Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy
C 177 E/74 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 6. 2000 Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy (2000/C 177 E/11) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(2000) 47 final - 2000/0035(COD) (Submitted by the Commission on 7 February 2000) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, ecotoxicity and human toxicity via aquatic exposure routes, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 175(1) thereof, - evidence from monitoring of widespread environ- mental contamination and Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty, Whereas: (1) Council Directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic the Community (2) and the Directives environment of adopted within its framework represent presently the major Community instrument for the control of point and diffuse discharges of dangerous substances. (2) The Community controls under Council Directive 76/464/EEC have been replaced, harmonised and further developed by the Directive of the European Parliament and Council establishing of a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. (3) The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, hereby introduces in Article 16(2) a scientifically based methodology for identifying priority substances on the basis of their risk to aquatic ecosystems. (4) The methodology set out in the Directive of the European Parliament and Council establishing of a framework for Community action in the field of water policy enables, as a most practical option, the application of a simplified risk-based assessment procedure based on scientific prin- ciples taking particular account of - evidence regarding the substance concerned and, intrinsic hazard of in particular, the its aquatic - other proven factors which may indicate the possi- bility of widespread environmental contamination, such as production, use volume and use pattern of the substance concerned. scheme, (5) The Commission has, on this basis, developed a combined monitoring-based and modelling-based priority setting (COMMPS) in collaboration with experts of interested parties, involving the Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment, Member States, the European Environment Agency, EFTA countries, including those repre- European business associations senting and enterprises and medium-sized European environmental organisations. small (6) A first list of 32 priority substances or groups of substances has been identified on the basis of the COMMPS procedure, following a publicly open and trans- parent discussion with the interested parties. (7) The expeditious adoption of this list is desirable in order to allow for the timely and continuing implementation of Community controls of dangerous substances pursuant to the European the strategy set out a Council Directive Parliament framework for Community action in the field of water policy. in Article 16 of establishing and (8) The list of priority substances adopted under this Decision shall replace the list of substances in the Communication from the Commission to the Council on dangerous substances which might be included in List I of Council Directive 76/464/EEC (3). emissions contributes controls of commitments from land-based sources (9) The identification of priority substances targeted to the into surface establishment of to the waters international Community in conventions the Strategy with particular to the implementation of regard to hazardous substances adopted at the 1998 OSPAR Ministerial Meeting under the Convention for the marine the protection of the to Council Decision pursuant North-East Atlantic 98/249/EC (4). the protection of marine waters, environment of under for (1) OJ C 184, 17. 6. 1997, p. 20, OJ C 16, 20. 1. 1998, p. 14 and OJ C 108, 7. 4. 1998, p. 94. (2) OJ L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23. (3) OJ C 176, 14. 7. 1982, p. 3. (4) OJ L 104, 3. 4. 1998, p. 1. 27. 6. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 177 E/75 (10) The COMMPS procedure is designed as a dynamic instrument for the prioritisation of dangerous substances open to continuous improvements and modifications with a view of possible revision and adaptation of the first its priority list within at adoption, the latest within 6 years of HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 dangerous substances which might be included in List I of Council Directive 76/464/EEC. Article 3 The list of priority substances in the field of water policy shall, on its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, become Annex X to European Parliament and of the Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. The list of priority substances in the field of water policy is hereby established and is set out in the Annex to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the day after its publi- cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 2 The list of priority substances established by this decision replaces the list of substances in the Communication from the Commission to the Council of 22 June 1982 on Article 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. C 177 E/76 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 6. 2000 ANNEX List of priority substances in the field of water policy (1) CAS number EU number Name (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) 15972-60-8 120-12-7 1912-24-9 71-43-2 n. a. 7440-43-9 85535-84-8 470-90-6 2921-88-2 75-09-2 107-06-2 117-81-7 330-54-1 115-29-7 959-98-8 118-74-1 87-68-3 608-73-1 58-89-9 34123-59-6 7439-92-1 7439-97-6 91-20-3 7440-02-0 25154-52-3 104-40-5 1806-26-4 140-66-9 n. a. 50-32-8 205-99-2 191-24-2 207-08-9 206-44-0 193-39-5 608-93-5 122-34-9 87-86-5 688-73-3 36643-28-4 12002-48-1 120-82-1 67-66-3 1582-09-8 240-110-8 204-371-1 217-617-8 200-753-7 n. a. 231-152-8 287-476-5 207-432-0 220-864-4 200-838-9 203-458-1 204-211-0 206-354-4 204-079-4 n. a. 204-273-9 201-765-5 210-158-9 200-401-2 251-835-4 231-100-4 231-106-7 202-049-5 231-111-4 246-672-0 203-199-4 217-302-5 n. a. n. a. 200-028-5 205-911-9 205-883-8 205-916-6 205-912-4 205-893-2 210-172-5 204-535-2 201-778-6 211-704-4 n. a. 234-413-4 204-428-0 200-663-8 216-428-8 Alachlor Anthracene Atrazine Benzene Brominated diphenylether (1) Cadmium and its compounds C10-13-chloroalkanes Chlorfenvinphos Chlorpyrifos Dichloromethane 1,2-Dichloroethane Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) Diuron Endosulfan (alpha-endosulfan) Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-isomer, Lindane) Isoproturon Lead and its compounds Mercury and its compounds Naphthalene Nickel and its compounds Nonylphenols (4-(para)-nonylphenol) Octylphenols (para-tert-octylphenol) Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (Benzo(a)pyrene Benzo(b)fluoroanthene Benzo(g,h,i)perylene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Fluoroanthene, Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene) Pentachlorobenzene Simazine Pentachlorophenol Tributyltin compounds (Tributyltin-cation) Trichlorobenzenes (1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene) Trichloromethane (Chloroform) Trifluralin (1) These groups of substances normally include a considerable number of individual compounds. Presently, appropriate indicative parameters cannot be given. CAS: Chemical Abstract Service. EU number, i. e. European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS). n. a. : not applicable (1) Where groups of substances have been selected, typical individual representatives are listed in brackets as indicative parameters. The establishment of controls will be targeted to these individual substances, without prejudicing the inclusion of other individual representatives where appropriate