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Regulation 2(f)

SCHEDULE 1

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ItemPM/REF No.CAS No.NameRestrictions
8A.10750002495-35-4Acrylic acid, benzyl ester
17A.11890002499-59-4Acrylic acid, n-octyl ester
66A.15095000334-48-5Decanoic acid
70A.15565000106-46-71, 4-DichlorobenzeneThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 12 mg/kg.
72A.15790000111-40-0DiethylenetriamineThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
72B.15820000345-92-64, 4' DifluorobenzophenoneThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg.
91A.17160000097-53-0EugenolThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.01 mg/kg.
110A.19210001459-93-4Isophthalic acid, dimethyl esterThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg.
116A.20080002495-37-6Methacrylic acid, benzyl ester
124A.21280002177-70-0Methacrylic acid, phenyl ester
131A.22390000840-65-32, 6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl esterThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg.
162A.24057000089-32-7Pyromellitic anhydrideThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg (expressed as pyromellitic acid).
172A.24475001313-82-2Sodium sulphide
174A.24540009005-25-8Starch, edible
180A.24888003965-55-75-Sulphoisophthalic acid, monosodium salt, dimethyl esterThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg.
181A.24940000100-20-9Terephthalic acid dichlorideThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 7.5 mg/kg (expressed as total of moiety or a terephthalic acid).
183A.25120000116-14-3TetrafluoroethyleneThe specific migration of this substance shall not exceed 0.05 mg/kg.

Regulation 2(h)

