✨ Hazardous Substances Group Standard
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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 74
30 JUNE 2006
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
Pursuant to section 96B of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the Act),
the Environmental Risk Management Authority, on its own initiative, gives notice of the issue of
this Group Standard.
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Title
Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials (Toxic [6.1]) Group Standard 2006
HSNO Approval Number
The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002508.
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Commencement
This Group Standard comes into force on 1 July 2006 and applies to substances under
section 96B(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act.
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Scope of Group Standard
Substances covered by Group Standard
(1) This Group Standard applies to solid or liquid substances that are imported or
manufactured for use as an additive, process chemical or raw material.
(2) A substance referred to in subclause (1) must be an acute toxicant (HSNO 6.1B or 6.1C
classification).
(3) In addition to the hazard referred to in subclause (2), a substance may have any of the
following (but only the following) hazards:
(a) aspiration hazard;
(b) skin irritancy, HSNO 6.3A or 6.3B classification;
(c) eye corrosivity, HSNO 8.3A classification;
(d) eye irritancy, HSNO 6.4A classification;
(e) respiratory sensitisation, HSNO 6.5A classification;
(f) contact sensitisation, HSNO 6.5B classification;
(g) mutagenicity, HSNO 6.6A or 6.6B classification;
(h) reproductive toxicity, HSNO 6.8A, 6.8B or 6.8C classification;
(i) target organ toxicity, HSNO 6.9A or 6.9B classification;
(j) ecotoxicity, HSNO class 9.
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