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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 (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX XVII Table 3: rows 301 - 350

[X1Gas oils (petroleum), heavy vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the vacuum distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 20 through C 50 and boiling in the range of approximately 350 to 600 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-009-00-7 265-058-3 64741-57-7

Distillates (petroleum), heavy catalytic cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 15 through C 35 and boiling in the range of approximately 260 to 500 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-010-00-2 265-063-0 64741-61-3

Clarified oils (petroleum), catalytic cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from distillation of the products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-011-00-8 265-064-6 64741-62-4

Residues (petroleum), hydrocracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from distillation of the products of a hydrocracking process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C.)

649-012-00-3 265-076-1 64741-75-9

Residues (petroleum), thermal cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from distillation of the product from a thermal cracking process. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of 4- to 6-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-013-00-9 265-081-9 64741-80-6

Distillates (petroleum), heavy thermal cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons from the distillation of the products from a thermal cracking process. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 15 through C 36 and boiling in the range of approximately 260 to 480 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more or four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-014-00-4 265-082-4 64741-81-7

Gas oils (petroleum), hydrotreated vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating a petroleum fraction with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 13 through C 50 and boiling in the range of approximately 230 to 600 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-015-00-X 265-162-9 64742-59-2

Residues (petroleum) hydrodesulphurised atmospheric tower; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating an atmospheric tower residuum with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst under conditions primarily to remove organic sulfur compounds. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-016-00-5 265-181-2 64742-78-5

Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised heavy vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from a catalytic hydrodesulphurisation process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 20 through C 50 and boiling in the range of approximately 350 to 600 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-017-00-0 265-189-6 64742-86-5

Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as the residual fraction from the distillation of the products of a steam cracking process (including steam cracking to produce ethylene). It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 14 and boiling above approximately 260 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-018-00-6 265-193-8 64742-90-1

Residues (petroleum), atmospheric; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 11 and boiling above approximately 200 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-019-00-1 269-777-3 68333-22-2

Clarified oils (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised catalytic cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating catalytic cracked clarified oil with hydrogen to convert organic sulfur to hydrogen sulfide which is removed. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-020-00-7 269-782-0 68333-26-6

Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised intermediate catalytic cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating intermediate catalytic cracked distillates with hydrogen to convert organic sulfur to hydrogen sulfide which is removed. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 11 through C 30 and boiling in the range of approximately 205 to 450 °C. It contains a relatively large proportion of tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-021-00-2 269-783-6 68333-27-7

Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised heavy catalytic cracked; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treatment of heavy catalytic cracked distillates with hydrogen to convert organic sulfur to hydrogen sulfide which is removed. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 15 through C 35 and boiling in the range of approximately 260 to 500 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-022-00-8 269-784-1 68333-28-8
Fuel oil, residues-straight-run gas oils, high-sulfur; Heavy fuel oil 649-023-00-3 270-674-0 68476-32-4

Fuel oil, residual; Heavy fuel oil

(The liquid product from various refinery streams, usually residues. The composition is complex and varies with the source of the crude oil.)

649-024-00-9 270-675-6 68476-33-5

Residues (petroleum), catalytic reformer fractionator residue distillation; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from the distillation of catalytic reformer fractionator residue. It boils above approximately 399 °C.)

649-025-00-4 270-792-2 68478-13-7

Residues (petroleum), heavy coker gas oil and vacuum gas oil; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of heavy coker gas oil and vacuum gas oil. It predominantly consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 13 and boiling above approximately 230 °C.)

649-026-00-X 270-796-4 68478-17-1

Residues (petroleum), heavy coker and light vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of heavy coker gas oil and light vacuum gas oil. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 13 and boiling above approximately 230 °C.)

649-027-00-5 270-983-0 68512-61-8

Residues (petroleum), light vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from the vacuum distillation of the residuum from the atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 13 and boiling above approximately 230 °C.)

649-028-00-0 270-984-6 68512-62-9

Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked light; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from the distillation of the products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of aromatic and unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than C 7 and boiling in the range of approximately 101 to 555 °C.)

649-029-00-6 271-013-9 68513-69-9

Fuel oil, No 6; Heavy fuel oil

(A distillate oil having a minimum viscosity of 197 10 -6 m 2 s -1 at 37,7 °C to a maximum of 197 10 -5 m 2 s -1 at 37,7 °C.)

649-030-00-1 271-384-7 68553-00-4

Residues (petroleum), topping plant, low-sulfur; Heavy fuel oil

(A low-sulfur complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the topping plant distillation of crude oil. It is the residuum after the straight-run gasoline cut, kerosene cut and gas oil cut have been removed.)

649-031-00-7 271-763-7 68607-30-7

Gas oils (petroleum), heavy atmospheric; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 7 through C 35 and boiling in the range of approximately 121 to 510 °C.)

649-032-00-2 272-184-2 68783-08-4

Residues (petroleum), coker scrubber, Condensed-ring-arom.-contg.; Heavy fuel oil

(A very complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of vacuum residuum and the products from a thermal cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 20 and boiling above approximately 350 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-033-00-8 272-187-9 68783-13-1

Distillates (petroleum), petroleum residues vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the vacuum distillation of the residuum from the atmospheric distillation of crude oil.)

649-034-00-3 273-263-4 68955-27-1

Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked, resinous; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from the distillation of steam-cracked petroleum residues.)

649-035-00-9 273-272-3 68955-36-2

Distillates (petroleum), intermediate vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the vacuum distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 14 through C 42 and boiling in the range of approximately 250 to 545 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-036-00-4 274-683-0 70592-76-6

Distillates (petroleum), light vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the vacuum distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 11 through C 35 and boiling in the range of approximately 250 to 545 °C.)

649-037-00-X 247-684-6 70592-77-7

Distillates (petroleum), vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the vacuum distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having numbers predominantly in the range of C 15 through C 50 and boiling in the range of approximately 270 to 600 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-038-00-5 274-685-1 70592-78-8

Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised coker heavy vacuum; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by hydrodesulphurisation of heavy coker distillate stocks. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range C 18 to C 44 and boiling in the range of approximately 304 to 548 °C. Likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- to six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-039-00-0 285-555-9 85117-03-9

Residues (petroleum), steam-cracked, distillates; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained during the production of refined petroleum tar by the distillation of steam cracked tar. It consists predominantly of aromatic and other hydrocarbons and organic sulfur compounds.)

649-040-00-6 292-657-7 90669-75-3

Residues (petroleum), vacuum, light; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex residuum from the vacuum distillation of the residuum from atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 24 and boiling above approximately 390 °C.)

649-041-00-1 292-658-2 90669-76-4

Fuel oil, heavy, high-sulphur; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of crude petroleum. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, aromatic and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly higher than C 25 and boiling above approximately 400 °C.)

649-042-00-7 295-396-7 92045-14-2

Residues (petroleum), catalytic cracking; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of the products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C 11 and boiling above approximately 200 °C.)

649-043-00-2 295-511-0 92061-97-7

Distillates (petroleum), intermediate catalytic cracked, thermally degraded; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of products from a catalytic cracking process which has been used as a heat transfer fluid. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of approximately 220 to 450 °C. This stream is likely to contain organic sulfur compounds.)

649-044-00-8 295-990-6 92201-59-7

Residual oils (petroleum); Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds and metal-containing organic compounds obtained as the residue from refinery fractionation cracking processes. It produces a finished oil with a viscosity above 2 10 -6 m 2 .s -1 at 100 °C.)

649-045-00-3 298-754-0 93821-66-0

Residues, steam cracked, thermally treated; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the treatment and distillation of raw steam-cracked naphtha. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons boiling in the range above approximately 180 °C.)

649-046-00-9 308-733-0 98219-64-8

Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulphurised full-range middle; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating a petroleum stock with hydrogen. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 9 through C 25 and boiling in the range of approximately 150 to 400 °C.)

649-047-00-4 309-863-0 101316-57-8

Residues (petroleum), catalytic reformer fractionator; Heavy fuel oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from distillation of the product from a catalytic reforming process. It consists of predominantly aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 10 through C 25 and boiling in the range of approximately 160 to 400 °C. This stream is likely to contain 5 wt % or more of four- or six-membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.)

649-048-00-X 265-069-3 64741-67-9

Petroleum; Crude oil

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category encompasses light, medium, and heavy petroleums, as well as the oils extended from tar sands. Hydrocarbonaceous materials requiring major chemical changes for their recovery or conversion to petroleum refinery feedstocks such as crude shale oils; upgraded shale oils and liquid coal fuels are not included in this definition.)

649-049-00-5 232-298-5 8002-05-9

Gases (petroleum), catalytic cracked naphtha depropaniser overhead, C 3- rich acid-free; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from fractionation of catalytic cracked hydrocarbons and treated to remove acidic impurities. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 2 through C 4 , predominantly C 3 .)

649-062-00-6 270-755-0 68477-73-6 K

Gases (petroleum), catalytic cracker; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of the products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists predominantly of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 1 through C 6 .)

649-063-00-1 270-756-6 68477-74-7 K

Gases (petroleum), catalytic cracker, C 1-5 -rich; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 1 through C 6 , predominantly C 1 through C 5 .)

649-064-00-7 270-757-1 68477-75-8 K

Gases (petroleum), catalytic polymd. naphtha stabiliser overhead, C 2-4 -rich; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the fractionation stabilisation of catalytic polymerised naphtha. It consists of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 2 through C 6 , predominantly C 2 through C 4 .)

649-065-00-2 270-758-7 68477-76-9 K

Gases (petroleum), catalytic reformer, C 1-4 -rich; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by distillation of products from a catalytic reforming process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 1 through C 6 , predominantly C 1 through C 4 .)

649-066-00-8 270-760-8 68477-79-2 K

Gases (petroleum), C 3-5 olefinic-paraffinic alkylation feed; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of olefinic and paraffinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 3 through C 5 which are used as alkylation feed. Ambient temperatures normally exceed the critical temperature of these combinations.)

649-067-00-3 270-765-5 68477-83-8 K

Gases (petroleum), C 4 -rich; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by distillation of products from a catalytic fractionation process. It consists of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C 3 through C 5 , predominantly C 4 .)

649-068-00-9 270-767-6 68477-85-0 K

Gases (petroleum), deethaniser overheads; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced from distillation of the gas and gasoline fractions from the catalytic cracking process. It contains predominantly ethane and ethylene.)

649-069-00-4 270-768-1 68477-86-1 K

Gases (petroleum), deisobutaniser tower overheads; Petroleum gas

(A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the atmospheric distillation of a butane-butylene stream. It consists of aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C 3 through C 4 .)

649-070-00-X 270-769-7 68477-87-2 K]

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