EU Amends Annex XVII of REACH Regulation Related to Restricted Substances in Textiles
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10 October, 2018, the Official Journal of European Union released the directive (EU) 2018/1513, amending the Annex XVII of REACH Regulation related to restricted substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), category 1A or 1B in textiles, added a new entry 72. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2018, binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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The amendment is as follows:

1. The following entry is added:

72.
The substances listed in column 1 of the Table in Appendix 12

1.
Shall not be placed on the market after 1 November 2020 in any of the following:
(a) clothing or related accessories;
(b) textiles other than clothing which, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, come into contact with human skin to an extent similar to clothing;
(c) footwear;
if the clothing, related accessory, textile other than clothing or footwear is for use by consumers and the substance is present in a concentration, measured in homogeneous material, equal to or greater than that specified for that substance in Appendix 12.

2.
By way of derogation, in relation to the placing on the market of formaldehyde [CAS No 50-00-0] in jackets, coats or upholstery, the relevant concentration for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be 300 mg/kg during the period between 1 November 2020 and 1 November 2023. The concentration specified in Appendix 12 shall apply thereafter.

3.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) clothing, related accessories or footwear, or parts of clothing, related accessories or footwear, made exclusively of natural leather, fur or hide;
(b) non-textile fasteners and non-textile decorative attachments;
(c) second-hand clothing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing or footwear
(d) wall-to-wall carpets and textile floor coverings for indoor use, rugs and runners.

4.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to clothing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing, or footwear within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) or Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**).

5.
Paragraph 1(b) shall not apply to disposable textiles.
Disposable textiles means textiles that are designed to be used only once or for a limited time and are not intended for subsequent use for the same or a similar purpose.

6.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the application of any stricter restrictions set out in this Annex or in other applicable Union legislation.

7.
The Commission shall review the exemption in paragraph 3(d) and, if appropriate, modify that point accordingly.

(*)
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 51).

(**)
Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1).


2. The following Appendix 12 is added:

Appendix 12

Entry 72 — restricted substances and maximum concentration limits by weight in homogeneous materials:

Substances

Index- No

CAS No

EC No

Concentration limit by weight

Cadmium and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)

1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Cd metal that can be extracted from the material)

Chromium VI compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)

1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Cr VI that can be extracted from the material)

Arsenic compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)

1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as As metal that can be extracted from the material)

Lead and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)

1 mg/kg after extraction (expressed as Pb metal that can be extracted from the material)

Benzene

601-020-00-8

71-43-2

200-753-7

5 mg/kg

Benz[a]anthracene

601-033-00-9

56-55-3

200-280-6

1 mg/kg

Benz[e]acephenanthrylene

601-034-00-4

205-99-2

205-911-9

1 mg/kg

benzo[a]pyrene; benzo[def]chrysene

601-032-00-3

50-32-8

200-028-5

1 mg/kg

Benzo[e]pyrene

601-049-00-6

192-97-2

205-892-7

1 mg/kg

Benzo[j]fluoranthene

601-035-00-X

205-82-3

205-910-3

1 mg/kg

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

601-036-00-5

207-08-9

205-916-6

1 mg/kg

Chrysene

601-048-00-0

218-01-9

205-923-4

1 mg/kg

Dibenz[a,h]anthracene

601-041-00-2

53-70-3

200-181-8

1 mg/kg

α, α,α,4-tetrachlorotoluene; p-chlorobenzotrichloride

602-093-00-9

5216-25-1

226-009-1

1 mg/kg

α, α,α-trichlorotoluene; benzotrichloride

602-038-00-9

1998/7/7

202-634-5

1 mg/kg

α-chlorotoluene; benzyl chloride

602-037-00-3

100-44-7

202-853-6

1 mg/kg

Formaldehyde

605-001-00-5

50-00-0

200-001-8

75 mg/kg

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid; di-C 6-8-branched alkylesters, C 7-rich

607-483-00-2

71888-89-6

276-158-1

1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B

Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate

607-228-00-5

117-82-8

204-212-6

1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B

Diisopentylphthalate

607-426-00-1

605-50-5

210-088-4

1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B

Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPP)

607-426-00-1

131-18-0

205-017-9

1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B

Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)

607-702-00-1

84-75-3

201-559-5

1 000 mg/kg (individually or in combination with other phthalates in this entry or in other entries of Annex XVII that are classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in any of the hazard classes carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)

606-021-00-7

872-50-4

212-828-1

3 000 mg/kg

N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC)

616-011-00-4

127-19-5

204-826-4

3 000 mg/kg

N,N-dimethylformamide; dimethyl formamide (DMF)

616-001-00-X

1968/12/2

200-679-5

3 000 mg/kg

1,4,5,8-tetraaminoanthraquinone; C.I. Disperse Blue 1

611-032-00-5

2475-45-8

219-603-7

50 mg/kg

Benzenamine, 4,4-(4-iminocyclohexa-2,5- dienylidenemethylene)dianiline hydrochloride; C.I. Basic Red 9

611-031-00-X

569-61-9

209-321-2

50 mg/kg

[4-[4,4-bis(dimethylamino)benzhydrylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]dimethylammonium chloride; C.I. Basic Violet 3 with 0,1 % of Michler's ketone (EC no. 202-027-5)

612-205-00-8

548-62-9

208-953-6

50 mg/kg

4-chloro-o-toluidinium chloride

612-196-00-0

3165-93-3

221-627-8

30 mg/kg

2-Naphthylammoniumacetate

612-071-00-0

553-00-4

209-030-0

30 mg/kg

4-methoxy-m-phenylene diammonium sulphate; 2,4-diaminoanisole sulphate

612-200-00-0

39156-41-7

254-323-9

30 mg/kg

2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydrochloride

612-197-00-6

21436-97-5

30 mg/kg

Quinoline

613-281-00-5

91-22-5

202-051-6

50 mg/kg



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