Methanol and NMP to add in Annex XVII of REACH Regulation
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19 April, 2018, the Official Journal of the European Union releases Directive 2018/588 and 2018/589, adding the new entry of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and Methanol in the Annex XVII of REACH Regulation.

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The details of new entries are as follows:

Substance

Restriction

69.

Methanol

CAS No 67-56-1

EC No 200-659-6

Shall not be placed on the market to the general public after 9 May 2018 in windscreen washing or defrosting fluids, in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.6 % by weight.

71.

1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

(NMP)

CAS No 872-50-4

EC No 212-828-1

1. Shall not be placed on the market as a substance on its own or in mixtures in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.3 % after 9 May 2020 unless manufacturers, importers and downstream users have included in the relevant chemical safety reports and safety data sheets, Derived No-Effect Levels (DNELs) relating to exposure of workers of 14.4 mg/m3 for exposure by inhalation and 4.8 mg/kg/day for dermal exposure.

2. Shall not be manufactured, or used, as a substance on its own or in mixtures in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.3 % after 9 May 2020 unless manufacturers and downstream users take the appropriate risk management measures and provide the appropriate operational conditions to ensure that exposure of workers is below the DNELs specified in paragraph 1.

3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the obligations laid down therein shall apply from 9 May 2024 in relation to placing on the market for use, or use, as a solvent or reactant in the process of coating wires.

This regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States and will enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.



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