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Tetramethyl lead

Category: Industrial CAS number 75-74-1

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Tetramethyl lead

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Party Party response Decision Date published
Albania Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2013
Argentina Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2006
Conditions for import:
Resolution No 54/1996 of the Work Secretary and Public Services, establishes technical specifications contained in Annexe I and II, for all fuels commercialized for use in the National Territory. These specifications will also be respected by the concerned fuels commercialized for consumption.
The Disposition No 285/1998 of the Fuel Sub-secretariat, modified the Annexed I of Resoution SOSP no 54/1996, limiting the maximum Lead content to 0,013 grams by liter for all gasolines commercialized in the territory of the Argentinean Republic.
Armenia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2017
Legislative or administrative measures:
Severely restricted and banned chemical substances and pesticides' import-export in Armenia is regulated by the Rotterdam Convention "On Prior informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade".
Decision of the Government "On implementation of the Republic of Armenia obligations under the Rotterdam Convention" signed September 10, 1998 (No. 1508-N dated October 29, 2004);
Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia dated September 8, 2016 (No. 930-N) "On approval of changes to Decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia 'On approval of the List of chemicals and pesticides regulated by Rotterdam Convention and banned in the Republic of Armenia' (No. 293 -N of March 17, 2005)".
Australia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2006
Conditions for import:
That the introduction has been approved by the Executive Director of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) in writing before the industrial chemical is introduced; and that the person keep the records relating to the introduction of the chemical (Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 and Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019, Chapter 6, Part 2, Sections 71 and 74).
Legislative or administrative measures:
Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 and the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 implemented on 1 July 2020.
Bahrain Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
- Ministerial Order No. 7 of 2002 with respect to Control of Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals
- Ministerial Order No. 4 of 2006 with respect to Hazardous Chemicals Management
Belize Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2009
Legislative or administrative measures:
Environmental Protect Act, Schedule of Hazardous Substances, Part I, Subpart B.
Benin Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2014
Conditions for import:
Under authorization of the registration committee of chemicals and Ministry for the Environment (DNA).
Bosnia and Herzegovina Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2017
Conditions for import:
Shall not be imported, placed on the market or used:
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or, in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or is such that trigger classification as 'carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction according to the legislation on classification of chemicals.
Suppliers shall ensure before the placing on the market that the packaging of such substances and mixtures is marked visibly, legibly and indelibly as follows: "Restricted to professional users".
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Shall not be imported, placed on the market or used:
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or, in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or mixture is such that trigger classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction according to the legislation on classification of chemicals.
Suppliers shall ensure before the placing on the market that the packaging of such substances and mixtures is marked visibly, legibly and indelibly as follows: "Restricted to professional users".
2. By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) medicinal or veterinary products regulated by other legislation
(b) cosmetic products regulated by other legislation
(c) the following fuels and oil products:
- motor fuels which are covered by other legislation
-mineral oil products intended for use as fuel in mobile or fixed combustion plants,
-fuels sold in closed systems (e.g. liquid gas bottles);
(d) artists' paints covered by other legislation.
Legislation:
1. Rulebook on conditions for restrictions and bans on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of chemicals (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, no 100/10 and 63/13) (Annex I Part 1 (entry no 30))
2. Decision on bans and restrictions on the import, manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain hazardous industrial chemicals in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, no 52/16).
Botswana Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2023
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative measure to protect public health- leaded petrol was phased out in 1996 through a decision of the Inter-state oil committee, Southern African Custom Union.
Brazil Final decision Consent to import 12/12/2011
Bulgaria Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2005
Legislative or administrative measures:
In 1998, the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria adopted National programme for phase-out of production and use of leaded gasoline up to 2003 (CM Decision No. 173/1998) in order to facilitate lead phase-out from gasoline.
The Regulation on the requirements for the quality of liquid fuels, the terms, procedure and methods of their control (SG No. 66 of 25 July 2003, in force since 1 October 2003, as amended in SG No. 69 of 23 August 2005), transposes the requirements of Directive 98/70/EC of 13 October 1998, relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, as amended by Directive 2003/17/EC of 3 March 2003. The Regulation lays down restrictions to the use of leaded gasoline and limits the concentration of TEL and TML in leaded gasoline. The final regulatory action bans the placing on the market of leaded gasoline for vehicles since January, 1st 2004. The maximum lead concentration for unleaded gasoline is 5 mg/l.
Burkina Faso Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law no. 041/96/08 ADP of November 1996, which establishes a pesticide control in Burkina Faso and the law n. 006-98/26 AN of March 1998 on the modification of law 041/96/ADP of the 08/11/96.
Law no. 005/97/ADP of 30 January 1997, on the Environment Code in Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Cambodia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2022
Conditions for import:
For use in laboratory and do a research in industry fields. The companies, manufacturers, enterprises and handicrafts have to notify as the official letter to institute of Cambodian standard of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation prior to import these chemical substances.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Proclamation No.252 MISTI/2020 on Restricted Chemical in Industrial Sector of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. In article 2 of this Proclamation stated that this article has the objective to define the 17 industrial chemicals that listed in annex III of the Rotterdam Convention as restricted chemicals and registration for using in an industrial sector of the Kingdom of Cambodia to protect safely and human health, animals and environment.
