Information from the Commission - Reference numbers for the notification of the export of certain dangerous chemicals (The following is published so as to comply with Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, export, export monitoring, information system

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REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS CHEMICALS

(The following is published so as to comply with Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 (1))

(2000/C 212/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

This Regulation introduced a notification procedure for the export of chemicals which are banned or
severely restricted in the European Community. This requires that the first export of such a chemical, or a
preparation containing it, to a particular country shall not occur until 30 days after a notification, that
each notification be given a reference number, and that number accompany subsequent exports of the
same chemical from the Community to the same third country.

Current reference numbers

Article 4 of the Regulation specifies that the Commission shall periodically publish a list of these reference
numbers in the Official Journal of the European Communities, stating the chemical concerned and the third
country of destination.

Below is the list of current reference numbers for the banned or severely restricted chemicals that have
been exported by 30 June 2000.

(1) OJ L 251, 29.8.1992, p. 13.

SUMMARY OF CURRENT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR CHEMICALS
(NOT PREPARATIONS)

Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Mercuric oxide

Angola

Argentina

Australia (*)

Brazil

Czech Republic

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Ethiopia

Hungary (*)

India

Iran

Israel

Libya

Maldives

Myanmar

New Zealand (*)

Poland

Saudi Arabia

South Africa

Switzerland (*)

Tanzania

Thailand

United States of America

EC/244-654-7/R1/AO

EC/244-654-7/R1/AR

EC/244-654-7/R1/AU

EC/244-654-7/R1/BR

EC/244-654-7/R1/CZ

EC/244-654-7/R1/DO

EC/244-654-7/R1/EG

EC/244-654-7/R1/ET

EC/244-654-7/R1/HU

EC/244-654-7/R1/IN

EC/244-654-7/R1/IR

EC/244-654-7/R1/IL

EC/244-654-7/R1/LY

EC/244-654-7/R1/MV

EC/244-654-7/R1/MM

EC/244-654-7/R1/NZ

EC/244-654-7/R1/PL

EC/244-654-7/R1/SA

EC/244-654-7/R1/ZA

EC/244-654-7/R1/CH

EC/244-654-7/R1/TZ

EC/244-654-7/R1/TH

EC/244-654-7/R1/US

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Mercuric oxide
(cont(cid:146)d)

Venezuela

Yemen

Mercurous chloride

Argentina

Australia (*)

Brazil

Cameroon

Czech Republic

Egypt

Hungary (*)

India

Iran

Poland

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland (*)

Thailand

United States of America

Venezuela

Inorganic mercury compounds

Angola

Argentina

Australia (*)

Bangladesh

Brazil

Dominica (Commonwealth of)

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Fiji

Ghana

Guyana

Hungary (*)

India

Iran

Israel

Kenya

Libya

Myanmar

New Zealand (*)

Poland

EC/244-654-7/R1/VE

EC/244-654-7/R1/YE

EC/233-307-5/R1/AR

EC/233-307-5/R1/AU

EC/233-307-5/R1/BR

EC/233-307-5/R1/CM

EC/233-307-5/R1/CZ

EC/233-307-5/R1/EG

EC/233-307-5/R1/HU

EC/233-307-5/R1/IN

EC/233-307-5/R1/IR

EC/233-307-5/R1/PL

EC/233-307-5/R1/RO

EC/233-307-5/R1/SA

EC/233-307-5/R1/CH

EC/233-307-5/R1/TH

EC/233-307-5/R1/US

EC/233-307-5/R1/VE

EC/231-106-7a/R1/AO

EC/231-106-7a/R1/AR

EC/231-106-7a/R1/AU

EC/231-106-7a/R1/BD

EC/231-106-7a/R1/BR

EC/231-106-7a/R1/DM

EC/231-106-7a/R1/DO

EC/231-106-7a/R1/EG

EC/231-106-7a/R1/ER

EC/231-106-7a/R1/ET

EC/231-106-7a/R1/FJ

EC/231-106-7a/R1/GH

EC/231-106-7a/R1/GY

EC/231-106-7a/R1/HU

EC/231-106-7a/R1/IN

EC/231-106-7a/R1/IR

EC/231-106-7a/R1/IL

EC/231-106-7a/R1/KE

EC/231-106-7a/R1/LY

EC/231-106-7a/R1/MM

EC/231-106-7a/R1/NZ

EC/231-106-7a/R1/PL

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Inorganic mercury compounds
(cont(cid:146)d)

