Currently, the use of sodium hydroxide is not authorised for the debittering of olives as it is not listed for this particular use in Annex VIII Section A (food additives) or Section B (processing aids) of Regulation (EC) 889/2008(2).
are being implemented (see Annex I, section III.A, pages 6-10).
Subsequently, the outliers were detected according to the guidelines described in ITU-T Rec 910 Annex 2 Section 2.3.1 [23] and removed.
However, the indicators to determine bioaccumulation in international law sources (POP-convention [5] and convention on long-range transboundary air pollution [6]) are identical with the vB criteria in Annex XIII, section 1.2.2 REACH [7].
This second SVHC group includes vPvBs according to Art. 57 e) the adverse effects of which on humans and the environment are difficult to predict as well as certain PBTs according to Art. 57 d) whose classification is based on reproductive toxicity pursuant to Annex XIII, section 1.1.3(b) REACH and thus on suspected hazardous properties.
It is worth noting that the problem of long-range transport, typically in air for POPs, is specifically addressed elsewhere in the Annex II (Section 3.7.1.3) and is the reason for the used half-life in air as a trigger for long-range transport in the POPs Convention.
One of the key issues is the debate on what characteristics of a 'naturally' developed forest should be present in an area qualified as forest (see Annex 1, Section 1).
Another aspect of unstocking is degraded forest land which is discussed in Annex 1, Section 3. The current definitions of forest have been criticized for lacking environmental and social criteria, and overemphasizing production aspects (e.g., World Rainforest Movement 2002).
(8) Uniform rules are required for derivative contracts set out in Annex I, Section C, points (4) to (10) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments(6).
Italy submitted a dossier to the Commission requesting the addition of the use of sodium hydroxide for the debittering of olives to Annex VIII Section B to Regulation (EC) 889/2008.
