1 Draft Proposal for a Guidance Document (former Annex III of the Heavy Metals Protocol) WGSR September 2011 Chair: Katja Kraus Federal Environment Agency, Germany

Katja Kraus, Federal Environment Agency, Geneva September 2011 Thank you to the following for the comments sent in! Austria, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S.A. Industry Association - EUROFER Albemarle 2

Katja Kraus, Federal Environment Agency, Geneva September 2011 Why a New Draft? Updated data: New BREF documents ( I & S, Glass, EU Directive) Data presented during WGSR and posted on the web- site, Personal information from national authorities, e.g Sweden and Norway Reference to Basel Guidelines Data on Secondary Aluminium and Manganese and on handling waste containing mercury in [square brackets ] 3

Katja Kraus, Federal Environment Agency, Geneva September 2011 Editorial Changes Missing paragraphs of the Swiss draft (not changed) Numbering of paragraphs Particles, particulate matter  dust Fugitive emissions  diffuse emissions Costs in US$ or € depending on the original reference (not changed) Double information deleted 4

Katja Kraus, Federal Environment Agency, Geneva September 2011 Proposed Changes for Sub- chapter IV (NFM) To restructure and further update the sub-chapter covering several different metals Complex structure Often very specific techniques but also one technique for several metals possible Second draft of the BREF issued New or proposed National Standards in the U.S.A Good possibilities for further improvement 5

Katja Kraus, Federal Environment Agency, Geneva September 2011 What could be the Next Steps? Discussion on:  Updated information to be included,  Restructuring sub-chapter IV,  Inclusion of information on secondary aluminium and manganese production,  Inclusion of information on handling waste containing metallic mercury, Then forward this document to the members of the TF HM and interested Parties for further comments Lastly, prepare a final version of a draft guidance document. 6

7 Thank you for your attention !