Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive: (a)'substances' means: those dangerous substances, belonging to the families and groups of substances appearing in List I in the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC, which are specified in Annex II to this Directive; (b)'limit values' means: the values specified in Annex II, under heading A, in respect of the substances referred to in (a); (c)'quality objectives' means: the requirements specified in Annex II, under heading B, in respect of the substances referred to in (a); (d)'handling of substances' means: any industrial process involving the production, the processing or use of the substances referred to in (a), or any other industrial process in which the presence of such substances is inherent; (e)'industrial plant' means: a plant at which the substances referred to in (a), or any other substances containing them, are handled; (f)'existing plant' means: an industrial plant which is operational at a date 12 months after the date of notification of this Directive or, where applicable, at a date 12 months after the date of notification of any Directive amending it that relates to such plant; (g)'new plant' means: -an industrial plant which becomes operational later than 12 months after the date of notification of this Directive or, where applicable, later than 12 months after the date of notification of any Directive amending it that relates to such plant, -an existing industrial plant whose capacity for handling the substances is substantially increased later than 12 months after the date of notification of this Directive or, where applicable, later than 12 months after the date of notification of any Directive amending it that relates to such plant.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.