Concept: Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry in the ncl vocabulary

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Concept URI	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/eurostat/ncl/NCL01
Preferred label	Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry
Definition	Chemical products for use in industry and other general applications are in Class 1. There are some chemical products that are listed in Class 1 when their use is for general industrial applications but may also be listed in another class when a particular use is indicated. For example, hydrogen peroxide is in Class 1 while hydrogen peroxide for cosmetic purposes is in Class 3 and hydrogen peroxide for medical purposes is in Class 5. The broad product fields indicated in the Class Heading suggest that goods are properly included in Class 1 unless there is a specific application to which the goods may be put that is set forth in the description of the goods to justify their classification in a class other than Class 1. There are many products in this class that are used in the manufacture of other finished products that are in other classes. An example is artificial resins. Artificial resins are in Class 1 since an artificial resin is a conglomerate of chemicals. When these artificial resins are manufactured into another product, they are no longer in Class 1. Acrylic resins that have been made into semi-finished products are in Class 17. Further manufacture turns the semi-finished acrylic resin products into finished products that are in classes such as Class 20 for many finished plastic or synthetic resin products. It should be noted that manure and other plant growth preparations are in Class 1. These products are valued for their chemical property of enhancing plant growth. They must be differentiated from the pesticides, fungicides and herbicides that are in Class 5. The items in Class 5 are for the treatment of plant diseases. While this may ultimately encourage plant growth by making the plant free of disease, the primary purpose of the goods is not plant growth. Plant growth is a by-product of their disease control function. Goods that are primarily used for plant growth enhancement itself are in Class 1.
Notation	NCL01
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-09-18
Accepted Date	2013-09-18
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