China published national standard limit of harmful substances of industrial protective coatings

State Administration for Market Regulation  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 enviroment in various industrial protective coatings. In this standard, limitation requirements are put forward for the following harmful substances: volatile organic compounds (VOC), two  kinds of derivatives of benzene (benzene and toluene), sum of halohydrocarbons, methanol, sum of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons，sum of glycol ethers and esters, four kinds of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr6+, Hg) .

Products covered: Industrial Protective 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; Paints and varnishes (ICS 87.040)

HS Code: 3208

Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months after adoption

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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