2007/639/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 2007 establishing a common format for the submission of data and information pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning persistent organic pollutants (notified under document number C(2007) 4409)
Date: 2007-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, exchange of information, organic pollution, pollutant

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 October 2007

establishing a common format for the submission of data and information pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning persistent organic
pollutants

(notified under document number C(2007) 4409)

(2007/639/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent
organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (1), and
in particular Article 12(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 requires
Member States to provide various data and information
to the Commission on a regular basis.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data and
information required under Article 12(1), (2) and (3) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 850/2004 in the format set out in the Annex to
this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

A common format
submission of that data and information.

should be

established for

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2007.

the

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished by Article 29 of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (2),

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7. Corrigendum OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5.
(2) OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive
2006/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ
L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 850).

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ANNEX

Format for the submission of data and information under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on
persistent organic pollutants

A. Annual report on control on production, placing on the market (Article 12(2))

Section I: General information

Member State:

Name and title of contact officer:

Full name of the institution:

Mailing address:

Telephone number:

Fax number:

E-mail address:

Date of the report (dd/month/yyyy):

Section II: Control on production, placing on the market

Production of substances listed under Annex I or II to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 (hereinafter ‘Annex I or II’)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

1.1.

Year of the report:

1.2.

Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been produced in your Member State during the period covered
by this report? (Yes/No)

1.2.1.

If the answer to question 1.2 is ‘Yes’, please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding
volume(s) produced (in kg).

2.

Placing on the market of substances listed under Annex I or II

2.1.

Year of the report:

2.2.

Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been placed on the market in your Member State or exported
from your Member State during the period covered by this report? (Yes/No)

2.2.1.

If the answer to question 2.2 is ‘Yes’, please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding
volume(s) exported and/or placed on the market (in kg).
In case of export or import, please specify the
exporting or importing country(ies).

B. Triannual report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 (Articles 12(1) and 12(3)).

Section I: General information

Member State:

Name and title of contact officer:

Full name of the institution:

Mailing address:

Telephone number:

Fax number:

E-mail address:

Date of the report (dd/month/yyyy):

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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1.

1.1.

2.

2.1.

Section II: Stockpiles

Are there in your Member State any notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of
which is permitted? (Yes/No)

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’, please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance,
specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its
location and the measures taken to manage it.

Are there in your Member State any notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of
which is not permitted? (Yes/No)

If the answer to question 2 is ‘Yes’, please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance,
specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its
location and the measures taken to manage it.

Section III: Release reduction, minimisation and elimination

1.

Has your Member State developed an action plan on the substances listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
850/2004 (hereinafter ‘Annex III’)? (Yes/No)

1.1.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘No’, please specify why.

1.2.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’, please, specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have release data.
For each specified substance, specify for which compartment (i.e., air, water, land) you have release data. For each
specified compartment, give the release in g TEQ/year (WHO-TEF (1) 2005) or in kg/year.

2.

Has your Member State developed measures in order to identify sources of substances listed in Annex III?
(Yes/No)

2.1.

If the answer to question 2 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures developed.

3.

Has your Member State developed measures in order to characterise sources of substances listed in Annex III?
(Yes/No)

3.1.

If the answer to question 3 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures developed.

4.

Has your Member State developed measures in order to minimise sources of substances listed in Annex III?
(Yes/No)

4.1.

If the answer to question 4 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures developed.

Section IV: Implementation plans

1.

Has your Member State developed a National Implementation Plan (NIP) in accordance with Article 7 of the
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants? (Yes/No)

1.1.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘No’, please explain why.

1.2.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’, please, indicate the date(s) on which it has been communicated to the
Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, to the Commission and to the other Member States.

1.2.1. Did you give the public early and effective opportunities to participate in the development of your NIP? (Yes/No)

(1) World Health Organization Toxic Equivalency Factors for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and coplanar poly-

chlorinated biphenyls.

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1.2.1.1.

If the answer to question 1.2.1 is ‘No’, please explain why.

1.2.1.2.

If the answer to question 1.2.1 is ‘Yes’, please describe briefly how.

Section V: Monitoring

1.

Has your Member State established a monitoring programme on the presence of dioxins, furans and PCBs in the
environment? (Yes/No)

1.1.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘No’, please explain why.

1.2.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’, please specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have monitoring
data. For each specified substance and each monitoring programme, specify the period and objectives of the
monitoring programme, the type of sampling point (e.g., hot spots, accidents, background situation), the
geographical location, the analytical method applied, the compartments in which the substance was sampled,
the values found (mean, median, maximum, minimum, number of samples) and how to access these data.

Section VI: Information exchange

1.

Has your Member State established an information exchange mechanism? (Yes/No)

1.1.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘No’, please explain why.

1.2.

2.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’ and if the information exchange mechanism is not part of your NIP, please
describe it.

Has your Member State taken any measure to promote and facilitate awareness programmes with regard to
persistent organic pollutants? (Yes/No)

2.1.

If the answer to question 2 is ‘No’, please explain why.

2.2.

If the answer to question 2 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures taken.

3.

Has your Member State taken any measure to promote and facilitate the provision of public information with
regards to persistent organic pollutants? (Yes/No)

3.1.

If the answer to question 3 is ‘No’, please explain why.

3.2.

If the answer to question 3 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures taken.

4.

Has your Member State taken any measure to promote and facilitate the training of workers, scientists, educators
and technical and managerial personnel with regard to persistent organic pollutants? (Yes/No)

4.1.

If the answer to question 4 is ‘No’, please explain why.

4.2.

If the answer to question 4 is ‘Yes’, please describe the measures taken.

Section VII: Technical assistance

1.

Has your Member State provided to other country(ies)
technical and financial assistance to develop and
strengthen their capacity to fully implement their obligation under the Stockholm Convention on persistent
organic pollutants? (Yes/No)

1.1.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘No’, please explain why.

1.2.

If the answer to question 1 is ‘Yes’, please specify the country/ies and kind of assistance.

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Section VIII: Penalties

1.

Penalties

1.1.

How does your Member State lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004?

1.2.

What are the measures taken to ensure the implementation of the rules on penalties?

2.

Infringement procedure

2.1.

2.2.

Has your Member State initiated an infringement procedure for breach of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004?
(Yes/No)

If the answer to question 2.1 is ‘Yes’, please specify the Article of that to which the infringement relates, describe
briefly the infringement and indicate the penalty set for the offender.