The Marketing and Use of Dangerous Substances (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2001/91/EC which adapted to technical progress for the eighth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.

Subject to Regulation 4, Regulation 3 prohibits the use of hexachloroethane in the manufacturing and processing of non-ferrous metals.

Regulation 4 provides that hexachloroethane may be used in the manufacturing or processing of non-ferrous metals for research and development or analysis purposes.

Regulation 5 makes it a criminal offence to contravene regulation 3 and specifies penalties for such an offence.

Regulation 6 revokes the Marketing and Use of Dangerous Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.

In Directive 2001/91/EC hexachloroethane is identified by reference to its CAS Number, which is 67-72-1, and its EINECS Number, which is 2006664. The CAS Number is given in the CAS Registry Handbook, ISSN 0093-058X, which may be inspected at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V OBN. The EINECS Number is given in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (O.J. No. C146A, 15.6.90, p. 1.).