SCHEDULE

LIST 1

I11

1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a substance is in list I if it belongs to one of the following families or groups of substances–

a

organohalogen compounds and substances which may form such compounds in the aquatic environment;

b

organophosphorus compounds;

c

organotin compounds;

d

substances which possess carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic properties in or via the aquatic environment (including substances which have those properties which would otherwise be in list II);

e

mercury and its compounds;

f

cadmium and its compounds;

g

mineral oils and hydrocarbons;

h

cyanides.

2

A substance is not in list I if it has been determined by the Agency to be inappropriate to list I on the basis of a low risk of toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation.