C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 80 - REDUCTION OF TOXICS IN PACKAGING

  1. § 096-80-1 - Applicability
  2. § 096-80-2 - Definitions
  3. § 096-80-3 - Prohibition of Sale of Packages Containing Heavy Metals
  4. § 096-80-4 - Prohibition of Sale of Food Packages Containing Phthalates
  5. § 096-80-5 - Prohibition of Sale of Food Packages Containing PFAS
  6. § 096-80-6 - Certificate of Compliance
  7. § 096-80-7 - Exemptions

Summary: This Chapter implements the provisions of 32 M.R.S. §§ 1731-1739 which seek to reduce toxicity of packaging waste by prohibiting the unnecessary addition of certain substances in packaging and packaging components.

Notes

C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 80
ADOPTED: September 2, 1992 - (as Ch. 130 under 07-310, Maine Waste Management Agency)
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1992
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION): May 22, 1996- (moved to 07-105, State Planning Office, following the provisions of PL 1995 c. 465 §A-9).
MOVED: June 23, 1998 -
to 06-096 Ch. 80 as the result of a March 5, 1998 memo from Assistant Attorney General Lucinda E. White, noting PL 1995 c.656 §A-12.
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION: October 28, 1998 -
corrected umbrella/unit number on first page.
AMENDED:
5/25/2024 - filing 2024-100

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S. §1733; 38 M.R.S. § 341-D(1-C); 38 M.R.S. §341-H

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