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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 26.02.04.04" title_num="26" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="04" heading="Labeling Standards for Mercury-Added Products.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A mercury-added product required to be labeled under Regulation .03B of this chapter shall either:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have a label that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Clearly informs the purchaser or consumer that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Mercury is present in the product; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The product shall be managed in accordance with federal and State environmental laws to minimize the release of mercury to the environment; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Meets another state's label requirements for mercury-added products; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Satisfy the conditions for an exemption under §B(2)(a) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Label Standards.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The text of a label required under §A(1)(a) of this regulation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shall be legible and clearly presented;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May be any single, clear, easy-to-read type style;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Shall have not more than 39 characters per inch;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Shall have at least 0.5 point leading, that is, space between 2 lines of text;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>May not have letters that touch; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Shall use a type size not smaller than 8-point type for the notice that mercury is present in the product, and not smaller than 6-point type for the remainder of the message.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Location of the Label.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A label required under §A(1)(a) of this regulation shall be affixed on the surface of the mercury-added product, unless:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The physical form of the product prevents it from being directly labeled;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The size of the product's surface is too small to accommodate the label, taking into account other requirements concerning the use of the product's surface, such as other required labels;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Attachment of the label to the surface of the product would interfere with the function of the product; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>The person required to affix the label demonstrates, to the Secretary's satisfaction, that it is not otherwise feasible to affix the label to the surface of the product.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If, as provided in §B(2)(a) of this regulation, the label is not attached to the surface of the mercury-added product, the label shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Attached to packaging of the product that will be seen by the product's purchaser or user; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Provided as a package insert if the label would cover more than 60 percent of the total surface area of the product's packaging available to carry labeling.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Size of the Label. A label under §A(1)(a) of this regulation shall be of sufficient size to present the information required by §A(1)(a) of this regulation while meeting the standards of §B of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Requirements for Additional Labels.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If a label attached to the surface of a mercury-added product is not visible to a prospective purchaser, and the mercury-added product is not contained within another product, a second label meeting the requirements of §§A and B(1) of this regulation shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Attached to packaging of the product that will be seen by the product's purchaser; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Provided as a package insert if the label would cover more than 60 percent of the total surface area of the product's packaging available to carry labeling.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If, as provided in §B(2)(a) of this regulation, the label is not attached to the surface of the mercury-added product, and the mercury-added product is used as a component in the manufacture of another product, the product that contains the mercury-added product as a component shall be labeled in accordance with §A of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>