{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-710.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 710.27","heading":"Activities for which notification is not required.","body":"(a) In general. The following activities do not trigger notification requirements under this subpart:\n(1) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance in small quantities solely for research and development.\n(2) The import or processing of a chemical substance as part of an article.\n(3) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance as described in § 720.30(g) or (h).\n(4) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance solely for export from the United States as described in § 720.30(e) or § 721.3, except where the Administrator has made a finding described in TSCA section 12(a)(2).\n(5) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance solely for test marketing purposes.\n(b) Manufacturing or processing naturally occurring chemical substances. The following activities do not trigger notification requirements under this subpart:\n(1) The manufacture of a naturally occurring chemical substance, as described in § 710.4(b). Some chemical substances can be manufactured both as described in § 710.4(b) and by means other than those described in § 710.4(b). If a person manufactures a chemical substance by means other than those described in § 710.4(b), this exemption is inapplicable, regardless of whether the chemical substance also could have been produced as described in § 710.4(b). This exemption does not cover the manufacture of a chemical substance from a naturally occurring chemical substance.\n(2) The processing of a naturally occurring chemical substance only by manual, mechanical, or gravitational means; by dissolution in water; by flotation; or by heating solely to remove water.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER R—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT","PART 710—COMPILATION OF THE TSCA CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY","Subpart B—Commercial Activity Notification"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"2c59278ecd768b1d1753c9a80bc00120faba10e4fcd51118c0e294802de6697f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-710.25","next":"us/40-cfr-710.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}