List of prohibited substances (informative)
(Annex 2 of SN 36350-2)
Summary of bans or restrictions on the distribution of hazardous substances,
valid in the EC, in Switzerland and some other countries (explanation in chapter 4 of SN 36350-2).
Status: April 2010
Substance/
substance group
CAS No.
Affected application
Limit value Ex(wt.%) 1)
cemtions
Legal regulations 2)
Electrical and electronic equipment and components; metal, glass and ceramic parts
Lead
7439-92-1
Cadmium
Cadmium compounds
7440-43-9
Mercury
Mercury compounds
7439-97-6
Hexavalent chromium
VI
(Cr )
Polybrominated biphenyls
(PBBs)
Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs)
Octabromodiphenylether 32536-52-0
(OBDE)
Pentabromodiphenyl32534-81-9
ether (PeBDE)
Electrical and electronic
equipment
Electrical and electronic
equipment
Metal surface coating
0.1
yes
0.01
yes
n.d.
yes
0.025
0.1
yes
n.d.
yes
Electrical and electronic
equipment
Electrical and electronic
equipment
0.1
yes
0.1
yes
All applications
0.1
Zinc layers
Electrical and electronic
equipment
All applications
EU
CH
EU
CH
EU
CH
DK
CH
EU
RoHS
ChemRRV App. 2.16(6)
RoHS
ChemRRV App. 2.16(6)
REACH App. XVII
ChemRRV App. 2.9, 2.16(2)
Statutory Order No. 1199:
limit value 0.0075 %
ChemRRV App. 2.16(3)
RoHS
CH
NL
SE
EU
CH
EU
CH
ChemRRV App. 1.7
Decree 9 September 1998
SFS 1998:944
RoHS
ChemRRV App. 2.16(6)
RoHS
ChemRRV App. 1.9
EU
REACH
Batteries and accumulators
Lead
7439-92-1
Fixed batteries 6)
0.1
yes
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.15
Cadmium
7440-43-9
Portable batteries and
accumulators
Zinc-carbon batteries
6)
Fixed batteries
Batteries and accumulators
Fixed batteries 6)
Button cells and batteries
composed of button cells
Alkali-manganese batteries
Zinc-carbon batteries
0.002
yes
EU
2006/66/EC
0.015
0.015
0.000 5
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.15
yes
yes
EU
2006/66/EC
yes
CH
EU
CH
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.15
2006/66/EC
ChemRRV App. 2.15
ChemRRV App. 2.15
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.15
Mercury
7439-97-6
0.000 5
2
0.000 5
0.000 5
Corporate Office Product-related Environmental Protection (CHR EHS EP PE)
Contact:
Friedrich Koch, phone: 089/636-40173, email: [email protected]
28 April 2010
Substance/
substance group
CAS No.
Affected application
Limit value Ex(wt.%) 1)
cemtions
Legal regulations 2)
0.1
EU
CH
RoHS
ChemRRV App. 1.9
0.1
EU
REACH App. XVII
1.0
CH
ChemRRV App. 1.2
Plastics and rubber parts, wire insulation, coats of lacquer
Polybrominated biphenyls
Electrical and electronic
(PBBs)
equipment
Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs)
Octabromodiphenylether 32536-52-0 All applications
(OBDE)
Pentabromodiphenyl32534-81-9
ether (PeBDE)
Short-chain chlorinated
Sealing compounds
paraffins (C10-C13)
Plastics and rubber
Lead and lead comPaints and varnishings
pounds
Cadmium and cadmium
Pigments in plastics
compounds
Stabilized vinyl chloride
polymers and copolymers
(e.g. PVC)
Paints and varnishings
yes
0.01
yes
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.8
0.01
0.01
yes
yes
EU
CH
DK
0.01
yes
CH
REACH App. XVII
ChemRRV App. 2.9, 2.16(2)
Statutory Order No. 1199:
limit values 0.0075 %
ChemRRV App. 2.8
0.1 (total)
n.d.
0.1 (total)
yes
yes
yes
EU
CH
DE
REACH App. XVII
ChemRRV App. 1.6
ChemVerbotsV
n.d.
0,1 ml/m3
(spezielles
Prüfverf.)
n.d.
yes
ja
yes
EU
DE
AT
SE
EU
REACH App. XVII
ChemVerbotsV
BGBl. Nr. 194/1990
KIFS 1998:8 (9, 20-27 §§)
REACH App. XVII
0.000 5
(total)
yes
EU
REACH App. XVII
EU
US
CH
EU
1005/2009
CAA (42 USC 7671 et seq.)
ChemRRV App. 1.4, 2.3, 2.912
1005/2009
n.d.
EU
Regulation No. 842/2006
n.d.
