REACH - New requirement of PAHs goes into effect on Dec 27, 2015-Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.

REACH - New requirement of PAHs goes into effect on Dec 27, 2015

Publisher:Admin Source: Date:2015/10/21

European Commission published amendment Directives on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), entry 50 of annex XVII of REACH on Dec 7, 2013, and this amendment will be effect on Dec 27,2015.

Main change as below:

	Requirement	New requirement
For product and limit	Extender oils shall not be placed on the market, or used for the production of tyres or parts of tyres if they contain listed PAHs: more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) BaP, or, more than 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) of the sum of all listed PAHs.	The following paragraphs are added 1、Articles placed on the market for supply to the general public, Such articles include amongst others: ü sport equipment such as bicycles, golf clubs, racquets ü household utensils, trolleys, walking frames ü tools for domestic use ü clothing, footwear, gloves and sportswear ü watch-straps, wrist-bands, masks, head-bands If contain more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight of this component) of any of the listed PAHs shall not be placed on the market. 1、Toys, including activity toys, and childcare articles, If contain more than 0,5 mg/kg (0,00005 % by weight of this component) of any of the listed PAHs shall not be placed on the market.

Requirement

New requirement

For product and limit

Extender oils shall not be placed on the market, or used for the production of tyres or parts of tyres if they contain listed PAHs:

more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) BaP, or, more than 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) of the sum of all listed PAHs.

The following paragraphs are added

1、Articles placed on the market for supply to the general public,

Such articles include amongst others:

ü sport equipment such as bicycles, golf clubs, racquets

ü household utensils, trolleys, walking frames

ü tools for domestic use

ü clothing, footwear, gloves and sportswear

ü watch-straps, wrist-bands, masks, head-bands

If contain more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight of this component) of any of the listed PAHs shall not be placed on the market.

1、Toys, including activity toys, and childcare articles,

If contain more than 0,5 mg/kg (0,00005 % by weight of this component) of any of the listed PAHs shall not be placed on the market.

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) list:

No	Name of PAHs	CAS No
1	Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)	50-32-8
2	Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP)	192-97-2
3	Benzo[a]anthracene(BaA)	56-55-3
4	Chrysen (CHR)	218-01-9
5	Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA)	205-99-2
6	Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA)	205-82-3
7	Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA)	207-08-9
8	Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (DBAhA)	53-70-3

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