.04 Standards — General.

A. Except as provided in Regulations .01, .04D, .08, .09, .10, .11, .12, .15, and .17—.26 of this chapter, a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State a consumer product manufactured on or after the effective date in §B of this regulation that contains volatile organic compounds (VOC) in excess of the limits specified in §B of this regulation.

B. VOC limits, expressed as percent volatile organic compounds by weight, except as otherwise indicated are as follows:

Table 1.VOC Standards.
Product Category		VOC Limits Effective 1/1/2005	VOC Limits Effective 1/1/2009
Adhesive Removers:
	Floor or Wall Covering		5
	Gasket or Thread Locking		50
	General Purpose		20
	Specialty		70
Adhesives:
	Aerosol Mist Spray	65
	Aerosol Web Spray	55
Special Purpose Spray Adhesives:
	Mounting, Automotive Engine Compartment, and Flexible Vinyl	70
	Polystyrene Foam and Automotive Headliner	65
	Polylolefin and Laminate Repair/Edge Banding	60
	Construction, Panel, and Floor	15
	Contact	80	NA
	Contact General Purpose		55
	Contact Special Purpose		80
	General Purpose	10
	Structural Waterproof`	15
Air Fresheners:
	Single-Phase Aerosols	30
	Double-Phase Aerosols	25
	Liquids/Pump Sprays	18
	Solids/Semisolids	3
Antiperspirants:
	Aerosol	40HVOC
		10MVOC
	Non-Aerosol	0HVOC
		0MVOC
Anti-Static Product, Non-Aerosol			11
Automotive Brake Cleaners		45
Automotive Rubbing or Polishing Compound		17
Automotive Wax, Polish, Sealant or Glaze:
	Hard Paste Waxes	45
	Instant Detailers	3
	All Other Forms	15
Automotive Windshield Washer Fluids		35
Bathroom and Tile Cleaners:
	Aerosols	7
	All Other Forms	5
Bug and Tar Remover		40
Carburetor or Fuel-Injection Air Intake Cleaners		45
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners:
	Aerosols	7
	Non-Aerosols (Dilutables)	0.1
	Non-Aerosols (Ready-to-Use)	3.0
Charcoal Lighter Material		Regulation .05 of this chapter
Cooking Sprays, Aerosols		18
Deodorants:
	Aerosol	0HVOC
		10MVOC
	Non-Aerosol	0HVOC
		0MVOC
Dusting Aids:
	Aerosols	25
	All Other Forms	7
Electrical Cleaner			45
Electronic Cleaner			75
Engine Degreasers:
	Aerosol	35
	Non-Aerosol	5
Fabric Protectants		60
Fabric Refresher:
	Aerosol		15
	Non-Aerosol		6
Floor Polishes/Waxes:
	Products for Flexible Flooring Materials	7
	Products for Nonresilient Flooring	10
	Wood Floor Wax	90
Floor Wax Strippers, Non-Aerosol		Regulation .07 of this chapter
Footwear or Leather Care Products
	Aerosol		75
	Solid		55
	Other forms		15
Furniture Maintenance Products:
	Aerosols	17
	All Other Forms Except Solid or Paste	7
General Purpose Cleaners:
	Aerosols	10
	Non-Aerosols	4
General Purpose Degreasers:
	Aerosols	50
	Non-Aerosols	4
Glass Cleaners:
	Aerosols	12
	Non-Aerosols	4
Graffiti Remover:
	Aerosol		50
	Non-Aerosol		30
Hair Mousses		6
Hairshines		55
Hairsprays		55
Hair Styling Gels		6
Hair Styling Products:
	Aerosol and pump sprays		6
	All other forms		2
Heavy-Duty Hand Cleaner or Soap		8
Insecticides:
	Crawling Bug (Aerosol)	15
	Crawling Bug (All other forms)	20
	Flea and Tick	25
	Flying Bug (Aerosol)	25
	Flying Bug (All other forms)	35
	Foggers	45
	Lawn and Garden (All other forms)	20
	Lawn and Garden (Non-Aerosol)	3
	Wasp and Hornet	40
Laundry Prewash:
	Aerosols/Solids	22
	All Other Forms	5
Laundry Starch Products		5
Metal Polishes/Cleansers		30
Multi-Purpose Lubricant (Excluding Solid or Semi-Solid Products)		50
Nail Polish Remover		75
Non-Selective Terrestrial Herbicide
	Non-Aerosols	3
Oven Cleaners:
	Aerosols/Pump Sprays	8
	Liquids	5
Paint Remover or Strippers		50
Penetrants		50
Rubber and Vinyl Protectants:
	Non-Aerosols	3
	Aerosols	10
Sealants and Caulking Compounds		4
Shaving Creams		5
Shaving Gel			7
Silicone-Based Multi-Purpose Lubricants (Excluding Solid or Semi-Solid Products)		60
Spot Removers:
	Aerosols	25
	Non-Aerosols	8
Tire Sealants and Inflators		20
Toilet/Urinal Care:
	Aerosol		10
	Non-Aerosol		3
Undercoatings, Aerosols		40
Wood Cleaner:
	Aerosol		17
	Non-Aerosol		4

NA = Not applicable after January 1, 2009

B-1. A person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for sale in the State any antiperspirant or deodorant which contains any compound that has been identified by the CARB in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 7, Section 93000 as a toxic air contaminant.

C. Products that are Diluted Before Use.

(1) Products Diluted with Water or Non-VOC Solvent.

(a) For consumer products for which the label, packaging, or accompanying literature specifically states that the product should be diluted with water or non-VOC solvent before use, the limits specified in §B of this regulation apply to the product only after the minimum recommended dilution has taken place.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, "minimum recommended dilution" does not include recommendations for incidental use of a concentrated product to deal with limited special applications such as hard-to-remove soils or stains.

(2) Products Diluted with VOC Solvent. For consumer products for which the label, packaging, or accompanying literature states that the product should be diluted with a VOC solvent before use, the limits specified in §B of this regulation apply to the product only after the maximum recommended dilution has taken place.

D. Products Registered under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). For a consumer product that is registered under the FIFRA (U.S.C. §§136-136y), the effective date of the VOC standards is 1 year after the date specified in §B of this regulation.

E. Products containing Ozone-Depleting Compounds. For a consumer product for which standards are specified under §B of this regulation, a person may not cause a violation of the requirements of 40 CFR Part 82.

F. Sell-Through of Products.

(1) Sell-Through Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of §B of this regulation and Regulation .06 , .07, .08, .09, or .10 of this chapter, a consumer product manufactured prior to each of the effective dates specified for that product in Table 1 of §B of this regulation may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale after each of the specified effective dates.

(2) Section F(1) of this regulation does not apply to:

(a) Any consumer product that does not display on the product container or package the date on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date, in accordance with Regulation .13A of this chapter; or

(b) Solid air fresheners and toilet or urinal care products that contain paradichlorobenzene, which are subject to the 1-year sell-through period specified in Regulation .10 of this chapter.