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Identification
Reference COD/2002/0206  
Title Health and environment: use of nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate and cement (26th amend. direct. 76/769/EEC)
Legal Basis EC 095  
Dossier of the committee  
Subject(s) 4.60.04.02 consumer security
4.60.08 safety of products and services, product liability
Stage reached Procedure ended
Stages
Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(2002)0459 C5-0382/2002         16/08/2002  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE319.404           16/01/2003  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               19/02/2003  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A5-0044/2003           19/02/2003  
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES0003/2003           26/03/2003 C 133 06.06.2003, p. 0013-0016
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES0399/2003           26/03/2003  
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T5-0122/2003           27/03/2003 C 062 11.03.2004, p. 0019-0145 E
Final legislative act Summaries EU 32003L0053           18/06/2003 L 178 17.07.2003, p. 0024-0027
Agents
European Parliament
Committee
Rapporteur / Co-rapporteurs
Political group Appointed
Environment, Public Health, Consumer Policy (responsible)
Lannoye Paul A.A.J.G.
V/ALE
02/10/2002
Industry, External Trade, Research, Energy (opinion)
Bowe David Robert
PSE
12/11/2002
European Commission and Council of the Union
European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry Transmission date: 16/08/2002
Council of the Union
Summaries Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry and Research) meeting: 2510 of: 19/05/2003
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European Commission PreLex
 
18/06/2003 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to introduce harmonise provisions with regard to NP, NPE and cement.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Directive 2003/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 26th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate and cement).
CONTENT : in order to protect the environment, the placing on the market and the use of NP and NPE is restricted for specific uses which result in discharges, emissions or losses to the environment. These are set out in the Annex. The provisions state that NP and NPE must not be placed on the market or used as a substance or constituent of preparations in concentrations equal or higher than 0.1% by mass for certain purposes. These purposes include industrial cleaning (with certain exceptions) and domestic cleaning. However, the restriction concerning co-formulants in pesticides and biocides is without prejudice to the validity of existing national authorisations of pesticides or biocidal products containing NPE as a co-formulant, which have been granted before the entry into force of the Directive, until they expire.
Furthermore, in order to protect human health, the Directive restricts the placing on the market and the use of cement. In particular, the placing on the market and the use of cement or cement preparations containing more than 2 ppm chromium VI is restricted in the case of activities where there is a possibility of contact with the skin. In controlled closed and totally automated processes this is not the case, and they are therefore exempted. Reducing agents must be used at the earliest possible stage, i.e. at the point of cement production.
The Commission is asked to do the following:
- consider an amendment to Annex I to Directive 98/24/EC so as to establish a binding occupational exposure limit value for dust.
- consider an amendment to Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture, with a view to establishing a concentration limit value for NP and NPE in sewage sludge that is to be spread on land.
Other uses of chromium VI are being examined in the framework of a risk assessment, and the Commission is invited to propose as soon as possible the appropriate legislation to address any risks identified.
The adoption of a harmonised testing method is desirable for the application of this Directive as regards the content of chromium VI in cement. Therefore, the Commission must establish such a method.
DATE OF TRANSPOSITION : 17/07/04.
DATE APPLICABLE : 17/01/05.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 17/07/03.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 18/06/2003 Final legislative act
Summaries 19/05/2003 Council's activities
Summaries 27/03/2003 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 19/02/2003 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 16/08/2002 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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