2 (1) These Regulations apply in respect of the architectural coatings set out in the schedule, except if they are
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(2) These Regulations do not apply in respect of the following coatings:
(3) These Regulations, except for sections 17 and 19, do not apply in respect of the following architectural coatings set out in the schedule if their container has a capacity of one litre or less:
20 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
(2) The table to this subsection sets out architectural coatings and their applicable VOC concentration limit. The table is divided into three columns. The first sets out the architectural coating subject to the VOC concentration limit, the second sets out the VOC concentration limit applicable to that architectural coating and the third sets out the anniversary of the day on which these Regulations come into force, from which the effective dates of the prohibitions set out in sections 3 and 5 of these Regulations are determined.
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Specialty primer, sealer or undercoater, a coating to be applied to a substrate to
(b) condition a surface having a chalk rating of 4 or less as determined in accordance with the test method referred to in section 14 of these Regulations; or
Quick-dry enamel, a high-gloss coating that has the following characteristics:
(b) it sets to touch in two hours or less, is tack free in four hours or less, and dries hard in eight hours or less by the test method referred in section 13 of these Regulations; and
(2) Subject to subsection 4(2), subsections (1) and (1.1) take effect in respect of each architectural coating set out in the schedule
(a) for the manufacturer or the importer, on the corresponding anniversary of the day on which these Regulations come into force as set out in column 3; or
(b) for the seller or the person offering for sale, two years after the corresponding anniversary of the day on which these Regulations come into force as set out in column 3.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations, standard ASTM D 4214–07 must be read as excluding the following referenced standards:
(3) Wherever the expression “degree of chalking” appears in ASTM D 4214–07, it must be read to mean “chalkiness” as set out in these Regulations.
