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Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/217 of 16 February 2016 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards cadmium (Text with EEA relevance)
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Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX In column 2 of entry 23 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Cadmium CAS No 7440-43-9 EC No 231-152-8 and its compounds 2. Shall not be used or placed on the market in paints with codes [3208 ] [3209 ] in a concentration (expressed as Cd metal) equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight. For paints with codes [3208 ] [3209 ] with a zinc content exceeding 10 % by weight of the paint, the concentration of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) shall not be equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight. Painted articles shall not be placed on the market if the concentration of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) is equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight of the paint on the painted article.’
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