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of 23 July 1992
concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals
(OJ L 251, 29.8.1992, p. 13)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/94 of 11 January 1994 L 8 1 12.1.1994
►M2Council Regulation (EC) No 3135/94 of 15 December 1994 L 332 1 22.12.1994
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/96 of 26 July 1996 L 189 19 30.7.1996
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92
of 23 July 1992
concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 130s thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1734/88(4) concerns exports and imports
of certain dangerous chemicals;
Whereas an amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 1734/88 is necessary to
implement the ‘prior informed consent’ (PIC) procedure;
Whereas, on the occasion of this amendment, Regulation (EEC) No
1734/88 is to be replaced by this Regulation;
Whereas certain provisions of Community legislation, and in particular
Directives 76/769/EEC(5) and 79/117/EEC(6) restrict the marketing and
use of certain dangerous substances and preparations and prohibit theplacing on the market and use of plant protection products containing
certain active substances in the Member States; whereas these provisions
do not apply to such products when intended for export to thirdcountries;
Whereas Directive 67/548/EEC(
7) specifies the requirements for
packaging and labelling of dangerous chemicals when they are intendedfor export to third countries; whereas it is necessary to ensure that therules applicable within the Community for the packaging and labellingof dangerous chemicals should apply to such chemicals when intendedfor export;
Whereas international trade in certain chemicals which are banned or
severely restricted in countries of export has caused internationalconcern on the grounds of the protection of man and the environment;
Whereas measures are necessary for the protection of man and the
environment, in both the Community and third countries;
Whereas schemes for notification, information and PIC concerning
international trade in such substances have been set up within theframework of international organizations, namely the Organization forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO);
Whereas the Community and its Member States have actively
participated in the work of these and of other international organizations
relating to banned and severely restricted substances; whereas it isappropriate that the Community acts upon the results of this workthrough uniform Community procedures;
Whereas the exports of chemicals to which this Regulation applies
should be made subject to a common notification procedure which1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 17, 25. 1. 1991, p. 16.
(2) OJ No C 305, 25. 11. 1991, p. 112.
(3) OJ No C 191, 22. 7. 1991, p. 17.
(4) OJ No L 155, 22. 6. 1988, p. 2.
(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 201. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/
339/EEC (OJ No L 186, 12. 7. 1991, p. 64).
(6) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/188/
EEC (OJ No L 92, 13. 4. 1991, p. 42).
(7) OJ No L 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 79/
831/EEC (OJ No L 259, 15. 10. 1979, p. 10).
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would permit the Community to notify third countries with regard to
such exports;
Whereas it is necessary to inform all the Member States of notifications
received from third countries with regard to imports of substances
banned or severely restricted under the legislation of those countries;
Whereas the common notification procedures should also provide a basis
for an appropriate exchange of information within the Community,including information on the implementation of the international
notification scheme;
Whereas, to this end, the Commission will report to the European
Parliament and the Council and at regular intervals, in particular on anypossible reaction from the country of destination;
Whereas Resolution 88/C 170/1(
1) invited the Commission to submit
proposals for adapting Regulation No 1734/88 with a view to
introducing a PIC scheme similar to that established by the UNEP and
the FAO;
Whereas it is right that citizens of the Member States should receive no
less protection than that afforded to the citizens of other importingcountries participating in the international PIC scheme;
Whereas a single contact point for Community interaction with the
international PIC scheme is desirable in order to coordinate anddisseminate information;
Whereas it is desirable to establish common conditions for the import
and export of substances covered by the PIC scheme;
Whereas Annex 1 lists the chemicals banned or severely restricted in the
Community and whereas this list should be subject to review at
intervals, and amendment, as necessary; whereas any such amendmentto Annex I should be made on the basis of proposals from theCommission and should be the subject of a decision by the Council by aqualified majority,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Objectives
1. The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a common system of
notification and information for imports from and exports to thirdcountries of certain chemicals which are banned or severely restricted onaccount of their effects on human health and the environment and to
apply the international notification and ‘prior informed consent’ (PIC)
procedure established by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(
2).
2. The purpose of this Regulation is also to ensure that the provisions
of Directive 67/548/EEC on the classification, packaging and labelling
of substances dangerous to man or the environment when they are
placed on the market in the Member States shall also apply to suchsubstances when they are exported from the Member States to thirdcountries.
3. This Regulation does not apply to substances or preparations
imported or exported for the purposes of analysis or scientific research
and development as defined in Article 2, where the quantities involved
are sufficiently small that they are unlikely to affect human health or theenvironment adversely.1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ No C 170, 29. 6. 1988, p. 1.
(2) London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in
International Trade, Decision 14/27 of the Governing Council of UNEP of 17
June 1987 as amended in May 1989; FAO International Code of Conduct on
the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Rome 1986, as amended in November
1989.
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Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall
apply:
1.‘chemical subject to notification’ means any of the chemical
substances listed in Annex I and preparations containing any ofthese chemicals if the preparation has a labelling obligation underCommunity legislation as a result of the presence of the Annex I
chemical;
2.‘chemical subject to the PIC procedure’ means each chemical listed
in Annex II, whether by itself or in preparations, whethermanufactured or obtained from nature, unless its concentration ina preparation is insufficient for a labelling requirement under
Community legislation.
3.‘banned chemical’ means a chemical which has, for health or
environmental reasons, been prohibited for all uses by finalgovernmental regulatory action;
4.‘severely restricted chemical’ means a chemical for which, for
health or environmental reasons, virtually all uses have beenprohibited by final governmental regulatory action but for whichcertain specific uses remain authorized;
5.‘export’ means
(a) the permanent or temporary export of products meeting the
conditions of Article 9 (2) of the Treaty,
(b) the re-export of products not meeting the conditions referred to
in (a) which are placed under a customs procedure other thantransit procedure;
6.‘import’ means the physical introduction into the customs territory
of the Community of products which are placed under a customsprocedure other than transit procedure;
7.‘prior informed consent’ (PIC) means the principle that interna-
tional shipment of a chemical which is banned or severely restricted
in order to protect human health or the environment should not
proceed without the agreement, where such agreement exists, orcontrary to the decision of the designated national authority of theimporting country;
8.‘reference number’ means the number assigned by the Commission
to each chemical subject to notification when it is exported for the
first time to a third country. This number remains unchanged forevery subsequent export of the same chemical from the Communityto the same third country;
9.‘labelling’ means the provision on a label of information related to
the potential hazard to health, safety or the environment from use of
the chemical. It does not refer to labelling requirements for thetransport of dangerous goods.
