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Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1494 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards benzene.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 233, 5 September 2015, pp. 2 and 3.
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Registration Authorization/permit
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

Paragraph 3 of entry 5 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 prohibits the placing on the market or use of benzene as a substance or as a constituent of other substances, or in mixtures, in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,1 percent by weight. Such paragraph is supplemented by this Regulation, the concentration of benzene in natural gas must remain below 0,1 percent volume.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2023)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Registration, Authorization/permit, Precautionary principle, Basic legislation, Institution, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Inventory, Packaging/labelling, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX