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Waste Classification
List of Waste
&
Determining if Waste is Hazardous or
Non-hazardous
VALID FROM 1 JUNE 2015
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1. Introduction 3
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1 2(b) animal by-products including processed products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, except those which
are destined for incineration, landfilling or use in a biogas or composting plant
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1. Introduction
Correct classification is the foundation for ensuring that the collection, transportation, storage
and treatment of waste is carried out in a manner that provides protection for the environment
and human health and in compliance with legal requirements. From 1 June 2015, waste
classification is based on:
1. Commission Decision of 18 December 2014, amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the
list of waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European parliament and of the
Council (2014/955/EEC) [referred to hereafter as The List of Waste (LoW)].
2. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1357/2014 of 18 December 2014, replacing Annex III
to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and
repealing certain Directives.
This waste classification system applies across the EU and is the basis for all national and
international waste reporting obligations. This document consolidates the Decision and
Regulation and provides guidance on how to follow them.
This document replaces:
The 2002 European Waste Catalogue and the Hazardous Waste List
Hazardous Waste Classification Tool
Hazardous Waste Classification Worksheet.
It will be updated in the event of further amendments to the law and when the European
Commission concludes its determination on hazardous property HP14 (see below).
The overall system is shown in the flow chart in section 1.2 below. There are two main elements,
as follows.
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Non-hazardous entry
List of Waste
Hazardous entry
entry
Mirror entry
Determine composition of
the waste
(Step 1)
Non-hazardous LoW entry
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Note :
that a specific production unit may need to classify its activities in several chapters. For
instance, a car manufacturer may find its wastes listed in Chapters 12 (wastes from
shaping and surface treatment of metals), 11 (inorganic wastes containing metals
from metal treatment and the coating of metals) and 08 (waste from the use of
coatings), depending on the different process steps.
Separately collected packaging waste (including mixtures of different packaging
materials) shall be classified in 15 01, not in 20 01.
If none of these waste codes apply, the waste must be identified according to Chapter 16.
If the waste is not in Chapter 16 either, the 99 code (wastes not otherwise specified)
must be used in the section of the list corresponding to the activity identified in the first
bullet point above.
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02 Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food
preparation and processing
03 Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper
and cardboard
05 Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of
coal
08 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints,
varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks
11 Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials;
non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy
12 Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and
plastics
13 Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, 05 and 12)
15 Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing
not otherwise specified
17 Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)
18 Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and
restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)
19 Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and
the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use
20 Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional
wastes) including separately collected fractions
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01 03 07* other wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing
of metalliferous minerals
01 03 09 red mud from alumina production other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 10
01 03 10* red mud from alumina production containing hazardous substances other than the
wastes mentioned in 01 03 07
01 04 07* wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of
non-metalliferous minerals
01 04 11 wastes from potash and rock salt processing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
01 04 12 tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those
mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11
01 04 13 wastes from stone cutting and sawing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
01 05 06* drilling muds and other drilling wastes containing hazardous substances
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02 01 02 animal-tissue waste
02 01 03 plant-tissue waste
02 01 06 animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected
separately and treated off-site
02 01 10 waste metal
02 02 wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of
animal origin
02 02 02 animal-tissue waste
02 03 wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and
tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast
extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation
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03 01 wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture
03 01 04* sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board and veneer containing hazardous
substances
03 01 05 sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board and veneer other than those
mentioned in 03 01 04
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04 01 02 liming waste
04 01 08 waste tanned leather (blue sheetings, shavings, cuttings, buffing dust) containing
chromium
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05 01 17 Bitumen
06 01 wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of acids
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06 03 wastes from the MFSU of salts and their solutions and metallic oxides
06 06 wastes from the MFSU of sulphur chemicals, sulphur chemical processes and
desulphurisation processes
06 09 02 phosphorous slag
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06 13 01* inorganic plant protection products, wood-preserving agents and other biocides.