10.‘scientific research and development’ means scientific experimen-
tation, analysis or chemical research carried out under controlled
conditions; it includes the determination of intrinsic properties,
performance and efficacy as well as scientific investigation relatedto product development.
Article 3
Designation of authorities
1. Each Member State shall designate the authority or authorities,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘designated authority’ or ‘designated
authorities’, competent for the notification and information procedureslaid down by this Regulation. It shall inform the Commission of suchdesignation.
2. As far as the participation of the Community in the international
PIC procedure is concerned, the Commission shall act as commondesignated authority with regard to receiving information from the1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 4
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competent bodies dealing with the international PIC procedure and for
providing information to these bodies on common decisions which havebeen taken in close cooperation and consultation with the Member States
in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.
Article 4
Exports to third countries
1. When a chemical subject to notification is due to be exported from
the Community to a third country for the first time following the date as
of which ist becomes subject to the provisions of this Regulation, theexporter shall provide the designated authority of the Member State inwhich he is established, no later than 30 days before the export is due totake place, with the information contained in Annex III necessary to
enable the designated authority to effect a notification. The designated
authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the appropriateauthorities of the country of destination receive notification of theintended export. Such notification, which shall as far as possible bemade at least 15 days before export, must comply with the requirementsset out in Annex III.
Where the export of a chemical relates to an emergency situation in
which any delay may endanger public health or the environment in theimporting country, the provisions referred to above may be waived
wholly or partly at the discretion of the designated authority of the
exporting Member State.
The designated authority shall send a copy of the notification to the
Commission, which shall forward it to the designated authorities of the
other Member States and to the International Register of PotentiallyToxicChemic als (IRPTC).
The Commission shall assign a reference number to each notification
received and communicate it immediately to the designated authoritiesof the Member States. It shall periodically publish a list of thesereference numbers in the Official Journal of the European Communities ,
stating the chemical concerned and the third country of destination.
Until a relevant reference number is published in the Official Journal of
the European Communities , the exporter shall assume that such an
export has not previously taken place unless he can obtain from thedesignated authority of the Member State in which he is established therelevant reference number previously assigned by the Commission.
2. The designated authority of the relevant Member State shall inform
the Commission as soon as possible of any significant reaction from thecountry of destination. The Commission shall ensure that the otherMember States are informed as soon as possible of that country's
reaction.
3. For every subsequent export of the chemical concerned from the
Community to the same third country, the exporter shall ensure that the
export is accompanied by reference to the number of the notification
either published in the Official Journal of the European Communities or
obtained by it from the designated authority of the Member State inwhich he is established pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of paragraph1.
4. New notification according to paragraph 1 must be given for
exports which take place subsequent to major changes to Communitylegislation concerning the marketing and use or labelling of the
substances in question or whenever the composition of the preparation
in question changes to such an extent that the labelling of suchpreparation is altered. The new notification must comply with therequirements set out in Annex III and must indicate that it is a revisionof a previous notification. Information to the effect that a newnotification is needed shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .
The Commission shall send new notifications to the designated national
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from the Community of the substance or preparation in question in the
six months prior to the relevant changes to Community legislation.
5. As regards the transmission of information within the meaning of
paragraph 1, the Member States and the Commission shall take account
of the need to protect the confidentiality of data and ownership in both
the Member States and the countries of destination.
The following shall not be regarded as confidential:
— the names of the substance;
— the names of the preparation;— the names of substances in Annex I contained in the preparation and
their percentage in the preparation;
— the names of the main impurities in the substances in Annex I;— the name of the manufacturer or exporter;
— information on the precautions to be taken, including the category of
danger, the nature of the risk and the relevant warnings;
— physico-chemical data concerning the substances;— the summary results of the toxicological and ecotoxicological tests;— the possible ways of rendering the substance harmless;— the information contained in the safety data sheet;
— the country of destination.
Article 5
Participation in the international notification and ‘prior informed
consent’ (PIC) procedure
1. The Commission shall notify the competent bodies dealing with
the international PIC procedure of the chemicals which are banned or
severely restricted in the Community (Annex I). It shall provide allrelevant information, especially on the identity of the chemicals, theirdangerous properties, Community labelling requirements and necessaryprecautionary measures. It shall also identify the relevant control actionsand the reasons for them.
2. The Commission shall forward forthwith to the Member States
information which it receives regarding chemicals subject to the PIC
procedure and the decisions of third countries regarding the impositionof bans or import conditions on these chemicals. The Commission shallevaluate in close cooperation with the Member States the risks posed bythe chemicals. The Commission shall take its decision, including interim
decisions, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of
Directive 67/548/EEC. It shall then inform the IRPTC whether importinto the Community of each ot the chemicals is allowed, prohibited orrestricted.
When such a decision is taken, the following principles shall be
observed:
(a) in the case of a substance or preparation banned by Community
legislation: import consent for the banned use shall be refused;
(b) in the case of a substance or preparation severely restricted by
Community legislation: import consent shall be subject to condi-tions; the appropriate conditions shall be decided on a case by casebasis;
(c) in the case of a substance or preparation not banned or severely
restricted by Community legislation: import consent shall notnormally be refused; however, if the Commission, in consultationwith Member States, considers that a proposal should be made to theCouncil to ban or severely restrict a substance or preparation not
produced in the Community, interim import conditions, set on a case
by case basis, may be imposed until the Council has taken a decisionon the proposed severe restriction or permanent ban.
In the case of a substance or preparation banned or severely restricted by
legislation of one or more Member State, the Commission shall, at thewritten request of the Member State concerned, prepare its decision on1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 6
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the reply to be made to the IRPTC, taking into consideration that
Member State's bans or severe restrictions.
The Commission shall, whenever practicable, make use of existing
Community procedures and shall ensure that the response does notconflict with existing Community legislation.
3. Annex II shall comprise the following:
(a) the international list of banned and severely restricted chemicals
subject to the PIC procedure established by the UNEP and FAO;
(b) a list of the countries participating in the PIC scheme;
and
(c) the decisions of these countries (including the Community Member
States) regarding the import of the chemicals listed in (a) above.
