CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND RETAIL E-SSENTIALS

Target substances

- Disperse dyes which are classified as skin sensitisers in category 1, 1A or 1B in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, or listed in Table B;
- Chromium VI;
- Formaldehyde;
- 1,4 paraphenylene diamine;
- Nickel compounds;
- Cobalt compounds;
- Other compounds which are classified as skin sensitisers in category 1, 1A or 1B in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

Proposed scope of the restriction

The following articles made exclusively or partly of textiles, leather, hides and furs:
 
- Clothing and related accessories;
- Articles other than clothing which come into contact with the human skin under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use to an extent similar to clothing;
- Footwear

Proposed limit

- Disperse dyes: Not detected
- Chromium VI: ≤ 1 mg/kg;
- Formaldehyde: ≤ 75 mg/kg;
- 1,4 paraphenylene diamine: ≤ 250 mg/kg in textiles, ≤ 210 mg/kg in leather, hides and fur;
- Nickel compounds: ≤ 130 mg/kg in textiles; ≤ 110 mg/kg in leather, hides and fur;
- Cobalt compounds: ≤ 70 mg/kg in textiles; ≤ 60 mg/kg in leather, hides and fur;
- Other compounds: ≤ 130 mg/kg in textiles; ≤ 110 mg/kg in leather, hides and fur

Proposed exemption

- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/425;
- Medical devices within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745;
- Substances that are used as active ingredients in biocidal products within the scope of Regulation (EU) 528/2012;
- The second-hand articles which were in end-use before 31 January 2023.

Proposed transitional period

36 months