No L 350/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 82 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 3 December 1982 amending, for the third time (PCT), 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 (82/828/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas in some Member States polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) are used in the form of a thermo- plastic compound for holding metals and other materials in precision machining and forming work ; whereas these polychlorinated terphenyls are used above all for machining and forming in the manufac- ture or maintenance of gas turbine components, but also in nuclear reactors, in the construction of ship and aircraft frames and in the manufacture of semi- conductor devices and high-precision lenses ; Whereas Council Directive 76/769/EEC (¥), as last amended by Directive 82/806/EEC (%), does not autho- rize such use; Whereas polychlorinated terphenyls, the disposal of which is regulated by Council Directive 76/403/ () OJ No C 31, 8. 2. 1982, p. 9. () O] No C 175, 14. 7. 1980, p. 88. () OJ No C 182, 21. 7. 1980, p. 11. () O] No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 201. () OJ No L 339, 1. 12. 1982, p. 55. EEC (%), are of fundamental importance for the uses for which they are intended ; whereas temporary author- ization of their use in premises notified for this purpose to the competent authorities appears to be justified ; whereas, therefore, the Annex to Directive 76/769/EEC should be amended accordingly ; Whereas the amendment introduced by this Directive does not prejudge the necessary review of all excep- tions to restrictions on the marketing and use of polychlorinated byphenyls (PCB) and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) which is aimed at by Directive 76/769/EEC with a view to gradually reducing the use of these substances ; whereas review proposals should be examined at the earliest opportunity, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The following point shall be added in the right-hand column in relation to entry No 1 of the Annex to Directive 76/769/EEC : ‘7. Until 31 December 1984 Member States may allow the use, in their territory, of re-usable ther- moplastic tooling compounds containing not more than 50 % of PCT for the support, retention and stabilizing of parts in order to facilitate their preci- sion machining and forming in the manufacture or maintenance of aircraft and marine gas turbines, nuclear reactors, semi-conductor devices, ship and aircraft frames, spars and stringers, high-precision () OJ No L 108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 41.