The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendments to Annex 5

5.—(1) The first table in Part 2 of Annex 5 (Wastes and operations to which Article 7(4)(b) applies) is amended as follows.

(2) In the first column (Wastes as classified in Decision 2000/532/EC)—

(a) after the entry for “10 01 Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)”, insert as a new row and in the appropriate sub-columns—

“10 01 03

Fly ash from peat and untreated wood”;

(b) after the entry for “17 05 03* Soil and stones containing hazardous substances”, insert as a new row and in the appropriate sub-columns—

“17 05 04

Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03*”.

(3) In the second column (Maximum concentration limits of substances listed in Annex 4)—

(a) for “Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₆Br₄O), pentabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₅Br₅O), hexabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₄Br₆O)and heptabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₃Br₇O)” substitute “Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₆Br₄O), pentabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₅Br₅O), hexabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₄Br₆O), heptabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂H₃Br₇O) and decabromodiphenyl ether (C₁₂Br₁₀O)”;

(b) after “Toxaphene: 5 000 mg/kg”, insert—

“;

Sum of the concentrations of Pentachlorophenol, its salts, and its esters: 1000 mg/kg;

Dicofol: 5000 mg/kg;

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds (as defined in Annex 1): 50 mg/kg for the sum of the concentrations of PFOA and its salts, 2000 mg/kg for the sum of the concentrations of PFOA-related compounds;

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds (as defined in Annex 1): 50 mg/kg for the sum of the concentrations of PFHxS and its salts, 2000 mg/kg for the sum of the concentrations of PFHxS-related compounds”.