ANNEX
Format for the submission of data and information under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants
A- Annual report ONCONTROL ON PRODUCTION, PLACING ON THE MARKET (Article 12(2))
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Member State: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. Name and title of contact officer:Steve Morgan, Policy Advisor
3. Full name of the institution:Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
4. Mailing address:Nobel House (Area 3A), 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR
5. Telephone number:00 44 020 7238 1580
6. Fax number:00 44 020 7238 1602
7. E-mail address:
8. Date of the report:31/07/2013
SECTION II: CONTROL ON PRODUCTION, PLACING ON THE MARKET
1. Production of substances listed under Annex I or IIto Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 (hereinafter "Annex I or II")
1.1. Year of the report: 2012
1.2. Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been produced in your Member State during the period covered by this report?No
1.2.1 If the answer to question 1.2 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding volume(s) produced (in kg).
2. Placing on the market of substances listed under Annex I or II
2.1. Year of the report: 2012
2.2. Has any of the chemicals listed in Annex I or II been placed on the market in your Member State or exported from your Member State during the period covered by this report? (Yes/No) No
2.2.1 If the answer to question 2.2 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) and the corresponding volume(s) exported and/or placed on the market (in kg). In case of export or import, please specify the exporting or importing country(ies).
B- TRIAnnual report on the application of Regulation(EC) No 850/2004 (Articles 12(1) and 12(3)).
SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Member State: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. Name and title of contact officer:Steve Morgan, Policy Advisor
3. Full name of the institution:Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
4. Mailing address:Nobel House (Area 3A), 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR
5. Telephone number:00 44 020 7238 1580
6. Fax number:00 44 020 7238 1602
7. E-mail address:
8. Date of the report:31/07/2013
SECTION II: STOCKPILES
1. Are there in your Member Stateany notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of which is permitted?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance, specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its location and the measures taken to manage it.
In the UK, PFOS-containing stockpiles have been notified to the UK authorities for use as a wetting agent and mist suppressant in non-decorative hard chrome plating. In 2012, a total 3,654 kg of PFOS-containing material equating to 88 kg of PFOS were notified by four companies. Information from the manufacturer suggests that these quantities will diminish as alternatives are now being used and products reformulated.
2. Are there in your Member Stateany notified stockpiles of any substance listed in Annex I or II and the use of which is not permitted?(Yes/No) Yes
2.1 If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s). For each specified substance, specify for each stock the year in which it was identified, its nature, its content (% or mg/kg), its volume (kg), its location and the measures taken to manage it.
In 2011/2012, 315 kg of lindane products equating to 88.5 kg of lindane were identified and destroyed.
SECTION III: RELEASE REDUCTION, MINIMISATION AND ELIMINATION
1. Has your Member Statedeveloped an action plan on the substances listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) N° 850/2004 (hereinafter "Annex III") ?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please specify why.
1.2. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have release data. For each specified substance, specify for which compartment (i.e., air, water, land) you have release data. For each specified compartment, give the release in gTEQ/year (WHO-TEF[1]2005)or in kg/year.
