Chemical name: Ammonium hydrosulfide ((NH4)(SH)), Ammonium sulfide ((NH4)(SH))

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Severely Restricted

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

Ammonium hydrogen sulphide;

1. Shall not be used, in jokes and hoaxes or in mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, for instance as a constituent of sneezing powder and stink bombs.

2. Jokes and hoaxes, or mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, not complying with paragraph 1 shall not be placed on the market.

Use or uses that remain allowed:

However, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to stink bombs containing not more than 1,5 ml of liquid.

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No

Summary of the final regulatory action:

Ammonium hydrogen sulphide shall not be used in jokes and hoaxes or in objects intended to be used as such, for instances as a constituent of sneezing powder and stink bombs. There is a maximum limit concentration for Ammonium hydrogen sulphide as substance or in mixtures. And certain exceptions apply.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to:

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 23/12/2017