Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs)

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Guidance and regulation

• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): registration, disposal, labelling
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 April 2026
  • Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Register or deregister polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) equipment
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 April 2026
  • Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Transformers containing PCBs: new rules - RPS 246
  • Guidance
  • 20 May 2021
  • Environment Agency
• Holding museum artefacts that contain polychlorinated biphenyls: RPS 346
  • Guidance
  • 4 August 2025
  • Environment Agency

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Policy papers and consultations

• Amendments to the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) regulations
  • 6 March 2024
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Welsh Government
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 30 June 2023

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Organisations

• Department
  for Environment,
  Food & Rural Affairs

• Environment Agency