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White mineral oil (petroleum)

A highly refined petroleum mineral oil consisting of a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the intensive treatment of a petroleum fraction with sulfuric acid and oleum, or by hydrogenation, or by a combination of hydrogenation and acid treatment. Additional washing and treating steps may be included in the processing operation. It consists of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C50.

EC number: 232-455-8

CAS number: 8042-47-5

Last updated: 03/04/2024
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.

Pesticide Residues Regulation

Annexes II, III, IV, VII - Defined & Temporary Maximum Residue Levels

This list contains the maximum residue level (MRLs) entries as listed in the following annexes of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC: (1) Annex II: Maximum Residue Levels; (2) Annex III: Temporary MRLs; (3) Annex IV: Active Substances for Which No MRLs Are Required; and (4) Annex VII: Active Substance/Product Combinations.

Name CAS Annex No. Product Name Category CodeNumber Category Group/SubGroup CodeNumber Group/SubGroup MRL  
Paraffin oil
8042-47-5
Annex IV
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PPPR - Plant Protection Products Regulation

Annex of Approved Active Substances for Plant Protection Products

This list contains the active substances approved under Regulation 1107/2009/EC, as listed in Regulation 540/2011/EU. The list is separated into five parts: Part A (deemed to have been approved under 1107/2009/EC); Part B (approved under 1107/2009/EC); Part C (basic substances); Part D (low-risk active substances); and Part E (candidates for substitution). Entries include common & IUPAC names, identifiers (e.g., CAS, CIPAC), purity information, and approval and approval expiration dates.

Name CAS Ref No. CIPAC No. Purity Qualifier Expressed As Date of approval Expiration of approval Part Use Notes  
Mineral oil
8042-47-5
295
1 January 2010
15 August 2025
A Active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Only uses as insecticide and acaricide may be authorised
1 Please refer to the original source document (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R0540) and subsequent amendments for applicable additional specific provisions.
59 Purity: European Pharmacopoeia 6.0.
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Statistics on Pesticides Regulation

Statistics on Pesticides Regulation - Annex III Harmonised C&L

This list contains Annex III of Regulation 1185/2009/EC. It provides the substances with harmonised classifications to be covered to produce European statistics on the sales and use of pesticides.

Name CAS Chemical Class Group Category Code CIPAC Note(s)
White mineral oil (petroleum)
8042-47-5
UNCLASSIFIED INSECTICIDES-ACARICIDES
Insecticides and acaricides
Other insecticides
I99_99_15
898