Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 3141 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Timber Post-harvest treatment Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 11 October 2001. Abstract These Regulations amend the Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1993 (which restrict the marketing and use of Pentachlorophenol - "PCP"), in order to give effect, in part, to Commission Directive 1999/51/EC which adapts to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations. No person shall place on the market, other than for research and development or analysis purposes, any substance containing PCP in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.1 percent by weight. Until 31 December 2008 this shall not apply to the placing on the market of any substance containing PCP, which has a total H6CDD content below 2 parts per million and which meets requirements laid down inn these Regulations. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 3244 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Timber, Post-harvest treatment, Pollution control, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX