New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 74

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✨ Hazardous Substances Group Standard



2188 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.

1 Title

Lubricants (Low Hazard) Group Standard 2006

HSNO Approval Number

The HSNO Approval Number for this Group Standard is HSR002605.

2 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.

3 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 a lubricant.

(2) A substance referred to in subclause (1) must have one or more of the following (but
only the following) hazards:

(a) acute toxicity, HSNO 6.1E classification (including aspiration hazard);

(b) skin irritancy, HSNO 6.3A or 6.3B classification;

(c) eye irritancy, HSNO 6.4A classification;

(d) ecotoxicity, HSNO 9.1D classification.

Substances excluded from Group Standard

(3) This Group Standard excludes any fuel.

(4) No substance shall be permitted under this Group Standard if it contains a chemical that
is a mutagen or reproductive toxicant that is not listed on the Inventory of Chemicals,
unless—

(a) the new mutagen or reproductive toxicant is used to completely replace an
existing mutagen or reproductive toxicant in the substance; and

(b) the new mutagen or reproductive toxicant has a lower hazard classification than
the existing mutagen or reproductive toxicant; and

(c) clause 17 of Schedule 1 is complied with.



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🏭 Lubricants Group Standards 2006 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
30 June 2006
Lubricants, Group Standard, Hazardous Substances, HSNO Approval, Flammable Liquids, Toxicity, Ecotoxicity, Mutagenicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Target Organ Toxicity, Fuel Exclusion, Chemical Inventory, CMR Substances