Priority hazardous substances definition
Priority hazardous substances means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment.
Priority hazardous substances means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate (PBT), or very persistent and very accumulative (vPvB), or persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) or very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment, and for which measures need to be taken in accordance with Article 4 (1), point (a), point (iv).
Priority hazardous substances means those substances or groups of substances forming a subset of priority substances identified in accordance with Article 16(3) and 16(6) of the Water Framework Directive for which measures have to be taken to cease or phase-out emissions and which have been established by Regulations made by the Minister for the purpose of giving effect to those requirements;
More Definitions of Priority hazardous substances
Priority hazardous substances which means substances identified in accordance with Article 16 (3) and (6) for which measures have to be taken in accordance with Article 16(1) and 16(8).*
Priority hazardous substances means priority substances which are marked as ‘hazardous’ on the basis that they are recognised in scientific reports, in relevant Union legislation, or in relevant international agreements, as being toxic, persistent, mobile and liable to bio- accumulate or as giving rise to an equivalent level of concern, where this concern is relevant to the aquatic environment. Endocrine disrupters and substances classified as PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvB (very persistent and very accumulative), PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile) according to hazard classes in the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation are also included.
Priority hazardous substances means those substances or groups of substances forming a subset of priority substances identified by the Commission in accord- ance with Article 16(3) of the Water Framework Directive and for which measures have to be taken to cease or phase-out discharges, losses and emissions and which are listed in Table 12 of Schedule 6 of these Regulations;