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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-276/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/276",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 276/2010 of 31 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (dichloromethane, lamp oils and grill lighter fluids and organostannic compounds) (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the table setting out the designation of the substances, groups of substances and mixtures and the conditions of restriction is amended as follows:\n1.. Entry 3 is replaced by the following:\n‘\n3.\nLiquid substances or mixtures, which are regarded as dangerous according to the definitions in Directive 67/548/EEC and Directive 1999/45/EC.\n1.\nShall not be used in:\nornamental articles intended to produce light or colour effects by means of different phases, for example in ornamental lamps and ashtrays,\ntricks and jokes,\ngames for one or more participants, or any article intended to be used as such, even with ornamental aspects,\n2.\nArticles not complying with paragraph 1 shall not be placed on the market.\n3.\nShall not be placed on the market if they contain a colouring agent, unless required for fiscal reasons, or perfume, or both, if they:\ncan be used as fuel in decorative oil lamps for supply to the general public, and,\npresent an aspiration hazard and are labelled with R65 or H304,\n4.\nDecorative oil lamps for supply to the general public shall not be placed on the market unless they conform to the European Standard on Decorative oil lamps (EN 14059) adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN).\n5.\nWithout prejudice to the implementation of other Community provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and mixtures, suppliers shall ensure, before the placing on the market, that the following requirements are met:\n(a) lamp oils, labelled with R65 or H304, intended for supply to the general public are visibly, legibly and indelibly marked as follows: “Keep lamps filled with this liquid out of the reach of children”; and, by 1 December 2010, “Just a sip of lamp oil — or even sucking the wick of lamps — may lead to life-threatening lung damage”;\n(b) grill lighter fluids, labelled with R65 or H304, intended for supply to the general public are legibly and indelibly marked by 1 December 2010 as follows: “Just a sip of grill lighter may lead to life threatening lung damage”;\n(c) lamp oils and grill lighters, labelled with R65 or H304, intended for supply to the general public are packaged in black opaque containers not exceeding 1 litre by 1 December 2010.\n6.\nNo later than 1 June 2014, the Commission shall request the European Chemicals Agency to prepare a dossier, in accordance with Article 69 of the present Regulation with a view to ban, if appropriate, grill lighter fluids and fuel for decorative lamps, labelled R65 or H304, intended for supply to the general public.\n7.\nNatural or legal persons placing on the market for the first time lamp oils and grill lighter fluids, labelled with R65 or H304, shall by 1 December 2011, and annually thereafter, provide data on alternatives to lamp oils and grill lighter fluids labelled R65 or H304 to the competent authority in the Member State concerned. Member States shall make those data available to the Commission.\n’\n2.. In Entry 20, the following paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 are added to the second column:\n‘\n4.\nTri-substituted organostannic compounds:\n(a) Tri-substituted organostannic compounds such as tributyltin (TBT) compounds and triphenyltin (TPT) compounds shall not be used after 1 July 2010 in articles where the concentration in the article, or part thereof, is greater than the equivalent of 0,1 % by weight of tin.\n(b) Articles not complying with point (a) shall not be placed on the market after 1 July 2010, except for articles that were already in use in the Community before that date.\n5.\nDibutyltin (DBT) compounds:\n(a) Dibutyltin (DBT) compounds shall not be used after 1 January 2012 in mixtures and articles for supply to the general public where the concentration in the mixture or the article, or part thereof, is greater than the equivalent of 0,1 % by weight of tin.\n(b) Articles and mixtures not complying with point (a) shall not be placed on the market after 1 January 2012, except for articles that were already in use in the Community before that date.\n(c) By way of derogation, points (a) and (b) shall not apply until 1 January 2015 to the following articles and mixtures for supply to the general public:\none-component and two-component room temperature vulcanisation sealants (RTV-1 and RTV-2 sealants) and adhesives,\npaints and coatings containing DBT compounds as catalysts when applied on articles,\nsoft polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles whether by themselves or coextruded with hard PVC,\nfabrics coated with PVC containing DBT compounds as stabilisers when intended for outdoor applications,\noutdoor rainwater pipes, gutters and fittings, as well as covering material for roofing and façades,\n(d) By way of derogation, points (a) and (b) shall not apply to materials and articles regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.\n6.