(a)
Product dating requirements.
(1) Each manufacturer of an adhesive,
sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation solvent or
cleanup solvent product subject to this subchapter shall clearly display on
each product container or package, the day, month and year on which the product
was manufactured, or a code indicating that date.
(2) A manufacturer who uses the following
code to indicate the date of manufacture will not be subject to the
requirements of subsection (b)(1), if the code is represented separately from
other codes on the product container so that it is easily recognizable:
YY DDD = Year Year Day Day Day
Where,
YY = Two digits representing the year in which the
product was manufactured
DDD = Three digits representing the day of the year
on which the product was manufactured, with "001" representing the first day of
the year, "002" representing the second day of the year, and so forth (that is,
the "Julian date").
(3) The
product date or date-code required by this section must be displayed on each
product container or package before the product is sold, supplied or offered
for sale in this Commonwealth.
(4)
The date or date-code information must be located on the container or inside
the cover or cap so that it is readily observable or obtainable (by simply
removing the cover or cap) without irreversibly disassembling a part of the
container or packaging.
(5) For the
purposes of this subsection, information may be displayed on the bottom of a
container as long as it is clearly legible without removing any product
packaging.
(6) The requirements of
this subsection do not apply to products containing either of the following:
(i) No VOCs.
(ii) VOCs at 0.10% by weight or less.
(b)
Additional product dating requirements.
(1) If a manufacturer uses a code other than
the code described in subsection (a)(2) indicating the date of manufacture for
an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer, surface preparation
solvent or cleanup solvent product subject to this subchapter, the manufacturer
must file an explanation of the date portion of the code with the Department
before the product is sold, supplied or offered for sale in this
Commonwealth.
(2) If a manufacturer
changes a code indicating the date of manufacture for a product subject to
paragraph (1), the manufacturer must file an explanation of the modified code
with the Department before products displaying the modified code are sold,
supplied or offered for sale in this Commonwealth.
(3) A person may not erase, alter, deface or
otherwise remove or make illegible a date or code indicating the date of
manufacture from a regulated product container without the express
authorization of the manufacturer.
(4) Date code explanations for codes
indicating the date of manufacture are public information and may not be
claimed as confidential.
