Regulation .04 Standards — General.
Regulation .04 Standards — General.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Except as provided in Regulations .01, .04D, .11, .12, .15, and .17—.26 of this chapter, a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State a consumer product manufactured on or after the effective date in §B of this regulation that contains volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of the limits specified in §B of this regulation.
B.
VOC limits, expressed as percent volatile organic compounds by weight, except as otherwise indicated are as follows:
B-1.
A person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State any antiperspirant or deodorant which contains any compound that has been identified by the CARB in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 7, Section 93000 as a toxic air contaminant.
C.
Products that are Diluted Before Use.
(1)
Products Diluted with Water or Non-VOC Solvent.
(a)
For consumer products for which the label, packaging, or accompanying literature specifically states that the product should be diluted with water or non-VOC solvent before use, the limits specified in §B of this regulation apply to the product only after the minimum recommended dilution has taken place.
(b)
For purposes of this subsection, “minimum recommended dilution” does not include recommendations for incidental use of a concentrated product to deal with limited special applications such as hard-to-remove soils or stains.
(2)
Products Diluted with VOC Solvent. For consumer products for which the label, packaging, or accompanying literature states that the product should be diluted with a VOC solvent before use, the limits specified in §B of this regulation apply to the product only after the maximum recommended dilution has taken place.
D.
Products Registered under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). For a consumer product that is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq., the effective date of the VOC standards is 1 year after the date specified in §B of this regulation.
E.
Products containing Ozone-Depleting Compounds. For a consumer product for which standards are specified under §B of this regulation, a person may not cause a violation of the requirements of 40 CFR Part 82.
F.
Sell-Through of Products.
(1)
Sell-Through Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of §B of this regulation and Regulation .06 , .07, .08, .09, or .10 of this chapter, a consumer product manufactured prior to each of the effective dates specified for that product in Table 1 of §B of this regulation may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale after each of the specified effective dates.
(2)
Section F(1) of this regulation does not apply to:
(a)
Any consumer product that does not display on the product container or package the date on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date, in accordance with Regulation .13A of this chapter; or
(b)
Solid air fresheners and toilet or urinal care products that contain paradichlorobenzene, which are subject to the 1-year sell-through period specified in Regulation .10 of this chapter.