0,5 1. 1. 1995
Daily 20 4 1. 1. 1993
5 1 1. 1. 1995
b) Use of TRI for degreasing
metals (4)Monthly 0,1 1. 1. 1993
Daily 0,2 1. 1. 1993
(1) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced where annual discharges do not exceed 30 kg/year.
(2) For sector (a), limit values for TRI discharges to overall TRI + PER production capacity.
For existing plant using dehydrochlorination of tetrachloroethane, the capacity of production is equivalent to the
capacity of TRI-PER production, the ratio of TRI-PER production taken at one third.
Production or processing capacity is the capacity authorized by the administration or, failing that, the highest
annual quantity produced or processed over the four years prior to the granting or review of the authorization.The capacity authorized by the administration should not differ greatly from actual production.
(
3) Without prejudice to the provisions of heading A (4) in Annex I, TRI limit concentrations relate to the following
reference values:— sector (a), 5 m
3/tonne of TRI + PER production.
(4) These limit values apply only to industrial plants the annual discharges from which exceed 30 kg/year.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 20
(1) Article 5 of Directive 86/280/EEC applies in particular to TRI used as solvent for dry-
cleaning for the extraction of grease or odours and for degreasing metals where annual
discharges amount to less than 30 kg/year. Such small discharges may be exemptedfrom the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC. Notwithstanding Article5 (3) of Directive 86/280/EEC, Member States must implement their specificprogrammes no later than 1 January 1993. They must communicate them to the
Commission at the same time.
(
2) In view of the volatility of trichloroethylene and in order to ensure compliance with
Article 3 (6) of Directive 86/280/EEC, where the process used involves open-air agita-tion of the effluents containing trichloroethylene, Member States must requirecompliance with the limit values upstream of the plants concerned; they must ensure
that all waters likely to be polluted are properly taken into account.
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Heading B (121): quality objectives
EnvironmentQuality objective
(µg/litre)To be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C15010 1. 1. 1993Estuary waters
Inland coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
The Commission will compare the results of the monitoring carried out, in
accordance with the third indent of Article 13 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC,
withan indicative concentration of 2,5 µg/litre.
The Commission will, by 1988, re-examine the quality objectives on the basis of
the experience acquired in the application of the present measures.
Heading C (121): reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of trichloroethylene (TRI) in effluents and the water environment
is gas chromatography with electron-capture detection after extraction by
means of an appropriate solvent.
The limit of determination for TRI is 10 µg/litre for the effluents and 0,1 µg/
litre for the water environment.
2. The accuracy and precision of the method must be plus or minus 50 % at a
concentration which represents twice the value of the limit of determination.
3. Member States may determine concentrations of TRI by reference to the
quantity of AOX, EOX or VOX provided that the Commission is first satis-
fied that these methods give equivalent results and until the general solvent
Directive is adopted.
X. Specificprovisionsrelating toperchloroethylene (PER)(No111) (
1)
CAS-127-18-4
Heading A (111): limit values for emission standards (2)
Type of industrial plant (1)Type of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (2)concentration
(mg/litre) (3)
a) Trichloroethylene (TRI) and
perchloroethylene (PER)
production (TRI-PER
processes)Monthly 10 2 1. 1. 1993
2,5 0,5 1. 1. 1995
Daily 20 4 1. 1. 1993
5 1 1. 1. 1995
b) Carbon tetrachloride and
perchloroethylene produc-
tion (TETRA-PER
processes)Monthly 10 5 1. 1. 1993
2,5 1,25 1. 1. 1995
Daily 20 10 1. 1. 1993
5 2,5 1. 1. 1995
c) Use of PER for degreasing
metals (4)Monthly — 0,1 1. 1. 1993
Daily — 0,2 1. 1. 19931986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 21
(1) Article 5 of Directive 86/280/EEC applies in particular to PER used as solvent for dry-
cleaning for the extraction of grease or odours and for degreasing metals where annual
discharges amount to less than 30 kg/year. Such small discharges may be exemptedfrom the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC. Notwithstanding Article5 (3) of Directive 86/280/EEC, Member States must implement their specificprogrammes no later than 1 January 1993. They must communicate them to the
Commission at the same time.
(
2) In view of the volatility of perchloroethylene and in order to ensure compliance with
Article 3 (6) of Directive 86/280/EEC, where the process used involves open-air agita-tion of the effluents containing perchloroethylene, the Member States must requirecompliance with the limit values upstream of the plants concerned; they must ensure
that all waters likely to be polluted are properly taken into account.
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Type of industrial plant (1)Type of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (2)concentration
(mg/litre) (3)
d) Chlorofluorocarbon produc-
tion (5)Monthly — — —
Daily — — —
(1) A simplified monitoring procedure may be introduced where annual discharges do not exceed 30 kg/year.
(2) For sectors (a) and (b) the limit values for PER discharges relate either to overall TRI + PER production capa-
city or to overall TETRA + PER capacity.
Production or processing capacity is the capacity authorized by the administration or, failing that, the highest
annual quantity produced or processed over the four years prior to the granting or review of the authorization.The capacity authorized by the administration should not differ greatly from actual production.
(
3) Without prejudice to the provisions of heading A (4) in Annex I, PER limit concentrations relate to the
following reference volumes:— (a), 5 m
3/tonne of TRI + PER production,
— (b), 2 m3/tonne of TETRA + PER production.
(4) These limit values apply only to industrial plants the annual discharges from which exceed 30 kg/year.
