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On 15 September 2019, Germany Product Safety Commission (AfPS) has assigned the requirement of PAHs testing in the course of GS mark certification. AfPS GS 2019:01 PAK (PAH) is mandatory from 1 July 2020 onwards. (date of issuing the GS mark certificate). The old AfPS GS 2014:01 PAK will be invalid after 30 June 2020.
New requirements Update as below:
PAH list changed from 18 items to 15 items, removed Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene, Fluorene.
Category contents changed:
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Parameter
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Category 1
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Category 2
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Category 3
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AfPS GS 2014:01 PAK
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Materials intended to be put in the mouth, or materials of toys with intended long-term skin contact (longer than 30s)
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Materials not covered by category 1, with foreseeable skin contact for longer than 30 seconds (long-term skin contact) or repeated short-term skin contact
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Materials which not covered by category 1 or 2 with foreseeable skin contact up to 30 seconds (short term skin contact)
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Toys in the scope of 2009/48/EC
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Other products
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Toys in the scope of 2009/48/EC
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Other products
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AfPS GS 2019:01 PAK
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Materials intended to be placed in the mouth, or materials in toys according to Directive 2009/48/EC
or materials in articles for the use by children up to 3 years of age
coming into long-term contact with skin (more than 30s) during the intended use
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Materials not covered by category 1, coming into long-term contact (more than 30s) or short-term repetitive contact with skin during the intended or foreseeable use
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Materials not covered by category 1 nor by category 2, coming into short-term contact (up to 30s) with skin during the intended or foreseeable use
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a. use by children (under 14 years old)
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b. other consumer products
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a. use by children (under 14 years old)
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b. other consumer products
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GS mark certificates, issued before 1 July 2020
Existing GS mark certificates remain valid.
Table: Limits for PAHs in the new standard (mg/kg)
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Parameter
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Category 1
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Category 2
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Category 3
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Materials intended to be placed in the mouth, or materials in toys according to Directive 2009/48/EC
or materials in articles for the use by children up to 3 years of age
coming into long-term contact with skin (more than 30s) during the intended use
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Materials not covered by category 1, coming into long-term contact (more than 30s) or short-term repetitive contact with skin during the intended or foreseeable use
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Materials not covered by category 1 nor by category 2, coming into short-term contact (up to 30s) with skin during the intended or foreseeable use
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a. use by children
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b. other consumer products
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a. use by children
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b. other consumer products
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Benzo[a]pyrene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[e]pyrene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[a]anthracene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[b]fluoranthene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[j]fluoranthene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[k]fluoranthene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Chrysene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Dibenenzo[a,h]anthracene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Benzo[ghi]perylene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
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< 0.2
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< 0.2
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< 0.5
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< 0.5
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< 1
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Phenanthrene, Pyrene,
Anthracene, Fluoranthene
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<1 (sum)
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<5 (sum)
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<10 (sum)
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<20 (sum)
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<50 (sum)
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Naphthalene
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<1
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<2
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<10
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Sum 15 PAH
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<1
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<5
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<10
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<20
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<50
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