Definition and further description of Annex III to WFD

Annex III to the WFD defines HP 7 ‘Carcinogenic’ as: ‘waste which induces cancer or increases its incidence’ 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 6 [see Table 15 of this document], the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 7. When more than one substance classified as carcinogenic 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 7.’ Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s) Description Concentration limit (Individual substance) Carc. 1A H350 May cause cancer ≥ 0,1 % Carc. 1B Carc. 2 H351 Suspected of causing cancer ≥ 1,0 % An example for the assessment of asbestos according to HP 7 can be found in Annex 1, Section 1.4.3 Figure 13 sets out the determination process for HP 7 (20).

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