Active substances banned in the European Union under Council Directive 79/117/EEC Compound Active Substance Alkoxyalkyl and

aryl mercury compounds Alkyl mercury compounds Mercuric oxide (Mercury oxide) Mercurous chloride (calomel) Other inorganic mercury compounds 1,2 Dibromoethane (Ethylene dibromide) 1,2 Dichloroethane (Ethylene dichloride) Binapacryl Captafol Dicofol containing <78% of ppl dicofol or >1g/kg DDT and DDT related compounds Dinoseb, its acetate and salts Ethylene oxide Maleic hydrazide and its salts, other than its choline potassium and sodium salts Choline, potassium and sodium salts of maleic hydrazide comtaining >1g/kg of free hydrazide expressed on the basis of the acid equivalent Quintozene containing >1g/kg of HCB or >10g/kg pentachlorobenzene Nitrofen Aldrin Camphechlor Chlordane DDT Dieldrin Endrin HCH containing less than 99% of gamma isomer Heptachlor Hexachlorobenzene Effective Date of Ban 1992 1991 1992 1992 1981 1988 1989 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991

Mercury compounds

Other Compounds

1991 1991 1988 1991 1984 1981 1986 1981 1991 1981 1984 1981

Persistent Organo-chlorine Compounds

Active Substance 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane Antu (thiourea) Azobenzene Cadmium compounds

Active substances banned in the UK Effective date of ban 1969 1966 1975 1965

Calcium arsenate Chlordecone Cyhexatin Dinoterb

1968 1977 1988 1988

Reason for Ban Acute and chronic toxicity to humans Evidence of carcinogenicity Evidence of carcinogenicity Evidence of carcinogenicity High acute toxicity; persistence in soil, evidence of carcinogenicity Evidence of carcinogenicity Evidence of teratogenicity Evidence of teratogenicity Evidence of teratogenicity in related dinitro compounds. Environmental hazard (accumulation in the food chain). Acute toxicity; accumulations in the Environment. Acute toxicity to wildlife and livestock. Acute toxicity to humans and livestock Acute toxicity to wildlife and livestock

DNOC

1989

Methyl mercury

1971

Phenylmercury salicylate Potassium arsenite

1972 1961

Selenium compounds eg sodium selenate 1962 Sodium arsenate 1961

Substances severely restricted as pesticides in the UK Active Substance Date last reviewed 2-Aminobutane 1990 Atrazine 1992 Bromoxynil 1995 Bromoxynil 1990 Carbaryl 1995 Inorganic fluorides eg sodium fluoride 1966 Ioxynil 1995 Ioxynil 1990 Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Sodium Pentachlorophenoxide & Pentachlorophenyl Laurate 1995 Simazine 1992 Tributyltin oxide (TBTO) 1992 Tributyltin oxide (TBTO) 1990 Tributyltin oxide (TBTO) 1987