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
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. 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) powder coatings;
(e) UV curable paint systems;
(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.