{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1904","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–1904","heading":"","body":"(a) A manufacturer or distributor of a package or packaging component may submit to the Department an application for a conditional exemption from the provisions of § 9–1902(a) through (c) of this subtitle.\n(b) On the written application of a manufacturer or distributor, the Department may grant a conditional exemption if the Department finds that:\n(1) In order to comply with a health or safety requirement of federal law, lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium have been added to the package or packaging component in the manufacturing, forming, printing, or distribution process; or\n(2) The regulated substance is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the package contents.\n(c) A conditional exemption granted under this section:\n(1) Expires 2 years after the date the Department grants the exemption; and\n(2) If the manufacturer or distributor meets the criteria under subsection (b) of this section, may be renewed for additional periods of 2 years.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-1904","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"e0484c8d170c983d2a9987fcdcac65664e620d5e6ec6dc7452b196723f33c6f7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1903","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}