Remarks:
Tetramethyl lead is allowed to use in laboratory and do a research in industry fields only.
Cameroon Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2018
Conditions for import:
The import of this substance is subject to a prior authorization from the Environment ministry.
Legislative or administrative measures:
ORDER No 004/MINEPDED/CAB of 21st SEPT 2017 amending and completing the list of chemicals of Decree No 2011/2581/PM of 23rd August 2011 on the regulation of harmful and/or dangerous chemicals.
Canada Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2012
Conditions for import:
Conditions are established on the import of Tetramethyl lead when contained in gasoline, or for the purpose of blending with gasoline. With the exception of the uses listed below, the maximum concentration of lead in gasoline produced, imported, sold or offered for sale in Canada is 5 mg/l.
Exceptions:
- Gasoline for use in aircraft
- Gasoline for use in competition vehicles
Legislative or administrative measures:
The Gasoline Regulations (SOR/90-247) and its amendments (<http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-90-247/index.html>) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (<http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.31/index.html>) limit the lead and phosphorous content in gasoline that is produced, imported or sold in Canada to 5 mg/L and 1.3 mg/L, respectively. The use of leaded gasoline was prohibited in cars in 1990 when the Gasoline Regulations (the Regulations) came into force under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. An on-going exemption exists for leaded gasoline for use in aircraft and an indeterminate exemption for leaded gasoline for use in competition vehicles is currently in place.
Chad Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Remarks:
Nothing to report
Chile Final decision Consent to import 12/12/2005
Remarks:
In Chile exists a rule of Primary Quality for Lead in the Air , Supreme Decree No. 136 of 2000, which establishes a value of 05 micrograms by meter cube normal (ug/m3N) as annual concentration.
From 1994 the entrance to national territory of new vehicles that do not have catalitic converter tecnology is prohibit , which means that at the present the lead gasoline is not seld in all the country, as this one is incompatible with the catalitic technology.
In our country there are three fuel refineries that produce gasoline with specific standards for sale in the Metropolitan Region, being the rule of gas discharge of combustion for vehicles the most strict of the country, which has meant a high rate of renovation of the park to vehicular towards tecnology with catalitic converters, and therefore, refineries had chosen to eliminate uses of lead compounds in the gasolines that produce, replacing these antidetonating by other types, as they are the oxygenated ones.
China Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2008
Conditions for import:
Permission must be obtained from the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Circular of the Administrative Office of the State Council on stopping the production, sales and use of leaded fuel before the designated time limit. (Enacted by the Administrative Office of the Slate Council on September 12, 1998, and came into force on September 12, 1998)
Law on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution (Article 34)
The complete name and address of the institution/authority responsible for issuing this national legislative or administrative measure:
Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, No. 115 Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie, Beijing 100035, China.
Additional information related to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) related to the import response concerning the Annex III chemical
Final decision on import: Consent under conditions.
Conditions of import: Permission must be obtained from the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the HKSAR, China.
Date of publication: 12/06/2009.
Colombia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2010
Conditions for import:
Pursuant to Article 1 of Decree 1530 of 2002: "Amendment to Article 40 of Decree 948 of 1995, as amended by Decree 1697 of 1997 and Decree 2622 of 2000 in accordance with what is stated in this Order, which statement is:
Article 40. Content of lead and other contaminants in the fuel will not be allowed to import, production or distribution in the country, gasoline containing tetraethyl lead in quantities exceeding those set internationally specified for unleaded petrol, with the exception of fuel for piston aircraft. "
"Section 2". Exception for the region currently served by the refinery in Orito - Putumayo, concerning the prohibition of the production, importation, marketing, distribution, sale and use of leaded motor gasoline in the country, an authorization of the Ministry of the environment is necessary to get an authorized period, after having received a favorable opinion of the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Regulated by Decree 1530 of 2002, which amends Article 40 of Decree 948 of 1995, as amended by Article 20 of Decree 1697 of 1997 and Decree 2622 of 2000, in relation to the prevention and control of air pollution and the protection of air quality. Published in Official Gazette No. 44883 of July 30, 2002
Congo Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2017
Cook Islands Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Costa Rica Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2022
Conditions for import:
To have a valid Health registration.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Technical Regulation RTCR 478: 2015 Chemical products. Hazardous chemical products. Registration, import and control, DE - 40705.
Cuba Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2008
Legislative or administrative measures:
Resolution of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Nr. 176/2018 "Regulations on the National Registry of Hazardous Chemicals". Standard applicable only to hazardous chemicals for industrial use. It contains Annex Nr. 2, wherein "Chemicals subject to a differentiated control regime" are listed.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2012
Legislative or administrative measures:
Circular note No. 5011/0195/AGRI/PE.EL/2012 of 16 February 2012 concerning the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, Section V, Article 19 : the use of all chemicals listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention is prohibited in the DRC.
