{"schemaVersion":"1.0.0","title":"EcoSafe Materials regulatory research draft","asOf":"2026-11-03","reviewStatus":"Priority-source spot-checks completed. Not an exhaustive legal or compliance audit.","disclaimer":"Selected chemical controls and authorities for review. Bans, restrictions, authorisation, reporting, warnings, proposals and future-effective measures are different. Confirm exact identity, product/use, concentration basis, exemptions and current legal text before a compliance decision.","deploymentStatus":"Prepared for local review integration only. 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Future dates below describe enacted phase-ins unless expressly labelled proposed. Check the actual product, activity, concentration basis, exemptions and current legal text before deciding compliance.","authoritySelectionNote":"Editorial prioritization for industrial and consumer materials, not a statutory hierarchy. State agencies such as NYSDEC and Minnesota MPCA remain essential; California DTSC is important for Safer Consumer Products. DOT/PHMSA becomes a top-five authority when hazardous-material transport is central.","notes":[{"topic":"California Proposition 65","text":"Listed-chemical exposure can require a clear and reasonable warning; it is not a blanket ban on listed chemicals or products. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees and exposures within applicable exemptions/safe harbors are treated differently. Warning duty generally begins one year after listing; assess exposure rather than mere presence.","sources":["https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/businesses-and-proposition-65","https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/contact-us-proposition-65-help-desk"]},{"topic":"Status labels","text":"Separate prohibited, restricted, reporting, warning, proposed and final-future-effective statuses. An SDS, CAS match or hazard classification alone is not a definitive market-access determination."},{"topic":"Source limitations","text":"Agency summary pages sometimes retain historical deadlines alongside current amendments. Latest final Federal Register text controls over old factsheets. 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An SDS, CAS match or hazard classification alone is not a definitive market-access determination."},{"topic":"Source limitations","text":"Agency summary pages sometimes retain historical deadlines alongside current amendments. Latest final Federal Register text controls over old factsheets. 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Voluntary detergent phaseouts and Safer Choice criteria are not universal legal bans.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/addition-npes-category-tri-chemical-list"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/fact-sheet-nonylphenols-and-nonylphenol-ethoxylates"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-01","chemical":"Nonylphenols / nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs)","cas":"Class; match individual CAS to the applicable list","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Reporting in force; separate SNUR remains proposed; no blanket federal ban established by these sources","scope":"13 specified NPEs under TRI at covered facilities; separate 2014 TSCA proposal covers 15 NP/NPEs no longer in commerce.","requirement":"TRI reporting applies from reporting year 2019 (first reports July 1, 2020), subject to facility and activity thresholds. 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Implementing regulations adopted September 18, 2024; May 2025 review retained limits.","exceptions_cautions":"All waivers expired by December 30, 2025. Scope exclusions include industrial-manufacturing process cleaners and primarily pesticidal products; category definitions matter. 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Separate pesticide provisions exist.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/pfas-use-prohibitions-and-reporting"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/groundbreaking-reports-on-pfas-in-products-are-due-three-months-from-today"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-03","chemical":"Intentionally added PFAS","cas":"Class; statutory definition, not a single CAS","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","authority":"MPCA","status":"Product-category prohibitions and reporting in force; broader future phase-in","scope":"New products sold/distributed in 11 categories: carpets/rugs, cleaners, cookware, cosmetics, floss, fabric treatments, juvenile products, menstruation products, textile furnishings, ski wax, upholstered furniture.","requirement":"Category prohibitions began January 1, 2025. Product reports due September 15, 2026; approved 90-day extensions run to December 14, 2026. 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Reporting windows: six months generally; twelve months for qualifying small manufacturers reporting exclusively as article importers.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"November 2025 exemptions (including imported articles and <=0.1% mixtures) remain described as proposed on EPA's current page. Do not treat them as final or use the superseded October 13, 2026 deadline. 