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In 2013 Sweden proposed to restrict the placing on the market of textile articles containing nonylphenol (‘NP’) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE), including Nonylphenol ethoxylated, because, during reasonably foreseeable conditions of washing, these substances might be released into the water, posing risks to the aquatic environment. Despite the fact that the placing on the market and use of NPE, as substances or in mixtures, for the purpose of textiles and leather processing are already restricted by entry 46 of Annex XVII of REACH, several market surveys identified the presence of NPE in textile articles.
The proposal to restrict NPE was supported by RAC and SEAC, which considered it the most appropriate Union-wide measure to address the risks. NP was excluded from the restriction because it is not used intentionally in textile processing. On the 13th of January 2016 the European Commission approved the restriction through the Regulation 2016/26/EC which amends REACH Annex XVII.
Textile articles covered by this restriction are unfinished, semi-finished and finished goods, including products such as clothing (e.g. for people, toys and animals), accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics and knitted panels. Second-hand textile articles are exempted from the restriction; it is considered that they contain negligible amount of NPE since they have been washed several time.
To allow stakeholders sufficient time to take appropriate compliance measures, in particular to ensure adequate communication within the complex global supply chain, the restriction starts to apply from 2021.
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