Romania

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Singapore

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Switzerland (*)

Taiwan

Tanzania (*)

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago (*)

United States of America

Venezuela

Yemen

Zambia

Inorganic mercury compound: mercury (II) chloride

Afghanistan

Argentina

Australia (*)

Bangladesh

Brazil

Croatia

Egypt

Ethiopia

Ghana

Grenada

Guatemala

Hungary (*)

India

Iran

Israel

Japan

Libya

Madagascar

Myanmar

New Zealand (*)

Poland

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Sierra Leone

EC/231-106-7a/R1/RO

EC/231-106-7a/R1/RW

EC/231-106-7a/R1/SA

EC/231-106-7a/R1/SC

EC/231-106-7a/R1/SG

EC/231-106-7a/R1/ZA

EC/231-106-7a/R1/LK

EC/231-106-7a/R1/CH

EC/231-106-7a/R1/TW

EC/231-106-7a/R1/TZ

EC/231-106-7a/R1/TH

EC/231-106-7a/R1/TT

EC/231-106-7a/R1/US

EC/231-106-7a/R1/VE

EC/231-106-7a/R1/YE

EC/231-106-7a/R1/ZM

EC/231-299-8/R2/AF

EC/231-299-8/R2/AR

EC/231-299-8/R2/AU

EC/231-299-8/R2/BD

EC/231-299-8/R2/BR

EC/231-299-8/R2/HR

EC/231-299-8/R2/EG

EC/231-299-8/R2/ET

EC/231-299-8/R2/GH

EC/231-299-8/R2/GD

EC/231-299-8/R2/GT

EC/231-299-8/R2/HU

EC/231-299-8/R2/IN

EC/231-299-8/R2/IR

EC/231-299-8/R2/IL

EC/231-299-8/R2/JP

EC/231-299-8/R2/LY

EC/231-299-8/R2/MG

EC/231-299-8/R2/MM

EC/231-299-8/R2/NZ

EC/231-299-8/R2/PL

EC/231-299-8/R2/RU

EC/231-299-8/R2/RW

EC/231-299-8/R2/SA

EC/231-299-8/R2/SL

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Inorganic mercury compound: mercury (II) chloride
(cont(cid:146)d)

Singapore

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Switzerland (*)

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago (*)

United States of America

Venezuela

Yemen

Alkyl mercury compounds

Australia (*)

Brazil

Hungary (*)

India (**)

Iran

Israel

Japan

New Zealand (*)

Poland

Seychelles

Singapore

South Africa

Switzerland (*)

Taiwan

Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago (*)

United States of America

Venezuela

Alkoxyakyl and aryl mercury compounds

Afghanistan

Angola

Argentina

Australia (*)

Brazil

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Ghana

Guyana

Hungary (*)

India (**)

Iran

Israel

Japan

EC/231-299-8/R2/SG

EC/231-299-8/R2/ZA

EC/231-299-8/R2/LK

EC/231-299-8/R2/SR

EC/231-299-8/R2/CH

EC/231-299-8/R2/TH

EC/231-299-8/R2/TT

EC/231-299-8/R2/US

EC/231-299-8/R2/VE

EC/231-299-8/R2/YE

EC/200-210-4a/R1/AU

EC/200-210-4a/R1/BR

EC/200-210-4a/R1/HU

EC/200-210-4a/R1/IN

EC/200-210-4a/R1/IR

EC/200-210-4a/R1/IL

EC/200-210-4a/R1/JP

EC/200-210-4a/R1/NZ

EC/200-210-4a/R1/PL

EC/200-210-4a/R1/SC

EC/200-210-4a/R1/SG

EC/200-210-4a/R1/ZA

EC/200-210-4a/R1/CH

EC/200-210-4a/R1/TW

EC/200-210-4a/R1/TH

EC/200-210-4a/R1/TT

EC/200-210-4a/R1/US

EC/200-210-4a/R1/VE

EC/200-530-4a/R1/AF

EC/200-530-4a/R1/AO

EC/200-530-4a/R1/AR

EC/200-530-4a/R1/AU

EC/200-530-4a/R1/BR

EC/200-530-4a/R1/CM

EC/200-530-4a/R1/ET

EC/200-530-4a/R1/GH

EC/200-530-4a/R1/GY

EC/200-530-4a/R1/HU

EC/200-530-4a/R1/IN

EC/200-530-4a/R1/IR

EC/200-530-4a/R1/IL

EC/200-530-4a/R1/JP

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Alkoxyakyl and aryl mercury compounds
(cont(cid:146)d)

