Part Ⅰ: USA- Published Final Rule on Extend the Compliance Dates Under the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products
Final Rule on Extend the Compliance Dates Under the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products has been published in the Federal Register on 25 September 2017, The effective date is 25 October 2017.
The final rule extend compliance date as below:
| Item | Extend Compliance Date |
| Formaldehyde Emission | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Recordkeeping | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Labeling | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Import Certificate | March 22, 2019 |
| Laminated Product | March 22, 2024 |
Part Ⅱ: USA- Final Rule to Update the Voluntary Standards of Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Direct Final Rule to ｕｐｄａｔｅ the voluntary consensus standards mentioned in 40 CFR 770 Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products (it was published in Fed ral Register on 12 December 2016, detail can refer to Follow Up 1). This Final Rule shall be effective on 11 December 2017. The highlights of this Final Rule are as followings:
| Current standards established by the Final Rule on 12 December 2016 | Updated standards in this Final Rule |
| ANSI/AITC A190.1–2002 American National Standard for Structural Glued Laminated Timber | ANSI A190.1–2017 Standard for Wood Products - Structural Glued Laminated Timber. |
| ANSI A208.1–2009 American National Standard for Particleboard. | ANSI A208.1–2016 American National Standard for Particleboard. |
| ANSI A208.2–2009 American National Standard for Medium Density Fiberboard for Interior Applications. | ANSI A208.2–2016 American National Standard for Medium Density Fiberboard for Interior Applications. |
| ANSI–HPVA HP–1–2009 American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood. | ANSI–HPVA HP–1–2016 American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood. |
| ASTM D5055–05 Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists. | ASTM D5055–16 Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists. |
| ASTM D5456–06 Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products. | ASTM D5456–14b Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products. |
| ASTM D5582–00 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Levels from Wood Products Using a Desiccator. | ASTM D5582–14 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Levels from Wood Products Using a Desiccator. |
| ASTM D6007–02 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air from Wood Products Using a Small-Scale Chamber. | ASTM D6007–14 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air from Wood Products Using a Small-Scale Chamber. |
| ASTM E1333–10 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentration in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber. | ASTM E1333–14 Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentration in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber. |
| BS EN 717–2: 1995 Wood-based panels—Determination of formaldehyde release—Part 2: Formaldehyde release by the gas analysis method. | BS EN ISO 12460–3:2015 Wood-based panels—Determination of formaldehyde release. Part 3: Gas analysis method. |
| BS EN 120: 1992 Wood-based panels. Determination of formaldehyde content—Extraction method called the perforator method. | BS EN ISO 12460–5:2015 Wood-based panels—Determination of formaldehyde release. Part 5: Extraction method (called the perforator method). |
| JIS A1460:2001(E) Building boards-determination of formaldehyde emission—Desiccator method. | JIS A1460:2015 Determination of the emission of formaldehyde from building boards—Desiccator method. |
| PS–1–07 Structural Plywood | PS–1–09 Structural Plywood. |
| PS–2–04 Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural- Use Panels. | PS–2–10 Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels. |
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