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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 11th October 2001.
(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1993.
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For regulation 3 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following:“
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall place on the market, other than for research and development or analysis purposes, any substance containing PCP in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.1 per cent by weight.
(2) Until 31st December 2008, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the placing on the market of any substance containing PCP, which has a total H6CDD content below 2 parts per million and which—
(a) is intended solely for use in industrial installations for the impregnation of fibres or heavy duty textiles not intended for clothing or for decorative furnishings;
(b) is placed on the market in packages of 20 litres or more marked clearly and indelibly with the words “Reserved for industrial and professional use”;
(c) is not for sale to the general public; and
(d) is not waste to which Council Directive 75/442/EEC or Council Directive 91/689/EEC applies.”
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Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations shall be amended by—
(a) omitting “PCP, or” from paragraph (1); and
(b) substituting the following for paragraph (2):“
(2) Until 31st December 2008, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use of any substance containing PCP which has a total H6CDD content below 2 parts per million, in industrial installations for the impregnation of fibres or heavy duty textiles not intended for clothing or for decorative furnishings.”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13th September 2001