General provisions
Article 1 this regulation lays down provisions relating to the control
over the presence and management of PCB products and on the
inventory, removal and disposal of PCB products and
products or equipment containing or contaminated with
PCB products.
For PCB products which are waste, there are provisions in the
Waste Regulation (2011:927) and Ordinance (2002:1060) on
waste incineration. Regulation (2011:1003).
paragraph 2 of the rules of this regulation only applies if
the corresponding provisions are not already apparent from
1. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the
29 april 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and on
amending Directive 79/117/EEC,
2. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the
18 december 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation
and restriction of chemicals (Reach), establishing a
European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council directive
76/769/EEC and Commission directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC,
93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC,
3. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 689/2008 of the
on 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals,
or
4. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the
14 June 2006 on shipments of waste. Regulation (2011:44).
Definitions
3 § With PCB product referred to in this regulation
1. polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB),
2. polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT),
3. monometyltetraklordifenylmetan,
4. monometyldiklordifenylmetan,
5. monometyldibromdifenylmetan,
6. each blend with a total content of topics 1-5 of more than
0.0050% (50 ppm by weight), and
7. insulating liquids with a maximum concentration of PCBS in excess of 0.0002
% (2 weight-ppm).
4 section With the PCB to be referred to in this regulation cover a PCB product and
each item or equipment containing, having contained
or has been treated with a PCB-product.
Transformers, capacitors and containers with residues of PCBS-
products are examples of equipment referred to in the first
paragraph.
section 5 of an item or equipment are such that the
can be assumed to contain or have contained a PCB product shall
for the purposes of this regulation, be regarded as a PCB-be, if
It does not in the circumstances of the individual case
There are acceptable reasons for a different assessment.
section 6 With the decontamination referred to in this regulation all measures
that makes the equipment, material or liquid substances
contaminated by PCB product can be reused, recycled, or
disposed of under safe conditions. Decontamination can
involve the exchange of fluids by a liquid that is a PCB
product is being replaced with a suitable fluid is not a PCB
product.
Prohibition of and conditions for specific handling
paragraph 7 of a PCB-be must not are produced, processed, marketed,
transferable for use or reuse.
A PCB-be may not be imported from or exported to
countries not members of the European Union.
The environmental protection agency, in each case decide how a
be imported in violation of this Regulation shall
are handled.
A PCB-to be used for laboratory research or
as the reference standard may be exempted from the prohibitions provided for in the first and
other paragraphs. Regulation (2010:963).
section 8 a transformer or a capacitor that has higher
effect than two kilovoltampere (reactive) must not be used if
It contains a PCB product.
8 a of the Swedish environmental protection agency in the particular case give dispensation
from the prohibition in section 8, if there are special reasons and exemption
is compatible with Council Directive 96/59/EC of 16 september
1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and
polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT), as amended by:
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 596/2009.
Regulation (2011:691).
§ 9 a transformer may not be replenished with a PCB-product.
section 10 A PCB must be kept as separate from all
flammable substances that fire risk is avoided.
Investigation and notification requirements
section 11 of The holding a piece of equipment that contains or can
expected to contain more than five ureters PCB product shall
immediately notify the environmental protection agency. For an electric
capacitor shall limit five ureters PCB product
deemed to include the sum of the different elements of a
complete unit.
The one who is obliged to notify shall also notify each
change in its shareholding to the environmental protection agency.
section 12 of a notification under section 11 shall indicate:
1. the name and address of the holder,
2. the place where the equipment is available as well as a description of
the equipment,
3. the quantity of PCB product contained in the equipment,
4. the date and type of planned or ongoing action such as
Exchange, treatment or decontamination, and
5. date of the certificate issued for the equipment.
section 13 of the environmental protection agency may provide for
1. when a piece of equipment shall be assumed to contain more than five
ureters, PCB product,
2. obligation to examine the presence of PCB product in
equipment which is likely to contain such a product, and
3. fulfilment of the obligation to notify as referred to in paragraphs 11 and 12.
Decontamination
section 14 of the holder of the equipment covered by
notification according to § 11 shall immediately ensure that
the equipment is decontaminated in the manner permitted by section 15.
Regulation (2011:691).