06 13 03 carbon black
06 13 05* Soot
07 01 wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of basic
organic chemicals
07 02 wastes from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres
07 02 13 waste plastic
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07 03 wastes from the MFSU of organic dyes and pigments (except 06 11)
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07 06 wastes from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and
cosmetics
07 07 wastes from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products not
otherwise specified
08 01 11* waste paint and varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous substances
08 01 13* sludges from paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous
substances
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08 01 15* aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other
hazardous substances
08 01 17* wastes from paint or varnish removal containing organic solvents or other hazardous
substances
08 01 19* aqueous suspensions containing paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other
hazardous substances
08 04 09* waste adhesives and sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous
substances
08 04 11* adhesive and sealant sludges containing organic solvents or other hazardous
substances
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08 04 15* aqueous liquid waste containing adhesives or sealants containing organic solvents or
other hazardous substances
08 04 16 aqueous liquid waste containing adhesives or sealants other than those mentioned in
08 04 15
09 01 13* aqueous liquid waste from on-site reclamation of silver other than those mentioned
in 09 01 06
10 01 wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)
10 01 01 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 10 01 04)
10 01 14* bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing hazardous
substances
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10 01 15 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned in
10 01 14
10 01 19 wastes from gas cleaning other than those mentioned in 10 01 05, 10 01 07 and 10
01 18
10 02 02 unprocessed slag
10 02 10 mill scales
10 02 13* sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances
10 02 14 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 13
10 03 02 anode scraps
10 03 05 waste alumina
10 03 15* skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in
hazardous quantities
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10 03 21* other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) containing hazardous substances
10 03 22 other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) other than those mentioned in
10 03 21
10 03 25* sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances
10 03 26 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 25
10 03 29* wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses containing hazardous
substances
10 03 30 wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses other than those mentioned in
10 03 29
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10 05 10* dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water,
flammable gases in hazardous quantities
10 08 09 other slags
10 08 10* dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water,
flammable gases in hazardous quantities
10 08 14 anode scrap
10 08 17* sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances
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10 08 18 sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10
08 17
10 09 03 furnace slag
10 09 05* casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring containing hazardous
substances
10 09 06 casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring other than those
mentioned in 10 09 05
10 09 07* casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring containing hazardous
substances
10 09 08 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring other than those
mentioned in 10 09 07
10 10 03 furnace slag
10 10 05* casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, containing hazardous
substances
10 10 06 casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, other than those
mentioned in 10 10 05
10 10 07* casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, containing hazardous
substances
10 10 08 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, other than those
mentioned in 10 10 07
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10 11 10 waste preparation mixture before thermal processing, other than those mentioned in
10 11 09
10 11 11* waste glass in small particles and glass powder containing heavy metals (for example
from cathode ray tubes)
10 11 17* sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances
10 11 18 sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10
11 17
10 11 19* solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances
10 11 20 solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 19
10 12 06 discarded moulds
10 12 08 waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)
10 13 wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and
products made from them
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11 01 wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other
materials (for example galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling
processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising)
11 01 15* eluate and sludges from membrane systems or ion exchange systems containing
hazardous substances
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11 05 01 hard zinc
11 05 02 zinc ash
12 01 06* mineral-based machining oils containing halogens (except emulsions and solutions)
12 01 07* mineral-based machining oils free of halogens (except emulsions and solutions)
12 01 13 welding wastes
12 01 18* metal sludge (grinding, honing and lapping sludge) containing oil
12 01 20* spent grinding bodies and grinding materials containing hazardous substances
12 01 21 spent grinding bodies and grinding materials other than those mentioned in 12 01 20
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13 OIL WASTES AND WASTES OF LIQUID FUELS (except edible oils, and
those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)
13 03 06* mineral-based chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils other than those
mentioned in 13 03 01
13 04 bilge oils
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13 07 02* petrol
15 01 02 plastic packaging
15 01 03 wooden packaging
15 01 04 metallic packaging
15 01 05 composite packaging
15 01 06 mixed packaging
15 01 07 glass packaging
15 01 09 textile packaging
15 01 11* metallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix (for example asbestos),
including empty pressure containers
15 02 02* absorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified), wiping cloths,
protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances
15 02 03 absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing other than those
mentioned in 15 02 02
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16 01 03 end-of-life tyres
16 01 17 ferrous metal
16 01 18 non-ferrous metal
16 01 19 Plastic
16 01 20 Glass
16 02 13* discarded equipment containing hazardous components1 other than those mentioned
in 16 02 09 to 16 02 12
1 Hazardous components from electrical and electronic equipment may include accumulators and batteries mentioned
in 16 06 and marked as hazardous; mercury switches, glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass, etc.
