# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 02 — Occupational, Industrial, and Residential Hazards

### Chapter 04 — Hazardous Substances

#### Regulation .02 Definitions — Products That Contain Mercury.

*COMAR 26.02.04.02*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Manufacturer” means a person that:

    (a) Produces a product;

    (b) For a multicomponent product, produces or assembles the final product; or

    (c) Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of the United States.

  (2) “Marketer” means a person who manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on a fever thermometer containing mercury.

  (3) “Mercury-added product” means any of the following products if containing elemental mercury or a mercury compound that has been added to the product for any reason:

    (a) Dyes or pigments;

    (b) Electric switches;

    (c) Fluorescent lamps; and

    (d) Thermostats.

  (4) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §11-135, Annotated Code of Maryland.