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Substance Regulatory Obligations

OBL

Total lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium in any package or packaging component

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Last updated: 06/08/2021
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ECHA Legislation Regulatory Obligations

Regulatory obligations may exist for this substance under the legislations under ECHA’s remit or for which ECHA has delegated tasks (i.e. REACH, CLP, BPR, PIC, CAD / CMD, WFD, and POPs). Please check the substance Infocard.

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Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Packaging Waste Directive - Heavy Metals Concentration Level

RESTRICTION

This list contains heavy metals subject to use restrictions under Article 11 of the EU Packaging Directive. The concentration of these heavy metals in packaging may not exceed the stated levels. The levels are differentiated between packaging made of glass and other materials.

Name CAS Limit Expressed As  
Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium
100 ppm
As the sum of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium
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