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Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (repealed)

ANNEX IU.K.LIST OF SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO PROHIBITIONS

SUBSTANCE	CAS No	EC No	SPECIFIC EXEMPTION ON INTERMEDIATE USE OR OTHER SPECIFICATION
^a Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).
Aldrin	309-00-2	206-215-8	-
Chlordane	57-74-9	200-349-0	-
Dieldrin	60-57-1	200-484-5	-
Endrin	72-20-8	200-775-7	-
Heptachlor	76-44-8	200-962-3	-
Hexachlorobenzene	118-74-1	200-273-9	-
Mirex	2385-85-5	219-196-6	-
Toxaphene	8001-35-2	232-283-3	-
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	1336-36-3 and others	215-648-1 and others	Without prejudice to Directive 96/59/EC, articles already in use at the time of entry into force of this Regulation are allowed to be used.
DDT (1,1,1 -trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane)	50-29-3	200-024-3	Member States may allow the existing production and use of DDT as a closed-system site-limited intermediate for the production of dicofol until 1 January 2014, in accordance with Article 4(3) of this Regulation. The Commission shall review this exemption by 31.12.2008 in the light of the outcome of the evaluation in the framework of Directive 91/414/EEC^a.

SUBSTANCE	CAS No	EC No	SPECIFIC EXEMPTION ON INTERMEDIATE USE OR OTHER SPECIFICATION
Chlordecone	143-50-0	205-601-3	-
Hexabromobiphenyl	36355-01-8	252-994-2	-
HCH, including lindane	608-73-1, 58-89-9	210-168-9, 200-401-2	By way of derogation, Member States may allow the following uses (a) until 1.9.2006: Professional remedial and industrial treatment of lumber, timber and logs; Indoor industrial and residential applications; (b) until 31.12.2007: Technical HCH for use as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing; Products in which at least 99 % of the HCH isomer is in the gamma form (lindane) are restricted for use as public health and veterinary topical insecticide.