Regulation EU 2018/1513 has been published, brings changes to restrictions of REACH Annex XVII

The importance of restrictions

Restrictions are a tool for protecting human health and the environment from unacceptable risks that come with some hazardous chemical substances. Restrictions, described in Annex XVII of Regulation EC n° 1907/2006 (REACH), can limit or forbid the production, use or placing on the market of a specific substance. Restrictions to which a substance or mixture is subject must be specified in the 15^th section of the SDS.

What has been changed in Annex XVII according to the new Regulation?

Regulation UE 2018/1513 introduces restriction 72, concerning the use of 33 CMR substances (meaning Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and toxic for Reproduction) in clothes, shoes and textile products.

This document has been published in the Official Gazette of the European Union on October 12^th 2018, and came into force on November 1^st 2018. The restriction itself will come into force on 1^st November 2020. Concerning the use of Formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0) in jackets, coats or stuffing material, a transitional period will last until November 1^st 2023. The complete list of restricted substances can be read in the full text of regulation 2018/1513.

Trace One is already working on providing its customers with a data update concerning Regulation 2018/1513.

For more information concerning Regulation 2018/1513, follow this link:

• Regulation 2018/1513

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