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EU amends REACH to add new requirement on jewelry |
| Time：2012-12-13 16:59:35 |
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September 19, 2012, EU published a new amendment No. 836/2012 to add lead entry in Annex XVII to control lead level in jewelry coming into the market of EU. If the concentration of lead in jewelry articles or any individual part of them exceeds 500 ppm, they shall not be placed on the market of EU.
According to No. 836/2012, this amendment enters into enforcement beginning from 20 days after the date of its publication on Official Journal. Namely, from 2012 October 9, jewelry articles come into the market of EU shall meet the requirement of this entry.
To give companies time of transition, this amendment shall not apply to jewelry articles placed on the market for the first tome before 9 October 2013 and jewelry articles produced before 10 December 1961.
Lead Entry
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Regulation
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Scope
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Limit
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Effective date
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REACH Annex XVII 63Entry
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1. Kewelry articles (Jewelry, imitation jewelry and hair
accessories)
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500 ppm
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2012-10-9
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Lead and
its compound
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2. Any
individual part (individual component and materials)
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