ID-DIRETTIVA 2004/42/KE TAL-PARLAMENT EWROPEW U TAL-KUNSILL tal-21 ta’ April 2004 dwar il-limitazzjoni ta’ emissjonijiet ta’ komposti organiċi volatili minħabba l-użu ta’ solventi organiċi f’ċertu żebgħa u lostri u prodotti ta’ lostru mill-ġdid ta’ vetturi u li temenda d-Direttiva 1999/13/KE

a)

‘matt coatings for interior walls and ceilings’means coatings designed for application to indoor walls and ceilings with a degree of gloss ≤ 25@60°.

b)

‘glossy coatings for interior walls and ceilings’means coatings designed for application to indoor walls and ceilings with a degree of gloss > 25@60°.

c)

‘coatings for exterior walls of mineral substrate’means coatings designed for application to outdoor walls of masonry, brick or stucco;

d)

‘interior/exterior trim and cladding paints for wood, metal or plastic’means coatings designed for application to trim and cladding which produce an opaque film. These coatings are designed for either a wood, metal or a plastic substrate. This subcategory includes undercoats and intermediate coatings;

e)

‘interior/exterior trim varnishes and woodstains’means coatings designed for application to trim which produce a transparent or semi-transparent film for decoration and protection of wood, metal and plastics. This subcategory includes opaque woodstains. Opaque woodstains means coatings producing an opaque film for the decoration and protection of wood, against weathering, as defined in EN 927-1, within the semi-stable category;

f)

‘minimal build woodstains’means woodstains which, in accordance with EN 927-1:1996, have a mean thickness of less than 5μm when tested according to ISO 2808: 1997, method 5A;

g)

‘primers’means coatings with sealing and/or blocking properties designed for use on wood or walls and ceilings;

h)

‘binding primers’means coatings designed to stabilise loose substrate particles or impart hydrophobic properties and/or to protect wood against blue stain;

i)

‘one-pack performance coatings’means performance coatings based on film-forming material. They are designed for applications requiring a special performance, such as primer and topcoats for plastics, primer coat for ferrous substrates, primer coat for reactive metals such as zinc and aluminium, anticorrosion finishes, floor coatings, including for wood and cement floors, graffiti resistance, flame retardant, and hygiene standards in the food or drink industry or health services;

j)

‘two-pack performance coatings’means coatings with the same use as one-performance coatings, but with a second component (e.g. tertiary amines) added prior to application;

k)

‘multicoloured coatings’means coatings designed to give a two-tone or multiple-colour effect, directly from the primary application;

l)

‘decorative effect coatings’means coatings designed to give special aesthetic effects over specially prepared pre-painted substrates or base coats and subsequently treated with various tools during the drying period.

a)

‘preparatory and cleaning’

means products designed to remove old coatings and rust, either mechanically or chemically, or to provide a key for new coatings:

b)

‘Bodyfiller/stopper’means heavy-bodied compounds designed to be applied to fill deep surface imperfections prior to the application of the surfacer/filler;

c)

‘primer’

means any coating that is designed for application to bare metal or existing finishes to provide corrosion protection prior to application of a primer surfacer:

d)

‘topcoat’

means any pigmented coating that is designed to be applied either as a single-layer or as a multiple-layer base to provide gloss and durability. It includes all products involved such as base coatings and clear coatings:

e)

‘special finishes’means coatings designed for application as topcoats requiring special properties, such as metallic or pearl effect, in a single layer, high-performance solid-colour and clear coats, (e.g. anti-scratch and fluorinated clear- coat), reflective base coat, texture finishes (e.g. hammer), anti-slip, under-body sealers, anti-chip coatings, interior finishes; and aerosols.