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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1907/annex-XVII/appendix-12",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1907",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1907",
  "path": "annex/XVII/appendix/12",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Entry 72 — restricted substances and maximum concentration limits by weight in homogeneous materials:\nSubstances\nIndex- No\nCAS No\nEC No\nConcentration limit by weight\nCadmium and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)\n—\n—\n—\n1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Cd metal that can be extracted from the material)\nChromium VI compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)\n—\n—\n—\n1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Cr VI that can be extracted from the material)\nArsenic compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)\n—\n—\n—\n1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as As metal that can be extracted from the material)\nLead and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)\n—\n—\n—\n1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Pb metal that can be extracted from the material)\nBenzene\n601-020-00-8\n71-43-2\n200-753-7\n5 mg/kg\nBenz[ a ]anthracene\n601-033-00-9\n56-55-3\n200-280-6\n1 mg/kg\nBenz[ e ]acephenanthrylene\n601-034-00-4\n205-99-2\n205-911-9\n1 mg/kg\nbenzo[ a ]pyrene; benzo[ def ]chrysene\n601-032-00-3\n50-32-8\n200-028-5\n1 mg/kg\nBenzo[ e ]pyrene\n601-049-00-6\n192-97-2\n205-892-7\n1 mg/kg\nBenzo[ j ]fluoranthene\n601-035-00-X\n205-82-3\n205-910-3\n1 mg/kg\nBenzo[ k ]fluoranthene\n601-036-00-5\n207-08-9\n205-916-6\n1 mg/kg\nChrysene\n601-048-00-0\n218-01-9\n205-923-4\n1 mg/kg\nDibenz[ a,h ]anthracene\n601-041-00-2\n53-70-3\n200-181-8\n1 mg/kg\nα, α,α ,4-tetrachlorotoluene; p-chlorobenzotrichloride\n602-093-00-9\n5216-25-1\n226-009-1\n1 mg/kg\nα, α,α -trichlorotoluene; benzotrichloride\n602-038-00-9\n98-07-7\n202-634-5\n1 mg/kg\nα -chlorotoluene; benzyl chloride\n602-037-00-3\n100-44-7\n202-853-6\n1 mg/kg\nFormaldehyde\n605-001-00-5\n50-00-0\n200-001-8\n75 mg/kg\n1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid; di-C 6-8-branched alkylesters, C 7-rich\n607-483-00-2\n71888-89-6\n276-158-1\n1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in the GB mandatory classification and labelling list in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B\nBis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate\n607-228-00-5\n117-82-8\n204-212-6\n1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in the GB mandatory classification and labelling list in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B\nDiisopentylphthalate\n607-426-00-1\n605-50-5\n210-088-4\n1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in the GB mandatory classification and labelling list in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B\nDi- n -pentyl phthalate (DPP)\n607-426-00-1\n131-18-0\n205-017-9\n1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in the GB mandatory classification and labelling list in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B\nDi- n -hexyl phthalate (DnHP)\n607-702-00-1\n84-75-3\n201-559-5\n1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in the GB mandatory classification and labelling list in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B\nN -methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)\n606-021-00-7\n872-50-4\n212-828-1\n3 000 mg/kg\nN,N -dimethylacetamide (DMAC)\n616-011-00-4\n127-19-5\n204-826-4\n3 000 mg/kg\nN,N -dimethylformamide; dimethyl formamide (DMF)\n616-001-00-X\n68-12-2\n200-679-5\n3 000 mg/kg\n1,4,5,8-tetraaminoanthraquinone; C.I. Disperse Blue 1\n611-032-00-5\n2475-45-8\n219-603-7\n50 mg/kg\nBenzenamine, 4,4′-(4-iminocyclohexa-2,5- dienylidenemethylene)dianiline hydrochloride; C.I. Basic Red 9\n611-031-00-X\n569-61-9\n209-321-2\n50 mg/kg\n[4-[4,4′-bis(dimethylamino)benzhydrylidene]cyclohex a -2,5-dien-1-ylidene]dimethylammonium chloride; C.I. Basic Violet 3 with ≥ 0,1 % of Michler's ketone (EC no. 202-027-5)\n612-205-00-8\n548-62-9\n208-953-6\n50 mg/kg\n4-chloro- o -toluidinium chloride\n612-196-00-0\n3165-93-3\n221-627-8\n30 mg/kg\n2-Naphthylammoniumacetate\n612-071-00-0\n553-00-4\n209-030-0\n30 mg/kg\n4-methoxy- m -phenylene diammonium sulphate; 2,4-diaminoanisole sulphate\n612-200-00-0\n39156-41-7\n254-323-9\n30 mg/kg\n2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydrochloride\n612-197-00-6\n21436-97-5\n—\n30 mg/kg\nQuinoline\n613-281-00-5\n91-22-5\n202-051-6\n50 mg/kg",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 of 10 October 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), category 1A or 1B (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 17 Appendix 12 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, Sch. 3 para. 40 (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1144), regs. 1, 5(5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 13(2)(4)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 396 of 30 December 2006)."
    }
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