Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (recast) Text with EEA relevance

Category: p — pesticides; i — industrial chemical.

Use limitation: sr — severe restriction, b — ban (for the category or categories concerned) according to Union legislation.

An ‘ex’ before a code implies that chemicals other than those referred to in the column ‘Chemical’ may also fall under that subheading.

Chemical subject or partially subject to the PIC procedure.

PART 3

List of chemicals subject to the PIC procedure

(referred to in Articles 13 and 14)

(The categories shown are those referred to in the Convention)

These substances are subject to an export ban in accordance with Article 15(2) of and Annex V to this Regulation.

An ‘ex’ before a code implies that chemicals other than those referred to in the column ‘Chemical’ may also fall under that subheading.

Only the CAS numbers of parent compounds are listed.

ANNEX II

EXPORT NOTIFICATION

The following information is required pursuant to Article 8:

• 1. Identity of the substance to be exported:
• (a) name in nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry;
• (b) other names (e.g. ISO name, usual names, trade names, and abbreviations);
• (c) European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (Einecs) number and Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS) number;
• (d) CUS number (European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances) and Combined Nomenclature code;
• (e) main impurities of the substance, when particularly relevant.

• 1. Identity of the mixture to be exported:
• (a) trade name and/or designation of the mixture;
• (b) for each substance listed in Annex I, percentage and details as specified under point 1;
• (c) CUS number (European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances) and Combined Nomenclature code.

• 1. Identity of the article to be exported:
• (a) trade name and/or designation of the article;
• (b) for each substance listed in Annex I, percentage and details as specified under point 1.

• 1. Information on the export:
• (a) country of destination;
• (b) country of origin;
• (c) expected date of first export this year;
• (d) estimated amount of the chemical to be exported to the country concerned this year;
• (e) intended use in the country of destination, if known, including information on the category(ies) under the Convention under which the use falls;
• (f) name, address and other relevant particulars of the natural or legal importing person;
• (g) name, address and other relevant particulars of the exporter.

• 1. Designated national authorities:
• (a) the name, address, telephone and telex, fax number or e-mail of the designated authority in the Union from which further information may be obtained;
• (b) the name, address, telephone and telex, fax number or e-mail of the designated authority in the importing country.

• 1. Information on precautions to be taken, including category of danger and risk and safety advice.

• 1. A summary on physicochemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties.

• 1. Use of the chemical in the Union:
• (a) uses, category(ies) under the Convention and Union subcategory(ies) subject to control measure (ban or severe restriction);
• (b) uses for which the chemical is not severely restricted or banned (use categories and subcategories as defined in Annex I of the Regulation);
• (c) estimation, where available, of quantities of the chemical produced, imported, exported and used.

• 1. Information on precautionary measures to reduce exposure to, and emission of, the chemical.

• 1. Summary of regulatory restrictions and reasons for them.

• 1. Summary of information specified in points 2(a), (c) and (d) of Annex IV.

• 1. Additional information provided by the exporting Party because considered of concern or further information specified in Annex IV when requested by the importing Party.

ANNEX III

Information to be supplied to the Commission by the designated national authorities of the Member States in accordance with Article 10

• 1.Summary of quantities of chemicals (in the form of substances, mixtures and articles) subject to Annex I exported during the previous year.

• (a) Year in which exports took place.

• (b) Table summarising quantities of exported chemicals (in the form of substances, mixtures and articles) as outlined below. Chemical Importing country Quantity of substance

• 2.List of natural or legal persons importing chemicals into a Party or other country

ANNEX IV

Notification to the Secretariat of the Convention of a banned or severely restricted chemical

INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11

Notifications shall include:

• 1. properties, identification and uses
• (a) common name;
• (b) chemical name according to an internationally recognised nomenclature (for example International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)), where such nomenclature exists;
• (c) trade names and names of mixtures;
• (d) code numbers: Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, Harmonised System Customs Code and other numbers;
• (e) information on hazard classification, where the chemical is subject to classification requirements;
• (f) use or uses of the chemical:
• — in the Union,
• — elsewhere (if known);
• (g) the physicochemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties;

• 1. final regulatory action
• (a) information specific to the final regulatory action:
• (i) summary of the final regulatory action;
• (ii) reference to the regulatory document;
• (iii) date of entry into force of the final regulatory action;
• (iv) indication of whether the final regulatory action was taken on the basis of a risk or hazard evaluation and, if so, information on such an evaluation, covering a reference to the relevant documentation;
• (v) reasons for the final regulatory action relevant to human health, including the health of consumers and workers, or the environment;
• (vi) summary of the hazards and risks presented by the chemical to human health, including the health of consumers and workers, or the environment and the expected effect of the final regulatory action;
• (b) category or categories where the final regulatory action has been taken, and for each category:
• (i) use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action;
• (ii) use or uses that remain allowed;
• (iii) estimation, where available, of quantities of the chemical produced, imported, exported and used;
• (c) an indication, to the extent possible, of the likely relevance of the final regulatory action to other States and regions;
• (d) other relevant information that may cover:
• (i) assessment of socioeconomic effects of the final regulatory action;
• (ii) information on alternatives and their relative risks, where available, such as:
• — integrated pest management strategies,
• — industrial practices and processes, including cleaner technology.

ANNEX V

Chemicals and articles subject to export ban

(referred to in Article 15)

PART 1

Persistent organic pollutants as listed in Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ([^E0029]) according to the provisions thereof.

PART 2

Chemicals other than persistent organic pollutants as listed in Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants according to the provisions thereof.

The export ban shall not apply to any of the following mercury-added products: (a) products that are essential for civil protection and military uses; (b) products for research, for calibration of instrumentation, or for use as a reference standard; (c) switches and relays, cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs and EEFLs) for electronic displays and measuring devices, when they are used to replace a component of larger equipment and provided that no feasible mercury-free alternative for that component is available, in accordance with Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of live vehicles (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34) and Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88).

ANNEX VI

List of Parties to the Convention requiring information concerning transit movements of chemicals subject to the PIC procedure

(referred to in Article 16)

ANNEX VII

Correlation table

[^E0001]: OJ L 22, 26.1.2005, p. 1.

[^E0002]: OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1.

[^E0003]: OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.

[^E0004]: OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1.

[^E0005]: OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

[^E0006]: OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

[^E0007]: OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.

[^E0008]: OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.

[^E0009]: OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.

[^E0010]: OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

[^E0011]: OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.

[^E0012]: OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

[^E0013]: OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26.

[^E0014]: OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7.

[^E0029]: OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 3.