Commission Regulation (EC) No 2268/95

of 27 September 1995

concerning the second list of priority substances as foreseen under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances(1), and in particular Articles 8 and 10 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 envisages a system of evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances and whereas in order to undertake the risk evaluation of such substances, it is appropriate to identify priority substances requiring attention;

Whereas in consequence, Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 requires that the Commission shall draw up a list of priority substances and whereas Article 8 further indicates the factors which shall be taken into account in drawing up the said list;

Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 foresees that for each substance on the priority lists a Member State shall be given responsibility for its evaluation and whereas the allocation of substances shall ensure a fair sharing of the burden between Member States;

Whereas a first priority list has been adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/94(2);

Whereas, the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.Priority list

1.The second list of priority substances is hereby established and is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.For each substance on the priority list, the Member State which shall be responsible for its evaluation is hereby designated and is indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1995.

For the Commission

Ritt Bjerregaard

Member of the Commission

ANNEXU.K.

Einecs NoCAS NoSubstance nameMember State
201-963-190-04-0 o-anisidineA
200-746-971-23-8propan-1-olD
202-411-295-33-0N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulphenamideD
202-905-8100-97-0methenamineD
203-804-1110-80-52-ethoxyethanolD
203-839-2111-15-92-ethoxyethyl acetateD
204-118-5115-96-8tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphateD
246-690-925167-70-82,4,4-trimethylpenteneD
263-125-161790-33-8Amines, tallow alkylD
203-625-9108-88-3tolueneDK
204-428-0120-82-11,2,4-trichlorobenzeneDK
200-663-867-66-3chloroformF
247-977-126761-40-0di-‘isodecyl’ phthalateF
249-079-528553-12-0di-‘isononyl’ phthalateF
271-090-968515-48-01,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C8-10-branched alkyl esters, C9-richF
271-091-468515-49-11,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C9-11-branched alkyl esters, C10-richF
231-765-07722-84-1hydrogen peroxideFIN
200-871-975-45-6chlorodifluoromethaneI
231-668-37681-52-9sodium hypochloricI
203-692-4109-66-0pentaneNL
201-058-177-78-1dimethyl sulphateNL
202-627-798-01-12-furaldehydeNL
204-661-8123-91-11,4-dioxaneNL
209-151-9557-05-1zinc distcarateNL
215-222-51314-13-2zinc oxideNL
231-175-37440-66-6zincNL
231-592-07646-85-7zinc chlorideNL
231-793-37733-02-0zinc sulphateNL
231-944-37779-90-0trizine bis(orthophosphate)NL
204-211-0117-81-7bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateS
247-148-425637-99-4hexabromocyclododecaneS
200-879-275-56-9methyloxiraneUK
201-800-488-12-01-vinyl-2-pyrrolidoneUK
246-672-025154-52-3nonylphenolUK
251-084-232534-81-9diphenyl ether, pentabromo derivativeUK
284-325-584852-15-3Phenol, 4-nonyl-, branchedUK