EU - Proposal to Restrict Microplastics According to Annex XVII REACH
Business description
The European Commission prepared its draft Regulation on the basis of ECHA's report and the joint opinion of the Committees 1. The first initial draft was published in August 2022. Following discussions with EU Member States in the REACH Committee, Member States voted in April 2023 in favor of the current Commission proposal 2.
When the regulation is published, which should be in the next few months, some of the requirements will be in force immediately upon its entry into force.
For other applications, there are transitional periods, which in some cases can be as long as several years.
Under the current draft, microplastics in concentrations ≥ 0.01% may not be placed on the market as a single substance or in a mixture.
This refers to particles of plastic with a size between
· 0.1 μm and 5 mm or
· 0.3 μm and 15 mm for longitudinal particles/fibers (ratio of length to diameter >3).
Under the current draft, microplastics in concentrations ≥ 0.01% may not be placed on the market as a single substance or in a mixture.
This refers to particles of plastic with a size between
· 0.1 μm and 5 mm or
· 0.3 μm and 15 mm for longitudinal particles/fibers (ratio of length to diameter >3).
Countries:
01 European Union
Product categories:
01 Toys
02 House and Kitchenware
Technical aspects:
Chemical
Business fields:
P.01 Softlines
P.02 Hardlines
Regions:
Europe
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