Registration Dossier
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EC number: 201-185-2 | CAS number: 79-20-9
Manufacture, use & exposure
Consumer Uses
Documentsopen allclose all
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Nail varnish
- Product category (PC):
- PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- washing, cleaning
- Product category (PC):
- PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- PC 18: Ink and toners
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- Product category (PC):
- PC 18: Ink and toners
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- boundary composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Referenceopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removes
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Adhesives
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- boundary composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Referenceopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Consumer uses
- Regulatory status:
- use in cosmetics products
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- boundary composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Name:
- Methyl acetate
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- liquid
- Reference substance:
- Methyl acetate
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Nail varnish remover
- Product category (PC):
- PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Referenceopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 0: Other: brush cleaner
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 1: Adhesives, sealants
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
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