Annual releases Annex III substances for2009
Units / Air / Land / Water / Residue / ProductPCDD/Fs / g I- TEQ / 173 / 272 / 26 / 191 / 82
Dioxin-Like PCBs / g WHO- TEQ / 186 / 50 / n/a / 2.4 / 0.6
PCBs / kg / 817 / 3259 / n/a / 26 / 19
HCB / kg / 32 / 9 / 1.6 / n/a / n/a
PeCB / kg / 35 / 2.9 / 230 / 3.4 / 0.9
PAHs / kg / 8812 / n/a / 569 / n/a / n/a
* Land emissions are quoted as g I-TEQ
n/a means estimates not available
Annual releases for Annex III substances for2010
Units / Air / *Land / Water / Residue / ProductPCDD/Fs / g I-TEQ / 194 / 282 / 26 / 192 / 91
Dioxin-Like PCBs / g WHO- TEQ / 186 / 44 / n/a / 2.4 / 0.7
PCBs / kg / 799 / 2938 / 0.6 to 2 / 28 / 21
HCB / kg / 33 / 9 / 1.7 / n/a / n/a
PeCB / kg / 35 / 2.9 / 229 / 3.5 / 0.9
PAHs / kg / 8830 / n/a / 1038 / n/a / n/a
* Land emissions are quoted as g I-TEQ
n/a means estimates not available
Annual releases for Annex III substances for2011
Units / Air / Land / Water / Residue / ProductPCDD/Fs / g I-TEQ / 181 / 282 / 26 / 184 / 86
Dioxin-Like PCBs / g WHO- TEQ / 184 / 38 / n/a / 2.1 / 0.7
PCBs / kg / 778 / 2574 / n/a / 28 / 22
HCB / kg / 25 / 5.5 / 1.5 / n/a / n/a
PeCB / kg / 35 / 3.0 / 229 / 4.8 / 0.99
PAHs / kg / 9098 / n/a / 947
* Land emissions include all releases to land including waste to landfill
n/a means estimates not available
2. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to identify sources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
2.1. If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
The measures developed include source reduction measures and exposure reduction measures. The details are outlined in the UK Dioxin Action Plan which formed part of the UK 2007 National Implementation Plan. In addition, permitted processes are required to report releases above a threshold which is designed to capture the majority of releases.
A programme of monitoring also takes place which checks compliance with permit conditions on a selection of regulated processes. Releases from processes which do not report releases through the PRTR mechanism, either because they are below the substance release threshold or do not require a permit for the relevant release media, are estimated by standard emission inventory techniques such as finding the product of a release factor and an appropriate activity statistic. Action undertaken as part of the UK’s 2007 Dioxin Action Plan led to the development of multi-vector inventories for emissions to air, water and land. The programme has also been used to identify release routes of greatest uncertainty to close data gaps, and develop inventories for emissions to residue and product vectors. Outputs of the activity undertaken are detailed in the review of the Dioxin Plan annexed to The UK 2012 National Implementation Plan.
3. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to characterisesources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
3.1. If the answer to question 3 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
A programme of routine measurements has been in place for some years for certain key sources such as incinerator ash and sinter plant emissions to air. Further research is undertaken to characterise sources and factors which may influence their emissions as the required technical and financial resources become available.
4. Has your Member Statedeveloped measures in order to minimisesources of substances listed in Annex III?
Yes
4.1. If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", please describe the measures developed.
The implementation of Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and related measures (now recast into the industrial emissions Directive) has led to a significant reduction of releases from industrial source sectors. Measures to address energy efficiency and increase the spread of the natural gas network have significantly decreased emissions from domestic solid fuel use. The implementation of measures on waste management has altered domestic waste disposal behaviour and publicity has helped raised public awareness about good practice in backyard burning.
The UK has a well established source inventory for emissions to air, this may be found at: . A comprehensive multimedia inventory has also been established. This currently provides emissions data for air, water, land, residue and product vectors, knowledge of which will inform measures to minimise emissions.
SECTION IV: IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
- Has your Member Statedeveloped a National Implementation Plan (NIP) in accordance withArticle 7 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants ?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
1.2. If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please, indicate the date(s) on which it has been communicated to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, to the Commission and to the other Member States.
The 1stUK National Implementation Plan was submitted to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on 17 April 2007 and the Commission and Member States notified at the same time.
The plan has been updated and the revised plan was submitted to the Secretariat on 10 April 2013.
The plans are available on the following links:
1.2.1. Did you give the public early and effective opportunities to participate in the development of your NIP?
Yes
1.2.1.1. If the answer to question 1.2.1 is "No", please explain why.
1.2.1.2. If the answer to question 1.2.1 is "Yes", please describe briefly how.
Defra consulted publicly on the updated UK National Implementation Plan. Over 150 letters were sent out to stakeholders, including consumer groups, Non-Governmental Organisations and industry. The consultation was also published and comments were invited via Defra’s website. Five responses were received.
