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The Solvent Emissions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

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Amendments to the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

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3.—(1) The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 shall be amended as follows.

(a)In Regulation 2(2) after “landfill” insert—

mixture means a mixture or solution composed of two or more substances and all references to “preparation” or “preparations” in these Regulations shall be replaced by “mixture” or “mixtures” respectively.

(b)In Regulation 2 after paragraph (5) insert —

6.  All references in the Regulations to “the SED” or “Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations” shall be replaced by reference to that directive as amended by Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008. 

(c)Schedule 4 shall be amended as follows.

(i)For paragraph 1B (2) (ii) substitute

1B (2) (ii) where there is used in the SED installation substances or mixtures which, because of their content of VOCs classified as carcinogens, mutagens or toxic to reproduction under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (1) are assigned or need to carry the hazard statements H340, H350, H350i, H360D or H360F or the risk phases R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61 shall be replaced, as far as possible and by taking into account the guidance referred to in Article 7(1) of the SED, by less harmful substances or mixtures within the shortest possible time.

(d)Paragraph 1B (2) (ii) shall be deleted and replaced with the following

1B (2) (ii) where there is used in the SED installation substances or mixtures which, because of its content of VOCs classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or toxic to reproduction under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (2) are assigned or need to carry the hazard statements H340, H350, H350i, H360D or H360F shall be replaced, as far as possible and by taking into account the guidance mentioned in Article 7(1) of the SED, by less harmful substances or mixtures within the shortest possible time.

(1)

OJ L 353, 13.12.2008, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 353, 13.12.2008, p. 1.

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