— polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride (PVC) [3904 10] [3904 21]

—polyurethane (PUR) [3909 50]

—low-density polyethylene (LDPE), with the exception of low-density polyethylene used for the production of coloured masterbatch [3901 10]

—cellulose acetate (CA) [3912 11]

—cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) [3912 11]

—epoxy resins [3907 30]

—melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resins [3909 20]

—urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins [3909 10]

—unsaturated polyesters (UP) [3907 91]

—polyethylene terephthalate (PET) [3907 60]

—polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)

—transparent/general-purpose polystyrene [3903 11]

—acrylonitrile methylmethacrylate (AMMA)

—cross-linked polyethylene (VPE)

—high-impact polystyrene

—polypropylene (PP) [3902 10]

—high-density polyethylene (HDPE) [3901 20]

—acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) [3903 30]

—poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) [3906 10].

Mixtures and articles produced from plastic material shall not be placed on the market if the concentration of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) is equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of the plastic material.

By way of derogation, the second subparagraph shall not apply to articles placed on the market before 10 January 2012.

The first and second subparagraphs apply without prejudice to Council Directive 94/62/EC (*) and acts adopted on its basis.

— mixtures produced from PVC waste, hereinafter referred to as “recovered PVC”,

—mixtures and articles containing recovered PVC if their concentration of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) does not exceed 0,1 % by weight of the plastic material in the following rigid PVC applications:
(a) profiles and rigid sheets for building applications;
(b) doors, windows, shutters, walls, blinds, fences, and roof gutters;
(c) decks and terraces;
(d) cable ducts;
(e) pipes for non-drinking water if the recovered PVC is used in the middle layer of a multilayer pipe and is entirely covered with a layer of newly produced PVC in compliance with paragraph 1 above. Suppliers shall ensure, before the placing on the market of mixtures and articles containing recovered PVC for the first time, that these are visibly, legibly and indelibly marked as follows: “Contains recovered PVC” or with the following pictogram:

In accordance with Article 69 of this Regulation, the derogation granted in paragraph 4 will be reviewed, in particular with a view to reducing the limit value for cadmium and to reassess the derogation for the applications listed in points (a) to (e), by 31 December 2017.

(i) metal beads and other metal components for jewellery making;
(ii) metal parts of jewellery and imitation jewellery articles and hair accessories, including:
— bracelets, necklaces and rings,
— piercing jewellery,
— wrist-watches and wrist-wear,
— brooches and cufflinks.