The Commission shall immediately notify the Member States of
information which it receives regarding changes to the above. It shallperiodically publish these changes in the Official Journal of theEuropean Communities.
4. The exporter shall be required to comply with the decision of the
country of destination participating in the PIC procedure.
5. If a participating importing country does not make a response or
responds with an interim decision which does not address importation,the status quo with respect to imports of the chemical should continue.This means that the chemical should not be exported without the explicit
consent of the importing country, unless it is a pesticide which is
registered in the importing country or is a chemical the use orimportation of which has been allowed by other action of the importingcountry.
Article 6
Infringements
Member States shall take appropriate legal or administrative action in
the event of infringement of the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 7
Packaging and labelling
1. Dangerous chemicals which are intended for export shall be
subject to the measures on packaging and labelling established pursuantto Directive 67/548/EEC or, as appropriate, of other Directives covering
dangerous preparations(
1) as are applicable in the Member State from
which the goods are to be exported or in which they have beenproduced. This obligation shall be without prejudice to any specificrequirements of the importing third country. The label need comply withthe requirements of the importing third country only if such
requirements ensure that the label has all the health, safety and
environment-related information which Community use would require.
2. The information on the label shall as far as practicable be given in
the language(s), or in one or more of the principal languages, of the
country of destination or of the area of intended use.
Article 8
Notification from third countries
1. Where the designated authority of a Member State receives a
notification from the competent authority of a third country concerningthe export to the Community of a chemical the manufacture, use,1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 7
(1) Directive 78/631/EEC (OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 13), as last amended by
Directive 84/299/EEC (OJ No L 144, 30. 5. 1984, p. 1).
Directive 88/379/EEC (OJ No L 187, 16. 7. 1988, p. 14), as last amended by
Directive 90/492/EEC (OJ No L 275,5. 10. 1990, p. 35).
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handling, consumption, transport and/or sale of which is subject to
prohibition or substantial legal restriction under that country's legisla-tion, it shall send forthwith to the Commission a copy of that
notification, together with all relevant information.
2. The Commission shall forward forthwith to the Member States any
notification received either directly or indirectly, together with allavailable information.
3. The Commission shall periodically evaluate the information
received via the Member States or directly from third countries and, ifnecessary, submit appropriate proposals to the Council.
Article 9
Exchange of information and monitoring
1. Member States shall regularly forward to the Commission
information on the operation of the notification system provided for inthis Regulation.
2. The Commission shall regularly compile a report on the basis of
the information provided by the Member States and forward it to the
European Parliament and the Council. This report shall consist of, inter
alia,information on participation in international notification and PIC
systems on the cover provided by such systems and on how they arecomplied with by third countries.
3. As regards the information supplied pursuant to paragraphs 1 and
2, the Member States and the Commission shall take account of the needto protect the confidentiality of data and ownership.
Article 10
If a Member State applies, with respect to substances other than those in
Annex I, a national system using similar information procedures in
respect of third countries to those laid down in this Regulation, it shall
inform the Commission thereof, specifying the substances concerned.
The Commission shall forward this information to the Member States.
Article 11
Updating of Annexes
1. The list of chemicals in Annex I shall be reviewed by the
Commission at regular intervals, particularly in the light of experience
gained in implementing this Regulation, with special regard to
information received pursuant to Article 10, and on the basis ofdevelopments in Community legislation concerning marketing and useand of developments within the framework of the OECD, the UNEP andthe FAO. The list shall be amended as necessary by decisions taken by
the Council by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
In determining whether regulatory action qualifies as a ban or severe
restriction, the effect of the action on any one of three major use
categories must be considered. These categories are:
(a) plant protection products;
(b) industrial chemicals;
(c) consumer product chemicals
If, for health or environmental reasons, the control action bans or
severely restricts the use of a chemical in any one of these categories of
use, it will be included in Annex I.
2. Amendments initiated by the UNEP and the FAO to the list of
chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure and to the PICdecisions of importing countries (Annex II) shall be adopted inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive67/548/EEC.1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 8
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3. The amendments required for adapting Annex III to scientific and
technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 21 of Directive 67/548/EEC.
Article 12
1. Regulation (EEC) No 1734/88 is hereby repealed.2. References to Regulation (EEC) No 1734/88 shall be construed as
references to this Regulation.
Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force three months from the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 9
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ANNEX I
Chemical CAS No (a)EINECS
No (b)Use cate-
gory (c)Use limita-
tion (d)
1. Mercuric oxide 21908-53-2 244-654-7 p b
2. Mercurous chloride (calomel) 10112-91-1 233-307-5 p b
3. Other inorganic mercury compounds p b
4. Alkyl mercury compounds p b
5. Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds p b
6. Aldrin 309-00-2 206-215-8 p b
7. Chlordane 57-74-9 200-349-0 p b
8. Dieldrin 60-57-1 200-484-5 p b
9. DDT 50-29-3 200-024-3 p b
10. Endrin 72-20-8 200-775-7 p b
11. HCH containing less than 99,0 % of the
gamma isomer608-73-1 210-168-9 p b
12. Heptachlor 76-44-8 200-962-3 p b
13. Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 204-273-9 p b
14. Camphechlor (toxaphene) 8001-35-2 232-283-3 p b
15. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), except
mono- and dichlorinated biphenyls1336-36-3 215-648-1 i b
16. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) 61788-33-8 262-968-2 i b
17. Preparations with a PCB or PCT content
higher than 0,005 % by weightib
18. Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate 126-72-7 204-799-9 i sr
19. Tris-aziridinyl-phosphinoxide 545-55-1 208-892-5 i sr
20. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) i sr
21. Asbestos fibres:
Crocidolite 12001-28-4 i b
Amosite 12172-73-5 i b
Anthopyllite 77536-67-5 i b
Actinolite 77536-66-4 i b
Tremolite 77536-68-6 i b
22. Nitrofen 1836-75-5 217-406-0 p b
23. 1,2 Dibromoethane 106-93-4 203-444-5 p b
24. 1,2 Dichloroethane 107-06-2 203-458-1 p b
25. Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters 87-86-5 201-778-6 i sr
26. Ugilec121 i b
27. Ugilec141 76253-60-6 278-404-3 i sr
28. DBBT 99688-47-8 i b
29. Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 200-849-9 p b
30. Dinoseb, its acetate and salts 88-85-7 201-861-7 p b
31. Binapacryl 485-31-4 207-612-9 p b
32. Capadafol 2425-06-1 219-363-3 p b
33. Dicofol containing < 78 %, p,p ′-dicofol or
>1 g/kg of DDT and DDT related compounds115-32-2 204-082-0 p b
34. (a) Maleichydrazide, and its salts, other
than its choline, potassium and
sodium salts;
(b) Choline, potassium and sodium salts
of maleichydrazide c ontaining more
than 1 mg/Kg of free hydrazine
expressed on the basis of the acid
equivalent123-33-1 204-619-9 p b1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 10
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Chemical CAS No (a)EINECS
No (b)Use cate-
gory (c)Use limita-
tion (d)
35. Quintozene containing more than 1 g/Kg
of hexachlorobenzene or > 10 g/Kg of
pentachlorobenzene82-68-8 201-435-0 p b
36. 2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 202-080-4 i sr
37. Benzidine 92-87-5 202-199-1 i sr
38. 4-Nitrobiphenyl 92-93-3 202-204-7 i sr
39. 4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 202-177-1 i sr
(a) CAS = Chemical Abstracts Service.
