A name commonly given to EC Directive 92/32/EEC. This was the seventh
time that EC Directive 67/548/EEC, the Dangerous Substances Directive, had
been amended. It forms the basis of the Notification of New Substances regulations
1993.
Dangerous Substances Directive
The common name for EC Directive 67/548/EEC. This directive sought to
regulate the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.
EINECS
An acronym for the European INventory of Existing
Commercial Chemical Substances. This is a list of commercial
substances which were marketed in the EC at some time between 1 January
1971 and 18 September 1981. The substances on this list are exempt from
the Notification Of New Substances regulations.
ELINCS
An acronym for the European LIst of Notified (New)
Chemical Substances. This is a list of those substances which
have passed through the notification process in one or more of the EC member
states
Good Laboratory Practice
A set of standards to which laboratories should perform scientific tests.
They seek to assure the quality of the results obtained.
Member states
The countries who form the European Union
NONS regulations
The Notification Of New Substances regulations.
These regulations implement EC Directive 92/32/EEC into UK law.
Polymers
Under the Seventh Amendment a polymer is defined as a substance which:
Consists of molecules which include a sequence of one or more types
of monomer units (the reacted form of a monomer in the structure);
Show a molecular weight distribution primarily due to differences
in the number of monomer units in the individual molecules;
Contain 50% or more by weight of molecules containing a sequence of
at least three monomer units covalently bound to at least 1 other monomer
unit or reactant;
Contain less than 50% by weight of molecules with the same molecular
weight.
A polymer becomes notifiable when it contains 2% or more of a new substance
as part of its structure. Guidance on Polymer Notification
Placed on the market
Placing on the market means making a substance available to another person.
This includes selling it, lending it to someone else, passing it on, giving
it away and importing it into the EC (i.e. control of the substance passes
from one person to another)
Substance
In relation to the NONS regulations a substance is a chemical element
or compound in the natural state or obtained by any production process,
including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the product
and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent
which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance
or changing its composition. A preparation, i.e. a deliberate mixture of
such substances, is not subject to these regulations, but one or more of
its constituents may be. A New Substance is one that does not appear
on the EINECS inventory, with the exception of polymers in which less than
2% in combined form is a new substance.
