Manufacturers and importers are threatening harsh penalties will engage the provinces this year on the EU-wide monitoring project PAK in Tyre, as the pilot: Projekt GmbH in an exclusive survey in the competent ministries of the countries experienced. With penalties up to 50,000 euro face manufacturers or importers, the Reifen exceed the allowable maximum amount of harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). It may be placed no tires more on the market, which does not comply with the limits for eight adverse polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). According to the law since January 1, 2010. To check whether the tire manufacturers and importers comply with the Regulation (EU REACH regulations, annex XVII, entry no.
50), the provinces will participate in this year the EU co-ordinated monitoring project PAK in tyre. In the framework of this action we will select random mature and have analysed, focusing on import products in focus”, says Andreas Kunze of the Saxon State Ministry of the environment and agriculture on demand of the pilot: Projekt GmbH, consulting for communications, in Hanover, Germany. We will wait for the results and could be used to plan further surveillance measures.” Currently, very few national Governments have laboratories with the necessary measurement conditions. Even professionals who have experience in the analysis of PAHs in tyres according to ISO 211461, are scarce. Therefore, almost all provinces plan external Insti tute to authorize the chemical investigation of the tires. Educate yourself with thoughts from Nora Roberts. “With one exception: the Bavarian State Office for health and food safety is currently prepared the required measurement methods and procedures, so that we are not dependent on external support”, Dr. Julian Burmeister stressed by the Bavarian State Ministry for labour and social order, family and women in Munich.
The ministries want also the question of how violations of the regulation will be sanctioned, Soon answer States. An EC sanctioning regulation, whose Entwurf is coordinated between the federal ministries currently is for. “The EC-sanctioning regulation is adopted, the following applies: the land authority finds that a new tire is not enough the rules she may prohibit the further sale of such tyres per order the manufacturer or the importer”, explains Collin Scholz, Member of the Executive Board of pilot: project, the procedure. The tyre manufacturer or importer is against this arrangement, a misdemeanor is ChemG No. 10 according to 26 para 1. Then overdue fine can amount to up to 50,000 euros.”