New Zealand (*)

Poland

Saudi Arabia

Sierra Leone

Singapore

South Africa

Taiwan

United States of America

Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compound:
phenylmercury acetate

Argentina

Australia (*)

South Africa

Switzerland (*)

United States of America

EC/200-530-4a/R1/NZ

EC/200-530-4a/R1/PL

EC/200-530-4a/R1/SA

EC/200-530-4a/R1/SL

EC/200-530-4a/R1/SG

EC/200-530-4a/R1/ZA

EC/200-530-4a/R1/TW

EC/200-530-4a/R1/US

EC/200-532-5/R1/AR

EC/200-532-5/R1/AU

EC/200-532-5/R1/ZA

EC/200-532-5/R1/CH

EC/200-532-5/R1/US

Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compound:
phenyl mercury nitrate

South Africa

EC/200-242-9/R1/ZA

Hexachlorobenzene

Russian Federation

United States of America

Topaxene

Colombia

Israel

Polybrominated biphenyls (PPB)

India

Israel

Korea, Republic of

Singapore

1,2 dibromoethane

Israel

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

Switzerland (*)

Taiwan

Zimbabwe

1,2 dichloroethane

Algeria

Angola

EC/204-273-9/R2/RU

EC/204-273-9/R2/US

EC/232-283-3/R2/CO

EC/232-283-3/R2/IL

EC/237-137-2a/IN

EC/237-137-2a/IL

EC/237-137-2a/KR

EC/237-137-2a/SG

EC/203-444-5/IL

EC/203-444-5/SG

EC/203-444-5/SI

EC/203-444-5/ZA

EC/203-444-5/CH

EC/203-444-5/TW

EC/203-444-5/ZW

EC/203-458-1/DZ

EC/203-458-1/AO

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

1,2 dichloroethane
(cont(cid:146)d)

Argentina

Australia (*)

Bangladesh

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

Ghana

Guatemala

Hungary (*)

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Libya

Macedonia

Malaysia

Maldives

Malta

Mauritius

Morocco

Myanmar

New Zealand (*)

Nigeria

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Poland

Romania

Saint Lucia

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Switzerland (*)

Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan

Tanzania (*)

EC/203-458-1/AR

EC/203-458-1/AU

EC/203-458-1/BD

EC/203-458-1/BR

EC/203-458-1/CL

EC/203-458-1/CO

EC/203-458-1/HR

EC/203-458-1/CU

EC/203-458-1/CZ

EC/203-458-1/EC

EC/203-458-1/EG

EC/203-458-1/ET

EC/203-458-1/GH

EC/203-458-1/GT

EC/203-458-1/HU

EC/203-458-1/IN

EC/203-458-1/ID

EC/203-458-1/IR

EC/203-458-1/IL

EC/203-458-1/JM

EC/203-458-1/JP

EC/203-458-1/JO

EC/203-458-1/KR

EC/203-458-1/KW

EC/203-458-1/LY

EC/203-458-1/ME

EC/203-458-1/MY

EC/203-458-1/MV

EC/203-458-1/MT

EC/203-458-1/MU

EC/203-458-1/MA

EC/203-458-1/MM

EC/203-458-1/NZ

EC/203-458-1/NG

EC/203-458-1/OM

EC/203-458-1/PK

EC/203-458-1/PH

EC/203-458-1/PL

EC/203-458-1/RO

EC/203-458-1/LC

EC/203-458-1/SA

EC/203-458-1/SC

EC/203-458-1/SG

EC/203-458-1/SK

EC/203-458-1/SI

EC/203-458-1/ZA

EC/203-458-1/LK

EC/203-458-1/CH

EC/203-458-1/SY

EC/203-458-1/TW

EC/203-458-1/TZ

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Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

1,2 dichloroethane
(cont(cid:146)d)
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago (*)
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia

