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The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

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Jurisdiction: England & Wales

Commencement: 6th April 2024

Amends: The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Mini Summary

The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 implement Directive 96/59/EC on the decontamination or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCBs) and equipment containing them, and the associated provision for inventories, labelling and monitoring. Organisations holding PCBs have to register. Applicants for registration are required to specify, amongst other things, the date by which they expect to have decontaminated or disposed of the equipment concerned.

Duties

Various duties apply.

 

Amendment

Clarification is made to regulations 4 and 5 so that the references to PCBs refer to the volumes of fluid containing PCBs and not the volume of PCBs.

This has been done in order to ensure the correct removal from use of equipment containing over the prescribed threshold of PCBs by the end of 2025.

There are no changes to duties for organisations.

 

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