Region

Regulation

Control Requirements

European Union

REACH Regulation SVHC

1000mg/kg (Information dissemination, SCIP notification, or REACH-SVHC notification).

REACH Regulation Annex XVII (Proposed)

Proposed substance itself must not be manufactured or placed on the market; DP content in mixtures, compounds, or articles <0.1%.

EU POPs Regulation (Proposed)  

Proposed inclusion in Annex I list of banned substances; relevant drafts to be released, planned for approval in Q4 2023.

United States

Washington State Children's Safe Products Act (CHCC)

Declaration required if intentionally added content exceeds PQL or unintentionally added content exceeds 100ppm in children's products.

Canada

Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations (Proposed)

Proposed prohibition of production, import, use, sale, and supply of DP and products containing these substances.

Multi-region

"Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants"

Has been included in Annex A of the Convention, prohibiting production and use. (Exemptions are granted according to Part XI of Annex A for use in aerospace, space, defense applications, medical imaging and radiation therapy equipment and devices, replacement parts in applications, and during maintenance.)

China

List of New Pollutants for Priority Control (2023 Edition)

1. From January 1, 2024, production, processing, use, import, and export are prohibited.
2. For DP already banned, declared as waste, or seized by relevant authorities and determined to be hazardous waste according to national hazardous waste list or identification standards, environmental management should be implemented in accordance with hazardous waste regulations.