Ethylene oxide

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Egypt
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Switzerland (*)
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates

Dinoseb

Switzerland (*)

Dicofol containing < 78 % p,p’-dicofol or > 1 g/kg of
DDT and DDT related compounds

Argentina
Brazil
Cyprus
India
Israel
Jordan
Mexico
Thailand
Turkey

EC/203-458-1/TH
EC/203-458-1/TT
EC/203-458-1/TR
EC/203-458-1/UA
EC/203-458-1/AE
EC/203-458-1/US
EC/203-458-1/VE
EC/203-458-1/VN
EC/203-458-1/ZM

EC/200-849-9/BA
EC/200-849-9/EG
EC/200-849-9/ID
EC/200-849-9/MY
EC/200-849-9/SG
EC/200-849-9/SI
EC/200-849-9/ZA
EC/200-849-9/CH
EC/200-849-9/TH
EC/200-849-9/TR
EC/200-849-9/AE

EC/201-861-7/CH

EC/204-082-0/AR
EC/204-082-0/BR
EC/204-082-0/CY
EC/204-082-0/IN
EC/204-082-0/IL
EC/204-082-0/JO
EC/204-082-0/MX
EC/204-082-0/TH
EC/204-082-0/TR

(*) This country has reported a PIC decision that restricts the import of the substance according to the intended use. Please refer to PIC

Circular VII, July 1997, and update January 1998.

(**) This country has reported a PIC decision referring to a specific chemical in this group. Please refer to PIC Circular VII, July 1997.

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SUMMARY OF CURRENT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR PREPARATIONS

The following reference numbers are listed according to classification (1) and the names of the preparations
are no longer used: where no classification information is available, the preparation name is listed

Please note that the classification included for the preparations listed only refer to the corresponding
export reference numbers and will not automatically apply to other preparations.

The classification is based on the information provided solely by the exporter, and not by the Commission.

(1) Please refer to Council Directive 67/548/EEC (OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1).

Classification/importing country

Export reference No

Preparations containing inorganic mercury compounds

T+;R26/27/28 R33 C;R35

Hungary (*)

T+;R26/27/28 R33

Angola
Australia (*)
Brazil
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Israel
Libya
Myanmar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Switzerland (*)
Tanzania (*)
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

T+;R26/27/28 R33 Xi;R37/38 R10

Argentina
Czech Republic
Egypt
Japan
Thailand

T;R23/24/25 R33 C;R35

Lithuania
Poland
Switzerland (*)

EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/HU

EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/AO
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/AU
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/BR
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/EG
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/ET
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/GH
EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/IL
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/LY
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/MM
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/RO
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SA
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SL
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SG
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/LK
EC/231-106-7a/P3/R1/CH
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/TZ
EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/AE
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/YE

EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/AR
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/CZ
EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/EG
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/JP
EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/TH

EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/LT
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/PL
EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/CH

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Classification/importing country

Export reference No

Xn;R20/21/22 R33

Australia (*)
Bangladesh
Hungary (*)
India
Israel
New Zealand (*)
Seychelles
Singapore
South Africa
Switzerland (*)
Taiwan
Thailand

EC/231-106-7a/P2/R1/AU
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/BD
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/HU
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/IN
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/IL
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/NZ
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SC
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SG
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/ZA
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/CH
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/TW
EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/TH

Preparations
mercuric oxide

containing

inorganic mercury

compounds+

T+;R26/27/28 R33

Australia (*)

EC/231-106-7a/P3/R1/AU

Preparations containing inorganic mercury compounds:
mercury (II) chloride

T+;R28 C;R34 T;R48/24/25

Hungary (*)
Romania
Switzerland (*)
Thailand

Preparations containing alkyl mercury compounds

T+;R26/27/28 R33 R10

Egypt
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia

Preparations containing alkoalkyl and aryl mercury compounds

T+;R26/27/28 R33 R10

Cambodia
Cote d’Ivore
Saudi Arabia
Trinidad and Tobago (*)
Venezuela

(cid:145)Falisan-Universal-Feuchtbeize(cid:146)

