STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 165 of 2010 ———————— EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM ORGANIC SOLVENTS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010
Source: Iris Oifigiúl Edition No. 35 2010-05-04 00627-00627

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Organic Solvents (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
(2) The Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Organic Solvents Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 543 of 2002 ) shall be construed together with these Regulations as one and may be collectively cited as the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Organic Solvents Regulations 2002 to 2010.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into effect on 19 April 2010 except for the provisions of Regulation 4(2) which will come into effect from 1 December, 2010 and the provisions of Regulations 4(3), 5(2) and 6 which will come into effect from 1 June 2015.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule, Part, Article, or Regulation which is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule, Part, Article, or Regulation of these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations—
(3) (a) “Preparation” and “Preparations” have the meaning applied by Articles 3 and 6 of Council Directive 2008/112/EC.
(b) “Mixture” and “Mixtures” have the meaning applied by Articles 3 and 6 of Council Directive 2008/112/EC.
(4) A letter, word, phrase or symbol used in these Regulations and which is also used in the Directive has the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Directive.
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paragraphs: (1) Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “mixture” for “preparation” and “mixtures” for “preparations”.
(2) The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Regulation 8 the following:
“Hazard Statements and Risk Phrases
8. Any substances or mixtures which, because of their content of VOCs classified as carcinogens, mutagens or toxic to reproduction under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures 1 are assigned or need to carry the hazard statements H340, H350, H350i, H360D or H360F or the risk phrases R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61 shall be replaced, as far as possible and, taking into account Regulation 20(1)(b), by less harmful substances or mixtures.”
(3) The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Regulation 8 the following:
“Hazard Statements
8. Any substances or mixtures which, because of their content of VOCs classified as carcinogens, mutagens or toxic to reproduction under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures 2 are assigned or need to carry the hazard statements H340, H350, H350i, H360D or H360F shall be replaced, as far as possible and, taking into account Regulation 20(1)(b), by less harmful substances or mixtures.”
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paragraphs: (1) Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “the risk phrases R40 or R68” for “the risk phrase R40” and substituting “the labelling R40 or R68” for “the labelling R40”.
(2) Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “the hazard statements H341 or H351” for “the risk phrases R40 or R68” and “the hazard statements H341 or H351” for “the labelling R40 or R68”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “hazard statements” for “risk phrases”.
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paragraphs: Regulations 14(a) and 14(b) of the Principal Regulations are amended by substituting “mixtures” for “preparations”.