Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy
Date: 2000-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU environmental policy, aquatic environment, dangerous substance, environmental protection, surface water

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Proposal

for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the list of priority

substances in the field of water policy

(2000/C 177 E/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2000) 47 final (cid:151) 2000/0035(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 7 February 2000)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

ecotoxicity and human toxicity via aquatic exposure
routes,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular to Article 175(1) thereof,

(cid:151) evidence from monitoring of widespread environ-

mental contamination and

Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by
certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic
the Community (2) and the Directives
environment of
adopted within its framework represent presently the
major Community instrument for the control of point
and diffuse discharges of dangerous substances.

(2) The Community

controls

under Council Directive
76/464/EEC have been replaced, harmonised and further
developed by the Directive of the European Parliament
and Council establishing of a framework for Community
action in the field of water policy.

(3) The Directive of

the European Parliament and of

the
Council establishing a framework for Community action
in the field of water policy, hereby introduces in Article
16(2) a scientifically based methodology for identifying
priority substances on the basis of their risk to aquatic
ecosystems.

(4) The methodology set out in the Directive of the European
Parliament and Council establishing of a framework for
Community action in the field of water policy enables, as
a most practical option, the application of a simplified
risk-based assessment procedure based on scientific prin-
ciples taking particular account of

(cid:151) evidence

regarding

the

substance concerned and,

intrinsic hazard of
in particular,

the
its aquatic

(cid:151) other proven factors which may indicate the possi-
bility of widespread environmental contamination,
such as production, use volume and use pattern of
the substance concerned.

scheme,

(5) The Commission has, on this basis, developed a combined
monitoring-based and modelling-based priority setting
(COMMPS)
in collaboration with experts of
interested parties, involving the Scientific Committee for
Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment, Member States,
the European Environment Agency,
EFTA countries,
including those repre-
European business associations
senting
and
enterprises
and medium-sized
European environmental organisations.

small

(6) A first

list of 32 priority substances or groups of
substances has been identified on the basis of
the
COMMPS procedure, following a publicly open and trans-
parent discussion with the interested parties.

(7) The expeditious adoption of this list is desirable in order
to allow for the timely and continuing implementation of
Community controls of dangerous substances pursuant to
the European
the strategy set out
a
Council Directive
Parliament
framework for Community action in the field of water
policy.

in Article 16 of

establishing

and

(8) The list of priority substances adopted under this Decision
shall replace the list of substances in the Communication
from the Commission to the Council on dangerous
substances which might be included in List I of Council
Directive 76/464/EEC (3).

emissions

contributes

controls of

commitments

from land-based sources

(9) The identification of priority substances targeted to the
into surface
establishment of
to the
waters
international
Community
in
conventions
the Strategy with
particular to the implementation of
regard to hazardous substances adopted at
the 1998
OSPAR Ministerial Meeting under the Convention for
the marine
the protection of
the
to Council Decision
pursuant
North-East Atlantic
98/249/EC (4).

the protection of marine waters,

environment of

under

for

(1) OJ C 184, 17.6.1997, p. 20,

OJ C 16, 20.1.1998, p. 14 and OJ C 108, 7.4.1998, p. 94.

(2) OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23.

(3) OJ C 176, 14.7.1982, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 104, 3.4.1998, p. 1.

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(10) The COMMPS procedure is designed as a dynamic
instrument for the prioritisation of dangerous substances
open to continuous improvements and modifications with
a view of possible revision and adaptation of the first
its
priority list within at
adoption,

the latest within 6 years of

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

dangerous substances which might be included in List I of
Council Directive 76/464/EEC.

Article 3

The list of priority substances in the field of water policy shall,
on its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council,
become Annex X to European Parliament and of the Council
Directive establishing a framework for Community action in
the field of water policy.

The list of priority substances in the field of water policy is
hereby established and is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day after its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2

The list of priority substances established by this decision
replaces the list of substances in the Communication from
the Commission to the Council of 22 June 1982 on

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX

List of priority substances in the field of water policy (1)

CAS number

EU number

Name

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)

(15)
(16)
(17)

(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)

(24)

(25)

(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)

(30)

(31)
(32)

15972-60-8
120-12-7
1912-24-9
71-43-2
n.a.
7440-43-9
85535-84-8
470-90-6
2921-88-2
75-09-2
107-06-2
117-81-7
330-54-1
115-29-7
959-98-8
118-74-1
87-68-3
608-73-1
58-89-9
34123-59-6
7439-92-1
7439-97-6
91-20-3
7440-02-0
25154-52-3
104-40-5
1806-26-4
140-66-9
n.a.
50-32-8
205-99-2
191-24-2
207-08-9
206-44-0
193-39-5
608-93-5
122-34-9
87-86-5
688-73-3
36643-28-4
12002-48-1
120-82-1
67-66-3
1582-09-8

240-110-8
204-371-1
217-617-8
200-753-7
n.a.
231-152-8
287-476-5
207-432-0
220-864-4
200-838-9
203-458-1
204-211-0
206-354-4
204-079-4
n.a.
204-273-9
201-765-5
210-158-9
200-401-2
251-835-4
231-100-4
231-106-7
202-049-5
231-111-4
246-672-0
203-199-4
217-302-5
n.a.
n.a.
200-028-5
205-911-9
205-883-8
205-916-6
205-912-4
205-893-2
210-172-5
204-535-2
201-778-6
211-704-4
n.a.
234-413-4
204-428-0
200-663-8
216-428-8

Alachlor
Anthracene
Atrazine
Benzene
Brominated diphenylether (1)
Cadmium and its compounds
C10-13-chloroalkanes
Chlorfenvinphos
Chlorpyrifos
Dichloromethane
1,2-Dichloroethane
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Diuron
Endosulfan
(alpha-endosulfan)
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclohexane
(gamma-isomer, Lindane)
Isoproturon
Lead and its compounds
Mercury and its compounds
Naphthalene
Nickel and its compounds
Nonylphenols
(4-(para)-nonylphenol)
Octylphenols
(para-tert-octylphenol)
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
(Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoroanthene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Fluoroanthene,
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene)
Pentachlorobenzene
Simazine
Pentachlorophenol
Tributyltin compounds
(Tributyltin-cation)
Trichlorobenzenes
(1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene)
Trichloromethane (Chloroform)
Trifluralin

(1) These groups of substances normally include a considerable number of individual compounds. Presently, appropriate indicative

parameters cannot be given.
CAS: Chemical Abstract Service.
EU number, i.e. European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical
Substances (ELINCS).
n.a.: not applicable

(1) Where groups of substances have been selected, typical individual representatives are listed in brackets as indicative parameters. The
establishment of controls will be targeted to these individual substances, without prejudicing the inclusion of other individual
representatives where appropriate.