On 24 July 2025, the European Commission approved a delegated regulation to amend Annex I to Persistent organic Pollutants Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 as regards the entries of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The delegated regulation will be published on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and will enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In Annex I, Part A, in the table, in the entries ‘tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and decaBDE’, point 2 in the fourth column will been replaced by the following:

‘For the purposes of the entries on tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and decaBDE, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to the following sum of the concentrations of those substances:

(a) 10 mg/kg upon entry into force of this Regulation where they are present in mixtures or articles, except for food contact materials subject to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;

(b) by way of derogation from point (a), 500 mg/kg upon entry into force of this Regulation, 350 mg/kg as of 30 December 2025 and 200 mg/kg as of 30 December 2027 where they are present in mixtures or articles containing or made of recovered material containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or decaBDE, except for food contact materials subject to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;

(c) by way of derogation from point (a), 500 mg/kg upon entry into force of this Regulation, 350 mg/kg as of 30 December 2025 and 10 mg/kg as of [OP please insert date: 18 months after entry into force], where they are present in toys subject to Directive 2009/48/EC, or in any product facilitating children’s seating, sleep, relaxation, hygiene, changing and general body care, feeding, sucking, transportation and protection, containing or made of recovered material containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or decaBDE, except for food contact materials subject to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004’.

URL:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13215-Persistent-organic-pollutants-POPs-polybrominated-diphenyl-ethers-PBDEs-_en

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