SCHEDULE 2

“SECTION BMonomers authorised up to the end of 1996

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ItemPM/REF No.CAS No.NameRestrictions
1.As item 62000542-02-9Acetoguanamine
2.10160002206-94-2alpha-Acetoxystyrene
3.10162010521-96-7beta-Acetoxystyrene
4.10480Acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic, saturated (C2-C24)
5.10510Acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic, unsaturated (C3-C24)
6.10599/70Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18)
7.10599/90A061788-89-4Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, distilled
8.10599/91061788-89-4Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, non-distilled
9.10599/92A068783-41-5Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled
10.10599/93068783-41-5Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, non-distilled
11.10660015214-89-8Acrylamidomethyl-propanesulphonic acid
12.10930003066-71-5Acrylic acid, cyclohexyl ester
13.11000050976-02-8Acrylic acid, dicyclo-pentadienyl ester
14.11050001070-70-8Acrylic acid, diester with butan-1,4-diol
15.11180017831-71-9Acrylic acid, diester with tetraethyleneglycol
16.11195068901-05-3Acrylic acid, diester with tripropyleneglycol
17.11245002156-97-0Acrylic acid, dodecyl ester
18.11500000103-11-7Acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
19.11520002918-23-2Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxy-isopropyl ester (=acrylic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl ester)
20.11530000999-61-1Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxy-propyl ester
21.11560005888-33-5Acrylic acid, isobornyl ester
22.11620001330-61-6Acrylic acid, isodecyl ester
23.11650029590-42-9Acrylic acid, isooctyl ester
24.11695003121-61-7Acrylic acid, 2-methoxy-ethyl ester
25.11740010095-13-3Acrylic acid, monoester with butan-1,3-diol
26.11770002478-10-6Acrylic acid, monoester with butan-1,4-diol
27.11800013533-05-6Acrylic acid, monoester with diethyleneglycol
28.12010040074-09-7Acrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester
29.12040039121-78-3Acrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester
30.12055094160-26-6Acrylic acid, triester with glycerol tris(2-hydroxypropyl) ether
31.12062075577-70-7Acrylic acid, triester with 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane tris(2-hydroxyethyl) ether
32.12160002998-04-1Adipic acid, diallyl ester
33.12190000105-97-5Adipic acid, didecyl ester
34.12220027178-16-1Adipic acid, diisodecyl ester
35.12250000123-79-5Adipic acid, dioctyl ester
36.12265004074-90-2Adipic acid, divinyl ester
37.12370Alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, secondary or tertiary (C4-C22)
38.12610000107-18-6Allyl alcohol
39.12700000150-13-0p-Aminobenzoic acid
40.12790000080-46-6P-tert.-Amylphenol
41.12850029602-44-6Azelaic acid, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ester
42.12910001732-10-1Azelaic acid, dimethyl ester
43.As item 155000528-44-91,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid
44.13060004422-95-11,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid trichlorideAs item 155
45.As item 63000091-76-9Benzoguanamine
46.13328000104-38-1Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether of hydroquinone
47.As item 71000080-09-1Bisphenol S
48.13660000584-03-2Butan-1,2-diol
49.13720000110-63-4Butan-1,4-diol
50.13750000513-85-9Butan-2,3-diol
51.13780002425-79-8Butan-1,-diol bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) etherThe quantity in the finished plastic material or article of any substance within, or any combination of substances within, items 51 and 115 (and 16 and 20 of section D) shall not exceed 5 mg/kg (expressed as epoxy)
52.13810000505-65-7Butan-1,4-diol formal
53.13932000598-32-3But-3-en-2-ol
54.13960001852-16-0N-(Butoxymethyl)-acrylamide
55.14020000098-54-44-tert.-Butylphenol
56.14260000502-44-3Caprolactone
57.As item 101, Section A000115-28-6Chlorendic acidAs item 101, Section A.
58.14800003724-65-0Crotonic acid
59.15020002182-05-0Cyclohexyl vinyl ether
60.15070001647-16-1Dec-1,9-diene
61.15130000872-05-9Dec-1-ene
62.15280000542-02-92,4-Diamino-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine
63.15310000091-76-92,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5,-triazine
64.15340000109-76-21,3-Diaminopropane
65.15370003236-53-11,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane
66.15400003236-54-21,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane
67.15490002215-89-64,4'-Dicarboxydiphenyl ether
68.15580001653-19-62,3-Dichlorobuta-1,3-diene
69.15610000080-07-94,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulphone
70.15730000077-73-6Dicyclopentadiene
71.16090000080-09-14,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone
72.16210006864-37-53,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diamino-dicyclohexylmethane
73.16270000526-75-02,3-Dimethylphenol
74.16300000105-67-92,4-Dimethylphenol
75.16330000095-87-42,5-Dimethylphenol
76.16360000576-26-12,6-Dimethylphenol
77.16390000126-30-72,2-Dimethylpropan-1,3-diol
78.16450000646-06-01,3-Dioxolane
79.16540000102-09-0Diphenyl carbonate
