Turkey | Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation
On 14th November 2018, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) regulation was published in Turkey.
It contains seven annexes on the restrictions and management of POPs.
- Prohibited substances list (Annex 1)
- Restricted on its own, in mixtures or articles (Annex 2)
- List of substances subject to emission reduction (Annex 3)
- List of substances subject to waste management (Annex 4)
- Waste management (Annex 5)
- Notification forms (Annex 6 and 7)
The scope and requirements of this new Turkey legislation are very similar to the ones in EU POPs Regulation (EC) 850/2004 but with some differences such as acceptable limits for some chemicals, within others.
As an example of the differences with EU legislations, it is relevant to emphasize that Turkey has included Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE, CAS 1163-19-5) as a restricted substance under Annex 2 of this new regulation, while in EU, DecaBDE is restricted under REACH Annex XVII (Entry 67) with differences in scope and requirements.
Some relevant chemicals listed under Annex 2 (substances subject to restriction) of this new Turkish regulation are listed below (non-exhaustive):
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Substances |
Requirement |
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Tetrabromodiphenyl |
≤ 10 mg/kg in substances, mixtures, articles or parts thereof for each of the substances listed in the first column
Exceptionally, the following shall be permitted to be manufactured, used and marketed:
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Pentabromodiphenyl |
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Hexabromodiphenyl |
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Heptabromodiphenyl |
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Decabromodiphenyl |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) |
≤ 0.001% in substances or mixtures |
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< 0.1% in semi-finished products or articles, or parts thereof |
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< 1 μg/m² in coated textiles or materials |
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Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and its main isomers (α-, β- and γ-HBCDD) |
≤ 100 mg/kg in substances, mixtures, articles or parts thereof |
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Short chain chlorinated paraffins (C10-C13, SCCP) |
< 1% in substances or mixtures |
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< 0.15% in articles |
Click here to access the Resmi Gazete No. 30595. (in Turkish)
