EU - EU Adopted the Limit for Pentachlorophenol (PCP) under the POP Regulation Recast
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its salts and esters are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 without an Unintentional Trace Contaminant (UTC) limit value.
The Commission has determined the presence of pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters as an impurity in some articles, including imported textiles and recovered wood chips for the production of wood panels. In order to allow the continuation of recycling of wood chips and to facilitate enforcement, a UTC limit of 5 mg/kg (0,0005% by weight) should be set for PCP and its salts and esters.
Therefore, the PCP entry in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 is amended by adding the following text in the fourth column of that entry:
"For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to concentrations of pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters equal to or below 5 mg/kg (0,0005% by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles."
It shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, i.e. March 15, 2021.
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