§ 9-1902. Prohibited acts

MD Env Code § 9-1902 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Except as provided in §§ 9-1903 and 9-1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added during manufacture or distribution:

(1)    Lead;

(2)    Cadmium;

(3)    Mercury; or

(4)    Hexavalent chromium.

(b)    The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed:

(1)    By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;

(2)    By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and

(3)    By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.

(c)    Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A-623 shall be considered a single packaging component.