(b) EINECS = European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.
(c) Use category:
p: plant protection producti: industrial chemical
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ANNEX II
The information contained in this Annex is based on the PIC Circular V,
July 1995 and on the update of PIC Circular V, January 1996
(1)List of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure
The following chemicals have been introduced in the PIC procedure following
control actions reported by participating countries. For aldrin, dieldrin, DDT,
dinoseb and dinoseb salts, fluoroacetamide, HCH, chlordane, chlordimeform,
cyhexatin, EDB, heptachlor, mercury compounds, reported control actions refer
to pesticide use (as defined by the FAO/UNEP). For crocidolite, PBBs, PCBs,
PCTs and tris(2,3 dibromopropyl)phosphate, reported control actions refer to
industrial use. Decision guidance documents (DGDs) have been prepared by
UNEP/FAO (IRPTC) to help countries to make import decisions concerning those
chemicals. Nevertheless, DGD is not the only information taken into account by
countries when they take their import decision. Therefore, the import decision
does not necessarily refer to the uses mentioned in the DGD.
Aldrin CAS No 309-00-2 EC No 206-215-8
Dieldrin CAS No 60-57-1 EC No 200-484-5
DDT CAS No 50-29-3 EC No 200-024-3
Dinoseb and dinoseb
saltsCAS No 88-85-7 EC No 201-861-7
Fluoroacetamide CAS No 640-19-7 EC No 211-363-1
HCH (mixed isomers) CAS No 608-73-1 EC No 210-168-9Chlordane CAS No 57-74-9 EC No 200-349-0
Chlordimeform CAS No 6164-98-3 EC No 228-200-5
Cyhexatin (
1) CAS No 13121-70-5 EC No 236-049-1
EDB (1,2-dibro-
moethane)CAS No 106-93-4 EC No 203-444-5
Heptachlor CAS No 76-44-8 EC No 200-962-3
Mercury compounds
such as
— Mercuric oxide CAS No 21908-53-2 EC No 244-654-7
— Mercurous chloride
(Calomel)CAS No 10112-91-1 EC No 233-307-5
— Other inorganic
mercury compounds
— Alkyl-mercury
compounds
— Alkoxy-alkyl and
aryl-mercury compounds
Crocidolite CAS No 12001-28-4 EC No 310-127-6
Polybrominated biphe-
nyls (PBBs)CAS Nos 36355-01-
8,27858-07-7, 13654-
09-6EC Nos 252-994-2,248-
696-7, 237-137-2
Polychlorinated biphe-
nyls (PCBs), except
mono and dichlorinated
biphenylsCAS No 1336-36-3 EC No 215-648-1
Polychlorinated terphe-
nyls (PCTs)CAS No 61788-33-8 EC No 262-968-2
Tris(2,3 dibromopropyl)-
phosphateCAS No 126-72-7 EC No 204-799-9
(1) As from 1 September 1996, cyhexatin will no longer be considered as being subject to
the PIC procedure.1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 12
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2.List of the countries participating in the PIC scheme
Afghanistan(*)
Albania
Algeria
Andorra (*)
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
ArgentinaArmenia
Australia
Azerbaijan (*)
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
BarbadosBelarus (*)
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina (*)
Botswana (*)
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam (*)Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia (*)
Cameroon
Canada
Cape-VerdeCentral African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
CongoCook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte-d'Ivoire
Croatia (*)
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic(
1)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (*)
Djibouti (*)Dominica
Dominican Republic
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(*) These countries have not yet nominated a DNA.
(1) Focal point only.
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Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea (*)Eritrea(*)Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union (its Member States and Members of the EEA Agreement)(
1)
Federated States of Micronesia (*)
Fiji
Gabon (*)GambiaGeorgia (*)
Ghana
GrenadaGuatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau (*)Guyana (*)Haiti
Holy See (*)
HondurasHungary
India
IndonesiaIranIraq
Israel
JamaicaJapanJordan
Kazakhstan
KenyaKiribati (*)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan (*)Lao People's Democratic Republic (*)Latvia
Lebanon
LesothoLiberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LithuaniaMacedonia (*)Madagascar
Malawi
MalaysiaMaldives (*)
Mali (*)
Malta1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 14
(*) These countries have not yet nominated a DNA.
(1) Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Members of the EEA Agreement: European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.
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Marshall Islands (*)
Mauritania
MauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonaco(*)
Mongolia
MoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibia (*)Nauru (*)
Nepal
New ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeria
Oman
PakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguay
Peru
PhilippinesPoland (*)QatarRepublicof Korea
Romania
Russian FederationRwandaSt Kitts and NevisSt Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
SamoaSan Marino (*)São Tomé and PríncipeSaudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles (*)Sierra LeoneSingapore (*)Slovakia
Slovenia (*)
Solomon IslandsSomalia (*)South Africa (*)Sri Lanka
Sudan
SurinameSwaziland (*)Switzerland1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 15
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Syrian Arab Republic
TajikistanThailandTogo
Tonga
Trinidad and TobagoTunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan(*)Tuvalu (*)Uganda
Ukraine (*)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Republicof Tanzania
United States of America
UruguayUzbekistanVanuatu
Venezuela
VietnamYemen (*)
Yugoslavia (*)
ZaireZambiaZimbabwe
3.Decisions of participating countries
Chemical Country Final import decision
Aldrin
(EC No 206-215-8)
(CAS No 309-00-2)Angola Prohibit
Australia Prohibit
Bangladesh ProhibitBarbados Prohibit
Belize Prohibit
Benin Prohibit
Bhutan Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Cape Verde Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
Chile Prohibit
China Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Cyprus Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
Dominican Republic Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 16
(*) These countries have not yet nominated a DNA.
