Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP (OIL) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2003 (NO. 1) 2003 NO. 47 - SCHEDULE 1

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1

substitute

Schedule 1 Re-refined base oil criteria

(regulation 4, table, item 1)

Note
The purpose of the criteria in this Schedule is to ensure that re-refined base oil, for which a product stewardship benefit is payable, is of a quality that is not damaging to the health and safety of workers and users of the oil.

1 Mutagenicity

The oil must be non-carcinogenic, demonstrated by having a mutagenicity index of less than 1 using the Modified Ames Test (American Society for Testing and Materials test number E1687-98).

2 Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons

(1)

The oil must contain less than the following for each kilogram of oil:

(a)

10 mg of benzo(a)pyrene;

(b)

10 mg of dibenz(ah)anthracene;

(c)

100 mg of benz(a)anthracene;

(d)

100 mg of benzo(b)fluoranthene;

(e)

100 mg of benzo(k)fluoranthene;

(f)

100 mg of chrysene;

(g)

100 mg of indeno(123-cd)pyrene.

(2)

The total amount of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1) that the oil contains must be less than 400 mg for each kilogram of oil.

(3)

The total amount of all poly-aromatic hydrocarbons that the oil contains (including poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1)) must be less than 1 000 mg for each kilogram of oil.

(4)

For the purpose of determining whether the criteria mentioned in subclauses (1), (2) and (3) are met, EPA test SW-846 Method 8270C must be used.

3 Polychlorinated biphenyls

The oil must contain less than 2.0 mg of polychlorinated biphenyls for each kilogram of oil, determined using EPA test SW-846 Method 8082 or American Society for Testing and Materials Method D4059.

4 Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

The total amount of dioxins and furans that the oil contains must be less than 10 picograms Toxic Equivalent for each gram of oil, determined using EPA Method 1613A.

5 Total acid number

The oil must have a total acid number of less than 0.07 mg of potassium hydroxide for each gram of oil, determined using American Society for Testing and Materials Method D974-97.

6 Heavy metals

(1)

The oil must contain less than the following for each kilogram of oil:

(a)

5 mg of arsenic;

(b)

2 mg of cadmium;

(c)

10 mg of chromium;

(d)

100 mg of lead.

(2)

For the purpose of determining whether the criteria mentioned in subclause

(1)

are met, American Society for Testing and Materials Method D5185 must be used.

7 Appearance

The oil must have a clear and bright appearance.

8 References to tests or methods

In this Schedule, a reference to a test or a method followed by a number or a letter, or both, is a reference to the test or method so numbered or lettered, or both, as in force on 1 July 2002.