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16 04 waste explosives
16 07 wastes from transport tank, storage tank and barrel cleaning (except 05 and
13)
16 08 spent catalysts
16 08 02* spent catalysts containing hazardous transition metals or hazardous transition metal
compounds
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16 09 oxidising substances
16 11 02 carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes others than those
mentioned in 16 11 01
16 11 03* other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous
substances
16 11 04 other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes other than those
mentioned in 16 11 03
16 11 06 linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes others than those mentioned
in 16 11 05
17 01 01 concrete
17 01 02 bricks
17 01 06* mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing
hazardous substances
17 01 07 mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01
06
17 02 01 wood
17 02 02 glass
17 02 03 plastic
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17 02 04* glass, plastic and wood containing or contaminated with hazardous substances
17 04 02 aluminium
17 04 03 lead
17 04 04 zinc
17 04 06 tin
17 04 07 mixed metals
17 04 10* cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances
17 05 soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging
spoil
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17 09 02* construction and demolition wastes containing PCB (for example PCB-containing
sealants, PCB-containing resin-based floorings, PCB-containing sealed glazing units,
PCB-containing capacitors)
17 09 03* other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing
hazardous substances
17 09 04 mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01,
17 09 02 and 17 09 03
18 01 02 body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves (except 18 01 03)
18 01 03* wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to
prevent infection
18 01 04 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order
to prevent infection (for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing,
diapers)
18 02 02* wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to
prevent infection
18 02 03 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to
prevent infection
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19 01 06* aqueous liquid wastes from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid wastes
19 03 stabilised/solidified wastes
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19 04 01 vitrified waste
19 05 03 off-specification compost
19 07 landfill leachate
19 08 01 screenings
19 08 09 grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats
19 08 10* grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation other than those mentioned in 19 08
09
19 08 11* sludges containing hazardous substances from biological treatment of industrial waste
water
19 08 12 sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those
mentioned in 19 08 11
19 08 13* sludges containing hazardous substances from other treatment of industrial waste
water
19 08 14 sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in
19 08 13
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19 10 02 non-ferrous waste
19 12 02 ferrous metal
19 12 03 non-ferrous metal
19 12 05 glass
19 12 08 textiles
19 12 11* other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of waste
containing hazardous substances
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19 13 07* aqueous liquid wastes and aqueous concentrates from groundwater remediation
containing hazardous substances
20 01 02 glass
20 01 10 clothes
20 01 11 textiles
20 01 13* solvents
20 01 14* acids
20 01 15* alkalines
20 01 17* photochemicals
20 01 19* pesticides
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20 01 35* discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21
and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components2
20 01 39 plastics
20 01 40 metals
20 02 01 biodegradable waste
20 03 03 street-cleaning residues
20 03 07 bulky waste
2 Hazardous components from electrical and electronic equipment may include accumulators and batteries mentioned
in 16 06 and marked as hazardous; mercury switches, glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass etc.
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Step-Wise Assessment
A full assessment should be conducted using the method and template below. This method is
broken down in to the six sequential steps summarised below. All steps should be populated in
full. Where a step does not apply this should be stated along with the justification.
Background
Note down the possible List of Waste entries for the waste in question. This is based on any
existing knowledge of the waste in conjunction with reviewing the LoW chapters.
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Where this cannot be done, the worst case compound should be applied for each of the
identified hazardous substances. Where this approach results in a hazardous classification but
the waste may still be considered non-hazardous, property testing targeted at the hazardous
properties which resulted in the hazardous classification could be used to assess the waste
further. Otherwise the waste is classified as hazardous. Such evidence must be included in the
classification report.
