Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions)

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L.N. 143 of 2006

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 of the Product

Safety Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications has,

on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, made the following

regulations>-

The title of these regulations is the Dangerous Substances and Citation and scope.

Preparations (Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006, and they

shall be read and construed as one with the Dangerous Substances and

Preparations (Restrictions) Regulations, 2003 hereinafter referred to as L.N. 346 of 2003.

“the principal regulations”.

These regulations implement the provisions of Commission

Directive 2005#59#EC of the 26 th October 2005, Commission Directive

2005#69#EC of the 16 th November 2005 and Commision Directive

2005#84#EC of the 14 th December 2005.

The First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Amends the First

Schedule to the

amended as follows>-

principal

regulations.

(a)

item 7 thereof shall be deleted< and

(b) immediately following item 48 therof, there shall be

added the following new items>

Designation of the

Conditions of restriction

substance, of the groups

of substances or of the

preparation

Toluene

As from 15 June 2007 may not be placed on the

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market or used as a substance or constituent of

preparations in a concentration equal to or higher

than 0.1 % by mass in adhesives and spray paints

intended for sale to the general public.

50. Trichlorobenzene

As from 15 June 2007 may not be placed on the

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market or used as a substance or constituent of

preparations in a concentration equal to or higher

than 0.1 % by mass for all uses except

— as an intermediate of synthesis, or

— as a process solvent in closed chemical

applications for chlorination reactions, or

— in the manufacture of 1,3,5 — trinitro — 2,4,6

— triaminobenzene (TATB)

51. Polycyclic-aromatic

As from 1 January 2010>

hydrocarbons (PAH)

1. Extender oils may not be placed on the market

and used for the production of tyres or parts of

tyres, if they contain>

1. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) — more than 1 mg#kg BaP, or

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— more than 10 mg#kg of the sum of all listed

PAHs. These limits are regarded as kept, if the

2. Benzo(e)pyren (BeP) polycyclic aromatics (PCA) extract is less than

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3 % by mass, as measured by the Institute of

Petroleum standard IP346>

3. Benzo(a)anthracene

(BaA)

1998 (Determination of PCA in unused

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lubricating base oils and asphaltene free

petroleum fractions — Dimethyl sulphoxide

Chrysen (CHR)

extraction refractive index method), provided that

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compliance with the limit values of BaP and of

the listed PAHs, as well as the correlation of the

Benzo(b)fluoranthene measured values with the PCA extract, is

(BbFA)

controlled by the manufacturer or importer every

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six months or after each major operational

change, whichever is earlier.

Benzo(j)fluoranthene

2. Furthermore, the tyres and treads for

(BjFA)

retreadingmanufactured after 1 January 2010

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may not be placed on the market if they contain

extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in

paragraph 1.

Benzo(k)fluoranthene These limits are regarded as kept, if the

(BkFA)

vulcanised rubber compounds do not exceed the

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limit of 0.35 % Bay protons as measured and

calculated by ISO 21461 (Rubber vulcanised —

Dibenzo(a,h)

Determination of aromaticity of oil in vulcanised

anthracene

rubber compounds).

(DBAhA)

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3. By way of derogation, paragraph 2 shall not

apply to retreaded tyres if their tread does not

contain extender oils exceeding the limits

indicated in paragraph 1.

52. The following phthalates As from 16 January 2007 they shall not be used

(or other CAS- and

as substances or as constituents of preparations,

EINECS numbers

at concentrations of greater than 0.1 % by mass

covering the substance)> of the plasticised material, in toys and childcare

articles.

bis (2-ethylhexyl)

Such toys and childcare articles containing these

phthalate (DEHP)

phthalates in a concentration greater than the limit

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mentioned above shall not be placed on the

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market.

dibutyl phthalate (DBP) For the purposes of this point, the following

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definitions shall apply>

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‘toy’ shall mean any product designed or clearly

benzyl butyl phthalate

intended for use in play by children,

(BBP)

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‘childcare article’ shall mean any product

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intended to facilitate sleep, relaxation, hygiene,

the feeding of children or sucking on the part of

children.

53. The following phthalates As from 16 January 2007 they shall not be used

(or other CAS- and

as substances or as constituents of preparations,

EINECS numbers

at concentrations of greater than 0.1 % by mass

covering the substance)> of the plasticised material, in toys and childcare

articles which can be placed in the mouth by

children.

di-“isononyl” phthalate

Such toys and childcare articles containing these

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phthalates in a concentration greater than the limit

12-0 and 68515-48-

mentioned above shall not be placed on the

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market.

and 271-090-9

For the purposes of this point, the following

di-“isodecyl” phthalate

definitions shall apply>

(DIDP)CAS No 26761-

40-0 and 68515-49-1

‘toy’ shall mean any product designed or clearly

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intended for use in play by children,

and 271-091-4

‘childcare article’ shall mean any product

di-n-octyl phthalate

intended to facilitate sleep, relaxation, hygiene,

(DNOP)

the feeding of children or sucking on the part of

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children.”

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