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Phthalate Free Definition | Law Insider Define Phthalate Free. Covered Packaging shall mean that each vinyl component of each Covered Packaging contains less than or equal to 1,000 parts per million (“ppm”) of di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), dibutyl phthalate (“DBP”), diisononyl phthalate (“DINP”), diisodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (“DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (“BBP”) as determined test results using Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) testing methodologies 3580A and 8270C. <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/dictionary/covered-packaging"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Packaging</a> shall mean that each <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Covered Packaging <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of di(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>”), dibutyl phthalate (“<a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>”), diisononyl phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>”), diisodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (“DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (“<a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a>”) as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C. Based on 11 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/accessible-component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible component</a> of any Covered Product <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, di- n-butyl phthalate (“<a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>”), di-isodecyl phthalate (“DIDP”), di-n-hexyl phthalate (‘DnHP”) and butyl benzyl phthalate (‘<a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a>”) as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> by a <a href=""/clause/minimum"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">minimum</a> of <a href=""/clause/duplicate"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">duplicate</a> <a href=""/clause/quality"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quality</a> <a href=""/clause/controlled"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">controlled</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies <a href=""/dictionary/utilized"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">utilized</a> by <a href=""/clause/federal-or-state-agencies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">federal or state agencies</a> to <a href=""/clause/determine-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determine the</a> <a href=""/clause/presence"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">presence</a> and <a href=""/clause/measure"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">measure</a> the <a href=""/clause/quantity-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quantity of</a> <a href=""/dictionary/phthalates"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">phthalates</a> in <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substances"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substances</a>. Based on 9 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of any Covered Product to which <a href=""/dictionary/a-california"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">a California</a> <a href=""/clause/consumer"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Consumer</a> could be <a href=""/dictionary/exposed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">exposed</a> <a href=""/dictionary/contains"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">contains</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, DIDP, DnHP and <a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a> as <a href=""/clause/determined"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">determined</a> by a <a href=""/clause/minimum"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">minimum</a> of <a href=""/clause/quality"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">quality</a> <a href=""/clause/controlled"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">controlled</a> <a href=""/clause/test-results"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">test results</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C or <a href=""/clause/similar"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">similar</a> methodologies <a href=""/clause/accepted-by"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accepted by</a> the California or <a href=""/clause/federal-government"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Federal government</a> for <a href=""/clause/identifying"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">identifying</a> the <a href=""/clause/concentration"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">concentration</a> of <a href=""/dictionary/phthalates"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">phthalates</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. Based on 3 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn> <!-- -->means <a href=""/clause/products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products</a> <a href=""/clause/containing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">containing</a> no more than 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> of either <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a> or <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, when <a href=""/dictionary/analyzed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">analyzed</a> <a href=""/clause/pursuant-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">pursuant to</a> <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies used to <a href=""/clause/measure"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">measure</a> the <a href=""/clause/content-of-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">content of the</a> <a href=""/clause/listed-chemicals"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Listed Chemicals</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/clause/covered-products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Products</a> means each <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Covered Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <a href=""/dictionary/covered-packaging"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Covered Packaging</a> shall mean that each <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">component</a> of each Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean Covered Products with all <a href=""/clause/accessible"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible</a> <a href=""/clause/vinyl"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">vinyl</a> <a href=""/clause/components"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">components</a> <a href=""/clause/containing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">containing</a> less than or <a href=""/clause/equal-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">equal to</a> 1,000 <a href=""/dictionary/parts-per-million"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">parts per million</a> (“<a href=""/clause/ppm"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">ppm</a>”) each of <a href=""/dictionary/dehp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DEHP</a>, <a href=""/clause/dbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DBP</a>, <a href=""/dictionary/dinp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">DINP</a>, DIDP, DnHP and <a href=""/dictionary/bbp"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">BBP</a> through <a href=""/clause/testing"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">testing</a> using <a href=""/clause/environmental-protection-agency"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Environmental Protection Agency</a> (“<a href=""/clause/epa"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">EPA</a>”) testing <a href=""/clause/methodologies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">methodologies</a> 3580A and 8270C <a href=""/dictionary/or-equivalent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">or equivalent</a> methodologies <a href=""/dictionary/utilized"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">utilized</a> by <a href=""/clause/federal-or-state-agencies"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">federal or state agencies</a> <a href=""/clause/for-the-purpose-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">for the purpose of</a> determining the phthalate <a href=""/clause/content"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">content</a> in a <a href=""/clause/solid"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">solid</a> <a href=""/clause/substance"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">substance</a>. <a href=""/clause/to-the-extent"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">To the extent</a> testing is performed under this <a href=""/clause/agreement-for"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Agreement for</a> the <a href=""/clause/first-two-years"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">first two years</a> after it is <a href=""/clause/executed"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">executed</a>, <a href=""/clause/trademark"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Trademark</a> will maintain <a href=""/clause/copies-of-documents"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">copies of documents</a> that <a href=""/dictionary/relate-to"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">relate to</a> the Phthalate content (or <a href=""/clause/lack"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">lack</a> thereof) of <a href=""/clause/the-covered-products"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">the Covered Products</a> and will <a href=""/clause/produce"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">produce</a> <a href=""/clause/copies-of-the"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">copies of the</a> same to Davia within fifteen (15) business days of <a href=""/clause/receipt-of"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">receipt of</a> a <a href=""/clause/written-request"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">written request</a> by Davia for the same. Based on 2 documents <dfn>Phthalate Free</dfn>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Phthalate Covered <a href=""/dictionary/products-shall"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">Products shall</a> mean any <a href=""/clause/accessible-component"" rel="“noopener noreferrer”" target=""_blank"">accessible component</a> Based on 1 documents

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• Phthalate Free means any product component contains equal to or less than 1000 ppm of phthalates DEHP, DBP, DINP, DIDP, DnHP, and BBP.

Relevant Contract Type

• Supply Agreements
• Purchase Agreements
• Manufacturing Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• When products are being manufactured for sectors where there is a requirement or preference for ““Phthalate Free””.
• When procuring materials or components for use in manufacturing of products.
• When negotiating terms with suppliers or manufacturers to ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards.

Relevant Sectors

• Consumer Goods
• Pharmaceutical
• Plastics Industry
• Cosmetics

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