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Dechlorane plus will be restricted under POPs Regulation with specific exemptions of UTC.
The objective of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (‘POPs’) by prohibiting, phasing out as soon as possible, or restricting the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of substances subject to the Stockholm Convention on POPs (‘the Convention’)
This delegated act implements decision SC-11/10 to list dechlorane plus in Annex A, in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021.
At the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023, it was decided to include dechlorane plus in Annex A to the Convention with certain specific exemptions.
Following the decision to add dechlorane plus to the Convention, the European Commission recently published an initiative which amends Annex I to the POPs Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021) to include dechlorane plus as a substance subject to certain restrictions.
The draft delegated regulation is open for consultation until July 24, 2024. The amendment is proposed to take effect on February 26, 2025.
To reinforce the application and enforcement of Article 3(1)(b) of POPs Regulation in the EU, a limit value is set for dechlorane plus occurring as an unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) in substances, mixtures and articles. Exemptions are also provided for certain essential applications.
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