Consumer Products Affected by EU Changes to ANNEX XVII of REACH

The European Union (EU) has published
Regulation (EU) 2020/2096, which makes several changes to Annex XVII of
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

Published on December 16, 2020, the new
law relates to ‘Restrictions on the
manufacturing, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances,
mixtures and articles’. Among the changes brought in by Regulation (EU) 2020/2096,
stakeholders should be aware:

• Entries deleted:
  1. 22 – pentachlorophenol (PCP, its salts and esters)
  2. 67 – decabromodiphenyl ether (Deca-BDE)
  3. 68 – perfluorooctanoic
     acid (PFOA) and its salts, and PFOA-related substances (these are now regulated
     under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Recast
     Regulation)
• Language
  edited to align with Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and
  Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation), including hazard
  statements
• Devices
  falling under Regulation (EU)
  2017/745 (Medical Devices) are exempted from entries 28 to 30 on carcinogenic,
  mutagenic or reproductive category 1A and 1B substances (CMR category 1A and 1B
  substances)
• CMR category 1A and/or 1B substances are added to entries 28 to 30
  to align with the CLP Regulation, including cobalt, three polycyclic
  aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and diisohexyl phthalate (DIHP)
• CAS and EC numbers deleted from entry 46 (nonylphenol, NP) as the
  scope covers all isomers of NP
• List of harmonized standards in Appendix 10 for demonstrating
  compliance with azo colorants replaced. Harmonized standards include:
  • EN ISO 17234-1:2015 Leather – Chemical tests for the determination
    of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers – Part 1: Determination of
    certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants
  • EN ISO 17234-1:2011 Leather – Chemical tests for the determination
    of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers – Part 2: Determination of
    4-aminoazobenzene
  • EN ISO 14362-1:2017 Textiles – Methods for determination of
    certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants – Part 1: Detection of
    the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting
    the fibers
  • EN ISO 14362-3:2017 Textiles – Methods for determination of
    certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants – Part 3: Detection of
    the use of certain azo colorants, which may release 4-aminoazobenzene

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Stakeholders should be aware of the
following dates:

• July 2020 –
  deletion of entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH (PFOA and its salts, and
  PFOA-related substances)
• July 5,
  2021 and October 1, 2021 – provisions in Points (8)(b), (11)(b) and (12)(b)
  under Article 2 implemented
• January 5,
  2021 – provisions not mentioned above implemented

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