Regulation No. 43 of 1999 on management and circulation of harmful and hazardous materials

We Abdullah II Ben Al-Husain, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Pursuant to article (31) of the Constitution, Based on the resolution of the Council of Ministers on 10th July 1999, We order the enactment of the following Regulation: REGULATION NO. (43) FOR THE YEAR 1999 MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION OF THE HARMFUL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Issued Pursuant to Paragraph (g) of Article (5) and Article (34) of the Environment Protection Law No. (12) for the Year 1995 Article One This Regulation shall be called “Management and Circulation of the Harmful and Hazardous Materials Regulation for the Year 1999” and be put into operation as of the date of its publication in the official gazette. Article Two The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Regulation, shall have the meanings assigned thereto hereunder, unless the context provides otherwise: Board: Environment Protection Board. Chairman: Chairman of the Board. Institution: Public Institution for the Protection of Environment. Director General: Director General of the Institution. Committee: The Technical Committee which was formed pursuant to the provisions of this Regulation. 2 Harmful and Hazardous Materials: Any simple, compound, mixed material or waste of any thereof whether natural or processed and form a hazard to the environment or to any of its elements as well as the safety of the organisms listed in the Tables annexed to this Regulation. Banned Materials: Any simple or compound material which is banned in accordance with the legislations in force or pursuant to the international and regional agreements in which the Kingdom is a party therein due to its negative impact on the public health or environment elements and which are outlined in Table No. (1) annexed to this Regulation. Restricted Materials: The materials whose use is restricted for health or environmental reasons pursuant to a permit issued by the competent authorities in the Institution and which are outlined in Table No. (2) annexed to this Regulation. Waste: Any materials which cannot be disposed of at the public garbage dump sites or drainage networks due to its hazardous characteristics, harmful impact on the environment and the safety of the organisms and which require special means for handling and disposing of same as are specified in Table No. (3) which is annexed to this Regulation. Article Three a- A Technical Committee under the chairmanship of the Director General and membership of two specialized representatives for each of the following parties shall be formed: 3 1- Public Institution for the Protection of Environment Deputy C h a i r m a n 2- Ministry of Health 3- Ministry of Agriculture 4- Ministry of Industry & Trade 5- Ministry of Water & Irrigation 6- Ministry of Finance /Customs Department 7- General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces 8- Directorate of Public Security 9- Directorate of Civil Defence 10- Royal Scientific Society b- The nomination of representatives of the parties provided for under paragraph (a) of this article shall be made by a decision of the competent Minister or competent Head or Director of the Department as the case may be, and any of these may name an alternative member to attend the meetings of the committee upon the absence of the incumbent member. Article Four a- The committee shall convene at the invitation of its chairman or by his deputy in the event of his absence whenever the need arises thereto. The meeting shall be legal upon the attendance of at least the majority of its members provided that the chairman or his deputy, in the event of his absence, be amongst them. It shall issue