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EU: Methoxychlor listed under POPs Annex I

SEPTEMBER 2024 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS, HARDLINES, SOFTLINES, TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS

On 27 September 2024, an amendment of EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/20211 was published as Regulation (EU) 2024/25702, to newly list methoxychlor in Annex I.

Methoxychlor was identified as a POPs chemical in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention in May 2023. As European Union (EU) is a member of the Convention, it is obliged to implement measures to regulate this chemical. Hence, the EU has listed methoxychlor as a new entry in Annex I of POPs Regulation and sets a limit value for unintentional trace contaminant of methoxychlor in substances, mixtures and articles.

Table A. Amendment of Annex I for methoxychlor

Substance Limit Application date Potential applications
Methoxychlor
 Substances, mixtures, articles: 
≤ 0.01 mg/kg
18 October 2024
Used as pesticide

 

 

[1] EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (consolidated version on 28 August 2023)

[2] Regulation (EU) 2024/2570

 


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