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Date: 1988-02-01
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending for the eighth time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (submitted by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(88 ) 7 final
                                             Brussels , 1 February 1988
                                 Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
     amending' for the eighth time Directive 76/ 769/ EEC on the
       approximation of laws , regulations and administrative
     provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions
     on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances
                                and préparations
                     ( submitted by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                           Explanatory memorandum
1. Aim of the Directive
   This is the restriction of the marketing and use of certain dangerous
   substances and preparations .
   It will contribute to :
   - improved protection of man and of environment ,
   - improved functioning of the internal market through the imposition
     of the same restrictions throughout this area without internal
     frontiers .
2. Factors taken into consideration
   The following factors were taken into consideration when the proposal
   for a Directive was being drawn up :
   - the scientific and technical data resulting from the constant
     development of knowledge in the field of toxicology and
     ecotoxicology,
   - the existence of substitute products which represent less of a
     danger both for man and for the environment .
3. The substances : 2-naphtylamine , 4-nitrodiphenyl , 4-aminodiphenyl and
   benzidine are likely to cause cancer and therefore their marketing
   must be strictly regulated so as to prevent the public from being
   exposed to them either in the form of the substance itself or in the
   form of a component of a preparation .
 ---pagebreak---    Because of the danger they represent to health, lead carbonates and
   sulphates may no longer be used as components in paints .
   Because of the danger they represent to the environment and in
   particular the aquatic environment , mercury compounds , arsenic
   compounds and tin compounds may no longer be used to protect the
   hulls of boats or ships or any underwater equipment .
4. Conformity with the Treaty
   As is clear from section 3 above, this proposal is intended to afford
   a high level of protection for both persons and the environment and
   is therefore in conformity with Article 100A ( 3 ) of the Treaty .
   The proposal does not call for any special provisions of the kind
   referred to in Article 8c of the Treaty .
5. Consultation of the sector concerned
   The proposal for a Directive was drawn up in consultation with a
   group of national experts on public health and environmental
   protection as well as representatives of the various sectors of
   industry concerned .
6. Consultation of the European Parliament and the Economic and Social
   Committee
   In compliance with Article 100A of the Treaty, the cooperation
   procedure with the European Parliament is applicable . The Economic
   and Social Committee has   to be consulted .
 ---pagebreak---                                   PROPOSAL FOR A
                                      Council Directive
               amending for the eighth time Directive 76/ 769/ EEC on the
          approximation of laws , regulations and administrative provisions
            of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing
                 and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 100 A thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission
 in cooperation with the European Parliament^ ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee^,
Whereas measures for the progressive establishment of the internal market
over the period up to 31 December 1992 have to be adopted ; whereas the internal
market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement
of goods , persons , services and capital is guaranteed ;
Whereas despite the ban on the marketing of certain decorative objects intended
to produce effects of light and comprising glass receptacles containing dangerous
liquids as defined by Council Directive 67/548/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 86/431 /EEC (5),
objects presenting the same hazards are still being marketed for use in solitaire or other parlour
games, sometimes with a supplementary decorative function;
Whereas      there should be a review of the content ( 0,01 % by weight - 100 ppm )
of PCB / PCT in preparations , including waste oils ; whereas in Council Directive
87 / 101 / EEC of 22 December 1986 amending Directive 75 / 439 / EEC on the disposal
of waste oils ( 6 ) this content was set at 0,005 % by weight ;
1)    0J    No .
2)    0J    No .
3)    0J    No .
