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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1423 32026R1423 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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The later version adds a new substance entry for Chlorpyrifos, listing its CAS number 2921-88-2 and EC number 220-864-4, at the end of Part A before Part B.
This new entry states that, for that entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) applies to concentrations of chlorpyrifos equal to or below 0,01 mg/kg (0,000001 % by weight) where present in substances, mixtures or articles.
No such entry for chlorpyrifos appears in the earlier version of Annex I.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Previous version, in force 1 January 2026 02019R1021-20260101 → this version, in force 30 September 2026 02019R1021-20260930
ANNEX I
Part A
Substances listed in the Convention and in the Protocol as well as substances listed only in the Convention
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of … 5,533 unchanged words … to be used.
5. Placing on the market and use of spare parts containing Dechlorane Plus referred to in paragraph 2, point (d)(iv) that are present in the territory of the Union before or on 31 December 2043 shall be allowed.
Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 220-864-4 For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of chlorpyrifos equal to or below 0,01 mg/kg (0,000001 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.
Part B
Substances listed only in the Protocol
Substance CAS No EC No Specific exemption on intermediate use or other specification
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/718 32025R0718 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2025/1482 32025R1482 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2004-10-27, 2009-06-18, 2025-12-30, 2027-05-17, 2027-12-30 · dates removed: 2021-07-16
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The list of referenced legal instruments now also includes Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 on food contact materials and Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys, and the earlier reference to a review by 16 July 2021 of the combined tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and decaBDE limit has been removed.
For each of the tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and decaBDE entries, the single combined concentration limit of up to 500 mg/kg for mixtures or articles has been replaced by a tiered structure of limits that distinguishes ordinary mixtures or articles, mixtures or articles containing recovered material, and toys or child-care products containing recovered material, with different mg/kg thresholds applying upon entry into force of the Regulation and then as of 30 December 2025, 17 May 2027 and 30 December 2027, and with food contact materials under Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 excluded from these limits.
The PFOS entry's points 1 and 2 have been rewritten so that the limit for PFOS and its salts is now set at 0,025 mg/kg in substances, mixtures or articles, and a separate limit of 1 mg/kg is set for the sum of concentrations of all PFOS-related compounds, replacing the earlier separate thresholds for substances or mixtures and for semi-finished products, articles, textiles or coated materials.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 32025R1930 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2028-04-01, 2028-04-15, 2030-02-26
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The later text adds a new Part A entry for Dechlorane Plus, identified by its CAS and EC numbers and covering its syn- and anti-isomers, which was not present in the earlier text.
The new entry sets a concentration limit of 1000 mg/kg until 15 April 2028 dropping to 1 mg/kg after that date, lists derogations for uses such as aerospace, space and defence, medical imaging, radiotherapy devices, and various spare parts and repairs running until dates including 26 February 2030 and 31 December 2043, requires a Commission assessment of certain exemptions by 1 April 2028, and addresses continued use of articles and spare parts already in use.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/843 32025R0843 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2025/718 32025R0718 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2025/1399 32025R1399 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2025-08-04, 2025-12-03, 2027-08-04, 2028-08-03, 2029-08-04, 2030-08-04, 2030-12-31, 2043-12-31
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The revised Annex I text adds a reference to Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices among the introductory legal citations, renames the PFOS entry heading to "Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and PFOS-related compounds" and updates the cross-reference wording in the PFOA entry accordingly.
Within the PFOA entry, new points 4a and 4b set specific concentration limits for PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds in certain fire-fighting foams, a new definition of "firefighting foam" is added after point 6, the end date in point 6 for fire-fighting foam use is changed from 4 July 2025 to 3 December 2025, and a new point 11 allows continued use of articles containing PFOA already in use before the expiry of certain exemptions, none of which appear in the earlier version.
The later text also inserts an entirely new substance entry for 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol (UV-328), with its own concentration thresholds, derogations and continued-use provisions, that is absent from the earlier version.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2570 32024R2570 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2024/2555 32024R2555 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2026-01-01 · dates removed: 2019-03-22
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The hexabromocyclododecane entry's point 1 concentration limit changed from a single threshold of 100 mg/kg (0,01% by weight) reviewed by 22 March 2019, to a general threshold of 75 mg/kg (0,0075% by weight), with a separate 100 mg/kg (0,01% by weight) threshold specifically for recycled polystyrene used in EPS and XPS insulation material in buildings or civil engineering works, and a review date of 1 January 2026.