Dominican Republic Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2008
Conditions for import:
Gasoline import is allowed with lead below 0,02 g/Gal.
Legislative or administrative measures:
As of November 1998, the content of lead in the gasoline was regulated by the norm of DIGENOR NORDOM 476 that allows a maximum concentration of 0,02 g/Gal. From 01 the January 1999 the gasoline that is sold in the country it is considered free of lead.
Ecuador Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2013
Legislative or administrative measures:
NTE INEN STANDARD 935:2010. Technical standard Ecuador regulation. Fuel Requirements
General Provisions: "To gasoline additives should not be added octane enhancers containing organometallic iron, manganese and lead."
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OF ECUADOR. Regulations for the prevention and control of pollution by hazardous chemicals, hazardous and special waste, Official Gazette No. 631 of February 1, 2012
Art 163. "The Ministry of Environment will coordinate with the institutions charged by law to regulate dangerous chemicals, so that only those non-restricted or non-prohibited substances entering the country according to national lists of dangerous chemicals and its environmentally sound management is achieved , for which we establish the mechanisms and tools. "
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OF ECUADOR. National lists of hazardous chemicals, hazardous and special waste, Official Gazette No. 856 of December 21, 2012
List No. 1: List of prohibited hazardous chemicals
CAS No.: 78-00-2, Description: Tetraethyl lead
El Salvador Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2006
Conditions for import:
The express conditions are:
In the request of Environmental Permission for Chemicals import the pertinent information that must be included should demonstrate that: 1) the importer has an installation with Environmental Permission of Operation and the substance is declared as a raw material for industrial use and is not considered as a substitute for the process. 2) The importer is registered to enter this type of substance; 3) That the remains and wastes generated during its use, will not generate damages to the health and the environement 4)Do not allow the import of tetramethyl lead and its mixtures for its use like fuel additive.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Description of the legislative or administrative measurement of national character:
Official Newspaper, Volume No. 367, Published Monday, 13 June 2005. Agreement 14 "Listing of Regulated Substances which requiere the Environmental Permission of the Ministry of Environemnt and Natural Ressources
Ministerial Agreement No. 279, Economy section, of 26 May 1995.
Equatorial Guinea Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2016
Eritrea Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
Due to administrative measures and market forces.
Eswatini Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2015
European Union Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The use of the chemical as an anti-knock compound in leaded petrol for vehicles is banned since it is prohibited to place on the market leaded petrol for vehicles. However, Member States may allow a derogation for small quantities of leaded petrol containing not more than 0.15g lead/L, up to a maximum of 0.5% of total sales, for collectors' old cars.
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to place on the market leaded petrol for vehicles pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (Official Journal of the European Communities L350 of 28/12/1998, p. 58).
Gabon Final decision Consent to import 12/12/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
Order n 2112/PM amending and supplementing certain provisions of Order n00515/PM of 17 July 2010 setting out import and use conditions of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Gambia Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Legislative or administrative measures:
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides Control and Management Act1994.
Georgia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2018
Legislative or administrative measures:
Governmental decree N263 on Rule of Import and Export of Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides and Implementation of Prior Informed Consent Procedure (Adopted 13.06.2016).
Guinea Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The conditions are as follow:
-to address a written request in order to obtain the previous authorization for import, to the responsble autority elected by the minister of the environment (reference: Articles 6 and 10 of the decision A/2001/4785/MMGE/SGG of October 26, 2001, concerning article 8 of the D/97/287/ decree PRGSGG of 24 december 1997, stablishing the management and control of harmful and
dangerous chemicals in Guinee Republic);
- to obtain a previous authorization to import, delivered by competent authority (reference: Article 5 of the decision A/2001/4785/MMGE/SGG 26 october 2001)
- asbestos tremolite only can be imported by industrials unities, mining industry, building constructions companies, electricity centrals and production and distribution centers, laboratories and research centers, etc, and this, for certain uses when the need is justify, since this product appears in order no. 57 of appendix II of the decision A/2001/4784/MMGE/SGG of October 26, 2001, making reference for application to articles 3, 4 and 5 of the D/97/287/PRG/SGG of December 24, 1997.
- importer obligation to present the stocks of import products once arrived at the terrestrial borders, maritime or air of the national territory, for a chemical and physical control by qualified agents of the service of the environment or by any other organization of control entitled for this procedure (reference: Article 12 of the decision A/2001/4785/MMGE/SGG of October 26, 2001.
