NEWS
update:2016-02-19
NO.: DOC160201-01
EU Amending Annex XVII to REACH as regards Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPE) in Textile Articles
On 13 January 2016, the European Commission published regulation (EU) 2016/26 in the Official Journal of the European Union to amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards restrict the use of nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) in textile articles. The new restriction that textile articles which can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle should contain less than 0.01% of NPE by weight in concentrations will become effective on 3 February, 2021.
In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following new entry 46a is added:
46a. Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) (C2H4O)nC15H24O |
1. Shall not be placed on the market after 3 February 2021 in textile articles which can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle, in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of that textile article or of each part of the textile article.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the placing on the market of second-hand textile articles or of new textile articles produced, without the use of NPE, exclusively from recycled textiles.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, “textile article” means any unfinished, semi-finished or finished product which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, or any other product that contains a part which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, including products such as clothing, accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics and knitted panels. |
For further details, please refer to the below link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.009.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:009:TOC
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