70 tal-1990

I •. N. 70 or 1990

QUA I. ITV CONTROl. ( EXPORTS. IMPORTS AN D LOCAL GOODS)

ACT (CAP. l25)

Aerosol Spny Orotr. 1990

(Order No. toil? of 1990)

IN CKercise of th e powers conferred by sedion 3 of the Quality

Control (Expom, Imports and Local Goods) Act, the Malla Board of

Standards hU$ made the following order: -

1 This o rder may be ci ted as the Aerosol Spray O rde r, 1990,

a nd may be rderred 10 as Order No. M27 of 1990.

1.2 This order shall become operative on a date afte r the lapse of

20 days from the day on which it is laid on the Table of the House of

Represe ntatives, whi ch date shall be notified by the Board in the

Ga)!.Ctle.

1 This order applies to the importa tion , manufadure. export.

use and sale of aerosol spray products, whether they contain certain

halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons or not, and whether present singly

or in mix tures thereof.

1 The provisions of thi s order apply 10 aerosol spray products,

whether imported. manufactured for the loca l mar ket or exported.

1 In this o rder, aerosol sp ruy products means those prod ucts

containing an active principle andlor a solvent, and a propellalll. Other

ancillary substances may be present.

1 Afte r the 31st December, 1990. 110 aerosol spray product will

be allowed to be mallufaetured, exported, imported, sold or offered for

sale if it eontaills any of the compounds listed in paragraphs 6 . 1.1 to

1.8.

6. 1 The following is a list of chemical compounds which arc

claimed to damage the 01.OIIe layer, and the use of wh ich will be

prohil)i.ed and/or restricted in ae rosol sp ra ys afte r the 31st December,

1990

6 . 1. 1 TrichloroHuoromethane

CFO l , (CFC-I I)

6.1.2

Dichlorodinuoromethane

CF10~, (CFC·12)

6.1.3 Trichlorotrifluoroe thaoe

C;;FlO ]. (CFC 113)

6.1 .4 Diehlorotetrafluoroct halle

C;; F .Oz. (CFC-114)

6.1.5

ChJoropentafluorocthane

C;;F$CI. (CGC·II5)

6.1.6

Chlorobromodinuoromcthane

CF 2 8 r Cl, (H alon 121 1)

6. 1.7

BromOlrifluoromelhalre

CFJBr.(Halon 13(1)

6.1.8

Dibromotetrafluorocthane

CzF. Br 2 • ( Halon 24(2).

1 The fol1owingi nfonnalion should be printed on theoontaincr

or on a label fixed 10 the ooll1ainc r

7.1.1 Th e brand name o r trade mark a nd country of origin

or the name an d address of the manufacturer.

7.1.2 The {ullCtion nl lhe product i.e. insecticide. deodorant ,

perfume. e tc.

7.1.3 In the case of insecticides, pesti cides. fungicides. and

simi lar toxic or physiologically active compounds. the che mical

names of the active substances used sha ll be Slated.

7. 1.4 Proper warning andlor advi<:\: should be given as 10 the

proper and safe use orlhe aerosol spray product as well as advice on

the disposal of the cont ainer aft'::T il is used .

7. 1.5 Thenel conle nts.

1 The size o f the container uwd in filling the aerosol should be

appropriate to the net contents of the product as required by good

manufacturing practice.

1. The restrictions o r paragr .. ph 5.1 do not apply to aerosol

sprays used fo r any of the following purposes

9.1.1

Pharmaceutical and medicinal .

9.1.2

Electronic,

9.1 .3 Specialized ind ustrial.

9.1.4

Fire fighting.

1 Where aerosol sprays arc filled on a contract basis. ooth the

coml)3ny doing the filling as we ll as the person orderi ng the products are

separately and jointl y responsibl e for compliance wit h this orde r.

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