Article 2U.K.
For the purposes of this Directive:
‘HCH’
means the isomers of l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexachlorocyclohexane;
‘lindane’
means a product containing at least 99 % of the y-isomer of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexachlorocyclohexane
‘extraction of lindane’
means the separation of lindane from a mixture of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers;
‘limit values’
means the limit values specified in Annex I;
‘quality objectives’
means the requirements specified in Annex II;
‘treatment of HCH’
means any industrial process involving the production or use of HCH, or any other industrial process in which the presence of HCH is inherent;
‘industrial plant’
means any plant at which HCH or any other substance containing HCH is treated;
‘existing plant’
means an industrial plant which is operational on the date of notification of this Directive.
‘new plant’ means
an industrial plant which has become operational after the date of notification of this Directive,
an existing industrial plant whose capacity for the production or treatment of HCH has been substantially increased after the date of notification of this Directive.