Article 1
1.
The product group of ‘indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes’ shall comprise indoor and outdoor decorative paints and varnishes, woodstains and related products intended for use by consumers and professional users falling under the scope of Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council (
1
).
2.
The product group of ‘indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes’ shall comprise: floor coatings and floor paints; paint products which are tinted by distributors at the request of consumer (non-professional) or professional decorators, tinting systems, decorative paints in liquid or paste formulas which may have been pre-conditioned, tinted or prepared by the manufacturer to meet consumer's needs, including wood paints, wood and decking stains, masonry coatings and metal finishes primers and undercoats of such product systems as defined in Annex I to Directive 2004/42/CE.
3.
The product group shall not comprise the following products:
(a)
anti-fouling coatings;
(b)
preservation products for wood impregnation;
(c)
coatings for particular industrial and professional uses, including heavy-duty coatings;
(d)
(f)
paints primarily intended for vehicles;
(g)
product which primary function is not to form a film over the substrate, e.g. oils and waxes;
(h)
fillers as defined by EN ISO 4618;
(i)
road-marking paints.
( 1 ) Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 87).