County Waterford, Ireland
Deco-Paint Regulations
Deco-Paints & Vehicle Refinishers
Under the “Deco Paints” Regulations 2007, new environmental requirements affecting Vehicle Refinishing businesses such as crash repairs, were introduced in Ireland. These Regulations apply to all such commercial operators that use solvent-based paint products containing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) on their premises.
In order to reduce and minimise the risk of Air Pollution, these Regulations prohibit the supply and use of certain solvent products containing VOC's. All commercial Vehicle Refinishers must therefore ensure that only compliant solvent products are held on and used in their business premises.
Certificates of Approval for Vehicle Refinishers
In addition, these Deco-Paint Regulations require vehicle refinishers to have Accredited Inspection Contractor (AIC) review their operations and prepare a solvent management plan in order to obtain a compliant AIC report. The resulting AIC report along with a completed Deco Paints Application Form (word.doc, 294 kbs) and registration fee of €50 must be submitted to and approved by Waterford County Council's Environment Section. A list of approved AICs is available from the Irish National Accreditation Board ( (01) 607 3003) on their website at www.inab.ie.
All existing Vehicle Refinishing installations in County Waterford must obtain a Certificate of Approval from Waterford County Council in order to continue operating legally. New businesses must obtain a valid certificate before commencing Vehicle Refinishing activities, and mobile operators must obtain a certificate from each local authority in whose functional area they carry out Vehicle Refinishing activities.
A certificate will normally be valid for two years from its date of issue, and must be renewed by the applicant before its expiry date.
It is an offence for any Vehicle Refinishing installation to operate without a valid Certificate of Approval.
Further Advice
Further advise can be found on the EPA website:
http://www.epa.ie/whatwedo/advice/air/decopaintsdirective
Or
Contact the Environment Section on 058 22000 to further details
Application Forms & Lists
