Market restrictions

A review is given of the relationships between coatings, regulations and the environment. Mention is made of classification and labelling, the dangerous substances directive, the dangerous preparations directive, market restrictions, occupational exposure limits, and solvent controls. 11 refs. 

Market Restrictions. To evaluate the viability of commercializing carbohydrate/synthetic polymer blends, an understanding of the three laws of industrial polymer science must be appreciated. Any academic would find these laws, relative to the three laws of thermodynamics, repulsive anyone with greater than five years of industrial experience knows their utility well. The three laws of industrial polymer science are ... 

Sertindole is one of the newer antipsychotic medications available. It is classified chemically as a phenylindole derivative and has activity at dopamine and serotonin receptors. It is not associated with sedative effects. Sertindole was voluntarily withdrawn from the market late 1998 due to concerns over the risk of cardiac arrhythmia s. The European Commission recommended lifting the marketing restrictions on sertindole in 2005 with a regulatory requirement of ECG monitoring. 

Residues can also lead to regulatory action under the US federal food and drug laws. Producers whose animals are found to contain illegal drug residues may be held legally responsible for the shipment of adulterated food in interstate commerce. In some cases, prosecution of offenders under these rules will result in monetary fines and possible jail sentences. These potential penalties are in addition to the economic difficulties encountered because of the market restrictions. 

Taking a risk-benefit approach, the UK has finalised the most official reports, as well as commissioning the most chemical-specific studies on the advantages and disadvantages of market restrictions. By contrast, Germany s technical approach is reflected in not having conducted official socio-economic analyses of its RRS. 

L. Perenius, The Marketing Restriction Regime under Directive 76/769/EEC and Its Implementation, Risk Asessment and Risk Management of Toxic Chemicals in the European Community Experiences and Reform, Ed., G. Winter, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2000, p.54. 

Any advertisement in professional journals must include the approved indications and any marketing restrictions as determined by the authorities. 

Marketing restrictions (prescription-only medicine or any other restrictions)... 

Of the 106 000 existing substances (pre-1981) that account for over 95% of the total volume of substances on the market, only 140 had been identified for risk assessment on the four existing priority lists by 2002. During the period awaiting further assessment there is no marketing restriction on the sales of these substances and there is no deadline under the regulation for the risk assessment or for possible trade sanctions where the producer fails to provide the necessary information. 

For the limitation of area impacted by food marketing restrictions in DBA, release targets to the atmosphere shall be set. These release targets are more stringent than those given for limited DEC to minimise the impacted area. 

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