Commission Recommendation of 28 May 2008 on risk reduction measures for the substances 2-nitrotoluene and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (notified under document number C(2008) 2233) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, environmental protection, environmental risk prevention, health risk, occupational safety, public health

L 141/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

RECOMMENDATIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION

of 28 May 2008

on risk reduction measures for the substances 2-nitrotoluene and 2,4-dinitrotoluene

(notified under document number C(2008) 2233)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/405/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of
23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of
existing substances (1) and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

for

In the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 the
following substances have been identified as priority
accordance with
substances
Commission Regulation
of
2364/2000
25 October 2000 concerning the fourth list of priority
substances as foreseen under Council Regulation (EEC)
No 793/93 (2):

in
(EC) No

evaluation

— 2-nitrotoluene,

— 2,4-dinitrotoluene.

(2)

The rapporteur Member State designated pursuant
to
those Regulations has completed the risk evaluation
activities with regard to man and the environment for
those substances in accordance with Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1488/94 of 28 June 1994 laying down

(1) OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1882/2003 of the European Parlament and of the Council (OJ
L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 273, 26.10.2000, p. 5.

the principles for the assessment of risks to man and the
environment of existing substances in accordance with
Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 (3)
and has
suggested a strategy for limiting the risks.

The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental
Risks
issued
(SCHER) has been consulted and has
opinions with respect
to the risk evaluations carried
rapporteur. The opinions have been
the
out by
published on the website of the Scientific Committee.

The results of the risk evaluation and further results of
the strategies for limiting the risks are set out in the
corresponding Commission Communication (4).

is appropriate, on the basis of

It
to
recommend certain risk reduction measures for certain
substances. For the substances which are not specifically
listed, there are no recommendations for the addressees
of this Recommendation.

that evaluation,

The risk reduction measures recommended for workers
should be considered within the framework of the legis-
lation for workers protection, which is considered to
provide an adequate framework to limit
the risks of
the relevant substances to the extent needed.

The risk reduction measures provided for in this recom-
mendation are in accordance with the opinion of the
Committee set up pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 793/93,

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1994, p. 3.
(4) OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 4.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

SECTION 1

2,4-DINITROTOLUENE

(CAS No 121-14-2; Einecs No 204-450-0)

Risk reduction measures for the environment (1, 2, 3)

3. Local emissions to the aquatic environment and via air
emissions of 2,4-DNT should, where necessary, be controlled
by national rules to ensure that no risk for the environment
is expected.

SECTION 2

ADDRESSEES

4. This Recommendation is addressed to all sectors importing,
producing,
a
preparation or other processing, using, disposing or reco-
vering the substances and to the Member States.

transporting,

formulating

storing,

into

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

the European Parliament
conditions,

1. Competent authorities in the Member States concerned
in the permits issued under Directive
should lay down,
the
2008/1/EC of
Commission (1),
values or
equivalent parameters or technical measures regarding 2,4-
dinitrotoluene in order to operate according to the Best
Available Techniques
the
technical characteristic of the installations concerned, their
environmental
geographical
conditions.

emission limit

into account

and of

location

taking

(BAT)

local

and

the

2. Member States should carefully monitor the implementation
any
to the Commission in the

of BAT regarding 2,4-dinitrotoluene
important
developments
framework of the exchange of information on BAT.

and report

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2008, p. 8.