Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS) REGULATION - SECT 7

Requirement of product notification: regulated paints

(1) If any regulated paint is manufactured or imported on or after 1 April
2007, the manufacturer or importer of the paint shall, prior to the sale or
use of the paint in Hong Kong, give the Authority the following information in
writing in respect of the paint—

   (a)  the name of the manufacturer or importer of the regulated paint;

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

   (c)  the brand and full name of the regulated paint;

   (d)  the volume or weight in which the regulated paint is sold;

   (e)  when dilution of the regulated paint with solvent or thinner is
        necessary before application, the brand and full name of the diluent
        to be used and its specific gravity;

   (f)  the volatile organic compound content of any colourant added to the
        tint base of the regulated paint, expressed in grams per litre of
        coating or material less water and less exempt compounds within the
        meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 1; and

   (g)  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)(g), 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.

(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the information referred to in subsection (1)
is not required to be given in the case of a change of packaging or product
formulation that has no effect on the volatile organic compound content of the
regulated paint.