On 12 October 2018, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 to approve restricting a list of substances classified as category 1A or 1B carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) in clothing and related accessories, skin-contact textiles, and footwear under Annex XVII to REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. According to the Regulation, Entry No. 72 under Annex XVII and Appendix 12 shall be added. The restrictions shall be fulfilled by 1 November 2020. Here are the highlights:
Scope
The chemical restrictions shall apply to the following products for use by consumers:
However, the restrictions shall not apply to:
Chemical Restrictions
The substances to be restricted are listed in Appendix 12 of the REACH Regulation, and their concentration limits (measured in homogeneous material) are listed as follows:
| Substances | CAS No |
Concentration limit
by
weight (measured in homogeneous material) |
| Cadmium and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6) | - | < 1 mg/kg (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 (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 (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 (expressed as Pb metal that can be extracted from the material) |
| Benzene | 71-43-2 | < 5 mg/kg |
| Benz[a]anthracene | 56-55-3 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Benz[e]acephenanthrylene | 205-99-2 | < 1 mg/kg |
|
Benzo[a]pyrene; Benzo[def]chrysene |
50-32-8 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Benzo[e]pyrene | 192-97-2 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Benzo[j]fluoranthene | 205-82-3 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 207-08-9 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Chrysene | 218-01-9 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 53-70-3 | < 1 mg/kg |
|
α, α,α,4-tetrachlorotoluene; p-chlorobenzotrichloride |
5216-25-1 | < 1 mg/kg |
| α, α,α-trichlorotoluene; benzotrichloride | 98-07-7 | < 1 mg/kg |
| α-chlorotoluene; benzyl chloride | 100-44-7 | < 1 mg/kg |
| Formaldehyde | 50-00-0 | < 75 mg/kg (The concentration limit 300 mg/kg shall apply to jackets, coats and upholstery between 1 November 2020 and 1 November 2023. The limit 75 mg/kg shall apply to these products from 2 November 2023.) |
| 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid; di-C 6-8-branched alkylesters, C 7-rich | 71888-89-6 | < 1000 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 | 117-82-8 | |
| Diisopentylphthalate | 605-50-5 | |
| Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPP) | 131-18-0 | |
| Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP) | 84-75-3 | |
|
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) |
872-50-4 | < 3000 mg/kg |
| N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) | 127-19-5 | < 3000 mg/kg |
|
N,N-dimethylformamide; Dimethyl formamide |
68-12-2 | < 3000 mg/kg |
|
1,4,5,8-tetraaminoanthraquinone; C.I. Disperse Blue 1 |
2475-45-8 | < 50 mg/kg |
|
Benzenamine,4,4’-(4-iminocyclohexa-2,5- dienylidenemethylene)dianiline hydrochloride; C.I. Basic Red 9 |
569-61-9 | < 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) |
548-62-9 | < 50 mg/kg |
| 4-chloro-o-toluidinium chloride | 3165-93-3 | < 30 mg/kg |
| 2-Naphthylammoniumacetate | 553-00-4 | < 30 mg/kg |
|
4-methoxy-m-phenylene diammonium sulphate; 2,4-diaminoanisole sulphate |
39156-41-7 | < 30 mg/kg |
| 2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydrochloride | 21436-97-5 | < 30 mg/kg |
| Quinoline | 91-22-5 | < 50 mg/kg |
Note: The above requirements shall apply without prejudice to the application of any stricter restrictions set out in Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation or other applicable EU legislation.
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