1. Implementation of Waste Related Provisions of the POPs Regulation
Topics:
Commission Study
State of work in the TAC
PCB Directive
Presentation on the 2nd CA-meeting on 21 February 2006
By Martin Pohlmann (

2. Commission Study
Studie includes:
POPs mass flow
Methodology to identify and proposals for low and maximum concentration limits
Methodology, reporting format and examples on POPs waste in another environmentally preferable manner
Reference measurement methods

3. Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
Waste flow under Article 7 of the Regulation (EC) 850/2004
Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
PCB
* Commission proposal
Below low concentration limit acc. to Art. 7(4)(a) + Annex IV ?
<50 mg/kg*
Recovery or disposal in accordance with other Community waste legislation
yes no
D9, D10
Destruction or irreversible transformation of the POPs content
in accordance with Art. 7(2) + Annex V, Part 1

4. Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
Waste flow under Article 7 of the Regulation (EC) 850/2004
Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
other 12 POPs
* Commission proposal
Below low concentration limit acc. to Art. 7(4)(a) + Annex IV ? <50 mg/kg*
Dealt with in another env. preferable way, acc. to Art. 7(4)(b) + Annex V, part 2?
< 5000 mg/kg*
Recovery or disposal in accordance with other Community waste legislation
Salt mines and underground storage in dry rock formations
yes
yes no no
Solidification or partly stabilisation
Landfill for hazardous waste
R1, R4*, D9, D10
Destruction or irreversible transformation of the POPs content
in accordance with Art. 7(2) + Annex V, Part 1

5. Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
Waste flow under Article 7 of the Regulation (EC) 850/2004
Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with
PCDD / PCDF
* Commission proposal
Disposal in accordance with other Community waste legislation
Below low concentration limit according to Art. 7(4)(a) + Annex IV?
<15 μg/kg*
Dealt with in another env. preferable way, acc. to Art. 7(4)(b) + Annex V, part 2?
<5 mg/kg*
Recovery in accordance with other Community waste legislation
Salt mines and underground storage in dry rock formations
yes
yes
Below 1μg/kg?* no no
Solidification or partly stabilisation
Landfill for hazardous waste
yes no
Solidification with ensured max. leachate rate
R1, R4*, D9, D10
Destruction or irreversible transformation of the POPs content
in accordance with Art. 7(2) + Annex V, Part 1

6. State of Work in the TAC Last meeting on 25 January 2006:
1 proposal adopted: clarification of permission to carry out pre-treatment operations (Annex V, part 2)
2 proposals no opinion by MS:maximum and low concentration limits (Annex IV and V)
Referral to the Council expected by the end of March
Two proposals withdrawn from the vote: solidification requirement for PCDD/F > 1 ppb (Annex IV), R4 operation (Annex V, part 1)

7. Implementation of PCB Directive 96/59/EC
MS elaborate
Inventories for equipment > 5 l (Article 4)
plans for decontamination and/or disposal (Art. 11(1), first indent)
Outlines for the collection and disposal of non-inventoried equipment (Art. 11(1), second indent)

8. PCB inventories (Art. 4)
Most MS have sent summaries of their inventories to the Commission
Except for Walloon, Slovenia
8 MS with remaining PCB quantities > 5000 tons: Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

9. Estimation of remaining gross weight of PCB containing equipment; total: 1,1 Mio tons (gross weight)
MEURS report for CLEEN, 2005

10. PCB Plans (Art. 11)
Most MS have sent their disposal/decontamination plans to the Commission except for
Cyprus (not yet adopted?)
Malta (only included in hazardous waste management plan)
Slovakia
Greece, France, Germany and Spain condemned by the EJC because of non communication of the plans (France, Germany and Spain have communicated their plans in the meantime)
2 MS (Denmark, Germany), where no significant quantities of PCB equipment is still in operation

11. PCB outlines (Art. 11)
Most MS have sent their collection/disposal outlines to the Commission except for
Estonia (unclear if covered by plans under indent 1),
Cyprus (not adopted yet?)
Malta (PCBs only included in general hazardous waste management plan)
Slovenia (incomplete)
Slovakia
Spain condemned by the ECJ because of non-communication of the outlines

12. Conclusions
POPs concentration limits are most likely set by the end of this semestre
Commission study provides assistance to the implementation of the POPs Regulation
PCB inventories are mostly established
Disposal plans and outlines are still unsatisfactory in a number of MS