80.16690001321-74-0Divinylbenzene
81.16697000693-23-2Dodecanedioic acid
82.17040000149-57-52-Ethylhexanoic acid
83.17050000104-76-72-Ethylhexan-1-ol
84.17110016219-75-35-Ethylidenebicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
85.17350000105-75-9Fumaric acid, dibutyl ester
86.18220068564-88-5N-Heptylaminoundecanoic acid
87.18370000592-45-0Hexa-1,4-diene
88.18400000592-42-7Hexa-1,5-diene
89.18441000085-42-7Hexahydrophthalic anhydride
90.18700000629-11-8Hexan-1,6-diol
91.18820000592-41-6Hex-1-ene
92.18905002628-17-34-Hydroxystyrene
93.18970000078-83-1Isobutanol
94.19030016669-59-3N-(Isobutoxymethyl)-acrylamide
95.19060000109-53-5Isobutyl vinyl ether
96.19090000078-84-2Isobutyraldehyde
97.19120025339-17-7Isodecanol
98.19130026896-18-4Isononanoic acid
99.19150000121-91-5Isophthalic acid
100.19180000099-63-8Isophthalic acid dichloride
101.As item 123000078-79-5Isoprene
102.19270000097-65-4Itaconic acid
103.19490000947-04-6Laurolactam
104.19570000999-21-3Maleic acid, diallyl ester
105.19600000105-76-0Maleic acid, dibutyl ester
106.19936007423-42-9Maleic acid, mono(2-ethylhexyl) ester
107.19990000079-39-0Methacrylamide
108.20050000096-05-9Methacrylic acid, allyl ester
109.20260000101-43-9Methacrylic acid, cyclohexyl ester
110.20380001189-08-8Methacrylic acid, diester with butan-1,3-diol
111.20410002082-81-7Methacrylic acid, diester with butan-1,4-diol
112.20440000097-90-5Methacrylic acid, diester with ethyleneglycol
113.20470025852-47-5Methacrylic acid, diester with polyethyleneglycol
114.20530002867-47-2Methacrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl ester
115.20590000106-91-2Methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl esterAs item 51.
116.20740039670-09-2Methacrylic acid, ester with ethoxytriethyleneglycol
117.20950000923-26-2Methacrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester
118.21115000816-74-0Methacrylic acid, methallyl ester
119.21220032360-05-7Methacrylic acid, octadecyl ester
120.21370010595-80-9Methacrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester
121.21400054276–35–6Methacrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester
122.21520001561–92–8Methallylsulphonic acid, sodium saltThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
123.21640000078–79–52-Methylbut-1,3-diene
124.21730000563–45–13-Methylbut-1-ene
125.21760000694–91–75-Methylenebicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-2-ene
126.As item 52000505–65–71,4-(Methylene-dioxy)butane
127.21837001116–90–14-methylhex-1,4-dieneThe specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg).
128.21970000923–02–4N-Methylolmethacrylamide
129.22210000098–83–9alpha-Methylstyrene
130.22240000622–97–9p-Methylstyrene
131.22270000107–25–5Methyl vinyl ether
132.22360001141–38–42,6-Naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid
133.As item 77000126–30–7Neopentylglycol
134.22428051000–52–3Neodecanoic acid, vinyl ester
135.22540000104–40–54-Nonylphenol
136.13180 (also used for bicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene)000498–66–8NorborneneAs item 39 on Part I Section C.
137.22585003710–30–3Octa-1,7-diene
138.22720000140–66–94-tert.-Octylphenol
139.22900000109–67–1Pent-1-ene
140.22932001187–93–5Perfluoromethyl perfluorovinyl ether
141.22937001623–05–8Perfluoropropyl perfluorovinyl ether
142.23530025190–06–1Poly(1,4-butyleneglycol) (molecular weight greater than 1000)
143.23770000504–63–2Propan-1,3-diol
144.23920000105–38–4Propionic acid, vinyl ester
145.24370000106–79–6Sebacic acid, dimethyl ester
146.24560000111–63–7Stearic acid, vinyl ester
147.24760026914–43–2Styrenesulphonic acid
148.25030016646–44–9Tetra(allyloxy)ethane
149.25161000085–43–81,2,3,6-Tetrahydrophthalic anhydride
150.25300000088–19–7o-Toluenesulphonamide
151.25380Trialkyl(C5-C15) acetic acid, vinyl ester (=vinyl versatate)
152.25390000101–37–1Triallyl cyanurate
153.25450026896–48–0Tricyclodecanedimethanol
154.25480000102–71–6Triethanolamine
155.25540000528–44–9Trimellitic acidThe quantity of this substance alone or together with item 156 in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
156.25550000552–30–7Trimellitic anhydrideThe quantity of this substance alone or together with item 155 in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg (expressed as trimellitic acid).
157.25810015625–89–51,1,1-Trimethylolpropane triacrylate
158.25840003290–92–41,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate
159.25900000110–88–3Trioxane
160.As item 154000102–71–6Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine
161.26140000075-38-7Vinylidene fluorideThe specific migration of this substance shall be not detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg).
162.26170003195-78-6N-Vinyl-N-methyl-acetamideThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
163.26230000088-12-0Vinylpyrrolidone
164.26290025013-15-4Vinyltoluene
165.As item 130000622-97-9p-Vinyltoluene
166.26320002768-02-7VinyltrimethoxysilaneThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
167.As item 74000105-67-9m-Xylenol
168.As item 73000526-75-0o-Xylenol
169.As item 75000095-87-4p-Xylenol

