67Definition of first group paint

67  Definition of first group paint

  A paint containing a substance mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table in the proportion (calculated as a percentage of the element present in the non‑volatile content of the paint) specified in column 2 of the item is a first group paint.

 

• First group paints
• Item Column 1 Substance Column 2 Proportion
• 1 ANTIMONY or antimony compounds other than antimony titanate pigments more than 5%
• 2 BARIUM salts except barium sulfate or barium metaborate more than 5%
• 3 CADMIUM or cadmium compounds more than 0.1%
• 4 CHROMIUM as chromates of ammonia, barium, potassium sodium, strontium or zinc more than 5%
• 5 SELENIUM or selenium compounds more than 0.1%