its recommendations to the Board by the majority of two thirds of the votes of the attending members. In the event of a tie, the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote. b- The chairman of the committee may invite any of those who are specialized and experienced in environment affairs to attend the meetings of the committee in order to seek their opinions without having the right to vote. 4 Article Five The committee undertakes to recommend the following matters to the Board: a- Classification of the harmful, hazardous, banned and restricted materials as well as the waste thereof. b- Set out the scientific and technical means and methods which are necessary for transporting, collecting and storage of the harmful and hazardous materials as well as disposal of the wastes thereof pursuant to the instructions issued for this purpose. c- Approve the Forms related to the collection, transporting and storage of the harmful and hazardous materials. d- Determine the suitable sites for disposing of the harmful and hazardous materials as well as the wastes thereof and allocate pieces of land at such sites for this purpose. e- Any other matters referred by the Board or Chairman to it and requires specialized technical study. Article Six a- The Board may, upon the recommendation of the Director General which is based on the recommendation of the Committee, issue the permits necessary to the industrial and vocational institutions, plants and general and private scientific and medical research centers which deal by any mean whatsoever with the harmful and hazardous wastes and materials. b- The Board may, with the same method, cancel any of the permits issued to the parties provided for under paragraph (a) of this article in any of the following cases: 5 1- If the permit is issued as a result of submission of incorrect or misleading particulars. 2- If the party violates the conditions of the permit. 3- If hazardous environment effects result from the utilization of the permit which were not contemplated upon the granting of same. Article Seven The parties provided for under paragraph (a) of article (6) of the Regulation should conform with the following: a- Supply the Institution periodically as determined by the Institution, with the types, characteristics and quantities of chemical and physical materials which are used in its various purposes. b- Separate the harmful and hazardous wastes from others and assemble same in suitable containers whose specifications are determined by the Institution. c- Dispose of the wastes at the sites appropriated thereto according to the programes set out by the Institution for this purpose. d- Notify the Institution within a maximum period of twenty four hours of any incident which is harmful to the environment showing in the notice the type, place and time of the incident, the injuries ensued therefrom and the measures taken for dealing with this situation. Article Eight It is prohibited for any person to carry out the following: a- Take in or import any harmful or hazardous wastes into the Jordanian regional territories, waters or airspace or bury same therein. 6 b- Dump the harmful or hazardous materials or wastes or any part thereof in any part of the regional territories, waters or airspace in any form whatsoever except in the sites provided for this purpose. c- Export any of the harmful or hazardous materials or hazardous waste except by a resolution from the Board upon the recommendation of the committee with due observance to any international agreement relating to this subject. Article Nine The Board may, upon the recommendation of the Director General which is based on the recommendation of the Committee, issue the necessary instructions for implementing the provisions of this Regulation Particularly the Instructions relating to the following: a- Management and disposal of radioactive waste. b- management and disposal of hazardous medical waste. c- The charges collected by the Institution in consideration of its services. d- Amendment of the Tables annexed to this Regulation. 10th July 1999 A b d u l l a h I I B e n A H u s a i n Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister cum cum Minister of Planning Dr. Rima Khalaf Marwan Al-Humoud Minister of Defence Abdul Ra’ouf Rawabdeh 7 Minister of Awqaf, Minister of Transport Deputy Prime Minister Holy & Islamic Affairs Dr. Abdul Salam Abbadi cum Minister of Post & Communications Jamal Sarayrah cum Acting Minister of Youth & Sport Ayman Majali Minister of Information Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Municipalities, Rural cum Minister of Culture Eng. Naser Al-Lawzi Abdul Ilah Al-Khatib & Environment Affairs cum Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tawfiq Kraishan Minister of Education Minister of Labour Minister of Finance Dr. Izzat Jaradat Eid Al-Fayez Dr. Michel Martu Minister of Interior Nayef Al-Qadi Minister of Tourism & Antiquities Aqel Bultaji Minister of Justice Dr. Hamza Haddad Minister of Water & Irrigation Dr. Kamal Hadadeen Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources Eng. Sulaiman Abu Ulaim Minister of Agriculture Eng. Hashem Shaboul Minister of Industry & Trade Mohammad Asfour Minister of Public Works & Housing Eng. Husni Abu Ghaida Minister of Health Dr. Isaac Maraka Minister of Social Development Dr. Faisal Rufou’ 8 Table (1) Banned Materials Chemical Name Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS 1- Arsenous acid, sodium salt 14060-38-9 2- Azoybenzene 495-48-7 3- BCME 513-78-0 4- Benezenediamine, 4 methyl – 2.6-bis (methylthio) 106264-79-3 5- Benxene, (2 chloroethoxy) 622-86-6 6- Benzenamice, 4.4 (1,1-biphenyl) 2.5 diylbistoxyibis 94148-67-1 7- Benzenamine, 2.5, dibutoxy-4,-(4 morpholinyl-isulphate. Propenoic acid 2 (1, 3, 130169-66-3 3, - trimethyl-5-(2- (1-oxo) 8- Benzene. (1, methlethyl) (2-phenylethyl) 77851-17-3 9- Benzenediaxonium, 4 – (dimethylamino)salt with 2-hydro 124737-31-1 10- Benzoic acid, 3,3 methlenebis (6-amino-di 2 propenyl) 613860-02-5 11- Bis (2,2-dimethyl) 85095-61-0 12- Bis (2,4,6-tris-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy 85194-62-0 13- Butenedioic acid(z-)-,mono (2 (1-oxo-2 propenyl)oxy)et-est 19201-36-6 14- Cadmium chloride 10108-64-2 15- Chioromethyl methyl ether 107-30-2 16- Chlorobiphentyl 2051-62-9 17- Chrysotile 12001-29-5 18- Cis 1,4-Cyclohexane diamine 15827-56-2 19- Crodidolite 12001-29-5 20- Cyclhexanecarboitrile, 1,3,3,-trimethyl-5-oxo 7027-11-4 21- di-2-proenoate, methyl ether Ethane, 1,1 dichloro-1-fluoro 1717-00-6 22- Dinitrotoluence 121-14-2 23- Dionaspiro (5,5) undercane-3,3-dicarhoxylic acid bis 110843-98-6 9 Chemical Name Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS 24- Diphenyl-2,4-trimethylbenzoyl phosphine oxide 73980-60-8 25- Disodium arsenate 7778-43-0 26- Ethane. 1.1-dichloro-1-fluoro 1717-00-6 27- Ethane, 2-choloro-1,1,1,2-tetraflouro 2837-89-0 28- Ether with 2-ethyl-2-thydroxymethyl – 1.3 propanedial 82628-30-6 29- Ether with 2-ethy-2-hydroxymethl-1.3 propanediol 82724-30 30- Ethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yhmethyl ester 5467-892-07 31- Ethylamine distillation residues 79771-098 32- Ethylideneldi-4,1-phenylene)bis 3 (oxiranylmethoxy) 7866-078 33- Fluoroacetic acid 144-49-0 34- Fluorosilicic acid 16961-83-4 35- Hepteaxateratriaoctonic acid sodium salt 104503-68-6 36- H-pvrole-2,5-dione, 1,4,6-tribromophenyl) 99789-51-4 37- Hydormyphenyl ethyl ester phosphoric acid. Alkylesters 129733-59-1 38- Hydraxinearboxymide, N.N.-(methylenedi 4.1) 124993-63-1 39- Hydrazine, 4-(1 methylbutoxy)phenyl.monohpy 124992-63-1 40- Isopropoylamine distillation residues 79771-08-7 41- Lead arsenate 10102-48-4 42- Lead sulphate 7446-14-2 43- Magnessium phospide 12172-73-5 44- Mercuric chloride 7487-94-7 45- Methan, brommodifluoror 1511-62-2 46- Methanol, trichloro-carbonate (2,1) 32315-10-93-2-3 47- Misture: 1.3-benzene diamine, 2,methyl-4,6 bistmethylth 983-85-9 48- Neodecaneperomic acid. 1,3,3, tetramethyl buty ester 51240-95 49- N-nitroso-N-metyluea 684-93-5 10 Chemical Name Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS 50- Nonylphenolethoxylate 9016-45-9 51- Octabromobiphenyl 2758-07-7 52- Oxa-4-azaspirol 4,5 idecane, 4 (dichloroacetyl) 71526-07-3 53- Oxirane, 2,2-(1,6-hexanedlylbis) (oxy methylene) bis 16086-31-4 54- Oxiranemethanamine, N.N.-(Methylenebi 130728-76-6 55- PCT 61788-33-8 56- Pentachlorobebzene 608-93-5 57- Pentamethyl-4-piperdinyl ester Illegible 58- Pentanenitrile, 3-amino 75405-06-0 59- Pfropenoic acid (2, 1,1-dimeryk-2-(1-oxo-2) amino 87320-05-6 60- Phenol, 4,4 (methylenebis (oxy-2,1 ethanedilthio)bio 93589-69-6 61- Phenol, 4,4-(oxybis (2,1-ethanediylthio)bis 90884-29-0 62- Phenol,4,4-methylethyl)2,6-dimethyl) 5384-21-4 63- Phenylene) bis (N-oxiranylemtyl) pentaoxahexadee-15-enoic 5482-22-4 64- Piperazione, 1,1,11,3,5 triaxine 2,4,6 triylt 130277-45-1 65- Poly (1-oxo-1,6-hexanediys), alpha-omega 89800-10-2 66- Poly (oxy (1-oxo-1,6 hexanediyl), alpha-(1 oxo-2-propeny) 96915-50-0 67- Poly (oxy-1,21-ethanediyl)alpha, alpha-(1 methyl 54140-6 68- Poly (oxy-1,2-athancdiyl), alpha-hydro-ome, hydroxy 106158-22-9 69- Poly(oxy-1,2 ethanediyl)alpha—hydro-3 (oxiranyl-methoxy) 52495-71-3 70- Poly(oxy-1,4-hutanediyt)alpha-(1 oxy-2 propenyl) 52277-33-5 71- Polyol carboxylate ester 5223-32-4 72- Polyoxy (1 oxo-2,6-hexanediyl)-alpha-hydro omega 96915-49-0 11 Chemical Name Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS 73- Potassium N.N.-bis (hydroxy ethyl) tallowamine phosphate 85712-27-2 74- Potasslum N.N.-bis (hydroxyethyl) cocamine oxide 85712-26-1 75- Propane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3,-heptafluoro 4311-89-0 76- Propanol, 3-mereapto 19721-22-3 77- Propenoic acid, 7-oxabicycelo (4,1,0) hept-3 ylmethyl este 64630-63-3 78- Propenoic acid, octahydro-4,7-methano-1 H indenyl 79637-74-4 79- Propenoic acid, 2-(2-oxo-3 oxazolidinyl) ether ester 115965-76-6 80- Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-2-(3 (2 h- 96478-09-0 benxotrizol 81- Propyl 3-hydroxy-2,2 dimethylpropanoate 85234-01-1 82- Sulphide, bis (2 chiorocthyl) 505-60-2 83- TCDD 1746-01-6 84- Tetroxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro (5,5) undereane 126505-35-9 85- Thalium sulphate 7446-18-6 86- Tirs (2,3-dibromoprohyl)phosphate 126-72-7 87- Titanate (Ti 6, 16 (2-)), dipotassium 12056-51-8 88- Trans, 1,4-Cyclohexanediamine acid 7615-25-0 89- Tremolite 14567-73-8 90- Trichlorophenol 95-95-4-0 91- Urea, (hexahydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-4 pryrimidiny 1129-42-6 92- White phosphorus 7723-14-0 12 Table (2) Restricted Materials 1- Acetamide, 2-fluoro 640-19-7 2- Acetone 67-64-1-2 3- Acrylamide Grout 79-55-1-3 4- Acrylate esters 33-55-2-4 5- Acrylic acid 79-10-7-0 6- Alkyl phthalates includes 80-8-6-1 7- Alkylamine tetrachlorophenate 10/1-9-62-0 8- Aminoundereanoic acid 2432-99-7 9- Aniline 62-53-0 10- Anthraquinone 84-65-1-1 11- Asbestos 1332-21-4 12- Allyl ether of Tetrabromobisphenol-A 25327-89-2 13- Benxenamine, 4-isocyanato-N.N-bis (4-osoe 126505-35-9 14- Benxenamine, 2-chloro-6-methyl 87-63-8 15- Benzenamine, 4-chloro-2-methyl, hydrochloride 3165-93-3 16- Benxenamine, 4-chloro-2-methyl 95-69-2 17- Biphenyl 92-52-4 18- Bis (2-chloroethxy)-methane 111-91-1 19- Bis (tribromophenoxy)-ethane 37853-59-1 20- Bis 92-chloroisopropyl) ether 108-60-1 21- Bismethylether of Tetrabromosbisphenold-A 37853-61-5 22- Bisphenol A 98-5-7 23- Bromo-2,5-dichlorophenol 1940-42-7 24- Bromobenxyleyanide 532-79-9 25- Bromoform 75-25-2 26- Bromophenyl phenyl ether 101-55-3 27- Aronmatic hydrocarbon fraction 1672-36-0 28- Carbon oxyflouride 353-50-4 29- Chloroaniline 106-47-2 30- Di-2-ethythexyl phthalate 117-81-7 31- Di-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 32- Dihexyphthalate 68515-50-4 and 84-75-3 33- Diisodecyl phthalate 68515-49-1 and 26761-40-0 34- Dimethyl phthalate 131-11-3 13 35- Ditridecyl phthalate 68515-47-9 and 119-06-2 36- Diundecyl phthalate 3648-20-2 37- Dichloro-4-nitroaniline 99-30-9 38- Dichloroanline 95-76-1 39- Dimethoxy 134-12-10 40- Dinitroanline 97-02-9 41- Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2,-pentafluoro 1112-17-9 42- Ethanol, 2,2- (hexylamino-bis 6752-33-6 43- H-benxotriaxote, 5-(pentyloxy) 133145-29-6 44- Hexafluorophylene oxide 428-59-1 14 Table (3) Harmful and Hazardous Waste To Be Controlled 1y- Residue clinical waste from medical care at hospitals and medical centers and clinics including the radioactive waste. 2y- Residue Waste from the production and preparation of the pharmaceutical preparations. 3y- Residue waste from the production, preparation and utilization of biological cides and chemical pharmaceutical preparations. 4y- Residue waste from the manufacture, preparation and utilization of wood protective chemical materials. 5y- Residue waste from the production, preparation and utilization of organic solvents. 6y- Residue waste from thermal treatment and cyanide content naturalization processing. 7y- Unfit for use and consumed mineral oils waste. 8y- Waste from oils/water/hydrocarborn greases/water and emulsifiers. 9y- Waste from materials and components containing divinyl with multiple chlore ties (PCBs) an or trivinyl with multiple chlore ties (PCBs) and/or divinyl with multiple rolled ties (PBBs). 10y- Waste from tar residue resulting from refining, distillation and any treatment in thermal disintegration. 11y- Residue waste from the production, preparation and utilization of ink, dyes, colouring materials, paints and varnish. 15 12y- Residue waste from the production, preparation and utilization of resins, plastics, glue and adhesive materials. 13y- Waste from chemical materials resulting from the research and development activities or unspecifically classified educational and/or new activities where the impact thereof on the human and/or environment is not known. 14y- Waste with explosive or radioactive nature which is not subject to another legislation. 15y- Residue waste from the production of chemical materials and photographic processing materials. 16y- Waste resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics. 17y- Waste in which the following is included in its composition. 18y- Metal Carbons. 19y- Brilium and brilium components. 20y- Hexavalent chrome components. 21y- Copper components. 22y- Zink components. 23y- Arsenic and arsenic components. 24y- Selinium and Selinium components. 25y- Calcium and calcium components. 26y- Altimon and altimon components. 16 27y- Telorium and telorium components. 28y- Mercury and mercury components. 29y- Thalium and thalium components. 30y- Lead and lead components. 31y- Inorganic flour components save the calcium floride. 32y- Inorganic cyanide components. 33y- Acid solutions or solid state acids. 34y- Rock silk (asbestos) (dust or fiber) 35y- Organic cyanide components. 36y- Organic cyanide components. 37y- Phenol and phenol components including chlorphenol. 38y- Ether compounds. 39y- Organic solvents save the hybrid solvents. 40y- Any material similar to the digasoline boiling in the multiple chlore ties. 41y- Any material which is similar to the dioxine with digasoline with multiple chlore ties. TRANSLATION HOUSE (DAR UTTARJAMA) O. T. MUSLIH 16TH JANUARY 2001