On September 27th, 2024, the European Commission published regulations (EU) 2024/2555 and (EU)2024/2570 in its official gazette, and revised the EU POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. Among them, the revised regulation (EU) 2024/2555 officially reduced the limit of unintentional trace pollutants of the original substance hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) from 100mg/kg to 75mg/kg. The revised regulation (EU)2024/2570 is to increase the control of the new substance methoxychlor, so far the number of prohibited substances of POPs in the EU has increased from 29 to 30. These regulations will take effect on the 20th day after the official gazette.
The comparison between the old and new HBCDD limits is as follows:
The control of newly added methoxyDDT is as follows:
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In recent years, EU POPs laws and regulations have been updated frequently and law enforcement has been strengthened continuously, and cases of related products being notified in violation of POPs laws and regulations abound. ZRLK suggested that relevant enterprises should always pay attention to the dynamics of laws and regulations, formulate control measures for enterprises, and reduce the economic losses caused by products violating POPs laws and regulations. Our company has a wide range of testing fields and a professional and efficient service team, which can help enterprises evaluate the special chemicals regulated in products and make your products meet the corresponding national and international organization standards. If you need it, please feel free to contact us, and our engineers will serve you at the first time!
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