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Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador ProhibitEuropean Union
— Member States: Prohibit for plant protection use (for
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection useLiechtenstein Prohibit
Norway Prohibit
Fiji ProhibitGambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit
Honduras ProhibitHungary Prohibit
India Prohibit
Indonesia Prohibit
Japan Prohibit
Jordan ProhibitKenya Prohibit
Kuwait Prohibit
Lebanon ProhibitMalta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mexico ProhibitMongolia Prohibit
Morocco Prohibit
Mozambique ProhibitNew Zealand Prohibit
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay ProhibitPeru Prohibit
Philippines Prohibit
Qatar ProhibitRwanda Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Permit (written approval by Regis-
trar required)
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Permit (for control of termites)
Suriname Prohibit
Switzerland ProhibitSyria Prohibit
Tanzania Permit (for emergency cases in
limited amounts)1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 17
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Thailand Permit (for structural termite control
and household use only)
Togo Prohibit
Turkey ProhibitUganda Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vanuatu ProhibitVenezuela Permit (permission from Ministry of
Health or Agriculture required)
Vietnam Prohibit
Zaire Prohibit
Dieldrin
(EC No 200-484-5)
(CAS No 60-57-1)Angola Prohibit
Australia Prohibit
Barbados Prohibit
Belize ProhibitBenin Prohibit
Bhutan Prohibit
Bolivia ProhibitBulgaria Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Cape Verde ProhibitCentral African Republic Prohibit
Chile Prohibit
China Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica ProhibitCuba Prohibit
Cyprus Prohibit
Dominica ProhibitDominican Republic Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador ProhibitEuropean Union
— Member States: Prohibit for plant protection use (for
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection useLiechtenstein Prohibit
Norway Prohibit
Fiji ProhibitGambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit
Honduras ProhibitHungary Prohibit
India Prohibit (for locust control only)
Indonesia Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 18
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Japan Prohibit
Jordan Prohibit
Kenya Prohibit
Kuwait ProhibitLebanon ProhibitMalta ProhibitMauritius ProhibitMexico Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco ProhibitMozambique ProhibitNew Zealand ProhibitNicaragua ProhibitNiger Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay ProhibitPeru ProhibitPhilippines ProhibitQatar ProhibitRwanda ProhibitSamoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Permit (written approval by Regis-
trar required)
St Lucia ProhibitSudan Permit (for control of termites)
Suriname Prohibit
Switzerland ProhibitSyria ProhibitTanzania Permit (for emergency cases in
limited amounts)
Thailand ProhibitTogo ProhibitTurkey ProhibitUnited Arab Emirates ProhibitVanuatu ProhibitVenezuela Permit (permission from Ministry of
Health or Agriculture required)
Vietnam ProhibitZaire Prohibit
DDT
(EC No 200-24-3)
(CAS No 50-29-3)Angola Prohibit
Australia Prohibit
Barbados ProhibitBelize ProhibitBenin ProhibitBolivia Permit only when certified by
Ministry of Health for publichealth
use (vector control in malaria)
Prohibit for agricultural use
Bulgaria ProhibitCameroon Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 19
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Cape Verde Prohibit
Central African Republic Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
Chile ProhibitChina Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba ProhibitCyprus Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union
— Member States:
Belgium, Denmark, France,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxem-
bourg, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, United KingdomProhibit for plant protection use (for
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain)
Austria, Finland, Germany,
SwedenProhibit
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection use
Liechtenstein Prohibit
Norway ProhibitFiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit
Honduras Prohibit
Hungary ProhibitIndonesia Prohibit
Japan Prohibit
Jordan Prohibit
Kuwait Prohibit
Lebanon Prohibit
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Permit (restricted use by public
health service only)
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco Prohibit
Mozambique Prohibit
New Zealand Prohibit
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger ProhibitPakistan Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit
Peru Prohibit
Philippines Permit (special permit required for
malaria vector control through1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 20
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Department of Health)
Qatar Prohibit
Rwanda Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Permit (special permit required for
malaria vector control. All agricul-
tural use prohibited)
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Permit (for publichealth use only)
Suriname Prohibit
Switzerland Permit (import is permitted only for
processing and re-export)
Syria Prohibit
Tanzania Permit (for emergency cases in
limited amounts)
Thailand Permit
Togo Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
Uganda Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vanuatu Prohibit
Venezuela Permit (permission from Ministry of
Health or Agriculture required)
Vietnam Permit (imported by Ministry of
Health for publichealth use)
Zaire Prohibit
Dinoseb and Dinoseb
salts
(EC No 201-861-7)
(CAS No 88-85-7)Australia Prohibit
Barbados Prohibit
Belize Prohibit
Benin Prohibit
Bhutan Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit
Burundi Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Cape Verde Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
China Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Cyprus Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
European Union— Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, United KingdomProhibit for plant protection use. For
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
Italy, Netherlands, Spain.
