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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1880/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1880",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1880 of 30 November 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 3199/93 on the mutual recognition of procedures for the complete denaturing of alcohol for the purposes of exemption from excise duty",
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  "text": "‘ANNEX\nList of products with their Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number authorised for the complete denaturing of alcohol.\nAcetone\nCAS: 67-64-1\nDenatonium benzoate\nCAS: 3734-33-6\nEthanol\nCAS: 64-17-5\nEthyl tert-butyl ether\nCAS: 637-92-3\nFluorescein\nCAS: 2321-07-5\nGasoline (including unleaded gasoline)\nCAS: 86290-81-5\nIsopropyl alcohol\nCAS: 67-63-0\nKerosene\nCAS: 8008-20-6\nLamp oil\nCAS: 64742-47-8 and 64742-48-9\nMethanol\nCAS: 67-56-1\nMethyl ethyl ketone (2-butanone)\nCAS: 78-93-3\nMethyl isobutyl ketone\nCAS: 108-10-1\nMethylene blue (52015)\nCAS: 61-73-4\nSolvent naphtha\nCAS: 92062-36-7\nSpirits of turpentine\nCAS: 8006-64-2\nTechnical petrol\nCAS: 92045-57-3\nThe term “absolute ethanol” in this Annex has the same meaning as the term “absolute alcohol” used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.\nIn all Member States, any dye may be added to the denatured alcohol to give it a characteristic colour, making it immediately identifiable.\nI.\nThe common denaturing procedure for completely denatured alcohol employed in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland:\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol:\n1,0 litre isopropyl alcohol,\n1,0 litre methyl ethyl ketone,\n1,0 gram denatonium benzoate.\nII.\nAn increased concentration of the common denaturing procedure for completely denatured alcohol, employed in the following Member States:\nThe United Kingdom.\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol:\n3,0 litres isopropyl alcohol,\n3,0 litres methyl ethyl ketone,\n1,0 gram denatonium benzoate.\nCroatia\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol:\nA minimum of:\n1,0 litre isopropyl alcohol,\n1,0 litre methyl ethyl ketone,\n1,0 gram denatonium benzoate.\nSweden\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol:\n1,0 litre isopropyl alcohol,\n2,0 litres methyl ethyl ketone,\n1,0 gram denatonium benzoate.\nIII.\nAdditional denaturing procedures for completely denatured alcohol employed in certain Member States:\nCzech Republic\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol:\n0,4 litre solvent naphtha,\n0,2 litre kerosene,\n0,1 litre technical petrol.\nGreece\nOnly low quality alcohol (heads and tails from distillation), with an alcoholic strength of at least 93 % volume and not exceeding 96 % volume can be denatured.\nPer hectolitre of hydrated alcohol of 93 % volume, the following substances are added:\n2,0 litres methanol,\n1,0 litre spirit of turpentine,\n0,50 litre lamp oil,\n0,40 gram methylene blue.\nAt a temperature of 20 °C, the end product will reach, in its unaltered state, 93 % volume.\nFinland – authorised until 31.12.2018\nPer hectolitre of absolute ethanol any of the following formulations:\n1.. 2,0 litres methyl ethyl ketone,\n3,0 litres methyl isobutyl ketone.\n2.. 2,0 litres acetone,\n3,0 litres methyl isobutyl ketone.’.",
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