CELEX: 51984PC0303
Language: en
Date: 1984-05-25
Title: AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON PROCEDURES FOR HARMONIZING THE PROGRAMMES FOR THE REDUCTION AND EVENTUAL ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY WASTE FROM THE TITANIUM DIOXIDE INDUSTRY

27. 6. 84                           Official Journal of the European Communities                             No C 167/9
              Amendments to the proposal for a Council Directive on procedures for harmonizing the
              programmes for the reduction and eventual elimination of pollution caused by waste from
                                            the titanium dioxide industry (')
                                                   COM(84) 303 final
               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty
                                                       on 4 June 1984)
                                                       (84/C 167/13)
                    ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                       Citations and recitals u n c h a n g e d
                                                Article 1 unchanged
                         Article 2                                                        Article 2
1.    For the purposes       of this Directive,     'liquid      For the purposes of this Directive, the following
wastes' means:                                                   definitions shall apply:
                                                                 Liquid wastes
— in the case of the sulphate process:                           — in the case of the sulphate process:
    — strong acid arising from the separation phase                  — strong acid arising from the filtration phase
        which follows on from the hydrolysis of the                      following hydrolysis of the titanyl sulphate
        titanium oxide solutions and containing                          solution or from association of such acid with
        between 20 % and 23 % free sulphuric acid                        weak acid and containing more than 0,5 %
        and various metallic salts                                       free sulphuric acid and various metallic salts
        and                                                              and
    — weak acid at a concentration of between 5 and                  — weak acid containing 0,5 °/o or less free
        7 %, arising from the washing phase which                        sulphuric acid, such as wash waters, cooling
        follows on from the separation stage and also                    waters and condensates, but excluding diluted
        the other wash waters, and in particular those                   strong acid,
        associated with the gaseous discharges from
        the manufacturing processes, including both
        the sulphate and chloride processes;
                                                                     — wastes arising from the treatment of the
                                                                          abovementioned wastes and containing various
                                                                          heavy metals, including the non-separated solid
                                                                          wastes;
— in the case of the chloride process:                            — in the case of the chloride process:
    — free hydrochloric acid.                                        — acid containing more than than 0,5 % free
                                                                          hydrochloric acid and various metallic salts,
                                                                     — weak acids containing 0,5 % or less free
                                                                          hydrochloric acid, such as wash waters, cooling
                                                                          waters and condensate, but excluding diluted
                                                                          strong acid,
                                                                     — wastes arising from the treatment of the
                                                                          abovementioned wastes and containing various
                                                                          heavy metals, including the non-separated solid
                                                                          wastes.
(») OJ No C 138, 26. 5. 1983, p. 5.
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                             AMENDED TEXT
 'Insoluble matter' means:                                                Solid wastes
 products, which are not broken down by                    the           — in the case of the sulphate process:
 sulphuric acid during the manufacturing process.
                                                                              — insoluble solid ore residues not broken down
                                                                                  by the sulphuric acid during the manufacturing
                                                                                  process,
 'Copperas' means:
crystallized ferrous sulphate (FeS0 4 - 7 H 2 0 ) ,                           — copperas produced as crystalline ferrous
separated out in solid form from the titanyl sulphate                             sulphate (FeS0 4 - 7H z O) in solid form,
solution.                                                                     — filtration salts and sludges broken down during
                                                                                  treatment of the strong acid wastes;
                                                                         — in the case of the chloride process:
                                                                             — insoluble solid ore residues not broken down
                                                                                  by the chlorine during the manufacturing
                                                                                  process,
                                                                             — metal chlorides and metal hydroxides (filtration
                                                                                  substances) produced in solid form during the
                                                                                  manufacture of titanium tetrachloride,
                                                                             — coke residues arising from the manufacture of
                                                                                  titanium tetrachloride,
                                                                             — filtration salts and sludges broken down during
                                                                                  treatment of strong acid wastes.
'Refeirence value
             ral    means:                                               Reference value for liquid wastes
— for liquid wastes:
    — in the case of the sulphate process:                                   in the case of the sulphate process:
        the quantity of free acid, in the form of                            the quantity of all sulphates (expressed in kg of
        sulphuric acid, arising from the strong acids                        S 0 4 per tonne of titanium dioxide produced)
        and/or weak acids containing, whether                                discharged by an undertaking into surface fresh
        dissolved or in suspension, salts of metals such                     waters, coastal waters, territorial sea waters and
        as Ti, Fe, Cr, Ni, Zn, Pb, Mn, V, arising from                       the open sea, i.e. the quantities of all sulphates
        the manufacturing process, with the exception                        corresponding to the S 0 4 ions contained in the
        of copperas;                                                         free sulphuric acid and in the metallic sulphates;
— in the case of the chloride process:                                       in the case of the chloride process:
    the quantity of free acid in the liquid wastes in the                    the quantities of chlorides (expressed in kg of CI
    form of hydrochloric acid containing metal                               per tonne of titanium dioxide produced)
    chlorides;                                                               discharged by an undertaking into surface fresh
                                                                             waters, coastal waters, territorial sea waters and
                                                                             the open sea, i.e. the quantities of chlorides
                                                                             corresponding to the CI ions contained in the free
                                                                             hydrochloric acid and in the metallic chlorides.