4)    0J    No .     196 , 16.8.1967, p.1
5)    0J    No .   L 247, 1 . 9.1986 , p.1
6)    0J    No .   L  42 , 12.02.1987, p.43
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 2 -
    Whereas benzene ( CAS No 71 - 43- 2 ) is a toxic substance likely to affect the
    central nervous and hematopoietic systems and to cause cancer and in particular
    leukaemia ; whereas this substance is classified as carcinogen category I in
    Directive    67 / 548 / EEC ;
    Wfoereas the following substances : 2-napht h lyami neCCAS No 91 - 59- 8) ,
    4-Nitrodipheny l ( CAS No 92-93- 3 ) , 4-aminodiphenyl ( CAS No 92- 67-T ) , benzidine
    ( CAS No 92 -87 -5 ) may         cause cancer and in particular cancer of the urinary
    system ; whereas these substances are classified as carcinogens category I in
       Directive 67/548 / EEC; whereas although within the Community , they are now produced
      only in minimal , supervised quantities intended exclusively for research , they
       may nevertheless be present in the form of impurities in other substances or
       préparations ;
     ■Jhereas apart from the specific measures applying solely to workplaces , the
     . aying down of a maximum concentration limit and a limit on the use of these
       ubstances as such or as constituents of preparations would help to prevent the
     incidence of cancer at work and protect consumers ;
    •Jhereas lead compounds in general , and in particular lead salts that are readily
    soluble in the stomach , are dangerous to health ; whereas compounds of this type
    are still occasionally used as pigments for certain decorative paints ; whereas
    their use in such cases should be regulated ;
    Whereas certain anti-fouling preparations applied as protective coatings to boat hully
     and / or underwater equipment have harmful effects on living aquatic organisms as a result of
the use of certain chemical compounds and in particular arsenic , mercury and tin
    compounds ;    whereas in order better to protect the environment , the use of such
    compounds in paints of this type should be regulated ;
    Whereas di -^u-oxo-di -n-butylstanniohydroxyborane ( CgH^BO^S^ CAS No 75113-37-0)
    and its decomposition /degradation products are substances that are dangerous to
    man and to the environment , and in particular the aquatic environment ; whereas
     the use of those substances should be regulated ;
                                                                                               S
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Limitations on use or marketing already adopted by certain Member States
in respect of the substances referred to above or of preparations containing them
have a direct incidence on the establishment and functioning of the internal
market ;    whereas it is therefore necessary to approximate the laws of the Member
States in this field , and consequently to amend the Annex to Canci l Directive
76/769/EEC (7), as last amended by Directive 85/610/EEC, (8)
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                         Article 1
                   The Annex to Directive 76 / 769/ EEC is hereby amended as follows :
   1 . Point 3 is replaced by the following :
   " 3 . Liquid substances or preparations ,             May not be used in :
          which are regarded as dangerous                - decorative objects intended to
           according to the definitions in                   produce effects of light or colour
           Article 2 ( 2 ) and the criteria in               obtained via different phases , as
           Annex VI , Part II D of Council                   in , for example , novelty lamps and
           Directive 67/ 548 / EEC of 27 June 1967 ,           ashtrays ;
          on the classification , packaging and          - tricks , jokes
           labelling of dangerous substances 3               " solitaire " or parlour games , or any
          as        amended by                               object intended to be used as such ,
           Directive 79/ 831 / EEC ^                         even with decorative aspects
   ( a ) OJ No L 196, 16 . Ü8 . 1967, p.1
   ( b ) OJ No L 259, 15.10.1979, p.10"
   2 . The third indent of point 1 in the left-hand column : "designation of the
        substance of the groups of substances or of the preparation " is hereby
        amended as follows :                -                                   •
        "- Preparations with a PCS or PCT content highter than 0,005 % by mass
            waste oils , with a PCB or PCT content higher than 0,005 % by mass
            pursuant to Council Directive 87 / 101 / EEC ( c ).
   ТсУТЯПМо I 42 , 12.2.1987, р.43 "
   ( 7 ) 0J No L 262 , 27.09.1976 , p.201
   ( 8 ) 0J No L 375 , 31.12.1985 , p.1
 ---pagebreak---    The   following       is  added to point 5 ( benzene ) in the right-hand column :
                                             "May not be used in concentrations
                                              equal to or greater than 0.1 % by mass in
                                              substances or preparations placed on
                                              the market .
                                              However ,               this provision shall
                                              not apply to
                                              a ) motor fuels .