14 a of the Swedish environmental protection agency in the particular case give dispensation
from dekontamineringskravet in section 14, if there are special
reasons and the exemption is consistent with Council Directive 96/59/EC.
Regulation (2011:691).
15 § equipment subject to notification requirements under section 11
must be decontaminated by the PCB product available in
the equipment is replaced, if
1. the purpose of the change is that in the PCB product available in
the equipment reduce the concentration of the substances listed in paragraph 3 of the 1-5
to less than 0.0002% (2 weight-ppm) in the case of
insulating oil and 0.0050% (50 ppm by weight) in the case
If a different PCB product,
2. the replacement product is not a PCB product before the change,
3. the switch results in noticeably less risks,
4. the change does not prevent later disposal of PCB products,
and
5. the change is authorized to decontaminate PCB-
goods.
The environmental protection agency may announce details relating to the
decontamination. Questions about permission to decontaminate PCB-
products are tested by the environmental protection agency.
section 15 (a) in a case where permission under section 15 shall
The environmental protection agency to decide on the matter within six months from the
a complete application came in to the Office. If it is
necessary because of the investigation of the case, only time
extended. Such extension shall not be made more than once
in the case. The extension may not be for more than two months
In addition to the original six months. The applicant shall be informed
on the extension and the reasons for it before the original
the deadline has expired.
Provisions relating to acknowledgement of receipt should be sent to
the applicant when a complete application has been submitted and if
the contents of such a proof can be found in section 8 of the Act (2009:1079)
on services in the internal market. Regulation (2010:50).
Inventory and removal of PCB products in buildings and
plants
section 16 of the owner of a building or other facility where
Joint compound or slip-resistant floor mass may have been used by
construction or renovation in the years 1956-1973 shall examine whether
Grouting floor mass is a PCB product.
The owner shall, not later than 30 June 2008 to the supervisory authority
account to which inventory steps that have been taken and indicate
What measures are envisaged to ensure that
occurring PCB product, when it becomes waste, sorted out and
be handled as hazardous waste.
section 17 of the owner of a building or facility where sealants
or slip-resistant floor mass was used in the construction or
renovation and where the concentration of such PCB products listed in
3 § 1 – 5 amounts to more than 0.0500% by weight (500 ppm by weight),
to ensure that the mass is removed later
1. on June 30, 2014, if the building or facility has
constructed or renovated at some point during the years 1956-1969
subject to 2 or 3,
2. on 30 June 2016, unless
a) mass is in an industrial building constructed or
renovated at some point during the years 1956-1973,
b) building or facility has been built or renovated
sometime during the years 1970-1973, or
c) mass has been used indoors, or
3. in connection with the renovation, conversion or demolition, if
mass has been used to replace a PCB product which has
removed from the end of 1998.
With industrial building referred to in the first paragraph, a building that is
divided as industrial building under real estate tax law
(1979:1152). Regulation (2010:963).
section 17 (a) the owner of a building or facility that
contains sealant or slip-resistant floor mass in which the concentration of
such PCB products referred to in paragraph 3 of the 1 – 5 amounts to 0.0050 –
0.0500% by weight (50 – 500 ppm by weight), to ensure that the mass
removed later in connection with the renovation, conversion or
demolition. Regulation (2010:963).
17 section 17 b of the supervisory authority may Nevertheless admit that sealants
or slip-resistant floor mass is removed at a later date,
If
1. a remodeling, renovation or demolition is planned during the
next few years,
2. mass are very difficult,
3. it is necessary that an essential public services
should not be hampered in a significant way, or
4. There are other special reasons.
The supervisory authority shall, in conjunction with an exemption decision
under the first paragraph shall submit to the building or
the plant's owners to remove mass recently at a certain
time that the authority shall specify in the notice.
Authority shall send the notice to the
Land Registry Department of the entry in the land register
in accordance with chapter 26. section 15 of the environmental code. Regulation (2010:963).
section 18 Before a measure under 17, 17A or 17 b § taken shall
the owner must notify the measure to the supervisory authority. The notification shall
contain the information which the supervisory authority need
to assess the measure's effect on human health and the environment.
The notification shall be made not later than three weeks before the operation is started.
Regulation (2010:963).