A new substance entry for Methoxychlor, including its definition and a specific concentration limit of 0,01 mg/kg (0,000001% by weight) in substances, mixtures or articles, has been added to Part A after the PFHxS entry.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1608 32023R1608 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2026-08-28
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The after text adds a new Part A entry for Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds, following the Dicofol entry, which was not present in the before text.
This new entry defines PFHxS and its related compounds, lists CAS and EC numbers, and sets out three specific exemptions concerning concentration thresholds in substances, mixtures or articles and in concentrated firefighting foam mixtures, with the third exemption noting review and assessment by the Commission no later than 28 August 2026.
No other wording in Part A or Part B of the Annex differs between the two texts shown.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/866 32023R0866 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2023-08-18, 2023-08-25 · dates removed: 2022-07-05
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In the PFOA entry, point 3's review-and-assessment deadline for the transported isolated intermediate exemption was changed from 5 July 2022 to 25 August 2023.
Point 4 was rewritten: the reference to Article 4(1), point (b) is now expressed differently, an end date of 18 August 2023 was added for the PTFE micropowder use, the previous 5 July 2022 review deadline sentence was removed, and a new final sentence was added limiting the 1 mg/kg threshold to manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFOA and its salts present in PTFE micropowders transported or treated to reduce PFOA concentration below 0,025 mg/kg.
In point 5, the punctuation after subpoint (d) was changed from a semicolon to a full stop.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/2291 32022R2291 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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The Hexachlorobenzene entry, which previously showed a dash with no specific exemption or specification, now includes a specification stating that Article 4(1), point (b), applies to concentrations of hexachlorobenzene equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) where it is present in substances, mixtures or articles.
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/277 32021R0277 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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The entry for Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, which previously carried no specification text, now includes a specific exemption stating that point (b) of Article 4(1) applies to concentrations of pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters equal to or below 5 mg/kg (0,0005 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/115 32021R0115 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2023-02-22
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In point 3 of the PFOA entry, the earlier text referred to fluorochemicals with a carbon chain equal to or shorter than 6 atoms, while the later text specifies a perfluoro carbon chain equal to or shorter than 6 atoms.
In point 4 of the PFOA entry, the earlier text limited the ionising irradiation process for producing PTFE micropowders to up to 400 kilograys, whereas the later text removes that dose limit and simply refers to ionising irradiation.
The later text adds a new point 10 to the PFOA entry, setting a concentration threshold of 2 mg/kg for PFOA, its salts and/or PFOA-related compounds in medical devices other than invasive and implantable devices, and stating that this exemption shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission no later than 22 February 2023.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1204 32020R1204 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Regulation (EU) 2020/1203 32020R1203 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2024-09-07, 2025-09-07
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The PFOS entry's point 4 changed from an open-ended derogation for mist suppressant use in non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating with four-yearly Member State progress reports, to a derogation for that same use running only until 7 September 2025, paired with a requirement for Member States using PFOS to report to the Commission by 7 September 2024 and justify continued need, and a Commission review by 7 September 2025 of whether to prolong the derogation for up to five years.
A new line item for Dicofol, with CAS number 115-32-2, EC number 204-082-0 and no specific exemption listed, was added at the end of Part A before the Part B heading.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/784 32020R0784 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
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dates added to the text: 2017-04-05, 2020-07-04, 2020-12-03, 2022-07-05, 2023-01-01, 2023-07-04, 2025-07-04, 2026-12-31, 2036-12-31
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The list of legal acts referenced in the introductory material of Annex I now includes a citation to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices, which was absent from the earlier version.
Part A of Annex I gains an entirely new entry for Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, including its definition, CAS and EC numbers, and a detailed set of specific exemptions and conditions covering concentration limits, derogated uses, reporting and review dates, and treatment of articles already in use, none of which appeared in the earlier text.
Cited: Annex I, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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References to Directive 2011/65/EC in the entries for tetra-, penta-, hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ether and decaBDE were corrected to Directive 2011/65/EU, and lowercase forms of the substance names replaced some initial-capitalised forms in those entries.
In the decaBDE entry, cross-references to point 2(b)(ii) and point 2 were changed to point 3(b)(ii) and point 3, and the wording on pyrotechnical devices and applications was adjusted to place "only if airbag relevant" in parentheses after seat covers/fabrics and to add "and" before airbags.
The numeral "1" preceding the Hexabromocyclododecane entry heading was removed.
Cited: Annex I, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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