- name, address of the competent authority from which the previous autorisation should be obtained:
M. le directeur national, Direction nationale de la prevention et de la lutte contre les pollutions et nuisances, Ministere de l'Environnement, BP 3118, Conakry, Republique de Guinee. Fax: (224) 46 85 46
Remarks:
The lead tetramethyle (PTM) at the moment was not object of any import in its pure form. It is introduced in the country like a component of the kerosene, a frequently consumed fuel by civilian and military aviation in urban, rural, and suburbans zones and in the houses the kerosene is used for lamps of lighting system for case of storms, the fire in the kitchens. In both cases, the smoke and gases of combustion of the kerosene provoque lead emission and environment contamination on great scale by the lead.
The exhibition of the populations to the emitted lead and the contamination of the food chain by this product are dangerous for the health. However, we would need adapted means to regularly evaluate correctly and the consequences at sanitary and environmental levels of the exhibition to the lead by populations in general and specially by the most vulnerable social levels (pregnant women, young people, old people and children etc.) . Before these situations, the Government and the oil societies are promoting the import and the progressive use of the equipment with gas butane for the domestic.
Guinea-Bissau Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2010
Guyana Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2007
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative decision of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board. The product is not registered nor any application for registration has been received for this product.
Honduras Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Legislative or administrative measures:
Import ban of leaded gasoline. Agreement No. 191-95.
India Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The import would be allowed subject to obtaining licence for import from the Government.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Notification No. 33 (RE-2005)/2004-09 dated 31 October 2005 issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce
Remarks:
It is clarified that registration of pesticides and their formulations is mandatory under "The Insecticide Act." No such registration is required for industrial chemicals.
Indonesia Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2020
Conditions for import:
This chemical has to complete the notification process prior to its import. This chemical must be registered to Ministry of Environment and Forestry before being distributed or used.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is prohibited to use in Gasoline according to the provisions of Article 6 and 7 of the Law on Decreasing of Air Pollution approved by the Department of Environment of Iran in 1999.
Israel Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2012
Conditions for import:
1. In accordance with the importer Hazardous material permit, which is required to hold the chemical itself and preparations containing the chemical.
2. Subject to import license.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Hazardous substances Law, 1993
Free import order, 2006.
Jamaica Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2005
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative measure - no issue of a permit to import.
Japan Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
For mixing to gasoline, a domestic importer is required to register with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Prefectural Governor.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law.
Jordan Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The import company should obtain a permit from the Ministry of Health on the import of this chemical. the use of this chemical or any preparation containing this chemical is restricted to the Jordan petroleum refinery only.
Legislative or administrative measures:
A new decree by the Minister of Health was issued and published in the official journal No. 4717 dated 16/8/2994. According to this decree the use of this chemical or any preparation containing this chemical is restricted to the Jordan petroleum refinery only.
Kazakhstan Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2019
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Rotterdam Convention from 20 March 2007 N 239-III. items 38-2, 38-6 of article 17 of Ecological Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 9 January 2007 N 212-II.
Kyrgyzstan Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2012
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ordinance of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of on June 6, 2011 Number 289 About entering additions and changes to the Ordinance of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic from July 27, 2001 Number 376 On Measures for environmental protection and public health from the adverse effects of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Lao People's Democratic Republic Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2019
Conditions for import:
Consent to Import after registered and it shall be approved by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Law on the Chemicals Management, No. 07/NA, (2016).
2. Ministerial Decision on the Industrial Chemicals Type, No 0389/MolC.DoIH (2018).
Lesotho Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2018
Conditions for import:
An employer shall take adequate measures to ensure that the worker is not exposed, to an extent that may cause injury to his health, to a chemical that is used, handled or stored at the place of work.
-Reduction of the use of a chemical which may constitute a danger, or in any other way affect the wellbeing, safety and health of the worker.
-Replacing the chemical. in so far as technically possible, by a substance preparation of process which is not dangerous under its conditions of use or is less dangerous to the workers' health and safety.
-Provide appropriate training to the worker (including the worker who is management level) for the protection of the worker's health and safety and for those within the environment of the workplace.
-Ensure that a hazardous chemical or substance is in so far as technically possible, is manufactured and used in a closed system, where there is risk of exposure to the hazardous chemical or substance.
-Reducing to as low a level as is technically possible, the level of exposure, where a closed system is not technically possible.
-Limiting to the acceptable exposure limit values.
-Keeping the number of workers exposed as low as possible.
-Undertake periodic air monitoring of the work environment for any hazardous substances.
-Ensure that biological monitoring and medical examination is done by a competent doctor at the time a worker takes up employment, at least every 12 months and at the time the worker's employment is terminated.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Tetramethyl lead has been restricted under the Labour Code (Chemicals Safety) Regulations of 2003.
Liechtenstein Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2010
Conditions for import:
Considering that tetraethyl and tetramethyl lead were used in gasoline, the legislative measures are based on requirements of the content of lead in gasoline.
Gasoline:
From 1 January 2000, gasoline shall be imported or supplied for commercial purposes only if the lead content does not exceed 0.005 g/L.
