The EU has published new limits on 14 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These limits are detailed in “Council Regulation (EC) No 1195/2006 of 18 July 2006 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants”.

The Regulations limit the concentration to 50 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for POPs in waste. There are two exceptions - dioxins and furans, which must not exceed 15 micrograms per kilogram. The Regulations will affect businesses within the metals, power and construction industries, as well as the waste management sector.

This Regulation is directly applicable in all Member States. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8th August and entered into force on 28th August.

The full text of the Regulation can be accessed from: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
Further information on POPs can be found at http://www.ec.europa.eu/environment/pops/index_en.htm

Source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu (accessed 01/09/06)

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