Commission Directive 2002/62/EC of 9 July 2002 adapting to technical progress for the ninth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (organostannic compounds) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Coming into Force: 01 August 2002
• End of Effective Date: 31 May 2009
• Celex Number: 32002L0062
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/62/oj
• Published date: 12 July 2002
• Date: 09 July 2002
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 183, 12 July 2002

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Commission Directive 2002/62/EC of 9 July 2002 adapting to technical progress for the ninth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (organostannic compounds) (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 183 , 12/07/2002 P. 0058 - 0059

Commission Directive 2002/62/EC

of 9 July 2002

adapting to technical progress for the ninth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (organostannic compounds)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/91/EC(2), and in particular Article 2a thereof, introduced by Council Directive 89/678/EEC(3),

Whereas:

(1) Commission Directive 1999/51/EC(4) adapting to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC, prohibits the use of organostannic compounds in antifouling applications on the hulls of boats of less than twenty-five metres and vessels of any length used predominantly on inland waters. This Directive calls for a review of the provisions in relation to organostannic compounds used in antifouling products taking full account of developments within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and in particular, the call of their Marine Environment Protection Committee for a global prohibition of the application of organostannic compounds which act as biocides in antifouling systems on ships by 1 January 2003.

(2) Scientific studies have shown that certain antifouling systems used on ships pose a substantial risk to the aquatic environment. An IMO International Convention on the Control of Harmful Antifouling Systems, agreed at an IMO Diplomatic Conference in October 2001, includes a prohibition from 1 January...