S.L. 549.12 ст. 3Limit values for HCH discharges. S.L. 504.20 S.L. 504.20

(1) The limit values, the time limits for compliance complied with and the monitoring procedure for discharges are laid down in Annex I.

(2) The operator shall conduct effluent analysis on a regular basis, as determined by the competent authority and shall submit the results of the analysis to the competent authority.

(3) The competent authority shall require that the limit values shall apply at the point where waste waters containing HCH leave the industrial plant: Provided that if waste waters containing HCH are treated outside the industrial plant at a treatment plant, intended for the removal of HCH, the competent authority may pernit the limit values to be applied at the point where the waste waters leave the treatment plant.

(4) The licences or permits issued by the competent authority as provided for in regulation 4 of the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations shall contain provisions at least as stringent as those in Annex I to these regulations, except where the competent authority is complying with regulation 7(3) of the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations on the basis of Annex IV to these regulations:

Provided that the competent authority shall review licences or permits at least every four years.

(5) Without prejudice to their obligations arising from sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) and to the provisions of the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations, the competent authority may grant licences or permits for new plants only if those plants apply the standards corresponding to the best technical means available when this is necessary for the elimination of pollution in accordance with regulation 3 of the said regulations or for the prevention of distortions of competition.

(6) The competent authority shall use or order the use of the reference method of analysis to be used in determining the presence of HCH as given in Annex III (1):

Provided that the competent authority may use or allow the use, where appropriate, of other methods provided that the limits of detection, precision and accuracy of such methods are at least as good as those laid down in Annex III (1). The accuracy required in the measurement of effluent flow is given in Annex III (2).

(7) The competent authority shall ensure that the measures taken pursuant to these regulations do not result in an increase in HCH pollution in other media, notably air and soil.