Article 19 the provisions of §§ 16-18 shall not apply to those
one-and two-dwelling buildings and related complementary buildings
owned by individuals or estates, which are classified
According to the tax law, which houses real estate (1979:1152).
section 20 of the environmental protection agency may provide for how a PCB
product shall be removed.
Disposal
section 21 of a PCB-be is waste shall immediately be submitted for
waste disposal according to the Regulation (2011:927).
At the disposal of a PCB-be, only the
disposal operations are applied as in annex 3 to the
waste regulation is denoted D 9 and D 10.
Provisions on combustion, see Regulation (2002:1060) on
waste incineration. That which is prescribed where the PCBs are also
apply in the case of PCB products. Other
disposal operations may be applied only if they are in
comparison with incineration have similar environmental
safety requirements and comply with the qualified technical requirements with the best
possible technology. Regulation (2011:1003).
section 22 of the environmental protection agency may announce details relating to the
application of recovery procedures.
section 23 of the one who disposes of PCB goods shall keep a register of
the PCB goods disposed of. The registry shall designate the amount,
origin, nature and content of PCB product. The register shall
be available to the public.
The one who disposes of PCB goods shall issue an acknowledgement of receipt
for the PCB goods accepted for disposal. Of proof should
the quantity of the goods received, the nature and content of PCB product
emerge. The proof must be submitted to the who delivered the goods for
disposal.
The first and second subparagraphs shall not apply, if the corresponding
obligations flowing from the waste regulations (2011:927) or by
regulations issued pursuant to that regulation
or the equivalent older regulations. Regulation (2011:1003).
section 24 of the one who has received the goods in accordance with the PCB disposal
This Regulation shall ensure that the products are obtained without
delay.
Labelling
section 25 of the holder of a PCB-be shall ensure that it is
clearly marked indicating that it contains a PCB
product. Marking shall be
1. directly on the product, and
2. directly on the product's packaging or other packaging that
the product is packed in, or
3. if labelling in accordance with 1 and 2 is not possible in view of the
the practical implementation or the costs of labelling,
in such a connection to the product that the marking is clearly visible
for it to repair, replace, or remove the item.
If a PCB-be subject to notification requirements under section 11 shall
even the doors of the premises where the equipment is stored may be
tagged with an indication that there is a PCB product.
The first and second paragraphs do not apply joint compound or
slip-resistant floor mass that has been used in buildings or
plants. Regulation (2010:963).
section 26 After a change referred to in section 15, the equipment must be
marked as set out in the annex to this regulation.
Supervision, responsibility and appeals
section 27 of the Regulations on supervision, see chapter 26. the environmental code and the
environmental protection Regulation (2011:13). Provisions on the
operational supervisory responsibilities associated with this regulation
see chapter 26. the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 of the environmental code, and Chapter 2. 4
and 29 to 32 §§ environmental protection regulation.
Provisions on fees can be found in the Ordinance (1998:940) if
fees for the examination and supervision under the Environment Act.
Regulation (2011:44).
section 28 in chapter 29. Environment Act lays down rules on the penalties and
confiscation.
section 29 of chapter 19. section 1 the Environment Act contains provisions on
appeal.
A decision on extended turnaround time under section 15,
not subject to appeal. Regulation (2010:50).
Update of certain tasks
section 30 of the environmental protection agency must ensure that there is
1. lists of equipment covered by
notification requirements under section 11 and the information referred to in
section 12,
2. a plan for the decontamination and disposal of equipment
listed under 1 and of the PCB product
the equipment contains, and
3. an action programme for the collection and subsequent disposal of
such PCB goods not subject to the reporting obligation pursuant to
11.
The environmental protection agency must periodically update such
lists referred to in the first subparagraph 1.
Transitional provisions
2010:50
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 april 2010 and
applied only in the case of applications that have been received
to the environmental protection agency after the entry into force.
Annex
Labelling of decontaminated equipment referred to in section 26
Each subject in the decontaminated equipment must be clearly
be marked with permanent text in Swedish, which shall be drawn up in accordance with
the following.
DECONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT
THAT CONTAINED PCBS
Fluid having contained PCBS has been replaced:
- med................. (name of the substitute)
- den................. (date)
- av................... (companies).
Concentration of PCBs in
-the old fluid...........%
-the new fluid..............