SECTION V: MONITORING
1. Has your Member Stateestablished a monitoring programme on the presence of dioxins, furans and PCBs in the environment?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
1.2.If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please specify the name of the substance(s) for which you have monitoring data. For each specified substance and each monitoring programme, specify the period and objectives of the monitoring programme, the type of sampling point (e.g., hot spots, accidents, background situation), the geographical location, the analytical method applied, the compartments in which the substance was sampled, the values found (mean, median, maximum, minimum, number of samples) and how to access these data.
In the UK, Defra is responsible for environmental monitoring. The objective of the Toxic Organic Micro-Pollutants (TOMPs) network is to measure ambient air concentrations for a range of pollutants at rural and urban locations in the UK. The network was set up in 1990, with Lancaster University becoming the main contractor in 2004. The university is responsible for maintaining the monitoring sites within the network and for the analysis of samples from all of the sites. Further information on the TOMPs field stations and the time trend data can be found at the Lancaster Environment Centre website:.
The current monitoring sites include three urban, two rural, and one semi-rural locations; London, Manchester, High Muffles, Hazelrigg, Auchencorth Moss and Weybourne. Monitoring sites at Middlesbrough and Stoke Ferry (Norfolk), that were previously part of the network, were discontinued for operational reasons during 2008.
The Toxic Organic Micro-Pollutants network has reported quarterly data for 37 PCBs congeners, 4 co-planar PCB congeners, 10 furans congeners (PCDFs) and 7 dioxin congeners PCDDs, and PAHs for nearly 20 years, and as such comprises a considerable and important dataset which can be used to provide estimates of the change in atmospheric concentrations over time. The data for the network is published on the UK air quality website ( ).
SECTION VI: INFORMATION EXCHANGE
1. Has your Member Stateestablished an information exchange mechanism?
Yes
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
1.2.If the answer to question 1 is "Yes" and if the information exchange mechanism is not part of your NIP, please describe it.
Measures taken are outlined in section 7.1 and 7.2 of the 2012 UK National Implementation Plan
2. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate awareness programmes with regard to persistent organic pollutants?
Yes
2.1. If the answer to question 2 is "No", please explain why.
2.2.If the answer to question 2 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
Measures taken are outlined in section 7.1 and 7.2 of the UK 2012 National Implementation Plan
3. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate the provision of public information with regards to persistent organic pollutants
Yes
3.1. If the answer to question 3 is "No", please explain why.
3.2.If the answer to question 3 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
Measures taken are outlined in section 7.1 and 7.2 of the UK 2012 National Implementation Plan
4. Has your Member Statetaken any measure to promote and facilitate the training of workers, scientists, educators and technical and managerial personnel with regard to persistent organic pollutants
Yes
4.1. If the answer to question 4 is "No", please explain why.
4.2.If the answer to question 4 is "Yes", please describe the measures taken.
Measures taken are outlined in section 7.1 and 7.2 of the UK 2012 National Implementation Plan
SECTION VII: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- Has your Member Stateprovided to other country(ies) technical and financial assistance to develop and strengthen their capacity to fully implement their obligation under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants ?
No.
1.1. If the answer to question 1 is "No", please explain why.
The UK has had no requests from developing countries. The principle routes for providing assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition include: The Global Environment Facility and UK International subscriptions to the Conventions
1.2.If the answer to question 1 is "Yes", please specify the country/ies and kind of assistance.
SECTION VIII: PENALTIES
1. Penalties
1.1 How does your Member Statelay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004?
The provisions of UK Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 lay down measures for infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 in Regulation 11.
1.2.What are the measures taken to ensure the implementation of the rules on penalties?
Under the UK Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 the Competent and Enforcement Authorities have been designated as the Environment Agency in England, the Natural Resources Wales in Wales, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in Scotland.
2. Infringement procedure
2.1 Has your Member Stateinitiated an infringement procedure for breach of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004?
No.
2.2. If the answer to question 2.1 is "Yes", please specify the Article of that to which the infringement relates, describe briefly the infringement and indicate the penalty set for the offender.
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[1]World Health Organization Toxic Equivalency Factors for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls