On 27 September 2024, the European Commission has approved and published Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2555 to amend EU Persistent organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, lowering the limit for the presence of HBCDD from 100 mg/kg to 75 mg/kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In the table of Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, the entry ‘Hexabromocyclododecane – “Hexabromocyclododecane” means: hexabromocyclododecane, 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers: alphahexabromocyclododecane; beta-hexabromocyclododecane; and gamma-hexabromocyclododecane’, in the fourth column (‘Specific exemption on intermediate use or other specification’), point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of hexabromocyclododecane equal to or below 75 mg/kg (0,0075 % by weight) where it is present in substances, mixtures, articles or as constituents of the flame-retarded articles. For the use of recycled polystyrene in the production of EPS and XPS insulation material for use in buildings or civil engineering works, point (b) shall apply to concentrations of hexabromocyclododecane equal to or below 100 mg/kg (0,01 % by weight). The exemptions laid down in this point 1 shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission by 1 January 2026.’

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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202402555

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