(5) It is not possible at present to adopt limit values for this sector. The Council shall adopt them at a later stage,
acting on a proposal from the Commission. In the meantime, Member States will apply national emission stan-dards in accordance withAnnex I, h eading A, point 3.
Heading B (111): quality objectives
EnvironmentQuality objective
(µg/litre)To be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C15010 1. 1. 1993Estuary waters
Inland coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters
The Commission will compare the results of the monitoring carried out, in
accordance with the third indent of Article 13 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC,
withan indicative concentration of 2,5 µg/litre.
The Commission will, by 1998, re-examine the quality objectives on the basis of
experience acquired in the application of the present measures.
Heading C (111): reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of perchloroethylene (PER) in effluents and the water environment
is gas chromatography with electron capture detection after extraction by
means of an appropriate solvent.
The limit of determination for PER is 10 µg/litre for effluents and 0,1 µg/litre
for the water environment.
2. The accuracy and precison of the method must be plus or minus 50 % at a
concentration which represents twice the value of the limit of determination.
3. Member States may determine concentration of PER by reference to the
quantity of AOX, EOX or VOX, provided that the Commission is first satis-
fied that these methods give equivalent results and until the general solvent
Directive is adopted.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 22
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The Member States concerned will establish regularly the relationship in
concentration between PER and the parameter used.
Xl. Specificprovisionsrelatingtotrichlorobenzene (*)(TCB)(117,118) (**)
Heading A (117, 118): limit values for emission standards
Standstill: There must be no significant direct or indirect increase over time in
pollution arising from discharges of TCB and affecting concentra-
tions in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish.
Type of industrial plantType of average
valueLimit values expressed as
To be complied
withas from weight (g/
tonne) (1)concentration
(mg/litre) (2)
a) Production of TCB via
dehydrochlorination of HCH
and/or processing TCBMonthly 25 2,5 1. 1. 1993
10 1 1. 1. 1995
Daily 50 5 1. 1. 1993
20 2 1. 1. 1995
b) Production and/or processing
of chlorobenzene via chlori-
nation of benzene (3)Monthly 5 0,5 1. 1. 1993
0,5 0,05 1. 1. 1995
Daily 10 1 1. 1. 1993
1 0,1 1. 1. 1995
(1) The limit values for discharges of TCB (sum of the three isomers) are given:
— for sector (a): in relation to the total TCB production capacity,
— for sector (b): in relation to the total production or processing capacity for mono- and dichlorobenzenes.
Production or processing capacity is the capacity authorized by the administration or, failing that, the highest
annual quantity produced or processed over the four years prior to the granting or review of the authorization.The capacity authorized by the administration should not differ greatly from actual production.
(
2) Without prejudice to the provisions of heading A (4) in Annex I, limit concentrations relate to the following
reference volumes:
— sector (a): 10 m3/tonne of TCB produced or processed,
— sector (b): 10 m3/tonne of mono- and dichlorobenzene produced or processed.
(3) For the existing plants discharging less than 50 kg/year by 1 January 1995, the limit values which are to be
complied with at this date are equal to half of the limit values which are to be complied with as from 1 January
1993.
Heading B (117, 118): quality objectives
Standstill: there must be no significant increase over time in the concentration
of TCB in sediments and/or molluscs and/or shellfish and/or fish.
EnvironmentQuality objectives
(µg/litre)To be complied
withas from
Inland surface waters/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1500,4 1. 1. 1993Estuary waters
Inland coastal waters other than estuary waters
Territorial waters1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 23
(*) Article 5 of Directive 86/280/EEC applies in particular to TCB used as a solvent or
colouring support in the textile industry, or as component of the oils used in transfor-mers until such time as there is specific Community legislation on this subject.
Notwithstanding Article 5 (3), Member States must implement their specific
programmes no later than 1 January 1993. They must communicate them to theCommission at the same time.
(**) TCB may occur as one of the following three isomers:
— 1, 2, 3-TCB — CAS 87/61-6;
— 1, 2, 4-TCB — CAS 120-82-1 (No 118 of the EEC list);
— 1, 3, 5-TCB — CAS 180-70-3.Technical TCB (No 117 of EEC list) is a mixture of these three isomers, with apreponderance of 1,2,4-TCB, and may also contain small quantities of di-and-tetra-chlorobenzene.
In any case, these provisions apply to the total TCB (the sum of the three isomers).
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The Commission will compare the results of the monitoring carried out, in
accordance with the third indent of Article 13 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC,
withan indicative concentration of 0,1 µg/litre.
The Commission will, by 1998, re-examine the quality objectives on the basis of
the experience acquired in the application of the present measures.
Heading C (117, 118): reference method of measurement
1. The reference method of measurement to be used for determining the
presence of trichlorobenzene (TCB) in effluents and the water environment
is gas chromatography with electron capture (SIC! electron-capture) detection
after extraction by means of an appropriate solvent. The limit of determina-
tion for eachisomer separately is 1 µg/litre for effluents and 10 ng/litre for
the water environment.
2. The reference method to be used for determining TCB in sediments and
organisms is gas chromatography with electron capture detection after appro-
priate preparation of the sample. The limit of determination for each isomer
separately is 1 µg/kg of dry matter.
3. Member States may determine concentrations of TCB by reference to the
quantity of AOX or EOX, provided that the Commission is first satisfied
that these methods give equivalent results and until the general solvent Direc-
tive is adopted.
The Member States concerned will establish regularly the relationship in
concentration between TCB and the parameter used.
4. The accuracy and precision of the method must be plus or minus 50 % at a
concentration which represents twice the value of the limit of determination.1986L0280 — EN — 23.12.1991 — 001.002 — 24