Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS) REGULATION - SECT 6

Requirement for certain information to be displayed: regulated paints

(1) A manufacturer or an importer of a regulated paint shall disclose in the
Material Safety Data Sheets, trade catalogues, packaging or containers of any
regulated paint manufactured or imported on or after 1 April 2007, the
following information—

   (a)  the type of regulated paint to which the regulated paint belongs;

   (b)  the date of its manufacture; and

   (c)  the volatile organic compound content of the regulated paint in the
        form in which it is supplied in the packaging or container or, if
        dilution with solvent or thinner is necessary before application, the
        volatile organic compound content after dilution as calculated on the
        basis of the dilution ratio recommended on the product.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), the volatile organic compound
content is to be expressed in grams per litre of coating or material as
determined under Part 5 of Schedule 1.