                                              b)    substances     and    préparations  for
                                                   use in industrial processes ,
                                              c)     waste       covered     by   Directives
                                                             (d)    .      _ U)
                                              75 / 442 / EEC - and 78 / 319 / CEE
        ( il) OJ No
        { JL') ÜJ No
4.  The   following points are added :
   13 .  2-napht hylamine                     May not be used in concentrations
         CAS No 91 - 59 - 2                   equal to or greater than 0.1% by
         and its salts                        weight in substances and preparations
                                              placed on the market .
   14 .  Benzidine
         CAS No 92 - 87 - 5
         and its salts                          However ,        . this provision shall
                                              not apply to waste containing one
   15 .  4-ni t robiphenyl                    or more of these substances and
         CAS No 92 - 93 - 3                   covered by Directives 75 / 442 / EEC and
                                              78 / 319 / EEC .
   16 .  4-aminobiphenyl
         CAS No 92 - 67 - 1
         and its salts
 ---pagebreak--- 17 . Lead carbonates
     - neutral anhydrous carbonate
     Pb C03
     CAS No 598- 63-0                May not be used as substances and
     - lead hydrorcarbonate
                                     constituents of preparations
       2 Pb C03 Pb < 0H ) 2          intended for use as paints
       CAS No . 1319-46- 6
     Lead sulphates
     PbS04 ( 1:1 )
     CAS No . 7446- 14- 2
     Pb S0 .
       x 4
     CAS No . 15739- 80- 7
                                   J
     Mercury compounds               May not be used as substances and
                                     constituents of preparations
                                     intended for use to prevent the fouling
                                     by micro-organisms , plants or cnimals of
                                     boat hulls or   any submerged appliances or
                                     equipment .
20 . Arsenic compounds               May not be used as substances ana
                                     constituents of preparations intended
                                     for use to prevent the fouling by’ micro¬
                                     organisms , plants or animals of :
                                     a ) the hulls of boats
                                     b ) cages , floats , nets and any other
                                         appliances or equipment used for fish
                                         or shellfish farming .
                                      This ban does not apply to solutions of
                                      inorganic salts of the CCA
                                      ( Copper»-chromium-arsenic ) type employed
                                      in industrial installations using vacuum
                                      or pressure to impregnate wood .
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21 . Organostanmc compounds May not be used as substances and
                            constituents of preparations intended for use
                            to prevent the fouling by micro-organisms ,
                            plants or animals of :
                            a ) the hulls of boats of an overall length ,
                                as defined by 1S0 8666 , of less than 25 metres ,
                            b ) cages , floats , nets and any other appliances
                                or equipment used for fish or shellfish
                                f arming .
                            Such preparations may not be sold retail to
                            the general public but may be sold only to
                            professional users in packagings of a capacity
                            of not   less than 20 litres .
                            Without . prejudice     to the application
                            of other Community provisions on the
                            classification , packaging and labelling
                            of dangerous substances and preparations ,
                            the packaging of such preparations shall
                            be legibly and indelibly marked as
                            follows :
                            " Not to be used on boats of an overall
                            length of less than 25 metres or on any
                            appliances or equipment used in fish or
                            shellfish farming ".
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         22 . di -^u-oxo-di -n-                Shall be prohibited as a substance or as
              butylstanniohydroxyborane        a constituent of preparations placed on the
              (CgH19B03Sn, CAS No 75113-37-0)  market . However,             this provision
              ( DBB )
                                               shall not apply to this substance ( DBB )
                                               or preparations containing it if these
                                               are intended solely for conversion in a
                                               closed cycle into finished products / among
                                               which this substance will no longer feature
                                               as such . "
                          Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws , regulations and administrative
t'rovi sions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1989 .
 T hey shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
Member States shall communicate to the Commission not later than 31 December
 1989 the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field
■ overed by this Directive .
                          Article 3
THi S Directive is adressed to the Member States .
  Done at                                            For the Council
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