Amendments to Annexes VIII and IX of the Convention

(a) New entry A 1190 in Annex VIII:

Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar, PCB¹, lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics;

(b) New entry B 1115 in Annex IX:

Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics, not included in list A A1190, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations or any other disposal operations involving, at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burning.

¹ PCBs are at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more.