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PIC Factsheet
Chemicals Subject to PIC - Factsheet
PLATFORM
PIC - Prior Informed Consent Regulation
Substances subject to export controls or banned from export from the EU under the PIC Regulation
The PIC Regulation applies to a specific list of chemical substances, and to mixtures containing such chemicals at a concentration triggering labelling obligations under the CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, and to articles containing these chemicals in an unreacted form.
The data is presented in two views: PIC Annex Entries, showing the specific entries to Annex I and V of the PIC Regulation; Substances in scope, showing for information only a set of the chemical substances identified as belonging to the PIC Annex Entries. While ECHA makes every effort to keep the substances in scope up to date, for Annex Entries where all substances in scope cannot be listed, for example “Cadmium and its compounds”, note that the chemicals in scope provided do not constitute a comprehensive list.
PIC Annex Entries
The PIC Annex Entries view will show the identity of each Annex Entry, including EC and CAS numerical identifiers where available. The specific Annex Part(s) which apply, the use category, and the use limitation will be shown directly, along with a link to more details per entry.
These details will include the same Annex Part(s), use category, and use limitation currently in force as in the initial view. Where available any regulatory history will also be shown. There will also be an extract of the relevant legislation text (taken at the time the Entry was added to the PIC Regulation), and an overview of the related PIC data for the Entry, giving the counts of Export notifications, Explicit consent or waiver requests, and Import notifications.
Substances in Scope
The Substances in Scope view will show the identity of each substance, including EC and CAS numerical identifiers where available. The specific Annex Part(s) which are calculated to apply, and an indication of whether the substance is itself directly a PIC Annex Entry, or is an identified member of an Annex Entry representing a group substance (e.g. “Cadmium and its compounds”) will also be shown. There will also be a link to more details per substance.
These details will include, where relevant, an indication of why the substance is considered in scope of the PIC Regulation (e.g. “Cadmium succinate” is considered in scope since it is identified as belonging to the group “Cadmium and its compounds”). The same Annex Part(s) will be shown as in the initial view, along with the use category and use limitation. Where available any regulatory history will also be shown. There will also be an extract of the relevant legislation text (taken at the time the related Entry was added to the PIC Regulation), and an overview of the related PIC data for the Substance, giving the count of Export notifications, Explicit consent or waiver requests, and Import notifications.
In both views the data presented come from PIC Regulation Annexes I and V.
Annex I
Annex I lists the chemicals subject to PIC controls, and is divided into three parts that define the different obligations that apply.
Part 1
These are entries subject to an export notification procedure – where the authorities of the destination country are informed of the export. Entries in this Annex Part comprise chemicals that are banned or severely restricted within the EU in at least one of the four use subcategories defined in the PIC Regulation:
- Industrial chemicals for professional use
- Industrial chemicals for consumer use
- Pesticides used as plant protection products
- Other pesticides such as biocidal products
Part 2
These are entries subject to the requirements of Part 2, and in addition the additional requirement that the authorities of the destination country providing a statement to show that they agree to the import, called an explicit consent.
These qualify for PIC notification under the Rotterdam Convention because they are banned or severely restricted within the EU in one of the two use categories defined by the Rotterdam Convention: pesticide or industrial chemical.
Part 3
These are entries which are subject to the export notification requirement, and additionally to the explicit consent, except where an import response is published in the PIC circular of the Rotterdam Convention, and certain criteria are met.
These entries are subject to the PIC procedure as described in the Rotterdam Convention and are listed in Annex III to the Convention itself.
Annex V
Annex V lists the chemicals and articles the use of which is prohibited in the European Union and which shall not be exported. Chemicals and articles listed in Part 1 of Annex V are subject to export ban and belong to the category of persistent organic pollutants; Part 2 of Annex V lists chemicals and articles subject to export ban other than persistent organic pollutants.
User Interface
In all data views, if relevant, it is possible to use the following controls:
- Summary – giving informative counts based on the results presented; either the full dataset or a filtered set of search results.
- Search – allowing filtering by various search criteria. Criteria include:
- Substance identity – search by any substance identifier of any kind (e.g. EC, CAS, Index number, IUPAC, CAS, or other names, etc.)
- PIC Annexes, parts, and legal acts – search by the PIC Annexes and / or parts which apply to a substance, the legal act(s) applicable to a substance, or the dates within which a substance was subject to PIC.
- Use details – search by the use category and / or use limitation (Ban / Restriction) applicable to a substance.
- Multiple search criteria provided will be combined with AND logic, meaning that the search will return results where all of the selected criteria are true.
- Export – allowing the set of results presented to be exported in various formats, XLSX, CSV, or XML.