Aviation fuel shall be imported or supplied for commercial purposes only if the lead content does not exceed 0.56 g/L and the benzene content does not exceed 1 percent (% volume). Aviation fuel that is to be marketed shall be tinted blue. (Luftreinhalte-Verordnung, 3 August 2004, SR 814.318.124.1; http://222.bk.admin.ch)
Madagascar Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2011
Malawi Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
It is an administrative measure not to import and use the chemical in the country.
Malaysia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2006
Conditions for import:
Permit from the Department of Environment, Malaysia
Legislative or administrative measures:
Import of tetramethyl lead is controlled under the Environmental Quality (Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline) Regulations 1985. Tetramethyl lead is permitted to be used in motor gasoline only.
Mauritania Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2014
Mauritius Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
Tetramethyl lead has been listed as a prohibited chemical under the Dangerous Chemicals Control Act 2004
Mexico Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2007
Conditions for import:
The tetramethyl lead is listed in the agreement that establishes the classification and codification of woods which import is subject to regulation from the dependencies that integrate the intersectarial commission for the control of the process and use of pesticides, fertilizers and toxic chemicals .
Legislative or administrative measures:
Agreement establishing the classification and codification of woods which import is subject to regulation from the dependencies that integrate the intersectarial commission for the control of the process and use of pesticides, fertilizers and toxic chemicals. Published in the official bulletin of the federation on 29 march 2002 (first section) 174.
Mongolia Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2010
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government resolution No. 95/2007 Annex I - List of prohibited chemicals in Mongolia.
Montenegro Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2019
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law on chemicals ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" no. 051/17 as of 03/08/2017), Article 44, Article 47, Article 48.
Tetramethyl lead is not entered in the list of registered chemicals in Montenegro.
Shall not be imported, or used:
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or, in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or mixture is equal to or greater than specific concentration limit given in List of Classified Substances ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" no. 11/18).
Suppliers shall ensure before the placing on the market that the packaging of such substances and mixtures is marked visibly, legibly and indelibly as follows: "Restricted to professional users".
Morocco Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2014
Conditions for import:
In Morocco , fuels used in motor vehicles since 2009 meet well-defined standards .The addition of any anti-knock additive is subject to the prior approval of the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Decree n 2181-08 of 13 hija 1429 (12 December 2008 ) of the Minister of Energy, Mines , Water and Environment amended and completed Decree of the Minister of Energy and mine No. 1546-1507 of 18 rejeb 1428 ( 3 August 2007) on the characteristics of major petroleum products.
Petroleum products : premium unleaded , diesel and 50 ppm fuels , shall, when they are held for sale, offered for sale or sold after delivery for domestic consumption , conform to the characteristics corresponding to their names (Table attached) .
Characteristics of major petroleum products in Morocco
Name: supercarburant/ premium gasoline
Features:
Distillation: Distillation test should collect the following volumes of distillates including losses : 10% before 70 C; 50 % before 140 C ; 95 % before 195 C;
The final boiling point must be at most equal to 205 C and the distillation residue less than 3 % ;
Density : it must be lower or equal to 0.760 to 20 C;
Vapor Pressure : expressed in g/cm3 at 37.8 C must be less than or at most equal to 800 during the period from 15 October of one year and April 30 of the following year . It must be less than or equal to 650 during the period between May 1 and October 14 of the same year ;
Gums : gums' content must be less than or at most equal to 10 mg per 100 cm3;
Sulfur content: premium gasoline must not contain more than 0.15% total sulfur and must give a corrosion test negative to the copper strip (scale 1 B);
Octane index : octane measured by the method CFR (Research Method) must be at least equal to 95 and a maximum equal to 97 ;
Lead content : The maximum amount of tetraethyl lead can be blended with gasoline is established to 6 ten thousandth ;
Color: premium gasoline must have a coloring as it may be, at first glance, differentiated from regular gasoline and "aviation" .
Name: "gasoline " or " motor gasoline " or " ordinary gasoline " or " gasoline tourism"
Features:
Distillation: Distillation test should collect the following volumes of distillates including losses : 10% front 70 C; Before 50 % 140 C ; Before 95 % 195 C;
The final boiling point must be at most equal to 205 C and the distillation residue is less than 2.5 % ;
Density : it must be lower or equal to 0.750 to 20 C;
Vapor Pressure : expressed in g/cm3 at 37.8 C must be less than or at most equal to 800 during the period from 15 October of one year and April 30 of the following year . It must be less than or equal to 650 during the period between May 1 and October 14 of the same year ;
Gums : gums content must be less than or at most equal to 10 mg per 100 cm3 ;
Sulfur content fuel must not contain more than 0.20 % total sulfur and must give a corrosion test negative to the copper strip (scale 1 B);
Octane index: octane index gasoline measured by C.F.R method (Research Method) must be at least 87;
Lead content : The maximum amount of tetraethyl lead can be blended with gasoline is established to 6 ten thousandth ;
Color: gasoline must be colored pale yellow.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decree n 2181-08 of 13 hija 1429 ( 12 December 2008 ) of the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment amending and supplementing Decree of the Minister of energy and mines n 1546-1507 18 rejeb 1428 ( 3 August 2007) on characteristics of major oil products.
