Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 888 - DESIGNATION OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CHEMICAL CLASS PHTHALATES AS PRIORITY CHEMICALS › Section 096-888-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For terms not defined in this chapter, the definitions found
				  in
Regulation of Chemical Use in Children's Products,
06-096 CMR
				  ch.880(1) apply. The following terms, as used in this chapter, have the
				  following meanings:
A.
Clothing
				and footwear.
"Clothing" means an article of cloth or fiber, woven or
				otherwise assembled, into a material suitable for wearing on the body of a
				child under the age of 12 years, and their component parts; examples include
				but are not limited to sleepwear, pants, shirts, and outerwear such as
				gloves,hats, or raingear. "Footwear" means an article intended to be worn on
				the feet of a child under the age of 12 years, such as shoes or
				slippers.
B.
Craft
				Supplies.
"Craft Supplies" means any art supply sold for the use of a
				child under the age of 12 years for the purpose of making something in a
				carefully skillful way using one's hands.
C.
Building and home maintenance
				products.
"Building and home maintenance products" means a children's
				product used in the construction, repair, or maintenance of the inside of a
				residence, child care facility or school; or such products used for outdoor
				residential use, if a child under 12 years of age may have direct contact with
				the product
D.
Cosmetics and
				personal care products.
"Cosmetics and personal care products" means a
				children's product used on the body of a child under the age of 12 years,
				typically on the skin, eyes, or nails, for the purpose of beautification or
				adornment and a children's product intended to be applied to a child's body for
				hygienic care or treatment (such as skin, hair, eyes, ears, mouth, or nails),
				including but not limited to creams, soaps, oils, bath additives, mouthwash,
				powders, or sprays.
E.
Household and commercial cleaning products.
"Household and commercial
				cleaning products" means soaps, detergents and other children's products
				designed for fabric care, dish and other ware washing or surface cleaning in a
				residence, child care facility or school.
F.
Household furniture and
				furnishings.
"Household furniture and furnishings" means children's
				products that are large, movable products used to make a space livable,
				including but not limited to beds, mattresses, couches, tables, desks, chairs,
				and storage units,andother children's products intended for use as decorative
				accessories for a house or room, including but not limited to bedding,
				textiles, clocks, ornaments, pictures, mirrors and frames.
G.
Personal accessories and
				jewelry.
"Personal accessories and jewelry" means children's products
				worn on a child under the age of 12 years for the purpose of emphasizing a
				style,including decorative objects or ornament worn for adornment, such as a
				necklace, bracelet, earrings, or rings.
H.
Regulated Phthalates.
For the
				purposes of this chapter, "regulated phthalates" means any one of the
				following: di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), with a CAS number of 117-81-7;
				dibutyl phthalate (DBP), with a CAS number of 84-74-2; benzyl butyl phthalate
				(BBP), with a CAS number of 85-68-7; and diethyl phthalate (DEP), with a CAS
				number of 84-66-2.
For the definition of "children's product" see Toxic
					 Chemicals in Children's Products,
					  38
					 M.R.S.A.§1691(7) or
					 Department rule, 06-096 CMR ch. 880(1)(G).