# COMAR 26.11.32.08: COMAR 26.11.32.08. Requirements for Contact Adhesives, Electronic Cleaners, Footwear or Leather Care Products, General Purpose Degreasers, Bathroom and Tile Cleaners, Construction Panel and Floor Covering Adhesives, Electronic Cleaner Labeled “Energized Electronic Equipment Use Only”, General Purpose Cleaners, and Oven or Grill Cleaners

> Maryland · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_08

## Section

- **Citation:** COMAR 26.11.32.08
- **Heading:** COMAR 26.11.32.08. Requirements for Contact Adhesives, Electronic Cleaners, Footwear or Leather Care Products, General Purpose Degreasers, Bathroom and Tile Cleaners, Construction Panel and Floor Covering Adhesives, Electronic Cleaner Labeled “Energized Electronic Equipment Use Only”, General Purpose Cleaners, and Oven or Grill Cleaners
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT / Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY / Chapter 32 Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products / COMAR 26.11.32.08

## Text

A. Except as provided in §§C and E of this regulation, effective January 1, 2009, a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for use in the State any contact adhesive, electronic cleaner, footwear or leather care product, or general purpose degreaser that contains any of the following compounds:
(1) Methylene chloride;
(2) Perchloroethylene; or
(3) Trichloroethylene.
B. Except as provided in §E of this regulation , a person may not sell, supply, offer for sale, or manufacture for use in the State any bathroom and tile cleaner, construction panel and floor covering adhesive, electronic cleaner labeled “Energized Electronic Equipment use only”, general purpose cleaner, or oven or grill cleaner manufactured on or after January 1, 2018, that contains any of the following compounds:
(1) Methylene chloride;
(2) Perchloroethylene; or
(3) Trichloroethylene.
C. Sell-Through of Products. Contact adhesives, electronic cleaners, footwear, or leather care products, and general purpose degreasers that contain methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, or trichloroethylene and were manufactured before January 1, 2009 may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale until January 1, 2012, if:
(1) The product container or package displays the date on which the product was manufactured; or
(2) A code indicates such date in accordance with Regulation .13A of this chapter .
D. A person who sells or supplies a consumer product identified above in §A of this regulation shall notify the purchaser of the product in writing that the sell-through period for that product will end on January 1, 2012, if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The product is sold or supplied to a distributor or retailer; and
such date in accordance with Regulation .13A of this chapter .
D. A person who sells or supplies a consumer product identified above in §A of this regulation shall notify the purchaser of the product in writing that the sell-through period for that product will end on January 1, 2012, if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The product is sold or supplied to a distributor or retailer; and
(2) The product is sold or supplied on or after June 30, 2011.
E. Impurities. The requirements in §§A, B, and C of this regulation do not apply to any contact adhesive, electronic cleaner, footwear or leather care product, general purpose degreaser, bathroom and tile cleaner, construction panel and floor covering adhesive, electronic cleaner labeled “Energized Electronic Equipment Use Only", general purpose cleaner, or oven or grill cleaner containing methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, or trichloroethylene that is present as an impurity in a combined amount equal to or less than 0.01 percent by weight.

## Nearby sections

- [COMAR 26.11.32.01 COMAR 26.11.32.01. Applicability and Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_01.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.32.02 COMAR 26.11.32.02. Incorporation by Reference](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_02.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.32.03 COMAR 26.11.32.03. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_03.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.32.04 COMAR 26.11.32.04. Standards — General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_04.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.32.05 COMAR 26.11.32.05. Standards — Requirements for Charcoal Lighter Materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_05.md)
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- [COMAR 26.11.32.06 COMAR 26.11.32.06. Standards — Requirements for Aerosol Adhesives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_06.md)
- [COMAR 26.11.32.07 COMAR 26.11.32.07. Standards — Requirements for Floor Wax Strippers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_07.md)
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- [COMAR 26.11.32.11 COMAR 26.11.32.11. Innovative Products — CARB Exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_26_11_32_11.md)
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