POPs

1

Tetrabromodiphenyl ether

40088-47-9 and others

254-787-2and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances containing tetrabromodiphenyl ether in concentrations equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0,001 wt%). 2. for tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether, decabromodiphenyl ether, Article 4(1)(b) applies to the sum of these substances in concentrations not greater than 500 mg/kg The Committee will review and evaluate this item by July 16, 2021 for mixtures or articles. The review shall assess in particular all relevant effects related to health and the environment.3. As an exemption, the manufacture, placing on the market and use of the following products are permitted: electrical and electronic products within the scope of Directive 2011/65/EC of the EU Parliament and of the Council.4. Articles containing tetrabromodiphenyl ether that were already in use before 25 August 2010 may continue to be used.Article 4(2) of the Sub-paragraphs 3,4 apply to this category of articles.

2

Pentabromodiphenyl ether

32534-81-9and others

251-084-2and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances containing PentaBDE in concentrations equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0,001 wt%). 2. for Tetrabromodiphenyl ether, PentaBDE, Hexabromodiphenyl ether, HeptaBDE, Decabromodiphenyl ether, Article 4(1)(b) applies to the sum of these substances in concentrations not greater than 500 mg/kg The Committee will review and evaluate this item by July 16, 2021 for mixtures or articles. The review shall assess in particular all relevant effects related to health and the environment.3. The manufacture, placing on the market and use of the following products are permitted as an exemption: electrical and electronic products within the scope of Directive 2011/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.4. Articles containing PentaBDE that were already in use before 25 August 2010 may continue to be used.Article 4(2) of the Sub-paragraphs 3,4 apply to this category of articles.

3

Hexabromodiphenyl ether

36483-60-0and others

253-058-6and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances containing hexabromodiphenyl ether in concentrations equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0,001 wt%). 2. for tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether, decabromodiphenyl ether, Article 4(1)(b) applies to the sum of these substances in concentrations not greater than 500 mg/kg The Committee will review and evaluate this item by July 16, 2021 for mixtures or articles. The review shall assess in particular all relevant effects related to health and the environment.3. The manufacture, placing on the market and use of the following products are permitted as an exemption: electrical and electronic products within the scope of Directive 2011/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.4. Articles containing hexabromodiphenyl ether that were already in use before 25 August 2010 may continue to be used.Article 4(2) of the Sub-paragraphs 3,4 apply to this category of articles.

4

HeptaBDE

68928-80-3and others

273-031-2and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances containing heptabromodiphenyl ether in concentrations equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0,001 wt%). 2. for tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether, decabromodiphenyl ether, Article 4(1)(b) applies to the sum of these substances in concentrations not greater than 500 mg/kg The Committee will review and evaluate this item by July 16, 2021 for mixtures or articles. The review shall assess in particular all relevant effects related to health and the environment.3. The manufacture, placing on the market and use of the following products are permitted as an exemption: electrical and electronic products within the scope of Directive 2011/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.4. Articles containing heptabromodiphenyl ether that were already in use before 25 August 2010 may continue to be used.Article 4(2) of the Sub-paragraphs 3,4 apply to this category of articles.

5

Decabromodiphenyl ether

1163-19-5

214-604-9

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances containing decabromodiphenyl ether at concentrations equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0.001% by weight). 2. for tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether, decabromodiphenyl ether, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances in which the sum of the concentrations of these substances is not greater than 500 mg/kg of the mixture or article, the Committee will review and evaluate this by July 16, 2021. As an exemption, the manufacture, placing on the market and use of decabromodiphenyl ether for the following applications is permitted provided that the Member State submits a report to the Committee under the Convention by December 2019: (a) in the manufacture of aircraft, for which type approval has been applied for by March 2, 2019, and for which type approval has been requested. (a) In aircraft manufacturing, for which type approval has been requested by March 2, 2019, and for which approval has been received by December 2022 through December 18, 2023, or, if there is a continuing need, by March 2, 2027. (b) The manufacture of spare parts for products that are any of the following: (i) produced by December 18, 2023, for which type approval has been applied for and received by March 2, 2019, or, where there is a continuing need, by March 2, 2027, until the end of life. (ii)Motor vehicles within the scope of 2007/46/EC produced before July 15, 2019, used until 2036 or until the end of life, whichever is earlier. (c) Electrical and electronic products within the scope of control 2011/65/EU 4. Specific exemptions for vehicle spare parts Reference 2(b)(ii) may be used in the manufacture or commercial use of decabromodiphenyl ether in several or one of the following cases: (a) for powertrain and hood, such as battery mass lines, battery interconnects, mobile air conditioning (MAC) ducts, powertrain, exhaust manifold bushings under hood insulation, under hood harnesses (engine wings, etc.), speed sensors, hoses, fan modules and burst sensors; (b) for applications on fuel systems, such as fuel hoses, fuel tanks and underbody tanks; (c) for applications on and affected by pyrotechnics, such as airbag ignition cables, seat covers/fabrics, applications related to airbags only, and airbags (front Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Article 4(2) apply to such articles. 6. Without prejudice to other EU regulations on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, articles containing decabromodiphenyl ether shall be identified by labelling or other means throughout their life cycle. 7. 7. articles containing decabromodiphenyl ether imported under the exemption in point 2 are allowed to be placed on the market and used until the expiry of the exemption. Point 6 applies to articles produced under the exemption in point 2, which may be used until the exemption expires. 8. For the purposes of this Article, "aircraft" means the following: (a) articles produced under a type certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council or under a design permission issued by a national regulation of a Contracting State of ICAO For the purposes of this Article, "aircraft" means the following: (a) civil aircraft produced under a design authorization issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council or under the national legislation of an ICAO Contracting State, or an aircraft issued by an ICAO Contracting State for airworthiness in accordance with Annex 8 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; (b) military aircraft.

