NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6
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If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): |
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Agency responsible:State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.) Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: |
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: |
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Woodenware Coatings; 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 to this Chapter (HS 3208); Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040) |
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Standard of the P.R.C., Limit of Harmful Substances of Woodenware Coatings (14 page(s), in Chinese) |
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Description of content: The standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, package and label for substances that are harmful to the human body and the environment in various woodenware coatings. In this standard, limitation requirements are put forward for the following harmful substances: volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde，total lead, soluble heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Hg) , sum of glycol ethers and esters，four kinds of derivatives of benzene，sum of free diisocyanates, methanol, sum of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, sum of halohydrocarbons, sum of phthalate esters, sum of alkylphenol polyethoxylates. |
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements |
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Proposed date of adoption:To be determined Proposed date of entry into force:6 months after adoption |
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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification |
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Texts available from:National enquiry point[X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: WTO/TBT National Notification and Enquiry Center of the People's Republic of China https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/CHN/19_5662_00_x.pdf |