council direct octob amend sixth time pcb pct direct eec approxim law regul administr provis member state relat restrict market danger substanc prepar eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe polychlorin biphenyl pcb polychlorin terphenyl pct constitut risk health environ ascertain restrict pcb pct introduc direct eec amend direct eec gener indic pollut environ pcb pct lessen significantli highli toxic substanc event fire threshold laid direct eec weight pcb pct prepar substanti lower direct eec adopt substitut develop consid danger human be environ continu market pcb pct longer justifi present circumst except case limit durat pcb pct plant equip servic present continu author dispos end servic life plant equip member state ban pcb pct territori end servic life plant equip member state permit author except ban pcb pct primari intermedi product condit fulfil danger public health environ gener ban pcb pct feasibl stage direct constitut import step ban adopt direct articl point annex direct eec replac text annex direct annex ii direct eec amend exist annex ii annex ii part part ad specif provis relat label product pcb pct prejudic provis direct relat label danger substanc prepar member state requir equip plant pcb pct displai instruct dispos pcb pct mainten equip plant instruct capabl read horizont object pcb pct instal normal inscript stand background member state requir inscript languag understood territori articl member state measur compli direct june latest forthwith inform commiss thereof member state commun commiss text provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct address member state luxembourg octob council presid poo oj oj oj oj annex design substanc group substanc prepar condit restrict polychlorin biphenyl pcb mono dichlorin biphenyl polychlorin terphenyl pct prepar includ wast oil pcb pct content higher weight categori condit june latest close system electr equip transform resistor inductor june latest larg condens kg total weight june latest small condens provid pcb maximum chlorin content penta higher chlorin biphenyl june latest heat transmit fluid close circuit heat transfer instal june latest hydraul fluid underground mine equip equip plant fluid refer point servic june continu author dispos reach end servic life member state reason protect health environ prohibit territori equip plant fluid dispos reach end servic life place hand market equip plant fluid intend dispos prohibit june onward member state technic reason substitut product continu author pcb pct prepar thereof sole intend normal condit mainten equip supplement level liquid pcb properli function exist plant purchas entri forc direct june latest primari intermedi product process product prohibit direct eec direct amend june member state provid prior notif state reason commiss grant derog ban market primari intermedi product derog deleteri effect health environ