Commission Directive 1999/51/EC of 26 May 1999 adapting to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximations 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 (tin, PCP and cadmium) (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 05 June 1999
• Subject Matter: Internal market - Principles,Technical barriers,Approximation of laws,Safety at work and elsewhere,Environment,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 142, 05 June 1999

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Commission Directive 1999/51/EC of 26 May 1999 adapting to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximations 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 (tin, PCP and cadmium) (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 142 , 05/06/1999 P. 0022 - 0025

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/51/EC

of 26 May 1999

adapting to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximations 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 (tin, PCP and cadmium)

(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 approximations 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 97/64/EC(2), and in particular Article 2a thereof, introduced by Council Directive 89/678/EEC(3),

(1) Whereas within the framework of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, in particular in Articles 69, 84 and 112 respectively, it is foreseen that during a period of four years from 1 January 1995 certain provisions of Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC do not apply to Austria, Finland and Sweden and shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures laid down in the EC Treaty;

(2) Whereas some organostannic compounds, in particular tributyltin (TBT), used for antifouling still pose a risk to the aquatic environment and to human health including possible endocrine disrupting activity; whereas the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recognised the risk posed by TBT and the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO has called for a global prohibition of the application of organotin compounds which act as biocides in antifouling systems on ships by 1 January 2003; whereas the provisions on TBT shall be reviewed taking full account of developments in the IMO; whereas antifouling products providing for...