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Reporting windows: six months generally; twelve months for qualifying small manufacturers reporting exclusively as article importers.","exceptions_cautions":"November 2025 exemptions (including imported articles and <=0.1% mixtures) remain described as proposed on EPA's current page. Do not treat them as final or use the superseded October 13, 2026 deadline. 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November 2025 final extension gives non-federal labs initial monitoring November 9, 2026, exposure-limit/regulated-area compliance February 8, 2027 and exposure-control plan May 10, 2027.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-methylene-chloride"},{"title":null,"url":"https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=P101B1AD.TXT"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca/epa-extends-compliance-deadlines-methylene-chloride-rule-easing-challenges-non"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-05","chemical":"Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)","cas":"75-09-2","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Use prohibitions plus controlled continuing uses","scope":"TSCA-covered consumer and industrial/commercial uses.","requirement":"2024 rule prohibits manufacture/processing/distribution for all consumer uses and most industrial/commercial uses; most prohibited commercial uses ended after April 28, 2026. 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November 2025 final extension gives non-federal labs initial monitoring November 9, 2026, exposure-limit/regulated-area compliance February 8, 2027 and exposure-control plan May 10, 2027.","sources":["https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-methylene-chloride","https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=P101B1AD.TXT","https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca/epa-extends-compliance-deadlines-methylene-chloride-rule-easing-challenges-non"]}},{"id":"US-06","regionId":"US","region":"United States","substance":"Trichloroethylene (TCE)","casIdentifiers":["79-01-6"],"jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Final phased prohibitions; specific exemption conditions postponed; additional extension proposed","legalBasis":null,"scope":"TSCA-covered manufacture, processing and uses, with longer transitions for selected critical activities.","requirements":"December 2024 final rule prohibits most uses and phases out others. October 14, 2026 proposal would shift certain December 18, 2026 processing/processing-aid/wastewater deadlines to December 31, 2027 and shift the first HFC-134a intermediate step-down; proposal is not operative law.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"May 2026 postponement concerns conditions attached to section 6(g) exemptions pending judicial review, not the entire ban. Critical infrastructure uses and essential laboratory/cleanup activities have separate timeframes. 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Newly acquired dry-cleaning machines covered from June 16, 2025; all dry cleaning/spot cleaning phased out after December 19, 2034.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Products at <=0.1% PCE excluded. July 2026 final WCPP extension: non-federal initial monitoring June 21, 2027, ECEL/areas/training/PPE September 20, 2027, exposure-control plan December 20, 2027. Reconsideration is not repeal; use-specific exceptions remain.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/risk-management-perchloroethylene-pce"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-12/pce-fact-sheet_english.pdf"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-07","chemical":"Perchloroethylene (PCE; tetrachloroethylene)","cas":"127-18-4","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Final phased restrictions; future consumer/commercial prohibitions; compliance dates amended","scope":"Consumer products, specified commercial uses and dry cleaning; selected industrial uses continue under controls.","requirement":"Consumer retail distribution prohibited after March 8, 2027; prohibited industrial/commercial uses after June 7, 2027. Newly acquired dry-cleaning machines covered from June 16, 2025; all dry cleaning/spot cleaning phased out after December 19, 2034.","exceptions_cautions":"Products at <=0.1% PCE excluded. July 2026 final WCPP extension: non-federal initial monitoring June 21, 2027, ECEL/areas/training/PPE September 20, 2027, exposure-control plan December 20, 2027. 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November 2024 amendments effective January 21, 2025 permit unintentional content below 0.1% by weight; intentional addition in non-excluded uses remains prohibited.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Transport replacement parts, legacy pallets and nuclear wire/cable have distinct exclusions or service-life deadlines. The 0.1% threshold applies to each article, not dilution across a complex assembly.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/persistent-bioaccumulative-and-toxic-pbt-chemicals"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/19/2024-25758/decabromodiphenyl-ether-and-phenol-isopropylated-phosphate-31-revision-to-the-regulation-of"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-08","chemical":"Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)","cas":"1163-19-5","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Prohibition with exemptions and phased uses","scope":"Chemical and products/articles containing the flame retardant under TSCA.","requirement":"2021 manufacture/import, processing and distribution prohibitions, with use-specific transitions. 