EC/231-299-8/P1/R2/HU
EC/231-299-8/P1/R2/RO
EC/231-299-8/P1/R2/CH
EC/231-299-8/P1/R2/TH

EC/200-210-4a/P1/R1/EG
EC/200-210-4a/P1/R1/MM
EC/200-210-4a/P1/R1/SA

EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/KH
EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/CI
EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/SA
EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/TT
EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/VE

Albania

EC/200-530-4a/P1/R1/AL

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Classification/importing country

Export reference No

Preparations containing chlordane

T;R23/24/25 Xi;R36/38 Car.Cat.3;R40

Sri Lanka

EC/200-349-0/P1/R1/LK

Xn;R21/22 Carc.Cat.3;R40 N;R50/53

Oman

EC/200-349-0/P1/R1/OM

Preparations containing heptachlor

T;R23/24/25 Carc.Cat.3;R40

Bangladesh

EC/200-962-3/P1/R1/BD

Preparations containing ethylene oxide

F+;R12 Carc.Cat.2;R45 Muta.Cat.2;R46
T;R23 Xi;R36/37/38

Cuba

Cyprus

Nigeria

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Preparations containing dinoseb

R44 T;R24/25 Repr.Cat.2;R61
Repr.Cat.3;R62 Xn;R36 N;R50 R10

Canada

Switzerland (*)

R44 T;R24/25 Repr.Cat.2;R61
Repr.Cat.3;R62 Xn;R36 N;R50

EC/200-849-9/P1/CU

EC/200-849-9/P1/CY

EC/200-849-9/P1/NG

EC/200-849-9/P1/PK

EC/200-849-9/P1/SA

EC/201-861-7/P1/CA

EC/201-861-7/P2/CH

Switzerland (*)

EC/201-861-7/P1/CH

Preparations containing dicofol with < 78 % p,p’ -dicofol or >
1 g/kg of DDT and DDT related compounds

Xn;R20/21/22 R10

Indonesia

Pakistan

Xn;R20/21/22

Morocco

EC/204-082-0/P1/ID

EC/204-082-0/P1/PK

EC/204-082-0/P1/MA

(*) This country has reported a PIC decision that restricts the import of the substance according to the intended use. Please refer to PIC

Circular VII, July 1997, and update January 1998.

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Reference numbers no longer relevant

The following reference numbers are no longer relevant since the third countries to which the exports
were made have afterwards reported an import decision in the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure (1)
that prohibits the import of these substances.

(1) PIC Circular IX, June 1999.

SUMMARY OF NO LONGER RELEVANT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR CHEMICALS
(NOT PREPARATION)

Chemical/importing country

Export reference No

Mercuric oxide

Jamaica

Uganda

Inorganic mercury compounds

Jamaica

Peru

Slovenia

Uganda

Inorganic mercury compound: mercury (II) chloride

Jamaica

Peru

Slovenia

Uganda

Alkyl mercury compounds

Jamaica

Peru

EC/244-654-7/R1/JM

EC/244-654-7/R1/UG

EC/231-106-7a/R1/JM

EC/231-106-7a/R1/PE

EC/231-106-7a/R1/SI

EC/231-106-7a/R1/UG

EC/231-299-8/R2/JM

EC/231-299-8/R2/PE

EC/231-299-8/R2/SI

EC/231-299-8/R2/UG

EC/200-210-4a/R1/JM

EC/200-210-4a/R1/PE

Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds

Peru

EC/200-530-4a/R1/PE

Pentachlorophenol, its salts and its esters

Switzerland

EC/201-778-6a/CH

(*) This country has reported a PIC decision that restricts the import of the substance according to the intended use. Please refer to PIC

Circular VII, July 1997, and update January 1998.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 212/15

SUMMARY OF NO LONGER RELEVANT EXPORT REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR PREPARATIONS

Classification/importing country

Export reference No

Preparations containing inorganic mercury compounds

T+;R26/27/28 R33

Uganda

T+;R23/24/25 R33 C;R35

Slovenia

EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/UG

EC/231-106-7a/P1/R1/SI

Preparations containing inorganic mercury compounds: mercury
(II) chloride

T+;28 C;R34 T;R48/24/25

Slovenia

EC/231-299-8/P1/R2/SI

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/JV.45 (cid:151) Bertelsmann/Kooperativa F(cid:246)rbundet/BOL Nordic)

(2000/C 212/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 May 2000, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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