EU
Regulation No. 842/2006
Insulating materials
Asbestos
Man-made vitreous (silicate) fibres
with random orientation
with oxide of sodium,
potassium, calcium,
magnesium and barium
content >18 % by mass
1332-21-4 All applications
see below4)
Articles for heat and noise
reduction in building construction including technical insulation and for ventilation systems
Other materials (e.g. wood)
Arsenic compounds
Formaldehyd
50-00-0
Creosote
8001-58-9
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 87-86-5
Pentachlorophenol, so131-52-2
dium salt
Other PCP salts and
compounds
Wood
Holzwerkstoffe
Wood and wooden materials
All applications
Coolants, insulating gases and liquids, fire extinquishing agents
CFCs and halons
see below5) All applications
HCFCs
Use in cooling and airconditioning devices
Fire protection systems
and fire extinguishers
Non-confined directevaporation systems containing refrigerants
Cooling and air conditioning equipment
One component foams
FCs
FCs
HFCs
FCs
HFCs
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
n.d.
n.d.
yes
n.d.
yes
AT
BGBl. Nr. 447/2002
n.d.
yes
EU
Regulation No. 842/2006
2551-62-4
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Substance/
substance group
CAS No.
HFCs
HCFCs (C1 to C3)
HBrFCs (C1 to C3)
Methyl bromide
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs)
Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
Monomethyltetrachlorodiphenylmethane (Ugilec
141)
Monomethyldichlorodiphenylmethane (Ugilec
121 or 21)
Monomethyldibromodiphenylmethane (DBBT)
Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs)
Halogenated biphenyls,
terphenyls, naphthalenes
Halogenated aromatic
compounds
Affected application
Cooling plants, heat
pumps, air conditioning
plants (comfort cooling)
and dehumidifiers with
charges ≥ 10 kg
All applications
74-83-9
2551-62-4
1336-36-3
Insulating and quenching
gas in electrotechnical
systems and appliances
up to 1 kV (over 1kV obligation to report)
Low voltage plants (≤ 1
kV)
All applications (over 1 kg
obligation to report in
cases of exceptions)
All applications
Limit value Ex(wt.%) 1)
cemtions
n.d.
DK
Statutory Order no. 552 of 2
July 2002
n.d.
CH
ChemRRV App. 1.4, 2.3, 2.912
n.d.
AT
BGBl. Nr. 447/2002
n.d.
DK
yes
Legal regulations 2)
n.d.
yes
CH
Statutory Order no. 552 of 2
July 2002
ChemRRV App. 1.5
0.005
(total)
n.d.
yes
EU
REACH App. XVII
CH
ChemRRV App. 1.1, 2.14
Not totally enclosed
0.05
yes
US
All applications
n.d.
CH
TSCA (15 USC 2605)
+ 40 CFR 761
ChemRRV App. 1.1
Capacitors and transformers
0,05/0,005
(mono-/
polyhalogenated)
0.1
CH
ChemRRV App. 2.14
EU
REACH App. XVII
EU
CH
94/62/EC
ChemRRV App. 2.16(4)
EU
CH
CH
REACH App. XVII
ChemRRV App. 1.3
ChemRRV App. 1.4
61788-33-8
76253-60-6
99688-47-8
1336-36-3
Perfluorooctane sulfonic
acid and its metal salts,
halides, amides, and
other derivatives including polymers (PFOS)
All applications
yes
Packaging
Heavy metals (lead,
cadmium, hexavalent
chromium, mercury)
Packaging and packaging
components
0.01 (total)
Cleaning agents
Aliphatic CHCs
s. u.3)
All applications
0.1 (total)
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Tetrachloromethane
71-55-6
56-23-5
All applications
n.d.
yes
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Notes
1) "n.d.“ means that no limit value is defined by the legislation.
2) Country codes according to ISO 3166
ChemVerbotsV
CAA
KIFS
REACH
RoHS
SFS
ChemRRV
TSCA
German chemicals prohibition ordinance (Chemikalienverbotsverordnung)
Clean Air Act
Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate´s Regulations (Kemikalieinspektionens föreskrifter)
Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the restriction of the use of
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Directive
2002/95/EC)
Swedish Code of Statutes (Svensk författningssamling)
Swiss ordinance on reduction of chemical risks (Chemikalien-RisikoreduktionsVerordnung)
Toxic Substances Control Act
CAS No.
3) Aliphatic CHCs
Tetrachloromethane
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
Pentachloroethane
Trichloromethane (Chloroform)
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethylene
56-23-5
79-34-5
630-20-6
76-01-7
67-66-3
71-55-6
79-00-5
75-35-4
4) Asbestos
Aktinolite
Amosite
Anthophyllite
Chrysotile
Crocidolite
Tremolite
77536-66-4
12172-73-5
77536-67-5
12001-29-5
12001-28-4
77536-68-6
CAS No.
5)
CFCs/Halons
Trichlorofluoromethane (R11)
Dichlorodifluoromethane (R12)
Chlorotrifluoromethane (R13)
Tetrachlorodifluoroethane (R112)
Trichlorotrifluoroethane (R113)
Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (R114)
Chloropentafluoroethane (R115)
Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211)
Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301)
Dibromotetrafluoroethane (Halon 2402)
Tetrachloromethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Chlorodifluoromethane (R22)
75-69-4
75-71-8
75-72-9
76-11-9
76-13-1
76-14-2
76-15-3
353-59-3
75-63-8
124-73-2
56-23-5
71-55-6
75-45-6
6) Fixed batteries are those which cannot be removed without effort from the appliances. They are either soldered, welded or in some other manner permanently connected to the contacts.
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