Finland, Sweden Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 21
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— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection useLiechtenstein Prohibit for plant protection use
(written authorization is required for
other uses)
Norway ProhibitFiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala ProhibitHonduras ProhibitHungary ProhibitIndonesia ProhibitJapan Prohibit
Kenya Prohibit
Kuwait ProhibitMalaysia ProhibitMalta ProhibitMauritius ProhibitMexico ProhibitMongolia Prohibit
Morocco Permit (use on weeds in legumes;
limited quantity 500—1 000 kg/year)
Mozambique ProhibitNepal Prohibit
New Zealand Prohibit
Niger ProhibitPakistan ProhibitPanama ProhibitParaguay ProhibitPeru ProhibitPhilippines Prohibit
Qatar Prohibit
Samoa ProhibitSri Lanka ProhibitSt Lucia ProhibitSudan ProhibitSuriname Prohibit
Switzerland Permit
Syria ProhibitTanzania ProhibitThailand ProhibitTurkey ProhibitUganda Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vanuatu ProhibitVenezuela Permit (properties, toxicological
data, quality control certificate must
be available)
Vietnam Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 22
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Zaire Prohibit
Zimbabwe Prohibit
Fluoroacetamide
(EC No 211-363-1)
(CAS No 640-19-7)Angola Prohibit
Australia ProhibitBelize Prohibit
Benin Prohibit
Bhutan Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria ProhibitBurundi Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Cape Verde Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
China Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica ProhibitCuba Prohibit
Cyprus Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador ProhibitEuropean Union
— Member States:
Austria Prohibit for plant protection use. For
other uses written authorization
required
Belgium, Denmark Permit (written authorization
required)
Finland Permit (advance approval required)
France Permit (for plant protection use,
written authorization required)
Germany Prohibit for plant protection use
Greece Permit (as ingredient of rodenticides,
written authorization is required)
Ireland Permit (prior authorization required)
Italy Prohibit
LuxembourgNetherlands Prohibit
Portugal Prohibit for plant protection use
Spain Permit (written authorization
required)
Sweden Permit (advance approval required)
United Kingdom Permit (prior authorization required)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Permit (written authorization
required)
Liechtenstein
Norway Prohibit
Fiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 23
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Guatemala Prohibit
Honduras Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit
India Prohibit
Indonesia Prohibit
Japan ProhibitKenya Prohibit
Lebanon Prohibit
Malaysia Prohibit
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mexico Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco Prohibit
Mozambique ProhibitNepal Prohibit
New Zealand Prohibit
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Panama Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit
Peru Prohibit
Philippines ProhibitQatar Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Prohibit
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Prohibit
Suriname Prohibit
Switzerland ProhibitSyria Prohibit
Tanzania Prohibit
Thailand Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
Uganda Prohibit
Vanuatu Prohibit
Venezuela Permit (properties, toxicological
data, quality control certificate must
be available)
Vietnam Prohibit
Zaire ProhibitZimbabwe Prohibit
HCH (mixed isomers)
(EC No 210-168-9)
(CAS No 608-73-1)Angola Prohibit
Australia Prohibit
Barbados Prohibit
Benin Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 24
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Cameroon Prohibit
Cape Verde ProhibitChad ProhibitChile ProhibitChina ProhibitCook Islands ProhibitCosta Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Cyprus ProhibitDominica ProhibitEcuador ProhibitEl Salvador ProhibitEuropean Union— Member States:Belgium, Denmark, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, United KingdomProhibit for plant protection use. For
uses other than plant protection
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain.
Austria, Finland, Sweden Prohibit— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection use
Liechtenstein ProhibitNorway ProhibitFiji ProhibitGambia ProhibitGuatemala ProhibitHonduras ProhibitHungary ProhibitIndonesia ProhibitJapan ProhibitJordan ProhibitKenya ProhibitKuwait ProhibitLebanon ProhibitMalaysia ProhibitMalta ProhibitMauritius ProhibitMexico Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco ProhibitMozambique ProhibitNew Zealand ProhibitNicaragua ProhibitPakistan ProhibitParaguay ProhibitPeru ProhibitPhilippines ProhibitQatar Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 25
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Rwanda Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Prohibit
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Prohibit
Suriname Prohibit
Switzerland Prohibit
Syria Prohibit
Tanzania Permit
Thailand Prohibit
Togo Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vanuatu Prohibit
Venezuela Permit (permission from Ministry of
Health or Agriculture required)
Vietnam Prohibit
Zaire Prohibit
Chlordane
(EC No 200-349-0)
(CAS No 57-74-9)Australia Permit (each shipment must be
approved by the pesticide DNA, use
will cease as of 30 June 1997)
Barbados ProhibitBelize Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
Chile Prohibit
China Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba Permit (small quantities less than 1
Mt per year of PH 75 % or other
technical material for formulating in
the country substances for control of
ants with less than 0,75 % active
ingredient)
Dominica Prohibit
Dominican Republic Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union
— Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, United KingdomProhibit for plant protection use. For
uses other than plant protection
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain.
Finland, Sweden Prohibit
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection use1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 26
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Liechtenstein Prohibit
Norway Prohibit
Fiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit
Honduras ProhibitHungary Prohibit
Indonesia Prohibit
Jordan Prohibit
Lebanon Prohibit
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco Prohibit
Mozambique ProhibitNepal Prohibit
New Zealand Prohibit
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit
Philippines PermitQatar Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Permit (approval letter from Regis-
trar is required)
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Permit
Switzerland Prohibit
Syria Prohibit
Thailand Permit (use only for termite control
in the production of sugar cane,
pineapple, para rubber and palm oil)
Togo Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vietnam Prohibit
Zaire Prohibit
Chlordimeform
(EC No 228-200-5)
(CAS No 6164-98-3)Australia Prohibit
Barbados ProhibitBolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit
Chad Prohibit
China Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 27
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Dominican Republic Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union— Member States:Austria Prohibit for plant protection useBelgium Permit (written authorization
required)
DenmarkFinland Permit (advance approval required)France Permit (for plant protection use,
written authorization required)
Germany Prohibit for plant protection useGreece ProhibitIreland Permit (prior authorization required)Italy ProhibitLuxembourg
Netherlands Prohibit
Portugal Permit (for plant protection use,
