Definition and further description of Annex III to WFD

Annex III to the WFD defines HP 10 ‘Toxic for reproduction’ as: ‘waste which has adverse effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and females, as well as developmental toxicity in the offspring’ The WFD further explains that: ‘When a waste contains a substance classified by one of the following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement codes and exceeds or equals one of the following concentration limits shown in Table 7 [see Table 18 of this document], the waste shall be classified hazardous according to HP 10. When more than one substance classified as toxic for reproduction is present in a waste, an individual substance has to be present at or above the concentration limit for the waste to be classified as hazardous by HP 10.’ Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s) Description Concentration limit (Individual substance) Repr. 1A H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child ≥ 0,3 % Repr. 1B Repr. 2 H361 Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child ≥ 3,0 % Figure 15 sets out the assessment process for HP 10 (27).

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