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Cadmium restriction under REACH was amended

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2016-02-22

导读：On 17 February 2016, the Official Journal of the

On 17 February 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2016/217 to amend cadmium restriction under REACH. The amendment aims to extend the existing restriction to the placing on the market of such paints containing cadmium over a concentration of 0.01% by weight.

The original restriction under REACH only prohibits the use of cadmium and cadmium compounds in paints with codes [3208] [3209]. However, the amendment introduces a concentration limit of 0.01% to ensure the unintended presence of cadmium in paints as an impurity below that limit will not result in contravention of the restriction, which may therefore violate against the restriction under REACH.

In column 2 of entry 23 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Note1: Customs Code [3208] herein refers to paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 toChapter 32 of Explanatory Notes to the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System.

Note2: Customs Code [3209] refers to paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.

Links：http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0217&from=EN