                                        R e m a i n d e r of A r t i c l e 2 u n c h a n g e d
                        Article 3                                                                 Article 3
                                                Paragraph 1 unchanged
2.    Member States shall take the necessary                             2.    In order to eliminate the wastes concerned from
measures, including those relating to the installation                   surface fresh waters, coastal waters, territorial sea
of appropriate waste treatment systems, to ensure                       waters and the open sea, Member States shall take the
that:                                                                    necessary measures to ensure that:
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                             AMENDED TEXT
— in respect of estuary waters, coastal waters and
    the open sea:
    — by 1 July 1987 they prohibit discharges of all                    — by 1 January 1986 they prohibit discharges of solid
        forms of copperas and of insoluble matter,                           wastes,
    — by 1 July 1988 they reduce discharges of liquid                   — by 31 December 1989, or in the case of surface
        wastes to the reference value of 1 000 kg of                         fresh waters by 1 January 1986, they prohibit
        free acid per tonne of titanium dioxide                              discharges of:
        produced,                                                            — strong acid, and
                                                                            — wastes arising from the treatment of strong
                                                                                 acid and containing various heavy metals,
    — by 1 July 1993 they further reduce discharges                     — by 1 July 1993 discharges of weak acids and of
        of    liquid   wastes      by   60 %         of       the           wastes arising from the treatment and of wastes
        abovementioned reference value;                                      arising from the treatment of liquid wastes are
                                                                            reduced.
— in respect of coastal waters and estuary waters:
    — by 1 July 1988 they prohibit discharges of
        liquid wastes at above 30° C.
3.    In respect of surface waters, by 1 July 1988 the                  3.     Deleted.
Member States shall prohibit discharges of liquid
wastes at above 30° C and with a pH value lower
than 6,5.
4. (a) In respect of the atmosphere, Member States                      4. (a) In respect of the atmosphere, Member States
        shall take the measures necessary to ensure                              shall take the measures necessary to ensure
        that by 1 July 1988 S O x discharges are                                 that by 1 July 1988 S O x discharges are
        reduced to the reference value of 30 kilograms                           reduced to the references value of 20 kilo-
        per tonne of titanium dioxide produced, as the                           grams per tonne of titanium dioxide produced,
        annual average.                                                          as the annual average.
                                      S u b p a r a g r a p h s (b) a n d (c) u n c h a n g e d
                         Article 4                                                                Article 4
                                                  Paragraph          unchanged
2.    Member States shall take the necessary                            2.     Member States shall take the necessary
measures, including those relating to the installation                  measures, including those relating to the installation
of appropriate waste treatment systems, to ensure                       of appropriate waste treatment systems, to ensure
that:                                                                   that:
— in respect of estuary waters, coastal waters and                      — in respect of estuary waters, coastal waters and
    the open sea, by 1 July 1988 discharges of liquid                        the open sea, by 1 July 1986 discharges of liquid
    waste are reduced to the reference value of 200                          wastes are reduced to the reference value of 200
    kilograms of acid per tonne of titanium dioxide                          kilograms of acid per tonne of titanium dioxide
    produced,                                                                produced,
— in respect of surface waters, by 1 July 1988 they                     — in respect of surface waters, by 1 July 1986 they
    prohibit discharges of liquid wastes with a pH                           prohibit discharges of liquid wastes with a p H
    value lower than 6,5.                                                    value lower than 6,5.
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                      ORIGINAL TEXT                                                 AMENDED TEXT
                                    Remainder of par agraph 2 unchanged
                                              Paragraph 3 unchanged
                                               Article 5 unchanged
                        Article 6                                                      Article 6
1.     Member States shall take the measures necessary         Member States shall take the measures necessary to
to ensure that:                                                ensure that wastes subject to a prohibition on
                                                               discharge into water or the atmosphere are:
— wastes subject to a discharge prohibition are
    stored on land with a view to re-use wherever             — avoided or re-used            where  technically   and
    possible,                                                      economically feasible,
— products arising from the treatment of copperas,             — re-used or disposed of without risk to human
    strong acids, weak acids and any other wastes not              health or damage to the environment.
    subsequently re-used can be stored on land
    without prejudice to Directive 80/68/EEC.                  The same shall apply to wastes arising from the re-use
                                                               or treatment of the abovementioned wastes.
2.     The remaining quantities of the discharges
defined in Articles 3 and 4 may be disposed of
without pretreatment.
                        Article 7                                                     Article 7
1.     Subject to prior agreement by the Commission,           1.    Deleted.
a Member State may depart from the set timetable
should technical problems arise during the application
of the appropriate technologies.
2.     The Member State concerned shall send to the            2.    Deleted.
Commission all the detailed supporting documents
which the Commission needs to decide whether the
conditions for applying paragraph 1 have been
satisfied.
3.     Extensions of the period for each category of           3.    Deleted.
waste may not exceed 12 months.
                        Article 8                                                     Article 8
1.     Member States shall take the measures necessary         1.    Member States shall take the measures necessary
to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January         to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January
1986. They shall forthwith inform the Commission               1985. They shall forthwith inform the Commission
thereof.                                                       thereof.
                                              Paragraph      unchanged
                                               Article 9 unchanged