Decree No. 2-09-286 of December 2009 establishes standards for air quality and procedures for air monitoring . Official Gazette No. 5806 of 31 January 2010).
For lead and its compounds in the dust , the emission limit value is 1 mg / m3 . (Annual average value).
Remarks:
Morocco has a refinery SAMIR in Mohammedia. Its refining capacityis of 6.3 million t / year. Modernization Plan (2005-2009) has enabled the refinery to adapt its production configuration to the structure of the domestic market, improve the quality of petroleum products (gasoline 50 ppm introduction in April 2009) , reduce emissions of sulfur and lead and prepare for liberalization of the domestic market for petroleum products. These new specifications applied since 2009, allowed Morocco to be positioned as 45th country in the world in ranking the quality of fuels with reduced emissions by 760 tonnes of lead per year.
In Morocco , tetraethyl lead and tetramethyl lead are not imported as pure substance as such but as antiknock preparations or as special gasolines that are subject to authorization from the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
New Zealand Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2006
Legislative or administrative measures:
The transitional provisions for tetramethyl lead under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO) expire on 1 July 2006 when the toxic Substances Regulations 1983 are revoked. There are no approvals for tetramethyl lead as a single component substance or as part of a mixture under the HSNO Act.
Remarks:
Small scale use of this substance in a laboratory for research and development or teaching is exempt from a HSNO approval provided all the requirements of section 33 of the HSNO Act are met.
Nicaragua Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2015
Niger Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2015
Conditions for import:
For industrial use for service needs.
Remarks:
Niger ratified in January 2006 the Rotterdam Convention which entered into force since June 2006.
- Niger ratified the Common Regulation of CILSS member countries (with the Sahelian Pesticides Committee responsible for the implementation of this regulation).
Given all the above, the country is required to comply with the regulations in force at the national, regional and international levels
North Macedonia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2012
Conditions for import:
Shall not be imported, or used:
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or, in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or mixture is equal to or greater than specific concentration limit given in List of Classified Substances (Official Gazette of RM 85/2009).
Legislative or administrative measures:
List on Bans and Restrictions of the use of chemicals (Official Gazette of RM 57/2011)
Norway Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The use of TML as anti-knock compound in petrol for vehicles is banned since it is prohibited to place leaded petrol for vehicles on the market (ie petrol containing more tha 0.005 g lead/l). However, derogation for small quantities of leaded petrol containing not more that 0.15 g lead/l, may be granted for use in collectors old cars.
Legislative or administrative measures:
The legislative measure is stated in "Regulation on limiting the use of chemicals dangerous to health and the environment and other products" 2005-05-12, nr 420, 3-16 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuesl for use in vehicles.
Oman Final decision Consent to import 12/06/2008
Pakistan Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2016
Remarks:
Details can be provided once the national inventory for Tetramethyl lead is developed.
Panama Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2010
Peru Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2021
Conditions for import:
The lead content in gasoline is regulated by Supreme Decree No. 019-98-MTC and Supreme Decree No.. 034-2003-MTC.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Under Supreme Decree No. 019-98-MTC dated 13 July 1998, the supply of leaded Gasoline 95 RON is eliminated from the market and the maximum limit of lead content in Gasoline 84 RON is reduced from 1.16 to 0.84 g/L, and by 1 July 2003, to 0.14 g/L, with all lead in this fuel being removed by 31 December 2004. (*)
(*) Pursuant to article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 034-2003-MTC, published on 1 July 2003, the obligation set out in this article for refineries is suspended until 31 December 2004 with an installed capacity of less than four thousand (4000) barrels per day, which do not have a catalytic cracking process, catalytic reforming or isomerization or other mechanisms to reduce the lead content of gasoline 84 RON from 0.84 to 0.14 g/L of gasoline.
Qatar Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2005
Legislative or administrative measures:
Article 26 Environment Law (30) 2002
Republic of Moldova Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
The Law on amendment and supplementing of certain legislative acts, No. 141 of 17 June 2016. This act has been published in the Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova, No. 215-216 of 19 July 2016. The act will enter into force on 19 January 2017.
In conformity with the above mentioned act, the production, transport, import, storage, trade on the internal market and use of Tetramethyl lead (CAS: No 75-74-1).
Remarks:
The chemical has never been manufactured in the Republic of Moldova.
Romania Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
The placing on the market of leaded gasoline for vehicles is banned from 01 January 2005. The marketing of leaded gasoline containing not more than 0.005 g/l lead remains allowed.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Government Decision No 732/26 July 2001 (published in O.J. No 461/13 August 2001, in force starting with 01 January 2002) regarding to the establishing of requirements to the placing of the market of the petrol and diesel fuels, amended by Government Decision o 689/r May 2005 (published in OJ No 442/18 May 2004, in force from 18 May 2004) transposed the Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (amended by Directive 2003/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 March 2003), restricts the use of leaded gasoline and limits the concentration of tetraethyl lead (TEL) and tetramethyl lead (TML) in leaded gasoline. The Romanian final regulatory action bans the placing on the market of leaded gasoline for vehicles starting from 01 January 2005. The marketing of leaded gasoline containing not more than 0.005 g/l lead remains allowed.
