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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 944<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1995, chapter 115<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55602,"section_number":"4.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78415,"identifier":"10.1-1425.23","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.23","url":"\/10.1-1425.23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1425.23\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3.4\/10.1-1425.23","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1425.23","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following packaging and packaging components<\/span> shall be exempt from the requirements of this Act:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Packaging or packaging components<\/span> with a code indicating a date of manufacture prior to July 1, 1995; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Packages<\/span> or packaging components<\/span> to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process in order<\/span> to comply with health or safety requirements of federal law<\/span>, provided that (i) the manufacturer<\/span> of a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> must petition<\/span> the Board<\/span> for any exemption for a particular package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span>; (ii) the Board<\/span> may grant an exemption for up to two years if warranted by the circumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon reapplication for exemption and meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be renewed at two-year intervals; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Packages<\/span> and packaging components<\/span> to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process for which there is no feasible alternative, provided that (i) the manufacturer<\/span> of a package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span> must petition<\/span> the Board<\/span> for any exemption for a particular package<\/span> or packaging component<\/span>; (ii) the Board<\/span> may grant an exemption for up to two years if warranted by the circumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon reapplication for exemption and meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be renewed at two-year intervals. For purposes of this subdivision, a use for which there is no feasible alternative is one in which the regulated substance is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the package<\/span>’s contents; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Packages<\/span> and packaging components<\/span> that would not exceed the maximum contaminant levels established but for the addition of recovered or recycled materials<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Packages<\/span> and packaging components<\/span> used to contain alcoholic beverages, as defined in § 4.1-100<\/a>, bottled prior to July 1, 1992. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1425.23)\n\nThe following packaging and packaging components shall be exempt from the\nrequirements of this Act:\n\n1. Packaging or packaging components with a code indicating a date of\nmanufacture prior to July 1, 1995;\n\n2. Packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or\nhexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or\ndistribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of\nfederal law, provided that (i) the manufacturer of a package or packaging\ncomponent must petition the Board for any exemption for a particular package or\npackaging component; (ii) the Board may grant an exemption for up to two years\nif warranted by the circumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon\nreapplication for exemption and meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be\nrenewed at two-year intervals;\n\n3. Packages and packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or\nhexavalent chromium has been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or\ndistribution process for which there is no feasible alternative, provided that\n(i) the manufacturer of a package or packaging component must petition the Board\nfor any exemption for a particular package or packaging component; (ii) the\nBoard may grant an exemption for up to two years if warranted by the\ncircumstances; and (iii) such an exemption may, upon reapplication for exemption\nand meeting the criterion of this subdivision, be renewed at two-year intervals.\nFor purposes of this subdivision, a use for which there is no feasible\nalternative is one in which the regulated substance is essential to the\nprotection, safe handling, or function of the package’s contents;\n\n4. Packages and packaging components that would not exceed the maximum\ncontaminant levels established but for the addition of recovered or recycled\nmaterials; and\n\n5. Packages and packaging components used to contain alcoholic beverages, as\ndefined in § 4.1-100, bottled prior to July 1, 1992.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 944; 1995, c. 115.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}