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Division D ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS

United Kingdom

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The determination of amphoteric surfactants in the tests shall be done by analysis following the procedures listed below:

  1. 1..

    If cationics absent:

    • The method in use in the Federal Republic of Germany, (1989) DIN 38 409-Teil 20.

  2. 2..

    Otherwise:

    • Orange II method (Boiteux, 1984).

    • For those amphoteric surfactants not reacting to the abovementioned tests, or if it seems more appropriate for reasons of efficiency or precision (this must be justified), appropriate specific instrumental analyses such as HPLC or GC are to be applied. Samples of the pure surfactant of interest shall be provided by the manufacturer to the F1competent authority upon request.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Annex 2 s. D substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 24(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on the whole EU Regulation

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1336/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Deleted by Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny — Part Two.