\nDioctyltin (DOT) compound:\n(a) Dioctyltin (DOT) compounds shall not be used after 1 January 2012 in the following articles for supply to, or use by, the general public, where the concentration in the article, or part thereof, is greater than the equivalent of 0,1 % by weight of tin:\ntextile articles intended to come into contact with the skin,\ngloves,\nfootwear or part of footwear intended to come into contact with the skin,\nwall and floor coverings,\nchildcare articles,\nfemale hygiene products,\nnappies,\ntwo-component room temperature vulcanisation moulding kits (RTV-2 moulding kits).\n(b) Articles not complying with point (a) shall not be placed on the market after 1 January 2012, except for articles that were already in use in the Community before that date.\n’\n3.. The following entry 59 is added:\n‘\n59.\nDichloromethane\nCAS No 75-09-2\nEC No: 200-838-9\n1.\nPaint strippers containing dichloromethane in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight shall not be:\n(a) placed on the market for the first time for supply to the general public or to professionals after 6 December 2010;\n(b) placed on the market for supply to the general public or to professionals after 6 December 2011;\n(c) used by professionals after 6 June 2012.\nFor the purposes of this entry:\n(i) “professional” means any natural or legal person, including workers and self-employed workers undertaking paint stripping in the course of their professional activity outside an industrial installation;\n(ii) “industrial installation” means a facility used for paint stripping activities.\n2.\nBy way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may allow on their territories and for certain activities the use, by specifically trained professionals, of paint strippers containing dichloromethane and may allow the placing on the market of such paint strippers for supply to those professionals.\nMember States making use of this derogation shall define appropriate provisions for the protection of the health and safety of those professionals using paint strippers containing dichloromethane and shall inform the Commission thereof.\nThose provisions shall include a requirement that a professional shall hold a certificate that is accepted by the Member State in which that professional operates, or provide other documentary evidence to that effect, or be otherwise approved by that Member State, so as to demonstrate proper training and competence to safely use paint strippers containing dichloromethane.\nThe Commission shall prepare a list of the Member States which have made use of the derogation in this paragraph and make it publicly available over the Internet.\n3.\nA professional benefiting from the derogation referred to in paragraph 2 shall operate only in Member States which have made use of that derogation. The training referred to in paragraph 2 shall cover as a minimum:\n(a) awareness, evaluation and management of risks to health, including information on existing substitutes or processes, which under their conditions of use are less hazardous to the health and safety of workers;\n(b) use of adequate ventilation;\n(c) use of appropriate personal protective equipment that complies with Directive 89/686/EEC.\nEmployers and self-employed workers shall preferably replace dichloromethane with a chemical agent or process which, under its conditions of use, presents no risk, or a lower risk, to the health and safety of workers.\nProfessional shall apply all relevant safety measures in practice, including the use of personal protective equipment.\n4.\nWithout prejudice to other Community legislation on workers protection, paint strippers containing dichloromethane in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight may be used in industrial installations only if the following minimum conditions are met:\n(a) effective ventilation in all processing areas, in particular for the wet processing and the drying of stripped articles: local exhaust ventilation at strip tanks supplemented by forced ventilation in those areas, so as to minimise exposure and to ensure compliance, where technically feasible, with relevant occupational exposure limits;\n(b) measures to minimise evaporation from strip tanks comprising: lids for covering strip tanks except during loading and unloading; suitable loading and unloading arrangements for strip tanks; and wash tanks with water or brine to remove excess solvent after unloading;\n(c) measures for the safe handling of dichloromethane in strip tanks comprising: pumps and pipework for transferring paint stripper to and from strip tanks; and suitable arrangements for safe cleaning of tanks and removal of sludge;\n(d) personal protective equipment that complies with Directive 89/686/EEC comprising: suitable protective gloves, safety goggles and protective clothing; and appropriate respiratory protective equipment where compliance with relevant occupational exposure limits cannot be otherwise achieved;\n(e) adequate information, instruction and training for operators in the use of such equipment.\n5.\nWithout prejudice to other Community provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, by 6 December 2011 paint strippers containing dichloromethane in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight shall be visibly, legibly and indelibly marked as follows:\n“Restricted to industrial use and to professionals approved in certain EU Member States — verify where use is allowed.”\n’",
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