| Name of hazardous substance |
Threshold value (ppm, mg/kg) |
| Lead (Pb) | < 1000 ppm |
| ( Pb content of other alloys:2002/95/EC |
| Steel: 3500 ppm, Al alloy: 4000 ppm; |
| Cu alloy: 40000 ppm ) |
| Cadmium (Cd) |
< 100 ppm 91/338/EEC |
| Mercury (Hg) | < 1000 ppm |
| Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) |
< 1000 ppm |
| PBBs | Less than 1000 ppm |
| PBDEs |
Less than 1000 ppm |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); | Forbidden |
| Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) ; |
| Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCTs) |
| Chloroparaffins, short-chained (CP) |
Forbidden |
| (10 - 13 Carbon Chain) |
| Polybrominated Biphenyls and | Forbidden |
| * their Ethers/Oxides |
| Organic tin compounds* |
Forbidden |
| Asbestos and its compounds* | Forbidden |
| Specific Azo Dye compounds* |
|
| Formaldehyde* |
Forbidden |
| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | Forbidden |
| Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) |
| Packaging material will satisfy the following. |
|
| Cadmium, Mercury, Lead and Chromium VI | < 50 |
| Cr6+ used for preventing rust on surface of plating should satisfy the
following. | |
| Hexavalent Chromium and its compounds | < 0.02 |