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APPENDIX I<br />

volume imported in the EU - the volume exported from the EU (the substance as such, not the<br />

quantities imported in products). This is presented in Appendix I-c in 2: Tonnage.<br />

A substance can have applications in more than one industrial category (IC) <strong>and</strong>/or use category<br />

(UC). As an assessment has to be made <strong>for</strong> all relevant applications of the substance, the input of<br />

fractions <strong>for</strong> different industrial <strong>and</strong> use category combinations must be realised according to 3:<br />

Use <strong>and</strong> stages of the life-cycle in Appendix I-c.<br />

3. Aspects of production<br />

If specific data on emissions at production are known, these can be used instead of the tables<br />

(see Appendix I-c under 4: Production characteristics at “Specific emission in<strong>for</strong>mation”). Also<br />

<strong>for</strong> the fraction of the main source specific data may be entered, either as the capacity<br />

(tonnes/day) or as the period (days/year) in which the substance is produced (see Appendix I-c<br />

under 4: Production characteristics at “Production capacity”).<br />

4. Aspects of <strong>for</strong>mulation<br />

For this stage of the life-cycle specific data may be entered on the fraction of the main source<br />

<strong>and</strong> the emissions/emission factors, see Appendix I-c under 5: Formulation characteristics. For<br />

the emissions, a refinement may be achieved by discriminating between cleaning with/without<br />

water <strong>and</strong> soap. This has not been done yet.<br />

In case a substance is applied in a <strong>for</strong>mulation at a rather low level, unrealistic values <strong>for</strong> the<br />

fraction of the main source <strong>and</strong> the number of days will be derived from the tables using the<br />

tonnage as such. There<strong>for</strong>e a correction should be made; a suggestion is to correct the tonnage as<br />

input <strong>for</strong> the B-table in the following way. For example if the percentage of substance in the<br />

<strong>for</strong>mulation is 0.1, the volume (tonnes/year) is multiplied by 100/0.1. This tonnage may then be<br />

used to estimate the fraction of the main source <strong>and</strong> the number of days using the tables. It is<br />

possible to calculate an average in the case where a range of contents has been specified. This<br />

has been worked out in Appendix I-c in 5: Formulation characteristics at “Content in <strong>for</strong>mulated<br />

product”.<br />

5. Aspects of industrial use<br />

Industrial/professional use is referred to as “processing” in the A- <strong>and</strong> B-tables. Specific data on<br />

the fraction of the main source <strong>and</strong> the emissions may be used as input (see Appendix I-c in 6:<br />

Processing characteristics). This will be repeated <strong>for</strong> every specified IC-UC combination. In case<br />

a specific scenario <strong>for</strong> an IC-UC combination exists, specific data will be asked.<br />

6. Aspects of service life<br />

The life cycle stage service life is only considered <strong>for</strong> articles produced in textile industry.<br />

7. Aspects of private use<br />

Specific data on the fraction of the main source <strong>and</strong> the emissions may be used (see Appendix Ic<br />

in 6: Private use characteristics). This will be possible <strong>for</strong> every specified IC-UC combination<br />

<strong>for</strong> which the stage of private use is relevant.<br />

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