Regulation 2(i)

SCHEDULE 3

“SECTION DMonomers authorised until 1st April 1996

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ItemPM/REF No.CAS No.NameRestrictions
1.10599/90061788-89-4Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers
2.10599/92068783-41-5Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated
3.10600Acids, linear, with an even number of carbon atoms (C8-C22), and the dimers and trimers of the unsaturated acids
4.10720000999-55-3Acrylic acid, allyl ester
5.10775084100-23-2Acrylic acid, 4-tert. butylcyclohexyl ester
6.10990002156-96-9Acrylic acid, decyl ester
7.11005012542-30-2Acrylic acid, dicyclopentenyl ester
8.11010024447-78-7Acrylic acid, diester with 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane bis (2-hydroxyethyl) ether
9.11020019485-03-1Acrylic acid, diester with butan-1,3-diol
10.11080004074-88-8Acrylic acid, diester with diethyleneglycol
11.11110002274-11-5Acrylic acid, diester with ethyleneglycol
12.11140013048-33-4Acrylic acid, diester with hexan-1,6-diol
13.11170026570-48-9Acrylic acid, diester with polyethyleneglycol
14.11200002426-54-2Acrylic acid, 2-(diethylamino) ethyl ester
15.11230002439-35-2Acrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl ester
16.11260000106-90-1Acrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl esterThe quantity in the finished plastic material or article of any substance within, or any combination of substances within, items 16 and 20 (and 51 and 115 of Section B) shall not exceed 5 mg/kg (expressed as epoxy).
17.11532002761-08-2Acrylic acid, 3-hydroxypropyl ester
18.11860Acrylic acid, monoester with propyleneglycol
19.11875004813-57-4Acrylic acid, octadecyl ester
20.12640000106-92-3Allyl 2,3-epoxypropyl etherAs item 16.
21.13210001761-71-3Bis (4-aminocyclohexyl) methane
22.14008000098-52-24-tert.-Butylcyclohexanol
23.14035001746-23-24-tert.-Butylstryrene
24.14560000126-99-82-Chlorobutan-1,3-diene
25.14650000079-38-9ChlorotrifluoroethyleneThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
26.14833000623-43-8Crotonic acid, methyl ester
27.14980001631-25-0N-CyclohexylmaleimideThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
28.15030000931-88-4Cyclooctene
29.15060000142-29-0Cyclopentene
30.15260000646-25-31, 10-Diaminodecane
31.15270002783-17-71, 12-Diaminododecane
32.15295000373-44-41, 8-Diaminooctane
33.16120000110-97-4Diisopropanolamine
34.16180005205-93-6N-(Dimethylaminopropyl) methacrylamide
35.16252000110-03-22, 5-Dimethylhexan-2, 5-diol
36.16510000138-86-3Dipentene
37.16719003813-52-3Endomethylene tetrahydrophthalic acid
38.16900013036-41-4N- (Ethoxymethyl) − acrylamide
39.17116005877-42-94-Ethyloct-l-yn-3-ol
40.17150000078-27-31-Ethynylcyclohexanol
41.17305000141-02-6Fumaric acid, bis (2-ethylhexyl ester)
42.17320002807-54-7Fumaric acid, diallyl ester
43.17380000623-91-6Fumaric acid, diethyl ester
44.17398007283-68-3Fumaric acid, dioctadecyl ester
45.17800Glucosides obtained from glucose and pentaerythritol
46.17830Glucosides obtained from glucose and polyethyleneglycol (molecular weight greater than 200)
47.17860Glucosides obtained from glucose and polypropyleneglycol (molecular weight greater than 400)
48.18436001687-30-5Hexahydrophthalic acid
49.18490015511-81-6Hexamethylenediamine adipate
50.18610006422-99-7Hexamethylenediamine sebacate
