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INDIAN SCENARIO

PRODUCT COVERAGE

FINAL CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTS AS ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

AECOMARK CRITERIA FOR AEROSOL PROPELLANTS

(The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3(i), No. 170, May 18, 1996)

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1.1 Propellants used in aerosol products shall meet the relevant Standards of BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) pertaining to safety, quality and performance.

1.2 The manufacturer must produce the consent clearance as per the provisions of water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 along with the authorisation, if required under environment (Protection) Act 1986 and the rules made thereunder to BIS while applying for Ecomark.

1.3 The product package shall be suitably marked that the Ecomark label is applicable only to the propellants used in Aerosol sprays, if the product package is not separately covered under the Ecomark Scheme.

1.4 Product package or leaflet accompanying it may display instructions of proper use, storage and disposal so as to maximise the product performance, safety and minimise wastage.

1.5 The material used for product packaging shall be made from recyclable or biodegradable material.

2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS :

2.1.

The aerosol propellants shall not contain any Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) relevant to Aerosol industry as identified under Montreal Protocol. List enclosed.

Note: Use of mechanical devices for generation of aerosols shall be encouraged for Ecomark.

List of Controlled Substances (CDS) as identified under Montreal Protocol**

Annexure A
Controlled Substances

Group

Substance

Ozone Depleting Potential*
Group I

CFCl3

(CFC-11)

1.0

CF2CL2

(CFC-12)

1.0 

C2F3Cl3

(CFC-113)

0.8

C2F4Cl2

(CFC-114)

1.0

C2F5Cl

(CFC-115)

0.6

CF2BrCl

(halon-1211)

3.0

CF4Br

(halon-1301)

10.0

C2F4Br2

(halon-2402)

6.0

* These ozone depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically.

 ** Source : ‘Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone layer’, Ozone Secretariat, UNEP, August 1993.

Annexure B

Controlled Substances

Group

Substance
zone Depleting Potential*
Group I

CF3Cl

(CFC-13)

1.0

C2FCl5

(CFC-111)

1.0

C2F2Cl4

(CFC-112)

1.0

C3FCl7

(CFC-211)

1.0

C3F2Cl6

(CFC-212)

1.0

C3F3CL5

(CFC-213)

1.0

C3F4Cl4

(CFC-214)

1.0

C3F5Cl3

(CFC-215)

1.0

C3F6Cl2

(CFC-216)

1.0

C3F7Cl

(CFC-217)

1.0

Group II

 CCL4

 carbon tetrachloride 

Group III

C2H3Cl3*

1,1,1-trichloroethane
(methyl chloroform) 

 

* This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane.

Annexure C

Controlled Substances

Group

Substance

Number of Isomers

Ozone Depleting
Potential*
Group I

CHFCl2

(HCFC-21)**

1

0.04

CHF2Cl2

(HCFC-22)**

1

0.055

CH2FCI

(HCFC-31)

1

0.02

C2HFCl4

(HCFC-121)

2

0.01-0.04

C2HF2Cl3

(HCFC-122)

3

0.02-0.08

C2HF3Cl2

(HCFC-123)

3

0.02-0.06

CHCl2CF3

(HCFC-123)**

-

0.02

C2HF4Cl

(HCFC-124)

2

0.02-0.04

CHFClCF3

(HCFC-124)**

-

0.022

C2H2FCl3

(HCFC-131)

3

0.007-0.05

C2H2F2CI2

(HCFC-132)

4

0.008-0.05

C2H2F3Cl

(HCFC-133)

3

0.02-0.06

C2H3FCl2

(HCFC-141)

3

0.005-0.07

CH3CFCI2

(HCFC-141b)**

-

0.11

C2H3F2Cl

(HCFC-142)

3

0.008-0.07

CH3CF2Cl

(HCFC-142b)**

-

0.065

C2H4FCI

(HCFC-151)

2

0.003-0.005

C3HFCl4

(HCFC-221)

5

0.015-0.07

C3HF2Cl3

(HCFC-222)

9

0.01-0.09

C3HF3Cl4

(HCFC-223)

12

0.01-0.08

C3HF3Cl3

(HCFC-224)

12

0.01-0.09

C3HF3Cl2

(HCFC-225)

9

0.02-0.07

CF3CF2CHCl2

(HCFC-225ca)**

-

0.025

CF2CICF2CHCIF

(HCFC-225cb)**

-

0.033

C3HF6Cl

(HCFC-226)

5

0.02-0.10

C3H2FCl5

(HCFC-231)

9

0.05-0.09

C3H2F2Cl4

(HCFC-232)

16

0.008-0.10

C3H2F3Cl3

(HCFC-233)

18

0.007-0.23

C3H2F4Cl2

(HCFC-234)

16

0.01-0.28

C3H2F5Cl

(HCFC-235)

9

0.03-0.52

C3H3FCl4

(HCFC-241)

12

0.004-0.09

C3H3F2Cl3

(HCFC-242)

18

0.005-0.13

C3H3F3Cl2

(HCFC-243)

18

0.007-0.12

C3H3F4Cl

(HCFC-244)

12

0.009-0.14

C3H4FCl3

(HCFC-251)

12

0.001-0.01

C3H4F2Cl2

(HCFC-252)

16

0.005-0.04

C3H4F3Cl

(HCFC-253)

12

0.003-0.03

C3H4FCI2

(HCFC-261)

9

0.002-0.02

C3H3F2CI

(HCFC-262)

9

0.002-0.02

C3H4FCI

(HCFC-271)

5

0.001-0.03

Group II

CHFBr2

1

1.00

CHF2Br

(HBFC 2281)

1

0.74

CH2FBr

1

0.73

C2HFBr4

2

0.3-0.8

C2HF2Br3

3

0.5-1.8

C2HF3Br2

3

0.4-1.6

C2HF4Br

2

0.7-1.2

C2H2FBr3

3

0.1-1.1

C2H2F2Br2

4

0.2-1.5

C2H2F3Br

3

0.7-1.6

C2H3FBr2

3

0.1-1.7

C2H2FBr

3

0.2-1.1

C2H4FBr

2

0.07-0.1

C1HFBr6

5

0.3-1.5

C1HF2Br5

9

0.2-1.9

C3HF3Br4

12

0.3-1.8

C3HF4Br3

12

0.5-2.2

C3HF5Br2

9

0.9-2.0

C3HF6Br

5

0.7-3.3

C3H2FBr5

9

0.1-1.9

C3H2F2Br4

16

0.2-2.1

C3H2F3Br3

18

0.2-5.6

C1H2F4Br2

16

0.3-7.5

C3H3F5Br

8

0.9-1.4

C3H1FBr4

12

0.08-1.9

C3H3F2Br3

18

0.1-3.1

C1H1F1Br2

18

0.1-2.5

C3H3F4Br

12

0.3-4.4

C1H4FBr3

12

0.03-0.3

C1H4F2Br2

16

0.1-1.0

C3H4F3Br

12

0.07-0.8

C3H5FBr2

9

0.04-0.4

C3H5F2Br

9

0.07-0.8

C3H4FBr

5

0.02-0.7

* Where a range of ODPs is indicated, the highest value in that range shall be used for the purposes of the Protocol. The ODPs listed as a single value have been determined from calculations based on laboratory measurements. Those listed as a range are based on estimates and are less certain. The range pertains to an isomeric group. The upper value is the estimate of the ODP of the isomer with the highest ODP, and the lower value is the estimate of the ODP of the isomer with the lowest ODP.

** Identifies the most commercially viable substances with ODP values listed against them to be used for the purposes of the Protocol.

 
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