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ANNEX 6.

List of chemicals banned or severely restricted to certain uses owing to their effects on health and the environment in the countries of EU


Chemical CAS number Use category Use limitation

MERCURIC OXIDE 21908-53-2 P SR

MERCUROUS CHLORIDE 10112-91-1 P SR

OTHER INORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS P B

ALKYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS P SR

ALKOXYALKYL AND ARYL MERCURY COMPOUNDS P B

ALDRIN 309-00-2 P SR

CHLORDANE 57-74-9 P B

DIELDRIN 60-57-1 P B

DDT 50-29-3 P B

ENDRIN 72-20-8 P SR

HCH (contains < 99% gamma isomer) 608-73-1 P B

HEPTACHLOR 74-44-8 P B

HEXACHLOROBENZENE 118-74-1 P B

CAMPHECHLOR (TOXAPHENE) 8001-35-2 P B

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB), except MONO- and DICHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 1336-36-3 I B

POLYCHLORINATED TERPHENYLS (PCT) 61788-33-8 I B

PREPARATIONS with a PCB or PCT content higher than 0.01% by weight I B

TRIS(2,3-DIBROMOPROPYL) PHOSPHATE 126-72-7 I SR

TRIS-AZIRIDINYL-PHOSPHIOXIDE 545-55-1 I SR

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS (PBB) I SR

CROCIDOLITE 12001-28-4 I SR

NITROFEN 1836-75-5 P B

1,2-DIBROMOETHANE 106-93-4 P B

1,2-DICHLOROETHANE 107-06-2 P B

AMOSITE 12172-73-5 B

ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS 77536-67-5 B

ACTINOLITE ASBESTOS 77536-66-4 B

TREMOLITE ASBESTOS 77536-68-6 B

CADMIUM and its compounds 7440-43-9 R

2-NAPHTYLAMINE and its salts 91-59-8 B

4-AMINOPHENYL and its salts 92-67-1 B

BENZIDINE and its salts 92-87-5 B

4-NITROPHENYL 92-93-3 B

LEGEND:
Use category:
P plant-protection product
I industrial chemical

Use limitation:
SR severe restriction
B ban
R restrictions


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Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 30.11.2004.