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The 0.1% threshold applies to each article, not dilution across a complex assembly.","sources":["https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/persistent-bioaccumulative-and-toxic-pbt-chemicals","https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/19/2024-25758/decabromodiphenyl-ether-and-phenol-isopropylated-phosphate-31-revision-to-the-regulation-of"]}},{"id":"US-09","regionId":"US","region":"United States","substance":"Phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) / PIP (3:1)","casIdentifiers":["68937-41-7"],"jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Processing/distribution restrictions with extensive exceptions","legalBasis":null,"scope":"Flame-retardant/plasticizer products and articles; TSCA 40 CFR 751.407.","requirements":"General covered-article processing prohibition after October 31, 2024; distribution prohibition after October 31, 2026. Unintentional content below 0.1% by weight allowed under amendment effective January 21, 2025.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Not a general manufacture ban. Circuit boards/wire harnesses, aerospace/turbine lubricants and other specified uses have exclusions; other equipment and transport uses have longer deadlines. 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Limited NAF/ULEF testing/certification exemptions and laminated-product rules apply. EPA announced an additional quality-control method October 23, 2026, not a new blanket ban.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/frequent-questions-regulated-stakeholders-about-implementing-formaldehyde-standards"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca/epa-finalizes-updates-formaldehyde-emission-standards-adds-new-quality-control"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-10","chemical":"Formaldehyde","cas":"50-00-0","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"EPA","status":"Emission standard, not a content ban","scope":"TSCA Title VI regulated composite wood panels, components and finished goods.","requirement":"Emission limits: hardwood plywood 0.05 ppm; particleboard 0.09 ppm; MDF 0.11 ppm; thin MDF 0.13 ppm. 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EPA announced an additional quality-control method October 23, 2026, not a new blanket ban.","sources":["https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde/frequent-questions-regulated-stakeholders-about-implementing-formaldehyde-standards","https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca/epa-finalizes-updates-formaldehyde-emission-standards-adds-new-quality-control"]}},{"id":"US-11","regionId":"US","region":"United States","substance":"Lead","casIdentifiers":["7439-92-1 (element; limits measure lead)"],"jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"CPSC","status":"Product concentration restrictions in force","legalBasis":null,"scope":"Accessible substrates in children's products; paints/surface coatings for children's products, certain furniture and household paint.","requirements":"Generally 100 ppm total lead in accessible children's-product components (100 ppm regime since August 14, 2011); 90 ppm in covered paint/surface coatings.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Inaccessible components and specific statutory/regulatory exclusions require assessment. A coating cannot simply be used to make lead-containing material inaccessible. Substrate and surface-coating limits are different tests; not a ban on every lead-containing industrial material.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Total-Lead-Content"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Lead-in-Paint"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2011/CPSC-Announces-New-Lower-Limit-for-Lead-Content-in-Childrens-Products1"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-11","chemical":"Lead","cas":"7439-92-1 (element; limits measure lead)","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"CPSC","status":"Product concentration restrictions in force","scope":"Accessible substrates in children's products; paints/surface coatings for children's products, certain furniture and household paint.","requirement":"Generally 100 ppm total lead in accessible children's-product components (100 ppm regime since August 14, 2011); 90 ppm in covered paint/surface coatings.","exceptions_cautions":"Inaccessible components and specific statutory/regulatory exclusions require assessment. 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Product age/use and accessibility definitions matter; ordinary footwear is not automatically a toy/child-care article.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Phthalates"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Phthalates"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-12","chemical":"Eight restricted phthalates: DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP","cas":"Multiple substances; identify each phthalate separately","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"CPSC","status":"Product concentration prohibitions in force","scope":"Children's toys and child-care articles; accessible plasticized components.","requirement":"Each listed phthalate must not exceed 0.1% (1000 ppm) in a covered accessible component; 16 CFR part 1307 / CPSIA section 108.","exceptions_cautions":"This is not an across-all-products phthalate ban or a sum-of-all-phthalates threshold. Product age/use and accessibility definitions matter; ordinary footwear is not automatically a toy/child-care article.","sources":["https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Phthalates","https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Phthalates"]}},{"id":"US-13","regionId":"US","region":"United States","substance":"Mercury compounds","casIdentifiers":["Class; mercury measured as metal (element CAS 7439-97-6)"],"jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"FDA","status":"Cosmetic ingredient restriction in force","legalBasis":null,"scope":"Cosmetics under 21 CFR 700.13.","requirements":"Eye-area products may use mercury preservative at no more than 65 ppm as metal only when no other effective and safe preservative is available. Other cosmetics may contain only unavoidable trace mercury below 1 ppm under good manufacturing practice.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Not a general mercury ban. Stricter state cosmetic laws may independently apply; eye-product exception is narrow.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-13","chemical":"Mercury compounds","cas":"Class; mercury measured as metal (element CAS 7439-97-6)","jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"FDA","status":"Cosmetic ingredient restriction in force","scope":"Cosmetics under 21 CFR 700.13.","requirement":"Eye-area products may use mercury preservative at no more than 65 ppm as metal only when no other effective and safe preservative is available. Other cosmetics may contain only unavoidable trace mercury below 1 ppm under good manufacturing practice.","exceptions_cautions":"Not a general mercury ban. Stricter state cosmetic laws may independently apply; eye-product exception is narrow.","sources":["https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics"]}},{"id":"US-14","regionId":"US","region":"United States","substance":"Chloroform","casIdentifiers":["67-66-3"],"jurisdiction":"Federal","authority":"FDA","status":"Use-specific prohibition in force","legalBasis":null,"scope":"Cosmetics, 21 CFR 700.18.","requirements":"Use as a cosmetic ingredient prohibited.","effectiveDates":null,"caveats":"Residual amounts from use as a processing solvent during manufacture or as a byproduct of ingredient synthesis are excepted. 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Mining and state-plan requirements must be checked separately.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1053"},{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0684.html"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"US-15","chemical":"Respirable crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite, tridymite)","cas":"Quartz 14808-60-7; other forms have different CAS numbers","jurisdiction":"Federal workplaces","authority":"OSHA","status":"Occupational exposure restriction, not a material/product ban","scope":"General industry/maritime under 29 CFR 1910.1053; construction has a separate standard.","requirement":"Permissible exposure limit: 50 micrograms/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average. Monitoring, engineering/work-practice controls and other duties depend on exposure conditions.","exceptions_cautions":"Airborne respirable fraction is regulated; bulk silica content alone does not establish exposure compliance. Mining and state-plan requirements must be checked separately.","sources":["https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1053","https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0684.html"]}}],"authorities":[{"id":"us-authority-1","regionId":"US","region":"United States","displayOrder":1,"name":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","type":null,"role":"Primary industrial chemicals authority: TSCA inventory, new chemicals, restrictions and reporting; also pesticides and environmental releases.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca"}],"sourceRecord":{"rank":1,"name":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","scope":"Primary industrial chemicals authority: TSCA inventory, new chemicals, restrictions and reporting; also pesticides and environmental releases.","url":"https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca"}},{"id":"us-authority-2","regionId":"US","region":"United States","displayOrder":2,"name":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)","type":null,"role":"Food-contact substances, foods, cosmetics, drugs and medical devices; product-specific ingredient restrictions, not a universal industrial chemical ban list.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics"}],"sourceRecord":{"rank":2,"name":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)","scope":"Food-contact substances, foods, cosmetics, drugs and medical devices; product-specific ingredient restrictions, not a universal industrial chemical ban list.","url":"https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics"}},{"id":"us-authority-3","regionId":"US","region":"United States","displayOrder":3,"name":"U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)","type":null,"role":"Consumer product hazards, children's product lead and phthalates limits, testing and certification.