Import means the physical introduction into the customs territory of the Community;

Importer means any natural or legal person established within the Community who is responsible for import;

Intermediate means a substance that is manufactured for and consumed in or used for chemical processing in order to be transformed into another substance (hereinafter referred to as "synthesis"):

• non-isolated intermediate: means an intermediate that during synthesis is not intentionally removed (except for sampling) from the equipment in which the synthesis takes place. Such equipment includes the reaction vessel, its ancillary equipment, and any equipment through which the substance(s) pass(es) during a continuous flow or batch process as well as the pipework for transfer from one vessel to another for the purpose of the next reaction step, but it excludes tanks or other vessels in which the substance(s) are stored after the manufacture;
• on-site isolated intermediate: means an intermediate not meeting the criteria of a non-isolated intermediate and where the manufacture of the intermediate and the
  synthesis of (an)other substance(s) from that intermediate take place on the same site, operated by one or more legal entities;
• transported isolated intermediate: means an intermediate not meeting the criteria of a non-isolated intermediate and transported between or supplied to other sites;

Manufacturer means any natural or legal person established within the Community who manufactures a substance within the Community;

Manufacturing means production or extraction of substances in the natural state;

Monomer means a substance which is capable of forming covalent bonds with a sequence of additional like or unlike molecules under the conditions of the relevant polymer-forming reaction used for the particular process;

Normal condition of use means the conditions associated with the intended end use function.

Normal conditions of use may be deductible by common sense (imagining someone using the product as it is supposed to be used) or can be derived from user manuals or instructions for use.

Normal conditions of use for products used by industrial or professional users may differ significantly from conditions that are “normal” for consumers. This may particularly be true for the frequency and duration of normal use as well as temperature, air exchange rates or conditions related to water contact.

Recommendations on avoiding specific conditions during normal use or explicitly excluding a certain use may be given by the product producer or importer as part of the instructions for use. Those uses and connected conditions of use are not considered “normal use” if the product producer or importer clearly states this in writing, e.g. in the instructions or on the label of the product.

Examples of the exclusion of specific conditions of use are care labels in textiles “do not wash above 30°C” and warning statements such as “keep out of children's reach” or “do not expose to high temperatures”.