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OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingforthethirteenthtimeDirective
76/769/EEContheapproximation ofthelaws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsof
theMemberStatesrelatingtorestrictionsonthemarketinganduseofcertaindangerous
substancesandpreparations
(92/C332/04)
On18June1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100aoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
29September1992.TheRapporteurwasMrBeltrami.
Atits300thPlenarySession(meetingof22October1992),theEconomicandSocialCommittee
unanimouslyadoptedthefollowingOpinion.
andlabelledfortoxicitywiththeriskphrases
R45'maycausecancer'or
R49'maycausecancerbyinhalation'or
R46'maycauseheritablegeneticdamage'or
R47'maycausebirthdefects'
whentheyarecontainedinsubstancesandprep­
arationsplacedonthemarketforsaletothegeneral
public.
Withoutprejudicetotheimplementation ofother
Communityprovisionsrelatingtotheclassification ,
packagingandlabellingofdangeroussubstances
andpreparations ,thepackagingofsuchsubstances
andpreparationsmustbemarkedlegiblyandindeli­
blyasfollows:
'RESTRICTED TOPROFESSIONAL USERS'.1.Introduction
1.1.Theproposalamendsforthethirteenthtime
Directive76/769/EEClayingdownthelegalframework
forbansandrestrictionsonthemarketinganduseof
certaindangeroussubstancesandpreparations .
1.1.1.Theproposalisintendedtoaffordahigh
levelofprotectionforbothhumanhealthandthe
environmentbyharmonizingrestrictionsonthemar­
ketinganduseofthreegroupsofsubstanceandprep­
arationinallMemberStates:
—substancesandpreparationsclassifiedascarcino­
genic,mutagenicand/orteratogenic (categories1
and2)underthetermsofDirectives67/548/EEC
*nd88/379/EEC;
—creosote;
—certainchlorinatedsolvents.
1.2.ThepurposeoftheDirectiveisto:
A)bantheuseinconcentrations equaltoorgreater
than:
—thoselaiddowninAnnexIofDirective
67/548/EEC;
—thoselaiddowninPoint6,TableVIofAnnex
IofDirective88/379/EECwherenolimit
appearsinDirective67/548/EEC
ofcategory1and2substancesclassifiedinAnnex
IofDirective67/548/EECas:
—carcinogenic
—mutagenic
—teratogenicB)Bantheuseforwoodtreatmentofsubstancesand
preparationscontainingcreosote(aby-productof
themanufactureofcokefromcoal),eitheraloneor
inoneofthemixtureslistedinpoint32ofthe
Annexifitcontains:
—Benzo-a-Pyrene ataconcentration ofgreater
than0,005%bymass,and/or
—waterextractablephenolsataconcentrationof
greaterthan3%bymass.
Furthermorewoodsotreatedmaynotbeplacedon
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1.3.ForalltheproductscoveredbytheDirective,
theMemberStatesaretoadoptandpublishthelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessaryto
complywiththeDirectivenolaterthanoneyearafter
itsformaladoptionbytheCouncil.Anexceptionis
madefor1,1,1trichloroethane ,forwhichafive-year
periodisstipulated.
2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteenotestheCommissionproposal
andfullyendorsesitsaimsandimplementingarrange­
ments,subjecttothecommentswhichfollow.
2.2.Itparticularlyappreciatestheaimofgivingcon­
creteformtosomeofthespecificmeasurescontained
inthe'Europeagainstcancer'programme,whileatthe
sametimeimprovingprotectionofthepublicingeneral
andnon-professional usersinparticular,andimproving
theoperationoftheinternalmarket.
2.3.Lastly,theCommitteeaskstheCommissionto
aligntheterminologyandriskphrasesusedforterato­
genicsubstanceswiththoseusedintheseventhamend­
mentofDirective92/32/EEC,whichintroducesthe
broaderdefinitionofsubstanceswhichare'toxicfor
reproduction'(1).However,bywayofderogation,thesesubstances
maybeusedforwoodtreatmentinindustrialinstal­
lationsiftheycontain:
—Benzo-a-Pyrene ataconcentrationoflessthan
0,05%bymass,and
—waterextractablephenolsataconcentrationof
lessthan3%bymass.
Thesesubstancesandpreparationsmaybeplaced
onthemarketonlyinpackagingofacapacityequal
toorgreaterthan200litresandmaynotbesoldto
thegeneralpublic.
WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofotherCom­
munityprovisionsontheclassification ,packaging
andlabellingofdangeroussubstancesandprep­
arations,thepackagingofsuchsubstancesandprep­
arationsmustbelegiblyandindeliblymarkedas
follows :
'FORUSEININDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS
ONLY'.
WoodtreatedaccordingtoB)whichisplacedon
themarketforthefirsttime:
a)mayonlybeusedforprofessionalandindustrial
purposes;
b)maynotbeusedinsidebuildingsorforpurposes
inwhichitcomesintodirectcontactwithhuman
beings.
Oldtreatedwoodmaybesoldasasecondhand
productbutmaynotbeusedforthepurposesmen­
tionedinb).
C)Bantheuseinconcentrations equaltoorgreater
than0,1%byweightinsubstancesandpreparations
placedonthemarketforsaletothegeneralpublic
of:
—chloroform
—carbontetrachloride
—1,1,2trichloroethane
—1,1,2,2tetrachloroethane
—1,1,1,2tetrachloroethane
—pentachloroethane
—1,1dichloroethylene
—1,1,1trichloroethane .
Furthermore ,withoutprejudicetotheapplication
ofotherCommunityprovisionsontheclassifi­
cation,packagingandlabellingofdangeroussub­
stancesandpreparations ,thepackagingofthese
substancesmustbemarkedlegiblyandindeliblyas
follows:3.Specificcomments
3.1.Inthelightoftheworkinprogressonthe
classificationandlabellingofcomplexsubstances
derivedfrompetroleumdistillation,theCommittee
pointsoutthatthederogationslaiddowninPoints29,
30and31oftheAnnexformotorfuelscoveredby
Directive85/210/EEConlyapplytopetrol;theywould
notsolvetheproblemofotherwidelyusedfuelssuch
asdiesel,LPGandgasoil.TheCommitteetherefore
proposesthatthederogationapplytoallmotorfuels
andtoheatingfuelswhosecarcinogeniccomponents
ceasetobecarcinogeniconburning,therebyprecluding
potentialdanger.
3.2.TheCommitteepointsoutthatacomprehensive
banonacategorycouldinsomeinstancespreventor
restricttheuseofproductswithoutanyassessmentof
theactualrisktheypose.Itthereforeproposesthat
bansand/orrestrictionsbeprecededbyanassessment
ofrisk.
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3.3.Tothisend,theCommitteesuggestsallowingclassificationofasubstanceascarcinogenic,mutagenic
alongerperiodthancurrentlyproposedbetweentheorteratogenicandtheentryintoforceofaban.
DoneatBrussels,22October1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveonsweetenersforuseinfoodstuffs
(92/C332/05)
On3July1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100AoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
29September1992.TheRapporteurwasMrGardner.
Atits300thPlenarySession(meetingof22October1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
unanimouslyadoptedthefollowingOpinion.
1.Introduction
1.1.Atthecommonpositionstageoftheprevious
sweetenersproposal,afootnotewasinsertedtoprotect
'traditionalbeers'.Thishappenedtohavethesideeffect
ofprotectingbrewingindustriesofsomecountriesfrom
outsidecompetition .Asaresult,amajorityinthe
EuropeanParliamentrejectedtheproposalintoto.
1.2.Thepresentproposalincorporates allthe
changesmadeuptothetimeofwithdrawalbutwithout
the'traditionalbeer'f1).Thatmeansitistheresultof
oneOpinionbytheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
twobytheEuropeanParliamentandacommonpos­
itionbytheCouncil.Itcontainsseveralofthepoints
madeintheOpinionoftheCommitteeonthefirst
proposal.2.Comments
InthisOpiniontheCommitteewillthereforeconcen­
trateonthosepointswhicharenewsincethefirst
proposalandwhichthereforewerenotalreadycon­
sideredbytheCommittee .
Theseinclude:
2.1.Article1.3,secondindent
Thisrecognizesthespecialpositionofdiabeticproducts
inlinewithourpreviousOpinion.However,thesecond
indentdoesnotcarryovertheprohibitionof'other
sweeteningfood'toproductsfordiabetics.Itshould,
therefore,bechanged,usingthewordsunderlined
below.
'«withnoaddedsugar»:withoutanyaddedmono­
ordisaccharidesoranyotherfoodstuffusedforits
sweeteningproperties.Howeverinfoodspresented
fordiabetics,fructosemaybeadded.' (!)OJNoC120,6.5.1991.