The Ministry of Health issued Resolution 7\/2009 aiming to control the quantity of lead in paints. Although the first National Regulation that created a cap on the level of lead contained in paints was Resolution 1088\/2004, it did not establish which entity would issue the certificate of absence of lead prior to the marketing of the paints to the public. In this respect, Resolution 7\/2009 designates the National Institute of Technology (INTI) as the Certifying Authority.<\/p>\n
Within the obligations imposed by the mentioned Resolution, it is worth mentioning that manufacturers and importers need to obtain a certificate evidencing that paints and varnishes do not contain more than 0,6 grams of lead per hundred grams of nonvolatile mass.<\/p>\n
Moreover, paints used for art, agricultural equipments, bridges or public works, traffic signals, cars, airplanes, trains and boats, which are exempt from the abovementioned obligation, must obtain a Certificate of Exemption issued by the Certifying Authority.<\/p>\n
INTI has already published in its web page (http:\/\/www.inti.gov.ar\/certificaciones\/c-pinturas.htm) instructions containing the proceedings to obtain both Certificates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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