Concentration limits do not apply to pure metal alloys in their massive form (not contaminated
with hazardous substances). Those waste alloys that are considered as hazardous waste are
specifically enumerated in the LoW and marked with an asterisk.
The notes included in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/20082 are listed in Appendix 3.
These are only relevant to the hazardous waste assessment where they alter the classification of
the waste/preparation to which they relate. If necessary, ensure that these are considered during
the classification of the waste. They are:
S.1.1.3.1 Notes relating to the identification, classification and labelling of substances
Notes B, D, F, J, L, M, P, Q, R, and U.
S.1.1.3.2 Notes relating to the classification and labelling of mixtures Notes 1, 2, 3 and
5.
Sampling and testing should be conducted in accordance with finalised European Committee
for Standardisation (CEN) standards and where these are not available, national standards or
procedures or draft CEN standards which have reached the prEN stage refer to:
European Committee for Standardisation CEN website http://www.cen.eu/cen/
pages/default.aspx
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) website http://www.nsai.ie/>
See Appendix 4 for a list of the waste sampling and testing framework standards.
Laboratory reports should be included in classification reports. You should clearly indicate the
test methods used in column 4 of the Step 1 & 2 spreadsheet.
2 Regulation [EC] No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification,
labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/
EC, and amending Regulation [EC] No 1907/2006. [Referred to as the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Sub-
stances Regulation; Note there are a significant number of amendments to this regulation [Adaptations to Technical
Progress] as per the Eurolex website.]
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Step 3 Does the waste display HP1 HP13 & /or HP15?
3 Hazard statements are assigned to a hazard class and category that describes the nature of a hazardous substance or
mixture, including, where appropriate, the degree of hazard. This supersedes the risk phrases (R Phrases) that were
used in the previous waste classification system except currently for the hazardous property HP14.
4 Of 18 December 2014, replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
on waste and repealing certain Directives.
5 Regulation [EC] No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification,
labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/
EC, and amending Regulation [EC] No 1907/2006. [Referred to as the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of
Substances Regulation. Note that there are a significant number of amendments to this regulation [Adaptations to
Technical Progress] as per the Eurolex website.]
6 Relevant substances means substances with the hazardous property under consideration.
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7 Commission Decision of 18 December 2014 amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the list of waste pursuant to Direc-
tive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [2014/955/EU].
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Assessment Template
Company details
Company Name
Company Address
Date
Contact Person
Contact Number
Assessment Date
Yes No
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Steps 1 & 2 Waste Composition Details & Assigning Hazard Statement or Risk Phrase
Substance Test Results Test Hazard Statement Hazard Statement Code(s) Flashpoint Source of Hazardous
method Code(s)/ or Risk Phrases (if HP14 (C) (HP3) data for property
mg/kg %
Supplemental Ecotoxic applies) assigning
(w/w) Hazard Code(s) codes
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Step 3.1 Assessment of Hazardous Properties with Concentration Limits
Note: Hazardous properties without concentration limits (HP1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 15) are required to be addressed in Step 3.2
Hazardous Hazard Class Hazard Cut off Concentration Sum of the Maximum Greater or equal to
property and Category Statement value limits concentrations individual the concentration
Code(s) Code(s)/ (% w/w) (% w/w) of all substances substance limits (yes/no)
Supplemental above the cut- concentration
Hazard off value above the cut-
Code(s) (% w/w) off value
(% w/w)
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Eye irrit. 2 H319
44
(dermal)
45
Toxic for
Repr. 2 H361 N/A 3
reproduction
Hazardous Hazard Class Hazard Statement Concentration Property test If present and no
property and Category Code(s)/ (% w/w) result property testing =
Code(s) Supplemental Hazard hazardous
Code(s)
Unst. Expl H 200
Selfreact. A
H 240
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Org. perox. A*
Selfreact. B
H 241
Org. perox. A*
Ox. Liq. 1
H271
HP2 Ox. Sol. 1
Oxidising
x. Liq. 2,
Ox. Liq. 3
H272
x. Sol. 2,
Ox. Sol. 3
Hazardous Hazard Class Hazard Statement Concentration Property test If present and no
property and Category Code(s)/ (% w/w) result property testing =
Code(s) Supplemental Hazard hazardous
Code(s)
HP3 Flam. Gas 1 H220
Flammable
Flam. Gas 2 H221
Aerosol 1 H222
Aerosol 2 H223
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SelfReact. CD/
Self-React. EF/
H242
Org. Perox. CD/
Org. Perox. EF
Pyr. Liq. 1 /
H250
Pyr. Sol. 1
Self-heat. 1 H251
Self-heat.2 H252
Water-react. 1 H260
Water-react. 2
H261
Water-react. 3
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Hazardous Hazard Class Hazard Statement Concentration Property test If present and no
property and Category Code(s)/ (% w/w) result property testing =
Code(s) Supplemental Hazard hazardous
Code(s)
HP9
Infectious
HP 12 EUH029
Release of acute EUH031
toxic gas EUH032
HP14 Agreement on HP 14 is ongoing by the European Commission. Once a decision is made, HP14 will be updated to reflect it.