51.18850000107-41-5Hexyleneglycol
52.18865003031-66-1Hex-3-yn-2,5-diol
53.19140026952-21-6Isooctanol
54.19480002146-71-6Lauric acid, vinyl ester
55.19660000141-05-9Maleic acid, diethyl ester
56.19690014234-82-3Maleic acid, diisobutyl ester
57.19720001330-76-3Maleic acid, diisooctyl ester
58.19750000624-48-6Maleic acid, dimethyl ester
59.19915000925-21-3Maleic acid, monobutyl ester
60.20095046729-07-1Methacrylic acid, 4-tert.-butylcyclohexyl ester
61.20200001888-94-4Methacrylic acid, 2-chloroethyl ester
62.20320003179-47-3Methacrylic acid, decyl ester
63.20455006606-59-3Methacrylic acid, diester with hexan-1, 6-diol
64.20560000142-90-5Methacrylic acid, dodecyl ester
65.20830Methacrylic acid, esters with propan-1, 2-diol
66.20920000688-84-6Methacrylic acid, 2- ethylhexyl ester
67.20945004664-49-7Methacrylic acid, 2-hydroxyisopropyl ester (=methacrylic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl ester)
68.20965002761-09-3Methacrylic acid, 3-hydroxypropyl ester
69.20980007534-94-3Methacrylic acid, isobornyl ester
70.21040029964-84-9Methacrylic acid, isodecyl ester
71.21070028675-80-1Methacrylic acid, isooctyl ester
72.21170000997-46-6Methacrylic acid, monoester with butan-1, 4-diol
73.21250002157-01-9Methacrylic acid, n-octyl ester
74.21430004245-37-8Methacrylic acid, vinyl ester
75.21670000563-46-22-Methylbut-l-ene
76.21733000115-19-52-Methylbut-3-yn-2-ol
77.21736002549-61-3alpha-Methyl-epsilon-caprolactone
78.21739002549-60-2beta-Methyl-epsilon-caprolactone
79.21742002549-58-8delta-Methyl-epsilon-caprolactone
80.21745002549-59-9epsilon-Methyl-epsilon-caprolactone
81.21748002549-42-0gamma-Methyl-epsilon-caprolactone
82.21850000095-71-6Methylhydroquinone
83.21880000717-27-1Methylhydroquinone diacetate
84.22465000112-05-0Nonanoic acid
85.22690001806-26-44-Octylphenol
86.22811000591-93-5Pent-1, 4-diene
87.22842002590-16-1Pentaerythritol diallyl ether
88.22858005343-92-0Pentan-1, 2-diol
89.22861000111-29-5Pentan-1, 5-diol
90.22901000109-68-2Pent-2-ene
91.22935003823-94-7Perfluoromethyl vinyl ether
92.22940006996-01-0Perfluoropropyl vinyl ether
93.23140000092-69-34-Phenylphenol
94.25158000088-98-21, 2, 3, 6-Tetrahydrophthalic acid
95.25630037275-47-11, 1, 1-Trimethylolpropane diacrylate
96.25645000682-09-71, 1, 1-Trimethylolpropane diallyl ether
97.25780025723-16-41, 1, 1-Trimethylolpropane propoxylated
98.25930001067-53-4Tris (2-methoxyethoxy) vinylsilaneThe quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
99.26200002867-48-3N-Vinyl-N-methylformamide
100.26260001184-84-5Vinylsulphonic acid

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 4

TABLE

Conditions of contact in actual useTest conditions
Contact timeTest time
t ≤ 0.5 hour0.5 hour
0.5 hour < t ≤ 1 hour1 hour
1 hour < t ≤ 2 hours2 hours
2 hours < t ≤ 24 hours24 hours
t > 24 hours10 days
Contact temperatureTest temperature
(1)

Use simulant C at reflux temperature.

(2)

Use simulant D at 150° or 175°C, in addition to simulants A, B and C used as appropriate at 100°C or at reflux temperature.

T ≤ 5°C5°C
5°C < T ≤ 20°C20°C
20°C < T ≤ 40°C40°C
40°C < T ≤ 70°C70°C
7°C < T ≤ 100°C100°C or reflux temperature
100°C < T ≤ 121°C121°C(1)
121°C < T ≤ 130°C130°C(1)
130°C < T ≤ 150°C150°C(2)
T > 150°C175°C(2)

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