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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/NZL/130

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Cutting lead levels in paints: proposed amendments to group standards.

Objective

Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Product Covered

Paint products, including under HS heading 3208 and 3209Graphic materials, including under HS heading 9608 and 9609

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HSCODE

3208 - Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. solutions of collodion); 3209 - Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

ICSCODE

87.040 - Paints and varnishes

Keywords

Human health

Specific Regions

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reduce lead levels permitted in paints by amending the following group standards: Surface Coating and Colourants; Aerosols; Corrosion Inhibitors; and Graphic Materials.The proposals include amendments to: Limit lead in paints covered by the Surface Coatings and Colourants Group Standards and Aerosols Group Standards to 90 ppmAdd lead limits to the Corrosion Inhibitors Group StandardsRequire evidence of compliance with lead levels where relevantUpdate element migration limits in graphic materialsUpdate references in the Surface Coatings and Colourants, the Aerosols, and the Graphic Materials Group Standards to the 2021 AS/NZA standard Amend group standards so all graphic materials marketed to children are only covered by the Graphic Materials Group StandardRemove the notification requirement from the Graphic Materials Group Standard.Products that do not meet the requirements of the amendments are to be disposed of 6 months after commencement

Notified Document

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EN:File here

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