Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 527 of 2004)

B 8945 L.N. 527 of 2004 PRODUCT SAFETY ACT (ACT NO. V OF 2001) Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 of the Product Safety Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications has, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, made the following regulations> 1. The title of these regulations is the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004, and they shall be read and construed as one with the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Restrictions) Regulations, 2003 hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. 2. The First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be amended as follows>– (a) in point 28, Nickel, for paragraph 1 in the second column there shall be substituted the following> “(1) as from the 1st September, 2005, in all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced ears and other pierced parts of the human body unless the rate of nickel release from such post assemblies is less than 0.2 µg#cm2#week (migration limit)> Provided that the provisions of point 28 hereof shall continue to apply until the 1st September 2005<” (b) in point 44, Azocolourants, for paragraph 1 in the second column there shall be substituted the following> Citation. L.N. 346 of 2003. Amends the First Schedule to the principal regulations. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,699, 28 ta’ Diçembru, 2004 Taqsima B –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– B 8946 “1. Azodyes which, by reductive cleavage of one or more azo groups, may release one or more of the aromatic amines listed in the Second Schedule hereof, in detectable concentrations, i.e. above 30 ppm in the finished articles or in the dyed parts thereof, according to the testing methods listed in that Schedule, may not be used in textile and leather articles which may come into direct and prolonged contact with the human skin or oral cavity, such as> – clothing, bedding, towels, hairpieces, wigs, hats, nappies and other sanitary items, sleeping bags, – footwear, gloves, wristwatch straps, handbags, purses#wallets, briefcases, chair covers, purses worn round the neck, – textile or leather toys and toys which include textile or leather garments, – yarn and fabrics intended for use by the final consumer.”< and (c) in the second column of point 45, entitled diphenylether, pentabromo derivative C12H5Br5O, there shall be added after paragraph 2 thereof the following new paragraph 3> “3. By way of derogation, until the 31st March, 2006 paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof shall not apply to aircraft emergency evacuation systems.” 3. The following table shall be added immediately at the end of the Second Schedule to the principal regulations> Amends the Second Schedule to the principal regulations. B 8947 “List of testing methods European Reference and title Reference Reference of the Standardisation of the standard document superseded Organization standard (1) CEN Leather - Chemical tests – CEN ISO#TS None Determination of certain 17234>2003 azo colourants in dyed leathers CEN Textiles – Methods for EN 14362-1>2003 None the determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants – Part 1> Detection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible without extraction CEN Textiles – Methods for EN 14362-2>2003 None determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colourants – Part 2> Detection of the use of certain azo colourants accessible by extracting the fibres”. 1 ESO> European Standardisation Organisations> CEN> rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Bruxelles< tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax> (32-2) 550 08 19. http>##www.cenorm.be CENELEC> rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Bruxelles< tel (32-2) 519 68 71, fax> (32-2) 519 69 19. http>##www.cenelec.org ETSI> 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis< tel. (33) 492 94 42 00, fax> (33) 493 65 47 16. http>##www.etsi.org” Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz 8ç – Price 8c