The lead content of gasoline for aircraft is not covered by the final regulatory action.
Russian Federation Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2014
Conditions for import:
Country may require an import permit for each shipment in order that regulators can monitor chemicals being imported.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Item 2.13. "List of poisonous substances which are not precursors of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, limited for transfer across the customs border of the Customs Union" from the Unified list of goods subject to bans and restrictions for import and export by the Customs Union members within EurASEC in the trade with the third countries which was approved by Decision No 134 "Regulatory legislative acts on the non-tariff regulation" made by the EurASEC College on 16.08.2012.
Rwanda Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2021
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Order No 003/2021 of 08/02/2021, determining the list of chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted. Published in Official Gazette n Special of
10/02/2021.
Saint Kitts and Nevis Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2020
Legislative or administrative measures:
Administrative Measure: Policy decision to prohibit the use of the the product as an industrial chemical.
Sao Tome and Principe Final decision No consent to import 12/12/2015
Senegal Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2015
Legislative or administrative measures:
No regulation
Serbia Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2011
Conditions for import:
Shall not be imported, or used:
- as substances,
- as constituents of other substances, or, in mixtures, for supply to the general public when the individual concentration in the substance or mixture is equal to or greater than specific concentration limit given in List of Classified Substances ("Official Gazette of the RS", number 82/10).
Suppliers shall ensure before the placing on the market that the packaging of such substances and mixtures is marked visibly, legibly and indelibly as follows: "Restricted to professional users".
Legislative or administrative measures:
Banned by Serbian Regulation on Bans and Restrictions of Production, Placing on the Market and Use of Chemicals which Represent Unacceptable Risk on Human Health and Environment ("Official Gazette RS", No 89/10)
Singapore Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2006
Conditions for import:
A Hazardous Substances Licence is required for the import of the chemical.
Legislative or administrative measures:
The chemical is controlled as a Hazardous Substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and its Regulations. A licence is required for the import, use and sale. Local use is prohibited unless it is for research purposes.
South Africa Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2006
Conditions for import:
Only for current use in formulation of lead based additives in fuel products.
Sri Lanka Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2023
Conditions for import:
- lmporter should obtain the Prior Approval from Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka for the importation.
- lntended use and the method of the disposal of any waste associated with this chemical should be notified by the importer to the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Based on the Regulation No.2044/40 dated 09.11.2017 published under the lmport & Export Control Act in Sri Lanka.
State of Palestine Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2020
Legislative or administrative measures:
1. Palestinian Environmental Law No.7 for the year 1999
Article11 :The Ministry (Environment Quality Authority) shall issue, in coordination with the competent authorities, one list or more of the hazardous materials and waste
Article 12: No one may process, store, distribute, use, treat or dispose of any solid or liquid or gaseous hazardous materials or waste except according to the regulations and instructions determined by the Ministry in coordination with the competent parties.
2. The National Technical Committee for the Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes reviewed the chemicals have been listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention and Stockholm Convention and adopted import responses.
Suriname Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2019
Legislative or administrative measures:
Order of the negative list 2003 "from the" Law Traffic of Goods S.B. 2003 no.58.
Switzerland Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
Considering that tetraethyl and tetramethyl lead were used in gasoline, the legislative measures are based on requirements of the content of lead in gasoline.
Gasoline:
From 1 January 2000, gasoline shall be imported or supplied for commercial purposes only if the lead content does not exceed 0.005 g/L.
Aviation fuel shall be imported or supplied for commercial purposes only if the lead content does not exceed 0.56 g/L and the benzene content does not exceed 1 percent (% volume). Aviation fuel that is to be marketed shall be tinted blue. (Luftreinhalte-Verordnung, 3 August 2004, SR 814.318.124.1; http://222.bk.admin.ch)
Remarks:
TEL or TML are currently not imported into Switzerland, nor is leaded gasoline or aviation fuel manufactured in Switzerland. Currently, only the aviation fuel Avgas 100LL (>0.1 - <0.5% Pb) is imported into Switzerland.
Thailand Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2005
Conditions for import:
Required import and production registration and also import license.
Legislative or administrative measures:
The notification of Ministry of Industry under Hazardous Substance Act BE 2535 (1992) entitled list of Hazardous Substances. In this list, tetramethyl lead has been identified as type 3 hazardous substance, which the production, import, export or having in possession must obtain a permit.
Togo Interim decision No consent to import 12/12/2017
Remarks:
Need for a national socio-economic assessment with the participation of national stakeholders.
