United States:
Court Orders New Formaldehyde Compliance Date For Composite Wood Products Industry
13 April 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson
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On March 13, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California, issued an order addressing the litigation
over the December 12, 2018 compliance date for the formaldehyde
standards for composite wood products. Pursuant to this order,
regulated composite wood panels and finished products containing
such composite wood panels must be certified and labeled as
compliant with either TSCA Title VI or CARB by June 1, 2018. And
after March 22, 2019, all products must comply with TSCA Title
VI's labeling and certification requirements.
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