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Commercial
Information Circulars
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Ref : EIC 230/2/11
29
December 2005
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 550/2005
European
Union (EU)* : Restrictions on the Marketing and Use
of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Extender Oils and Tyres
The
European Parliament and the Council of the EU have adopted a Directive
to control the marketing and use of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in extender oils and tyres. Member States are required to put
the Directive into force with effect from 1 January 2010. Details are
set out in Directive 2005/69/EC (the Directive), a copy
(pdf format) of which is attached to this circular for reference.
DETAILS
- In order to
provide a high level of protection to human health and the environment,
the EU authorities considered it necessary to restrict the marketing
and use of PAH-rich extender oils and blends used as extender oils
for the production of tyres. The Directive covers passenger car tyres,
light and heavy truck tyres, agricultural tyres and motorcycles tyres.
Under the Directive, extender oils may not be placed on the market
and used for the production of tyres or parts of tyres if they contain
more than 1 mg/kg benzo(a)pyrene or more than 10 mg/kg of the sum
of the listed PAHs. Tyres and treads for retreading manufactured after
1 January 2010 may not be placed on the market if they contain extender
oils exceeding the above mentioned limits. By way of derogation, retreaded
tyres if their tread does not contain extender oils exceeding the
limits are exempted from the marketing restrictions.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Sandra SOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The
EU includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.
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Note : While every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot
guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance
placed on the same.
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