Trinidad and Tobago Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2020
Legislative or administrative measures:
Tetra methyl lead is regulated under the Toxic Chemicals Regulations 2007. Tetra methyl lead is listed under Schedule III, Highly Toxic Chemicals, of the said regulations. Its use has been phased out as an additive in gasoline in Trinidad and Tobago.
Tunisia Interim decision No consent to import 12/06/2022
Remarks:
The National Technical Committee for the health and environmental safety of chemicals gave the non-consent to the export of this chemical.
Türkiye Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2020
Legislative or administrative measures:
The use of Tetramethyl lead as an anti-knock compound in leaded petrol for vehicles is banned since 2006 by the "By-law on Gasoline And Engine Quality Regulation" (Official Gazette no. 25489 dated 11.06.2004). Therefore the final decision of Turkey is "no consent to import."
Ukraine Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2018
Conditions for import:
It is allowed subject to compliance with the order of Hygienic regulation and state registration of hazardous factors in accordance with the Law of Ukraine On ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population dated on February 24, 1994 (item 9 of the Law) and subject to entering into the State Register of dangerous factors.
United Arab Emirates Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/06/2022
Conditions for import:
Restricted the use for aviation fuel only.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Ministerial Decree No. (783) of 2015 On the Industrial Chemicals Banned and Restricted in the UAE.
United Republic of Tanzania Final decision No consent to import 12/06/2016
Legislative or administrative measures:
Decision made by Technical Committee established by Industrial and Consumer Chemicals (Management And Control) Act No. 3 of 2003 (Cap 182) October 2003
Proposal for chemical to be included in the list of banned chemicals (8th Schedule to Cap 182) will be forwarded to Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
Uruguay Final decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2006
Conditions for import:
Concerning automobile gasolines, in Law 17,775 of 31 may/2004 is indicated:
Article 2: the commercialization is prohibited, in the national territory, from 31 December 2004, of gasolines whose total lead content, is more than 13 mg/l (thirteen milligrams per liter)
Article 3: It applies to any import of fuel with the same limit indicated in the previous article, from the entry into force of this law.
Legislative or administrative measures:
Law n 17.775, Prevention of lead contamination.
Remarks:
In 2004 the ANCAP refinery was transformated in order to be enabled to produce gasolines with lead additives, and gasolines are produced without lead and the gasoline premium 97 SP the MTBE is used as additive in one gasoline.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Interim decision Consent to import only subject to specified conditions 12/12/2007
Conditions for import:
The conditions expressed are:
Description of the national legislative/administrative measures: Nevertheless, the permission of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum for import of this chemical is required. In Venezuela there is currently a resolution from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to eliminate gasoline containing lead:
GACETA OFICIAL DE LA REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA N 340.979, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y PETROLEO, DESPACHO DEL MINISTERIO, Caracas,15agosto 2006 N301 195 Y 146
In accordance with Article 156, paragraph 16 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and Articles 8 and 60 of the organic hydrocarbons law Decree, and also in accordance with Article 76 of the organic public administration law.
The constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela states in Article 127, that the State will protect the environment, biological diversity, energy resources, and ecological processes among others. As the Organic Law of Hydrocarbons states in Article 8 that the Ministry of Energy and Mines (now Energy and Oil) is concerned with the formulation of regulations, policy and planning, realization and control of activities in the field of the hydrocarbons, which includes matters relating to the development, conservation, management and control of resources, as well as market studies, the analysis and fixing of prices for oil and its products.
As Article 19 of the Organic Law of Hydrocarbons, states that all persons engaged in activities related to the law, should do so in a continuous and efficient way, in accordance with the applicable rules and best practices available scientifically and technically on Occupational Safety and Health and environmental hygiene for the development of and rational use of hydrocarbons. Since it is necessary to withdraw from the domestic market leaded gasoline in order to preserve the environment, substituting this product with other varieties of unleaded petrol (gasoline ecological), which would result in reducing the emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides (internal combustion products).
Resolves:
Article 1.- This resolution aims to establish the types of products to be sold in establishments authorized to carry out such activity, as well as prices to be applied to the sale to the public.
Article 2.- Sets throughout the country types and maximum prices for the public sale of motor gasoline sold in establishments authorized to carry out this activity. Unleaded petrol with an octane rating of 95 and an anti-explosion index rating of 91, refers to gasoline without the component Tetraethyl Lead (TEL), corresponding to the COVENIN standards. Unleaded petrol with an octane rating of 91 and an anti-explosion index rating of 87 refers to gasoline without the tetraethyl lead component. Corresponding to the values set by COVENIN.
Article 3.- The trade of the products mentioned in the previous article, will enter into force once this resolution is published.
Article 4.- duration of the implementation of this resolution shall be determined by the Directorate of Commerce and the Directorate of Supply and Audit and Inspection of this Ministry
Article 5:- violations of the provisions of this Resolution shall be punished as provided in the Organic Law of Hydrocarbons and the resolutions that apply in each case.
Article 6 .- repealing resolutions No. 203 dated July 15, 1997, published in the Official Gazette No. 36248 dated July 15