VOCs: Regulations Limit VOCs in Paints

Today's Canada Gazette contained the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings Regulations (made under CEPA). The Regulations place VOC concentration limits on 53 categories of architectural coatings (i.e., the finished products). The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, sale or offer for sale or import of architectural coatings with concentrations of VOCs in excess of the category-specific limits. There is a phase-in period for the Regulations, allowing for product sell-through.