By way of derogation from Article 10(2)(a), the preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge for a sub-installation relating to the production of vinyl chloride monomer (hereinafter ‘VCM’) shall correspond to the value of the VCM benchmark multiplied by the historical activity level for VCM production expressed as tonnes and multiplied by the quotient of the direct emissions for the production of VCM including emissions from net imported heat over the baseline period referred to in Article 9(1) of this Decision, calculated in accordance with Artic ...[+++]le 14(2), expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and the sum of these direct emissions and the hydrogen-related emissions for the production of VCM over the baseline period referred to in Article 9(1) of this Decision expressed as tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent calculated on the basis of the historical heat consumption stemming from hydrogen combustion expressed as terajoules (TJ) times 56,1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per TJ.

[7] Protection of the health of workers exposed to vinyl chloride monomer.

Polymers // µ 50 mg/dm2 in total on the side in contact with foodstuffs // - ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and methyl ethers of cellulose // // - cellulose nitrate // µ 20 mg/dm2 on the side in contact with foodstuffs; nitrogen content between 10,8 and 12,2 % // - polymers, copolymers and their mixtures made with the following monomers: vinyl acetals derived from saturated aldehydes (C1 to C6) vinylacetate alkyl C1 to C4 vinylethers acrylic, crotonic, itaconic, maleic, methacrylic acids and their esters butadiene styrene methylstyrene vinylidenechloride acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile ethyl ...[+++]ene, propylene, 1- and 2- butylene // In accordance with national legislation pending the adoption of Community provisions // vinylchloride // According to Directive 78/142/EEC (OJ No L 44, 15. 2. 1978, p. 15) // 2.

Whereas further research is at present being conducted on vinyl chloride monomer, but as a precaution the ingestion of vinyl chloride monomer should be restricted until the results are known;

Whereas the Scientific Committee for Food has given the opinion that the levels of vinyl chloride monomer in polyvinyl chloride and related polymers should be reduced as far as possible and at the same time recommended that no trace of vinyl chloride should be detectable in food or potable water by a method which can be generally applied to the majority of foodstuffs by most laboratories;

2. This Directive concerns the presence of vinyl chloride monomer in, and possible migration from, materials and articles prepared with vinyl chloride polymers or copolymers, hereinafter called "materials and articles", which in their finished state are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, or which are in contact with foodstuffs and are intended for that purpose.