written authorization required)
Spain Permit
Sweden Permit (advance approval required)
United Kingdom Permit (written authorization
required)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Permit (written authorization
required)
Liechtenstein ProhibitNorway ProhibitFiji ProhibitGambia ProhibitGuatemala ProhibitHonduras Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit
India ProhibitIndonesia ProhibitJordan ProhibitLebanon ProhibitMalaysia Prohibit
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius ProhibitMexico ProhibitMongolia ProhibitMorocco ProhibitMozambique Prohibit
Nepal Prohibit
New Zealand ProhibitNicaragua ProhibitNiger Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 28
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Oman Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit
Philippines ProhibitQatar ProhibitRwanda PermitSamoa ProhibitSri Lanka Prohibit
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan ProhibitSwitzerland ProhibitSyria ProhibitThailand ProhibitTurkey Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Zaire Prohibit
Cyhexatin (
1)
(EC No 236-049-1)
(CAS No 13121-70-5)Australia Prohibit
Barbados ProhibitBelize ProhibitBolivia ProhibitBulgaria Prohibit
Cameroon Prohibit
Chad ProhibitChina ProhibitCongo ProhibitCook Islands ProhibitCosta Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Dominica ProhibitEcuador ProhibitEl Salvador ProhibitEthiopia Permit (advance approval required)European Union— Member States:
Austria Prohibit for plant protection use. For
other uses written authorization
required
Belgium, Denmark Permit (written authorization
required)
Finland Permit (advance approval required)
France Permit
Germany Permit (for plant protection use,
written authorization required)
Greece Permit (written authorization
required)
Ireland Permit (prior authorization required)Italy Permit (For plant protection use,
written authorization required)
LuxembourgNetherlands Permit (written authorization1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 29
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required)
Spain Permit (for plant protection use,
written authorization required)
Sweden ProhibitUnited Kingdom Prohibit for plant protection use— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Permit (written authorization
required)
Liechtenstein Permit (written authorization
required)
Norway Prohibit
Fiji Prohibit
Gambia ProhibitGuatemala ProhibitHonduras ProhibitHungary PermitIndia ProhibitJordan Prohibit
Kuwait Prohibit
Malaysia Prohibit (except for small quantities
for research/educational use through
import permit)
Malta ProhibitMauritius ProhibitMexico ProhibitMongolia Prohibit
Mozambique Prohibit
Nepal ProhibitNew Zealand ProhibitNicaragua ProhibitOman ProhibitPakistan ProhibitPhilippines Prohibit
Qatar Prohibit
Samoa ProhibitSri Lanka ProhibitSt Lucia ProhibitSudan ProhibitSwitzerland Permit
Syria Prohibit
Thailand ProhibitTurkey ProhibitUnited Arab Emirates ProhibitVietnam ProhibitZaire Prohibit
EDB (1,2-dibro-
moethane)(EC No 203-444-5)
(CAS No 106-93-4)Australia Permit
Belize ProhibitBolivia ProhibitBulgaria Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 30
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Chad Prohibit
Chile Prohibit
China Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Costa Rica Prohibit
Cuba Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union
— Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Neth-
erlands, Portugal, Spain, United
KingdomProhibit for plant protection use (for
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain)
Sweden Prohibit
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection use
Liechtenstein Prohibit
Norway Prohibit
Fiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala ProhibitHonduras Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit
India Permit (use restricted to fumigation
of foodgrains by government orga-
nizations and pest control operators
whose expertise is approved by plant
protection adviser to the Government
of India)
Indonesia Prohibit
Jordan Prohibit
Kuwait Prohibit
Lebanon Prohibit
Malaysia Prohibit (except for small quantities
for research/educational use through
import permit)
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mexico Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco Prohibit
Mozambique Prohibit
Nepal Prohibit
New Zealand Permit (for fumigation by quarantine
officials)
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger Prohibit
Oman Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 31
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Philippines Prohibit
Qatar Prohibit
Rwanda Prohibit
Samoa ProhibitSri Lanka Prohibit
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Prohibit
Switzerland Permit (if not intended for use as
pesticide)
Syria Prohibit
Tanzania ProhibitThailand Prohibit
Togo Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
United Arab Emirates Prohibit
Vietnam ProhibitZaire Prohibit
Heptachlor
(EC No 200-962-3)
(CAS No 76-44-8)Australia Prohibit
Barbados Prohibit
Belize Prohibit
Bolivia Prohibit
Bulgaria Prohibit
Cameroon ProhibitChad Prohibit
China Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Cook Islands Prohibit
Costa Rica Permit (restricted to professional use
on ornamentals and pine trees)
Cuba Prohibit
Dominica Prohibit
Dominican Republic Prohibit
Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union— Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Neth-
erlands, Portugal, Spain, United
KingdomProhibit for plant protection use (for
uses other than plant protection,
written authorization is required for
import into Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands,
Spain)
Sweden Prohibit
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:
Iceland Prohibit for plant protection useLiechtenstein Prohibit
Norway Prohibit
Fiji Prohibit
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 32
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Honduras Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit
Indonesia Prohibit
Jordan ProhibitKuwait ProhibitLebanon ProhibitMalaysia Prohibit (except for small quantities
for research/educational use through
import permit)
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mexico ProhibitMongolia ProhibitMorocco ProhibitMozambique ProhibitNepal ProhibitNew Zealand Prohibit
Nicaragua Permit
Niger ProhibitPakistan Permit (only for use against soil and
wood termites)
Paraguay Prohibit
Philippines ProhibitQatar ProhibitSamoa ProhibitSri Lanka ProhibitSt Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Permit (termicide use only)
Switzerland ProhibitSyria ProhibitThailand Permit (structural termite control and
household use only)
Turkey Prohibit
United Arab Emirates ProhibitVietnam ProhibitZaire Prohibit
Mercury compounds
such as
— Mercuric oxide
CAS No 21908-53-2
EC No 244-654-7
— Mercurous chloride
(Calomel)
CAS No 10112-91-1
EC No 233-307-5
— Other inorganic
mercury compounds
— Alkyl-mercury
compounds
— Alkoxy-alkyl and
aryl-mercury
compoundsAustralia Permit (from 31 December 1994
uses limited to establishing sugar
cane)
Barbados Prohibit
Belize Prohibit
Bolivia ProhibitBulgaria ProhibitBurkina Faso ProhibitChile ProhibitChina Prohibit
Congo Prohibit
Cook Islands ProhibitCosta Rica ProhibitCuba Prohibit1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 33
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Ecuador Prohibit
El Salvador Prohibit
European Union
— Member States: Prohibit for use as plant protection
products, antifoulants, wood preser-
vatives, textile preservatives and
slimicides, (for other uses, written
authorization is required for import
in the Netherlands)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Prohibit for use as plant protection
products, antifoulants, wood preser-
vatives, textile preservatives and
slimicides