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Phthalates"}],"sourceRecord":{"rank":3,"name":"U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)","scope":"Consumer product hazards, children's product lead and phthalates limits, testing and certification.","url":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Phthalates"}},{"id":"us-authority-4","regionId":"US","region":"United States","displayOrder":4,"name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)","type":null,"role":"Workplace exposure, engineering controls, hazard communication and protective measures; an exposure limit is not a product ban.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1053"}],"sourceRecord":{"rank":4,"name":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)","scope":"Workplace exposure, engineering controls, hazard communication and protective measures; an exposure limit is not a product ban.","url":"https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1053"}},{"id":"us-authority-5","regionId":"US","region":"United States","displayOrder":5,"name":"California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)","type":null,"role":"Proposition 65 listing and warning rules have wide materials/supply-chain relevance. Warnings are exposure-based, not blanket sales bans. Enforcement also involves the Attorney General, local prosecutors and qualifying private parties.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/businesses-and-proposition-65"}],"sourceRecord":{"rank":5,"name":"California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)","scope":"Proposition 65 listing and warning rules have wide materials/supply-chain relevance. Warnings are exposure-based, not blanket sales bans. Enforcement also involves the Attorney General, local prosecutors and qualifying private parties.","url":"https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/businesses-and-proposition-65"}}]},{"id":"EU","name":"European Union","asOf":"2026-11-03","disclaimer":"Selected regulatory reference, not exhaustive and not legal advice. Confirm exact substance identity, supply-chain role, product scope, concentration basis, current consolidated legal text and national rules before a compliance decision. Future dates below are enacted transition milestones, not claims that those future requirements already apply.","authoritySelectionNote":"Five important institutions/authority groups, not five equivalent pan-EU chemical regulators. Scientific assessors, EU decision-makers and national enforcers have different powers.","notes":[],"supportingAuthorities":[],"sourceContext":{"jurisdiction":"European Union","asOf":"2026-11-03","displayAsOf":"2 November 2026 (US local) / 3 November 2026 UTC","disclaimer":"Selected regulatory reference, not exhaustive and not legal advice. Confirm exact substance identity, supply-chain role, product scope, concentration basis, current consolidated legal text and national rules before a compliance decision. Future dates below are enacted transition milestones, not claims that those future requirements already apply.","agenciesNote":"Five important institutions/authority groups, not five equivalent pan-EU chemical regulators. Scientific assessors, EU decision-makers and national enforcers have different powers."},"rows":[{"id":"eu-npe-uses","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPE)","casIdentifiers":["25154-52-3 (NP); NPE group has no single CAS"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 46","scope":"Selected cleaning, textile/leather processing, metalworking, pulp/paper, cosmetics/personal care and pesticide/biocide co-formulant uses.","requirements":"Prohibits marketing/use as substances or mixtures at ≥0.1% w/w in the listed uses.","effectiveDates":"Long-standing restriction; current entry applies.","caveats":"Listed closed-loop/process-water exceptions and spermicides exception; scope is not every industrial use.","sources":[{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2b6e"},{"title":"European Commission staff working document — official background (not legislation)","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020SC0251"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-npe-uses","substance":"Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPE)","cas":"25154-52-3 (NP); NPE group has no single CAS","status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 46","scope":"Selected cleaning, textile/leather processing, metalworking, pulp/paper, cosmetics/personal care and pesticide/biocide co-formulant uses.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Prohibits marketing/use as substances or mixtures at ≥0.1% w/w in the listed uses.","dates":"Long-standing restriction; current entry applies.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Listed closed-loop/process-water exceptions and spermicides exception; scope is not every industrial use.","sources":[{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2b6e"},{"title":"European Commission staff working document — official background (not legislation)","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020SC0251"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-npe-textiles","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Nonylphenol ethoxylates — washable textiles","casIdentifiers":["Group; no single CAS"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 46a; Regulation (EU) 2016/26","scope":"Textile articles reasonably expected to be washed in water; includes relevant textile parts.","requirements":"No placing on market at ≥0.01% w/w of the textile article or each part.","effectiveDates":"After 3 February 2021.","caveats":"Second-hand textiles and new articles made exclusively from recycled textiles without NPE use excluded; textile definition requires ≥80% textile fibres.