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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 26.11.32.01" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="32" heading="Applicability and Exemptions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Applicability. This chapter applies to a person that sells, supplies, offers for sale, or manufactures consumer products on or after the effective date in Regulation .04B of this chapter, for use in the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Use Outside of the State.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a manufacturer or distributor who sells, supplies, or offers for sale in the State a consumer product that does not comply with the VOC standards specified in Regulation .04B of this chapter if the manufacturer or distributor demonstrates that the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Consumer product is intended for shipment and use outside of the State; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Manufacturer or distributor has taken reasonable prudent precautions to assure that the consumer product is not distributed to or within the State.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The exemption in §B(1) of this regulation does not apply to a person who sells, supplies, or offers for sale a consumer product to a retail outlet in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Antiperspirants and Deodorants.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The medium volatility organic compound (MVOC) content standards specified in Regulation .04B of this chapter for antiperspirants or deodorants do not apply to ethanol.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The requirements of Regulation .04 of this chapter for antiperspirants or deodorants do not apply to VOCs that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Contain more than 10 carbon atoms per molecule and for which the vapor pressure is unknown; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Have a vapor pressure of 2 millimeters of mercury or less at 20°C.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The VOC limits specified in Regulation .04B of this chapter do not apply to colorants up to a combined level of 2 percent by weight contained in any antiperspirant or deodorant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The VOC limits specified in Regulation .04B of this chapter do not apply to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Fragrances up to a combined level of 2 percent by weight contained in a consumer product;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An LVP-VOC, except those contained in a charcoal lighter material subject to the requirements of Regulations .04B and .05 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Air fresheners comprised entirely of fragrance, excluding compounds not defined as VOCs or exempted under §D(2) of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Insecticides containing at least 98 percent paradichlorobenzene;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Until January 1, 2009, solid air fresheners containing at least 98 percent paradichlorobenzene;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Adhesives sold in containers of 1 fluid ounce or less;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Units of product that are not aerosol adhesives and that, less packaging:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Consist of more than 1 gallon of contact adhesive; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Weigh more than 1 pound and consist of more than 16 fluid ounces of the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Sealants and caulking compound;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Construction, panel, and floor covering adhesive; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>General purpose adhesive;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Bait station insecticides; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Fabric protectants that are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Designed for use solely on leather and fabrics that are labeled “for dry cleaning only”; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sold in containers of 10 fluid ounces or less.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Artist's solvent/thinner packaged and sold in a container equal to or less than 34 fluid ounces.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D-1.">
    <text>On or after January 1, 2009, the provisions of Regulation .10 of this chapter apply to solid air fresheners containing paradichlorobenzene.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The requirements in Regulation .13A of this chapter do not apply to consumer products that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq.; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain VOCs at concentrations of 0.10 percent by weight or less.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Retail Sales.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A retailer who makes a consumer product available for sale that violates the standards in this chapter is not in violation of this chapter if:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The retailer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that the purchase was made with reasonable good faith efforts to assure that the product met applicable State requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The retailer, upon determining that a noncomplying product was purchased, immediately discontinues sale of the product in the State.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Good faith efforts may include the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Written communication with manufacturers and distributors that only complying products will be accepted for sale in the State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Written agreements between the retailer and the manufacturers and distributors, in which the manufacturer and distributor commit to supply only complying products;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The implementation of a self-audit program that periodically evaluates the purchase and sale of consumer products regulated under this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The use of invoices, purchase orders, and other contractual and billing documents, which specify that only complying products are acceptable.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>