Gambia Prohibit
Guatemala Prohibit, (refers to methoxy ethyl
mercury chloride only)
Honduras Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit (refers to agricultural use
only)
India Prohibit (phenylmercury acetate)
Permit (methoxyethyl mercury
chloride)
Indonesia Prohibit
Jordan Prohibit
Kuwait Prohibit
Lebanon Prohibit
Malaysia Prohibit (except for small quantities
for research/educational use through
import permit)
Malta Prohibit
Mauritius Prohibit
Mexico Prohibit
Mongolia Prohibit
Morocco ProhibitMozambique Prohibit
Nepal Prohibit
New Zealand Prohibit (refers only to use as a
pesticide)
Nicaragua Prohibit
Niger Permit (refers only to use in plant
protection products)
Oman Prohibit
Pakistan Prohibit
Paraguay Prohibit
Philippines Prohibit
Qatar Prohibit
Samoa Prohibit
Sri Lanka Prohibit (mercuric oxide)
Prohibit (phenylmercury acetate)
Permit (phenylmercury dodecenyl
succinate used as paint biocide —
approval letter from registrar is
required)
St Lucia Prohibit
Sudan Prohibit
Switzerland Permit (Banned as pesticide and for1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 34
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most other uses)
Syria Prohibit
Tanzania Prohibit, (refers only to pesticide
use)
Thailand Prohibit, (refer to 2-methoxy ethyl
mercury chloride)
Togo Prohibit
Turkey Prohibit
Vietnam Prohibit
Zaire Prohibit
Crocidolite
(EC No 310-127-6)
(CAS No 12001-28-4)Bahrain Prohibit
China Prohibit
Cuba Permit
Cyprus Permit (permission by Ministry of
Labour and Social Insurance, in
exceptional cases for special uses)
European Union
— Member States: Prohibit
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Prohibit
Hungary Prohibit
India Permit (licence on the recommenda-
tion of the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals)
Malaysia Permit (Use is banned in the manu-
facturing sector. Importation is
allowed for other uses)
Samoa Prohibit
Switzerland Permit (if the intended use is still
permitted according to the provisions
of Annex 3.3 of the Ordinance
relating to Environmentally Hazar-
dous Substances)
Thailand Prohibit
Polybrominated biphe-
nyls (PBBs)
(EC Nos 252-994-2,
248-696-7,237-137-2)
(CAS Nos 36355-01-8,
27858-07-7,13654-09-
6)China Permit (permission must be obtained
from the National Environmental
Protection Agency of China)
Cuba Permit (can only be imported with
permission of the DNA. Import is
not permitted if the substance isintended to be used in textile
production)
European Union
— Member States: Permit (except for use in textile
articles intended to come into
contact with the skin, for example,
garment, undergarment, linen)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Permit (except for use in textile
articles intended to come into
contact with the skin, for example,
garment, undergarment, linen)
India Permit (licence on the recommenda-
tion of the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals)
Malaysia Permit
Samoa Prohibit
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Polychlorinated biphe-
nyls (PCBs)
(EC No 215-648-1)
(CAS No 1336-36-3)
except mono and
dichlorinated biphenylsAustralia Permit (permission of the Ministry
for Trade must be obtained)
Bahrain ProhibitChina Permit (permission must be obtained
from the National Environmental
Protection Agency of China)
Cuba ProhibitEuropean Union— Member States: Prohibit (exceptionally, derogation
may be granted for primary and
intermediate products on a case-by-
case basisFurther to general prohi-
bition of PCBs the import of any
preparation with a PCB content of
more than 0,005 % is prohibited)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Prohibit (exceptionally, derogation
may be granted for primary and
intermediate products on a case-by-
case basisFurther to general prohi-
bition of PCBs, the import of any
preparation with a PCB content of
more than 0,005 % is prohibited)
India Permit (licence on the recommenda-
tion of the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals)
Japan Permit (permission from the Minister
for International Trade and Industry
is required)
Malaysia PermitSamoa ProhibitSwitzerland ProhibitThailand Prohibit
Polychlorinated terphe-
nyls (PCTs)
(EC No 262-968-2)
(CAS No 61788-33-8)Australia Permit (permission of the Ministry of
Trade must be obtained.
China Permit (permission must be obtained
from the National Environmental
Protection Agency of China)
Cuba Prohibit
European Union— Member States: Prohibit (exceptionally, derogation
may be granted for primary and
intermediate products on a case-by-
case basisFurther to general prohi-
bition of PCTs, the import of any
preparation with a PCT content of
more than 0,005 % is prohibited)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Prohibit (exceptionally, derogation
may be granted for primary and
intermediate products on a case-by-
case basisFurther to general prohi-
bition of PCTs, the import of any
preparation with a PCT content of
more than 0,0005 % is prohibited)
India Permit (license on the recommenda-
tion of the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals)
Malaysia PermitSamoa ProhibitSwitzerland Prohibit
Tris(2,3 dibromopro-
pyl)phosphate
(EC No 204-799-9)China Permit (permission must be obtained
from the National Environmental
Protection agency of China)1992R2455 — EN — 30.08.1996 — 003.001 — 36
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(CAS No 126-72-7) Cuba Permit (can be imported only with
permission of the DNA. Import is
not permitted if the substance is
intended to be used in textile
production)
European Union
— Member States: Permit (except for use in textile
articles intended to come into
contact with the skin, for example,
garment, undergarment, linen)
— Members of the EEA Agree-
ment:Permit (except for use in textile
articles intended to come into
contact with the skin, for example,
garment, undergarment, linen)
India Permit (licence on the recommenda-
tion of the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals)
Malaysia Permit
Samoa Prohibit
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ANNEX III
Information required pursuant to Article 4
Reference No
1. Identity of the substance to be exported
— name in nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry,
— other names (usual name, trade name, abbreviation),
— EC number and CAS number,
— CUS number and combined nomenclature code,— main impurities of the substance, when particularly relevant.
2. Identity of the preparation to be exported
— trade name or designation of the preparation,
— for each substance listed in Annex I, percentage and details as specified
under 1.
3. Information on the export
— country of destination,
— country of origin,
— expected date of first export,
— estimated amount of the chemical to be exported to the destination country
in the year following the first export,
— intended use in the country of destination, if known,— name, address and other relevant particulars of the importer or importing
company.
4. Designated national authorities
The name, address, telephone and telex or fax numbers or e-mail of the
designated authority in the European Union from which further information
may be obtained.
The name, address, telephone and telex or fax numbers or e-mail of the
designated authority in the importing country.
5. Information on precautions to be taken, including category of danger and risk
and safety advice
6. Use of the chemical in the European Union
— use category(ies) subject to control measure (ban or severe restriction),
— use category(ies) for which the chemical is not severely restricted or
banned,
(Use categories, as defined in Annex I to the Regulation).
7. Summary of regulatory restrictions and reasons for them
8. Additional information
9. Acknowledgement of receipt
The above information should be provided on an export notification form as
shown hereafter.
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