Revised import decisions for fluoroacetamide, HCH (mixed isomers) and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) replacing the import decisions set out in Decision 2005/416/EC
ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV Revised import decisions for fluoroacetamide, HCH (mixed isomers) and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) replacing the import decisions set out in Decision 2005/416/EC Text of image ‘FORM FOR IMPORT RESPONSE Country: European Community (Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) SECTION 1 IDENTITY OF CHEMICAL 1.1 Common name Fluoroacetamide 1.2 CAS number 640-19-7 1.3 Category Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation SECTION 2 INDICATION REGARDING PREVIOUS RESPONSE, IF ANY 2.1 This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country. 2.2 This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: 12/06/2005 SECTION 3 RESPONSE REGARDING FUTURE IMPORT Final decision (Fill in section 4 below) OR Interim response (Fill in section 5 below) SECTION 4 FINAL DECISION, PURSUANT TO NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES 4.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 4.2 Consent to import Text of image 4.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 4.4 National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based Description of the national legislative or administrative measure: It is prohibited to use or place on the market all plant protection products containing fluoroacetamide. The chemical was excluded from Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and authorisations for plant protection products thus had to be withdrawn by 31 March 2004 (Commission Decision 2004/129/EC of 30 January 2004 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (OJ L 37, 10.2.2004, p. 27)). It is prohibited to use or place on the market all biocidal products containing fluoroacetamide. In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market the chemical is not allowed to be placed on the market for any such uses and had therefore been withdrawn from the market as from 1 September 2006. SECTION 5 INTERIM RESPONSE 5.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 5.2 Consent to import 5.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 5.4 Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision Is a final decision under active consideration? Yes No Text of image 5.5 Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat: The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action: The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical: SECTION 6 RELEVANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE: Is this chemical currently registered in the country? Yes No Is this chemical manufactured in the country? Yes No If yes to either one of these questions: Is this intended for domestic use? Yes No Is this intended for export? Yes No Other remarks Fluoroacetamide is classified under Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1) as: T; R24 (Toxic; Toxic in contact with skin) – T+; R28 (Very Toxic if swallowed) SECTION 7 DESIGNATED NATIONAL AUTHORITY Institution European Commission, DG Environment Address BU 9 6/167, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Name of person in charge Mr Paul Speight Position of person in charge Deputy Head of Unit Telephone 32 2 296 41 35 Telefax 32 2 296 76 16 E-mail address Paul.Speight@ec.europa.eu Date, signature of DNA and official seal: PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED FORM TO: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+3906) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail:pic@pic.int OR Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH – 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int’ Text of image ‘FORM FOR IMPORT RESPONSE Country: European Community (Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) SECTION 1 IDENTITY OF CHEMICAL 1.1 Common name HCH (mixed isomers) 1.2 CAS number 608-73-1 1.3 Category Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation SECTION 2 INDICATION REGARDING PREVIOUS RESPONSE, IF ANY 2.1 This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country. 2.2 This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: 12/06/2005 SECTION 3 RESPONSE REGARDING FUTURE IMPORT Final decision (Fill in section 4 below) OR Interim response (Fill in section 5 below) SECTION 4 FINAL DECISION, PURSUANT TO NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES 4.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 4.2 Consent to import Text of image 4.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 4.4 National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based Description of the national legislative or administrative measure: It is prohibited to produce, use or place on the market HCH. The chemical, whether on its own, in preparations or as a constituent of articles, was banned by 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 (OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5). SECTION 5 INTERIM RESPONSE 5.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 5.2 Consent to import 5.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 5.4 Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision Is a final decision under active consideration? Yes No 5.5 Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat: The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action: The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical: Text of image SECTION 6 RELEVANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE: Is this chemical currently registered in the country? Yes No Is this chemical manufactured in the country? Yes No If yes to either one of these questions: Is this intended for domestic use? Yes No Is this intended for export? Yes No Other remarks SECTION 7 DESIGNATED NATIONAL AUTHORITY Institution European Commission, DG Environment Address BU 9 6/167, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Name of person in charge Mr Paul Speight Position of person in charge Deputy Head of Unit Telephone 32 2 296 41 35 Telefax 32 2 296 76 16 E-mail address Paul.Speight@ec.europa.eu Date, signature of DNA and official seal: PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED FORM TO: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+3906) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail:pic@pic.int OR Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH – 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int’ Text of image ‘FORM FOR IMPORT RESPONSE Country: European Community (Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) SECTION 1 IDENTITY OF CHEMICAL 1.1 Common name Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) 1.2 CAS number 61788-33-8 1.3 Category Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation SECTION 2 INDICATION REGARDING PREVIOUS RESPONSE, IF ANY 2.1 This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country. 2.2 This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: 12/06/2005 SECTION 3 RESPONSE REGARDING FUTURE IMPORT Final decision (Fill in section 4 below) OR Interim response (Fill in section 5 below) SECTION 4 FINAL DECISION, PURSUANT TO NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES 4.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 4.2 Consent to import Text of image 4.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 4.4 National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based Description of the national legislative or administrative measure: It is prohibited to place on the market or use PCTs, except for certain specific exemptions on a case-by-case basis. The chemicals were banned by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p.1). However Member States may, provided prior notification stating the reasons is sent to the Commission, grant derogations for primary and intermediate products for further processing into other products not prohibited by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in so far as they consider that these derogations have no deleterious effects on health and the environment. SECTION 5 INTERIM RESPONSE 5.1 No consent to import Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited? Yes No Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited? Yes No 5.2 Consent to import 5.3 Consent to import only subject to specified conditions The specified conditions are: Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import? Yes No Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports? Yes No 5.4 Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision Is a final decision under active consideration? Yes No Text of image 5.5 Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat: The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action: The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical: SECTION 6 RELEVANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE: Is this chemical currently registered in the country? Yes No Is this chemical manufactured in the country? Yes No If yes to either one of these questions: Is this intended for domestic use? Yes No Is this intended for export? Yes No Other remarks SECTION 7 DESIGNATED NATIONAL AUTHORITY Institution European Commission, DG Environment Address BU 9 6/167, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Name of person in charge Mr Paul Speight Position of person in charge Deputy Head of Unit Telephone 32 2 296 41 35 Telefax 32 2 296 76 16 E-mail address Paul.Speight@ec.europa.eu Date, signature of DNA and official seal: PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED FORM TO: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail:pic@pic.int OR Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH – 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int’