Ecotoxic The Environmental Protection Agency will accept assessments completed in accordance with Step 4.
HP15
Waste capable
of exhibiting H205
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a hazardous EUH001
property
EUH019
listed above
not directly EUH044
displayed by the
original waste
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R59 0.1
R50 0.1
R52 1
R53 1
R50-53 0.1
R51-53 0.1
R52-53 1
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PR50 - 53
(
Step 4.2
0.25 Assessment of Hazardous Propert y HP14 without
+
Concentration
PR51 - 53
Limits
PR50
2.5- 53
(
Formula*
0.25
+ Concentration Result Greater or equal to the
PR52+ - 53 ) limits (%) concentration limits (yes/
PR5125- 53 (%) no)
PR50 - 53
( 2.5
0.25
+
PR52
PR50 + - 53
53
( PR51 - 53 )
25
0.25
(PR50
2.5
+
+
PR51+- 53 1
PR52 --53
PR50 53)
)
2.5
25
+
(PR50
PR52+- 53 )
PR50 25- 53)
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+ 25
PR50 - 53)
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+
PR50 - 53)
(Pr52) 25
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+
(Pr52)
PR50 - 53
+ 25
(Pr52)
PR51 - 53
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PR52 -- 53
PR50 53)
+
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PR51 - 53
+
PR50 - 53)
PR52 53
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PR51+- 53
PR50+ - 53
PR52+- 53)
PR51 - 53
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Environmental Protection Agency | Determining if waste is hazardous or non-hazardous
Chlordane 50 mg/kg
Hexachlorocyclohexanes, 50 mg/kg
including lindane
Dieldrin 50 mg/kg
Endrin 50 mg/kg
Heptachlor 50 mg/kg
Hexachlorobenzene 50 mg/kg
Chlordecone 50 mg/kg
Aldrin 50 mg/kg
Pentachlorobenzene 50 mg/kg
Mirex 50 mg/kg
Toxaphene 50 mg/kg
Hexabromobiphenyl 50 mg/kg
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Environmental Protection Agency | Notes included in Annex VI to Regulation 9EC) No 1272/2008 as amended
Note B :
Some substances (acids, bases, etc.) are placed on the market in aqueous solutions at various
concentrations and, therefore, these solutions require different classification and labelling
since the hazards vary at different concentrations. In Part 3 entries with Note B have a general
designation of the following type: nitric acid %. In this case the supplier must state the
percentage concentration of the solution on the label. Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed
that the percentage concentration is calculated on a weight/weight basis.
Note D :
Certain substances which are susceptible to spontaneous polymerisation or decomposition are
generally placed on the market in a stabilised form. It is in this form that they are listed in Part
3. However, such substances are sometimes placed on the market in a non-stabilised form. In
this case, the supplier must state on the label the name of the substance followed by the words
non-stabilised.
Note F :
This substance may contain a stabiliser. If the stabiliser changes the hazardous properties of
the substance, as indicated by the classification in Part 3, classification and labelling should be
provided in accordance with the rules for classification and labelling of hazardous mixtures.
