S.L. 549.71 ст. 2Definitions. Cap. 549. Cap. 510. S.L. 427.23

For the purpose of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires: "coating" means any mixture, including all the organic solvents or preparations containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used to provide a film with decorative, protective or other functional effect on a surface; "Environment Protection Directorate" means the Directorate within the Environment and Resources Authority established by virtue of article 6 and with assigned responsibilities in terms of the Environment Protection Act;

"film" means a continuous layer resulting from the application of one or more coats to a substrate;

"fitting" means any article which is fixed or attached to any wall, ceiling, floor or roof of a building and any associated structures but which can be removed once the owner leaves; "fixture" means any article which is fixed or attached to any wall, ceiling, floor or roof of a building and any associated structures and which is considered legally to be part of the building and normally remains in place once the owner moves;

"mixture" means mixtures or solutions composed of two or more REFINISHING PRODUCTS)

substances; "organic compound" means any compound containing at least the element carbon and one or more of hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur, phosphorus, silicon, nitrogen, or a halogen, with the exception of carbon oxides and inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates;

"organic solvent" means any VOC which is used alone or in combination with other agents to dissolve or dilute raw materials, products, or waste materials, or is used as a cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, or as a dispersion medium, or as a viscosity adjuster, or as a surface tension adjuster, or as a plasticiser, or as a preservative;

"paints and varnishes" means coatings applied to the walls, ceilings, floors and roofs of buildings and associated structures as well as trims, fittings and fixtures, for decorative, functional and protective purposes and excluding aerosols; "placing on the market" means making available to third parties, whether in exchange for payment or not. Importation into the Community customs territory shall be deemed to be placing on the market for the purposes of these regulations; "solvent-borne coatings (SB)" means coatings the viscosity of which is adjusted by the use of organic solvent; "substances" means any chemical element and its compounds, as they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry, whether in solid or liquid or gaseous form; "Technical Regulations Division" means the entity established by virtue of article 19 of the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs

Act; "trim" means any additional decoration, typically along edges of any wall, ceiling, floor or roof of a building and any associated structures and which is made from a contrasting material or which has a contrasting colour;

"vehicle refinish products" means products used for the coating of road vehicles as defined in the EC Type-Approval of Motor

Vehicles and their Trailers Regulations, or part of them, carried out as part of vehicle repair, conservation or decoration outside of manufacturing installations;

"VOC content" means the mass of volatile organic compounds, expressed in grams/litre (g/l), in the formulation of the product in its ready to use condition. The mass of volatile organic compounds in a given product which react chemically during drying to form part of the coating shall not be considered part of the VOC content;

"volatile organic compound (VOC)" means any organic compound having an initial boiling point less than or equal to 250°C measured at a standard pressure of 101,3 kPa; "water-borne coatings (WB)" means coatings the viscosity of which is adjusted by the use of water.