6

Hexabromocyclododecane

25637-99-4,

247-148-4,221-695-9

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances, preparations, articles or flame retardant products with a HBCD concentration equal to or less than 100 mg/kg (0.01% by weight), which will be reviewed by the Commission by 22 March 2019. 2. in compliance with Regulation (EU 2016/293 and Resolution 2016/C 12/06) Expanded polystyrene articles produced before 21 February 2018 and used in construction, and expanded polystyrene articles containing HBCD components produced before 23 June 2016 and used in construction may continue to be used. subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to this category of articles. 3. without prejudice to the EU classification, packaging and labelling of substances and mixtures Without prejudice to other provisions, expanded polystyrene containing HBCD components placed on the market after March 23, 2016 shall be identified by labeling or other means during their entire life cycle.

(HBCDD)

3194-55-6,

-

134237-50-6,

-

134237-51-7,

-

134237-52-8

7

Hexabromobiphenyl

36355-01-8

252-994-2

/

8

Toxaphene

8001-35-2

232-283-3

/

9

Mirex

2385-85-5

219-196-6

/

10

Aldrin

309-00-2

206-215-8

/

11

Heptachlorindene

76-44-8

200-962-3

/

12

Endrin

72-20-8

200-775-7

/

13

Dieldrin

60-57-1

200-484-5

/

14

2,2-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane DDT

50-29-3

200-024-3

/

15

Chlordane

57-74-9

200-349-0

/

16

Hexachlorocyclohexane

58-89-9 ;319-84-6 ;319-85-7 ;608-73-1

200-401-2；206-270-8；206-271-3；210-168-9

/

17

Chlordecone

143-50-0

205-601-3

/

18

Endosulfan

115-29-7 959-98-8 33213-65-9

204-079-4

1. articles containing endosulfan that have been put into use before July 10, 2012 may continue to be placed on the market and used. 2. subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to the articles covered by point 1 above

19

Dicofol

115-32-2

204-082-0

无

20

Polychlorinated biphenyls PCB

1336-36-3and others

215-648-1and others

Without prejudice to Directive 96/59/EC, articles that were in use before the entry into force of this Regulation are still allowed to be used. Member States shall identify and phase out equipment (e.g. transformers, capacitors or other containers containing liquid feedstock) containing more than 0.005 % PCBs and having a volume greater than 0.05 dm³ as soon as possible but no later than 31 December 2025.

21

Hexachlorobenzene

118-74-1

204-273-9

/

22

Pentachlorobenzene

608-93-5

210-172-0

/

23

Hexachlorobutadiene

87-68-3

201-765-5

1. articles containing HCBD already in use on July 10, 2012 may continue to be placed on the market and used. 2. subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to the articles covered by point 1 above.

24

Polychlorinated naphthalenes

70776-03-3and others

274-864-4and others

1. articles containing PCNs that have been put into use before July 10, 2012 may continue to be placed on the market and used. 2. subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to the articles covered by point 1 above.

25

Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters

87-86-5etc.

201-778-6etc.

For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply where the concentration of PCP and its salts and esters in the substance, mixture or article is equal to or less than 5 mg/kg.

26

SCCPs

85535-84-8and others

287-476-5

1. as an exemption, the production, placing on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations of less than 1% by mass fraction and articles containing SCCPs in concentrations of less than 0.15% by mass fraction shall be permitted. 2. the following uses shall be permitted: (a) conveyor belts and dam sealants in the mining industry containing SCCPs that have been placed in service before December 4, 2015 3. Subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) shall apply to the articles covered by point 2 above.

27

Perfluorosulfonic acid and its derivatives(PFOS)

1763-23-12795-39-329457-72-529081-56-970225-14-856773-42-3251099-16-84151-50-231506-32-81691-99-224448-09-7307-35-7and others

