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Official Journal of the European Union
22.2.2014
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 167/2014
of 21 February 2014
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
effect that those chemicals became subject to the PIC
procedure under that Convention. Those chemicals
should thus be removed from the list of chemicals
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
contained in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
Union,
689/2008 and added to the list of chemicals contained
in Part 3 of that Annex.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the
export and import of dangerous chemicals ( 1 ), and in particular
(4) The
Conference
of
the
Parties
to
the
Rotterdam
Article 22(4) thereof,
Convention also decided to include commercial pent
abromodiphenyl ether, including tetra- and pentabromo
diphenyl ether, as well as commercial octabromodiphenyl
Whereas:
ether, including hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ether, in
Annex III to that Convention, with the effect that those
chemicals became subject to the PIC procedure under
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
689/2008
implements
the
Rotterdam
that Convention. Since tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pent
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
abromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether and
(‘PIC procedure’) for certain hazardous chemicals and
heptabromodiphenyl ether are already listed in Annex
pesticides in international trade, signed on 11 September
V to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 and are therefore
1998 and approved, on behalf of the Community, by
subject to an export ban, those chemicals are not
Council Decision 2003/106/EC ( 2 ).
added to the list of chemicals contained in Part 3 of
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008.
(2) It
is
appropriate
that
regulatory
action
in
respect
of
certain chemicals taken pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Coun
(5) The
approval
of the substance
didecyldimethyl
cil ( 3 ), Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European
ammonium chloride has been withdrawn in accordance
Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) and Regulation (EC)
with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, with the effect that
No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
didecyldimethylammonium chloride is banned for use as
Council ( 5 ) be taken into account.
pesticide in the group of plant protection products and
thus should be added to the list of chemicals contained
in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008.
(3)
At its sixth meeting held from 28 April to 10 May 2013,
the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam
Convention decided to include azinphos-methyl, perflu
orooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates,
(6) The
entry
for
chlorate
in
Parts
1
and
2
of
Annex
I
to
perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane
Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 should be amended in
sulfonyls in Annex III to that Convention, with the
order to provide more clarity as to which substances
were meant to be covered by that entry.
( 1 ) OJ L 204, 31.7.2008, p. 1.
( 2 ) Council Decision 2003/106/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning
the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international
(7) Regulation
(EC)
No
689/2008
should
therefore
be
trade (OJ L 63, 6.3.2003, p. 27).
amended accordingly.
( 3 ) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant
protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives
79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
( 4 ) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of
(8)
In order to allow enough time for industry to take the
the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the
measures necessary for compliance with this Regulation
market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).
and for Member States to take the measures necessary for
( 5 ) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of
its implementation, its application should be deferred.
the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration,
evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH),
establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive
1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC,
93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006,
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
p. 1).
lished by Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,

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22.2.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) Part 1 is amended as follows:
(a) the following entry is added:
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Chemical CAS
No Einecs
No CN
code Subcategory
(*) Use
limitation
(**)
Countries for which no
notification is required
‘Didecyldimethylammonium chloride 7173-51-5 230-525-2 2923
90
00 p(1) b’
(b) the entries for azinphos-methyl and perfluorooctane sulfonates are replaced by the following:
Chemical CAS
No Einecs
No CN
code Subcategory
(*) Use
limitation
(**)
Countries for which no
notification is required
Off
‘Azinphos-methyl # 86-50-0 201-676-1 2933
99
80 p(1)
b
icial
Jour
Perfluorooctane sulfonates 1763-23-1 217-179-8 2904
90
95 i(1) sr’
nal
(PFOS) C 8F 17SO 2X 2795-39-3 220-527-1 2904
90
95
of
the
(X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and 70225-14-8 274-460-8 2922
12
00
other derivatives including polymers) +/#
European
56773-42-3 260-375-3 2923
90
00
4151-50-2 223-980-3 2935
00
90
Union
57589-85-2 260-837-4 2924
29
98
68081-83-4 268-357-7 3824
90
97
and others
(c) the entry for chlorate is replaced by the following:
Chemical CAS
No Einecs
No CN
code Subcategory
(*) Use
limitation
(**)
Countries for which no
notification is required
‘Chlorate + 7775-09-9 231-887-4 2829
11
00 p(1) b’
10137-74-3 233-378-2 2829
19
00
22.2.2014
7783-92-8 232-034-9 2843
29
00
and others

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(2) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(a) the entry for perfluorooctane sulfonates is replaced by the following:
Chemical CAS
RN Einecs
No CN
code Category
(*) Use
limitation
(**)
‘Perfluorooctane sulfonate derivatives (including polymers), not covered by 57589-85-2 260-837-4 2924
29
98
i sr’
68081-83-4 268-357-7 3824
90
97
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, Perfluorooctane sulfonates, Perfluorooctane and others
sulfonamides, Perfluorooctane sulfonyls
(b) the entry for chlorate is replaced by the following:
Chemical CAS
RN Einecs
No CN
code Category
(*) Use
limitation
(**)
‘Chlorate 7775-09-9 231-887-4 2829
11
00
p b’
10137-74-3 233-378-2 2829
19
00
icial
7783-92-8 232-034-9 2843
29
00
Jour
and others
nal
of
the
(c) the entry for azinphos-methyl is deleted;
European
(3) in Part 3, the following entries are added:
HS code
Chemical Relevant
CAS
number(s)
HS code
Union
Pure substance
Mixtures, preparations containing
Category
substance
‘Azinphos-methyl 86-50-0 2933.99 3808.10 Pesticide
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, Perfluorooctane sulfonates, Perfluorooctane 1763-23-1 2904.90 3824.90 Industrial’
sulfonamides, Perfluorooctane sulfonyls
2795-39-3 2904.90
29457-72-5 2904.90
29081-56-9 2904.90
70225-14-8 2922.12
56773-42-3 2923.90
251099-16-8 2923.90
4151-50-2 2935.00
31506-32-8 2935.00
1691-99-2 2935.00
24448-09-7 2935.00
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307-35-7 2904.90
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and others

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