- Feedback – linking to the appropriate ECHA contact form so questions or comments can be sent to the ECHA helpdesk.
- Help – opening a modal popup window with some information about the data presented and the options to interact with the data.
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Annex | Legal Act | Category | Subcategory | Use Limitation | From | To |
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Annex I Part 1 |
2229/2015 |
Industrial Chemicals |
Industrial chemicals for consumer use |
Severely Restricted |
Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EET 2016 |
Annex | Legal Act | Category | Subcategory | Use Limitation | From | To |
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Annex I Part 1 |
2229/2015 |
Industrial Chemicals |
Industrial chemicals for consumer use |
Severely Restricted |
Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EET 2016 |
In accordance with entry 63 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1-849), pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2009 of 22 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 7-31), to Commission Regulation (EU) No 836/2012 of 18 September 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards lead (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 4–6), and to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/628 of 22 April 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards lead and its compounds (OJ L 104, 23.4.2015, p. 2–5) the following applies to lead compounds:
1. Shall not be placed on the market or used in any individual part of jewellery articles if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) in such a part is equal to or greater than 0,05 % by weight.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:
(i) ‘jewellery articles’ shall include jewellery and imitation jewellery articles and hair accessories, including:
(a) bracelets, necklaces and rings;
(b) piercing jewellery;
(c) wrist watches and wrist-wear;
(d) brooches and cufflinks;
(ii) ‘any individual part’ shall include the materials from which the jewellery is made, as well as the individual components of the jewellery articles.
3. Paragraph 1 shall also apply to individual parts when placed on the market or used for jewellery- making.
4. By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) crystal glass as defined in Annex I (categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) to Council Directive 69/493/ EEC (*);
(b) internal components of watch timepieces inaccessible to consumers;
(c) non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semiprecious stones (CN code 7103, as established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87), unless they have been treated with lead or its compounds or mixtures containing these sub- stances;
(d) enamels, defined as vitrifiable mixtures resulting from the fusion, vitrification or sintering of minerals melted at a temperature of at least 500 °C.
5. By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to jewellery articles placed on the market for the first time before 9 October 2013 and jewellery articles produced before 10 December 1961.
6. By 9 October 2017, the Commission shall re-evaluate paragraphs 1 to 5 of this entry in the light of new scientific information, including the availability of alternatives and the migration of lead from the articles referred to in paragraph 1 and, if appropriate, modify this entry accordingly.
7. Shall not be placed on the market or used in articles supplied to the general public, if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) in those articles or accessible parts thereof is equal to or greater than 0,05 % by weight, and those articles or accessible parts thereof may, during normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, be placed in the mouth by children.
That limit shall not apply where it can be demonstrated that the rate of lead release from such an article or any such accessible part of an article, whether coated or un- coated, does not exceed 0,05 μg/cm 2 per hour (equivalent to 0,05 μg/g/h), and, for coated articles, that the coating is sufficient to ensure that this release rate is not exceeded for a period of at least two years of normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the article.
For the purposes of this paragraph, it is considered that an article or accessible part of an article may be placed in the mouth by children if it is smaller than 5 cm in one dimension or has a detachable or protruding part of that size.
8. By way of derogation, paragraph 7 shall not apply to:
(a) jewellery articles covered by paragraph 1;
(b) crystal glass as defined in Annex I (categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) to Directive 69/493/EEC;
(c) non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semi-precious stones (CN code 7103 as estab- lished by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87) unless they have been treated with lead or its compounds or mixtures containing these sub- stances;
(d) enamels, defined as vitrifiable mixtures resulting from the fusion, vitrification or sintering of mineral melted at a temperature of at least 500 °C;
(e) keys and locks, including padlocks;
(f) musical instruments;
(g) articles and parts of articles comprising brass alloys, if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) in the brass alloy does not exceed 0,5 % by weight;
(h) the tips of writing instruments;
(i) religious articles;
(j) portable zinc-carbon batteries and button cell batteries;
(k) articles within the scope of:
(i) Directive 94/62/EC;
(ii) Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;
(iii) Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (**);
(iv) Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (***)
9. By 1 July 2019, the Commission shall re-evaluate paragraphs 7 and 8(e), (f), (i) and (j) of this entry in the light of new scientific information, including the availability of alternatives and the migration of lead from the articles referred to in paragraph 7, including the requirement on coating integrity, and, if appropriate, modify this entry accordingly.
10. By way of derogation paragraph 7 shall not apply to articles placed on the market for the first time before 1 June 2016.
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(*) OJ L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 36.
(**) Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys (OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1).
(***) Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88).