217-179-8220-527-1249-644-6249-415-0274-460-8260-375-3223-980-3250-665-8216-887-4246-262-1206-200-6and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances or mixtures with a PFOS concentration equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (0.001% by weight). 2. for the purposes of this Article, Article 4(1)(b) applies to semi-finished products, articles or parts of articles with a PFOS content of less than 0.1% (the sum of the PFOS contents of the different parts) or textiles and other coating materials containing less than 1 μg/m2 of PFOS in the coating material. 3. Articles containing PFOS that were in use before August 25, 2010 may continue to be used. subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to articles covered by point 2 above. 4. if the amount to be released into the environment can be minimized, then by September 7, 2025 PFOS is allowed to be produced and released for the following applications: for non-decorative hexavalent chromium plating anti-fogging agents in closed-loop systems. If a Member State using PFOS reports to the European Commission by September 7, 2024 on progress in eliminating PFOS and justifying the continued use of the use, a decision on whether to further extend the exemption (up to 5 years) will be made by September 7, 2025, after review and evaluation by the Commission. If such an exemption relates to the production or use of equipment within the scope of Directive 2008/1/EC of the EU Parliament and of the Council, the amount of PFOS emissions to the environment is minimized using the relevant best techniques developed in Section 17(2), paragraph 2 of Council Directive 2008/1/EC on integrated pollution prevention and control.5. Once these standards have been adopted by the European Committee for Standardization ( CEN), then they will be used as analytical test methods to demonstrate that substances, mixtures and articles meet the requirements of points 1 and 2. Any other analytical test method that can be demonstrated to be equivalent may be used as an alternative to the CEN standard.

28

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related compounds

335-67-1and others

206-397-9and others

1. for the purposes of this Article, the exemption in Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances, mixtures or articles containing PFOA and its salts at a concentration of less than or equal to 0.025 mg/kg (0.0000025 % by weight); 2. for the purposes of this Article, the exemption in Article 4(1)(b) applies to any substance, mixture or article in which the concentration of PFOA-related substances, individually or in the aggregate, is equal to or less than 1 mg/kg (0.0001 % by weight); 3. for the purposes of this Article, the exemption in Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances, mixtures or articles in which the concentration of PFOA-related substances is equal to or less than 1 mg/kg (0.0001 % by weight) 3. for the purposes of this Article, the exemption in Article 4(1)(b) applies to substances, mixtures or articles in which the concentration of PFOA-related substances is equal to or less than 20 mg/kg (0.002%) for use as a metastable isolated intermediate within the meaning of point 15(c) of Article 3 of Regulation 1907/2006 (EC) and which meet the requirements of Article 18(4) of that Regulation (a) to (f) of that Regulation for the production of substances containing fluorinated compounds with a carbon chain of less than or equal to 6 atoms under the strict control conditions laid down in Article 18(4). The exemption shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Commission no later than July 5, 2022.4. For the purposes of this Article, the exemption in Article 4(1)(b) applies to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micronized powders produced by ionizing radiation or thermal degradation of up to 400 kilograys of PFOA and its salts in concentrations not exceeding 1 mg/kg (0.0001% by weight) and mixtures and articles containing PTFE micronized powder for industrial and professional use. All emissions of PFOA during the manufacture and use of PTFE micronized powders shall be avoided or, if not possible, minimized. The exemption shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Commission no later than July 5, 2022.5. As an exemption, the manufacture, placing on the market, and use of PFOA, its salts, and PFOA-associated compounds for (a) photolithography or etching processes in the semiconductor manufacturing industry until July 4, 2025; (b) the use of photographic coatings on film until July 4, 2025; (c ) oil and water resistant textiles used to protect workers from hazardous liquids that endanger their health and safety, through July 4, 2023; (d) cut-in and implantable medical devices, through July 4, 2025; (e) polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) manufacturing for the production of: (i) high-performance corrosion-resistant gas filter membranes, water filter membranes, and medical textiles with filter membranes; (ii) industrial waste heat exchanger equipment: (iii) industrial sealants capable of preventing the leakage of volatile organic compounds and PM2.5 particles; until July 4, 2023. 6. As an exemption, the use of PFOA and its salts and PFOA-associated compounds in fire suppression foams to suppress liquid fuel vapors and liquid fuel fires is permitted until July 4, 2025 (Class B fires) that have been installed in systems, including mobile and stationary systems, provided the following conditions are met: (a) firefighting foams that contain or may contain PFOA and its salts and/or PFOA-associated compounds shall not be used for training; (b) firefighting foams that contain or may contain PFOA and its salts and/or PFOA-associated compounds shall not be used for trials or testing unless all releases are effectively controlled; (c) as of January 1, 2023, firefighting foams that contain or may contain PFOA, its salts and/or PFOA-associated compounds shall be permitted only in locations where all releases can be effectively handled; (d) storage of firefighting foams that contain or may contain PFOA, its salts and/or PFOA-associated compounds shall be managed in accordance with Article 5 7. the use of PFOA containing PFOA is permitted for the production of pharmaceutical products, to be reviewed and assessed by the Commission until December 31, 2026, and every four years thereafter, and until December 31, 2036. 8. articles containing PFOA, its salts and/or PFOA-related compounds that are already in use in the EU before July 4, 2020, are permitted. Subparagraphs 3,4 of Article 4(2) apply to such articles.9. The use of PFOA, its salts and related substances is permitted until December 3, 2020 in the following articles: (a) non-implantable medical devices within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745; (b) latex inks; (c) plasma nano-coatings.

Note: The manufacture, placing on the market and use of substances listed in Appendix I, whether by themselves, mixtures or articles, shall be prohibited unless an exemption is available.