Note J :
The classification as a carcinogen or mutagen need not apply if it can be shown that the
substance contains less than 0.1 % w/w benzene (EINECS No 200-753-7). This note applies only
to certain complex coal- and oil-derived substances in Part 3.
Note L :
The classification as a carcinogen need not apply if it can be shown that the substance contains
less than 3% DMSO extract as measured by IP 346 Determination of polycyclic aromatics in
unused lubricating base oils and asphaltene free petroleum fractions Dimethyl sulphoxide
extraction refractive index method, Institute of Petroleum, London. This note applies only to
certain complex oil-derived substances in Part 3.
Note M :
The classification as a carcinogen need not apply if it can be shown that the substance contains
less than 0,005% w/w benzo[a]-pyrene (EINECS No 200-028-5). This note applies only to
certain complex coal-derived substances in Part 3.
Note P :
The classification as a carcinogen or mutagen need not apply if it can be shown that the
substance contains less than 0.1% w/w benzene (EINECS No 200-753-7). When the substance
is not classified as a carcinogen at least the precautionary statements (P102-) P260-P262- P301
+ P310-P331 (Table 3.1) or the S-phrases (2-)23-24-62 (Table 3.2) shall apply.
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Environmental Protection Agency | Notes included in Annex VI to Regulation 9EC) No 1272/2008 as amended
Note Q :
The classification as a carcinogen need not apply if it can be shown that the substance fulfils
one of the following conditions:
a short term biopersistence test by inhalation has shown that the fibres longer than 20
m have a weighted half-life less than 10 days; or
a short term biopersistence test by intratracheal instillation has shown that the fibres
longer than 20 m have a weighted half-life less than 40 days; or
an appropriate intra-peritoneal test has shown no evidence of excess carcinogenicity;
or
absence of relevant pathogenicity or neoplastic changes in a suitable long term inhalation
test.
Note R :
The classification as a carcinogen need not apply to fibres with a length weighted geometric
mean diameter less two standard geometric errors greater than 6 m.
Note U :
When put on the market gases have to be classified as Gases under pressure, in one of the
groups compressed gas, liquefied gas, refrigerated liquefied gas or dissolved gas. The group
depends on the physical state in which the gas is packaged and therefore has to be assigned
case by case.
Note 1 :
The concentration stated or, in the absence of such concentrations, the generic concentrations
of this Regulation (Table 3.1) or the generic concentrations of Directive 1999/45/EC (Table 3.2),
are the percentages by weight of the metallic element calculated with reference to the total
weight of the mixture.
Note 2 :
The concentration of isocyanate stated is the percentage by weight of the free monomer
calculated with reference to the total weight of the mixture.
Note 3 :
The concentration stated is the percentage by weight of chromate ions dissolved in water
calculated with reference to the total weight of the mixture.
Note 5 :
The concentration limits for gaseous mixtures are expressed as volume per volume percentage.
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Environmental Protection Agency | Sampling and Testing Standards
Testing I.S. EN 16457:2014 Characterisation of Waste Framework for the Preparation and
Programme Application of a Testing Programme Objectives, Planning and Report
Framework
Taking and I.S. CEN/TR 15310-2:2006 Characterisation of Waste Sampling of Waste Materials
delivering a Part 2: Guidance on Sampling Techniques
sample I.S. CEN/TR 15310-3:2006 Characterisation of Waste Sampling of Waste Materials
Part 3: Guidance on Procedures for Sub-Sampling in the Field
I.S. CEN/TR 15310-4:2006 Characterisation of Waste Sampling of Waste Materials
Part 4: Guidance on Procedures for Sample Packaging, Storage, Preservation,
Transport and Delivery
8 This lists standards issued up to time of print; refer to CEN.eu, nsai.ie and similar sources for standards issued post-
publication.
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radaochta agus an truaillithe. staid Chomhshaol na hireann agus Tuarasclacha ar Thscair).
Tacaocht: Bmid ag saothr i gcomhar le grpa eile chun Measnacht Straitiseach Timpeallachta
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