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Division 1(b) Specified restricted substances

United Kingdom

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The substances listed below shall not be intentionally added or formed at or above the concentration of 0,010 % weight by weight in the final product:

  • Substances appearing in the Union List of priority substances in the field of water policy in Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1 as amended by Decision No 2455/2001/ECf2 and the OSPAR List of Chemicals for Priority Action (http://www.ospar.org/work-areas/hasec/chemicals/priority-action),

  • Organic halogen compounds and nitrite compounds,

  • Metals or metallic compounds with the exception of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. In the case of thickeners, also lithium and/or aluminium compounds may be used up to concentrations limited by the other criteria included in the Annex to this Decision.

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f1

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).

f2

Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 1).