Commission Recommendation of 30 May 2008 on risk reduction measures for the substances zinc, zinc chloride and zinc distearate (notified under document number C(2008) 2329) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, environmental impact, environmental monitoring, hydrology, pollution control, zinc

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.6.2008

RECOMMENDATIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION

of 30 May 2008

on risk reduction measures for the substances zinc, zinc chloride and zinc distearate

(notified under document number C(2008) 2329)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/464/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
of
2268/95
Commission
27 September 1995 concerning the second list of
priority substances as foreseen under Council Regulation
(EEC) No 793/93 (2):

in
(EC) No

Regulation

evaluation

— zinc,

— zinc chloride,

— zinc distearate.

(2)

The Member State designated as rapporteur pursuant to
this Commission Regulation has completed the risk
evaluation activities with regard to man and the environ-

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

(2) OJ L 231, 28.9.1995, p. 18.

in

for

those

substances

ment
accordance with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 of 28 June
1994 laying down 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.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the
Environment (SCTEE) and the Scientific Committee on
Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) have been
consulted and have issued opinions with respect to the
risk evaluations carried out by the rapporteur. The
opinions have been published on the website of those
Scientific Committees.

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

to
It
recommend risk reduction measures for the substances
covered by this Recommendation and the Communi-
cation.

that evaluation,

risk reduction measures provided for

The
in this
recommendation are in accordance with the opinion of
the Committee set up pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 793/93,

(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1994, p. 3.
(4) OJ C 154, 19.6.2008, p. 1.

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HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

SECTION 1

ZINC

(CAS No 7440-66-6; Einecs No 231-175-3)

ZINC CHLORIDE

(CAS No 7646-85-7; Einecs No 231-592-0)

ZINC DISTEARATE

(CAS No 557-05-1 and 91051-01-3; Einecs No 209-151-9 and
293-049-4)

Risk reduction measures for the environment (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

1. For the river basins where emissions of zinc may cause a
risk, the Member States concerned should establish environ-
(hereafter EQS). The national
mental quality standards
pollution reduction measures
to achieve those EQS in
2015 should be included in the river basin management
plans in line with the provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

2. The Member States

should provide information to the
Commission on the contribution of zinc sources and
pathways to the aquatic environment, on possible controls
and also on the levels of zinc in the aquatic environment, in
order to consider possible inclusion of zinc in the next
review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC.

3. The competent authorities in the Member States concerned
should lay down conditions, emission limit values or

equivalent parameters or technical measures regarding zinc
and zinc compounds in the permits issued under Directive
2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2)
in order for installations to operate according to the best
available techniques (hereafter BAT) taking into account the
technical characteristic of the installations concerned, their
geographical
environmental
conditions.

location

local

and

the

4. Member States should carefully monitor the implementation
of BAT regarding zinc and zinc compounds and report any
important
to the Commission in the
framework of the exchange of information on BAT.

developments

5. Local emissions to the environment should, where necessary,
be controlled by national rules to ensure that no risk for the
environment is expected.

SECTION 2

ADDRESSEES

6. This Recommendation is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2008/32/EC (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 60).

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