Little Pro on 2018-06-24
The EU Commission published Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 on 10 Oct 2018 amending REACH Annex XVII restricted substances list and restricting certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction category 1A or 1B (CMR substance) in apparel, footwear and other textile consumer products. The new entry no. is 72. In this article, we will take a closer look at the restriction scope, the list of restricted CMR substances and restriction limits.
The new restriction will apply to the following products for consumer use:
The restriction does 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.
In addition, the restriction does not apply to personal protection equipment (PPE) defined in Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and medical device defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/745.
The restriction limits will apply from 1 Nov 2020.
Substances |
CAS # |
Restriction Limits |
Cadmium and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6) |
- |
≤ 1 mg/kg (extractable Cd metal) |
Chromium VI compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6) |
- |
≤ 1 mg/kg (extractable Cr VI) |
Arsenic compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6) |
- |
≤ 1 mg/kg (extractable As metal) |
Lead and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6) |
- |
≤ 1 mg/kg (extractable Pb metal) |
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 |
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: There is special derogation for formaldehyde [CAS No 50-00-0] in jackets, coats or upholstery. The concentration limit shall be 300 mg/kg between 1 Nov 2020 and 1 Nov 2023.
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