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The Environmental Protection (Controls on Hexachloroethane) Regulations 2003 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 602 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
10 March 2003
In force from
30 June 2003
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations, which apply to England, Wales and Scotland, give effect to Commission Directive 2001/91/EC which adapted to technical progress for the eighth 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. Regulation 3 prohibits the use of hexachloroethane in the manufacturing and processing of non-ferrous metals from 30th June 2003. Regulation 4 provides for an exception to the prohibition in regulation 3. Regulation 5 makes it a criminal offence to contravene regulation 3 and specifies the penalties for such an offence. Regulation 6 revokes the Environmental Protection (Controls on Hexachloroethane) Regulations 1998. In Directive 2001/91/EC hexachloroethane is identified by reference to its CAS Number, which is 67-72-1, and its EINECS Number, which is 2006664. The CAS Number is given in the CAS Registry Handbook, ISSN 0093-058X, which may be inspected at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V OBN. The EINECS Number is given in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (OJ No. C146A, 15.6.90, p. 1.).

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