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0026"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-npe-textiles","substance":"Nonylphenol ethoxylates — washable textiles","cas":"Group; no single CAS","status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 46a; Regulation (EU) 2016/26","scope":"Textile articles reasonably expected to be washed in water; includes relevant textile parts.","thresholdOrRequirement":"No placing on market at ≥0.01% w/w of the textile article or each part.","dates":"After 3 February 2021.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Second-hand textiles and new articles made exclusively from recycled textiles without NPE use excluded; textile definition requires ≥80% textile fibres.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0026"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-npe-authorisation","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated","casIdentifiers":["Group; no single CAS"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Authorisation requirement","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XIV entry 43; Regulation (EU) 2017/999","scope":"Exact Annex XIV group covers specified 4-position nonylphenol ethoxylates, including polymers/homologues and isomers.","requirements":"Authorisation regime for covered uses/placing on market for use; not a universal ban on all NPE-containing articles.","effectiveDates":"Sunset 4 January 2021; latest application date 4 July 2019.","caveats":"Check specific use authorisations, timely pending applications and REACH exemptions. Imported articles are not automatically subject to the authorisation requirement.","sources":[{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/17233/rest_screening_axiv_entry_42_43_final_report_en.pdf/ee832736-9d8a-ddf9-f1b8-913164a434e8?t=1734506135336"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32017R0999"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-npe-authorisation","substance":"4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated","cas":"Group; no single CAS","status":"Authorisation requirement","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XIV entry 43; Regulation (EU) 2017/999","scope":"Exact Annex XIV group covers specified 4-position nonylphenol ethoxylates, including polymers/homologues and isomers.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Authorisation regime for covered uses/placing on market for use; not a universal ban on all NPE-containing articles.","dates":"Sunset 4 January 2021; latest application date 4 July 2019.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Check specific use authorisations, timely pending applications and REACH exemptions. 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Proposed exemptions and transitions are not enacted permissions. 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Total fluorine >50 mg/kg triggers proof on PFAS/non-PFAS fluorine content upon request. Other EU prohibitions also apply.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj?eliuri=eli%3Areg%3A2025%3A40%3Aoj&locale=en"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-pfas-packaging","substance":"PFAS — food-contact packaging","cas":"Structural class; no single CAS","status":"Sector restriction in force","legalBasis":"Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Article 5(5) (PPWR)","scope":"Food-contact packaging placed on EU market.","thresholdOrRequirement":"No marketing at ≥25 ppb any targeted PFAS, ≥250 ppb targeted sum (both exclude polymers), or ≥50 ppm PFAS including polymers.","dates":"From 12 August 2026.","exceptionsAndCautions":"50 ppm is a PFAS limit, not simply a total-fluorine ban. Total fluorine >50 mg/kg triggers proof on PFAS/non-PFAS fluorine content upon request. 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Updated foam UTCs include ≤1 mg/kg PFOA/salts and ≤10 mg/kg related compounds in installed systems until 3 August 2028; consult current Annex I for full scope.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1021/2026-01-01/eng"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1751139115333&uri=CELEX%3A32020R0784"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-pfoa","substance":"PFOA, salts and PFOA-related compounds","cas":"335-67-1 (PFOA); others","status":"POPs prohibition with trace exemptions","legalBasis":"Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 Annex I; 2020/784 and subsequent amendments","scope":"Manufacture, placing on market and use, including substances, mixtures and articles.","thresholdOrRequirement":"General unintentional trace exemptions: ≤0.025 mg/kg PFOA/any salt; ≤1 mg/kg individual or combined related compounds. 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Updated foam UTCs include ≤1 mg/kg PFOA/salts and ≤10 mg/kg related compounds in installed systems until 3 August 2028; consult current Annex I for full scope.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1021/2026-01-01/eng"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1751139115333&uri=CELEX%3A32020R0784"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-dioxane","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"1,4-Dioxane","casIdentifiers":["123-91-1"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"SVHC + sector prohibition; wider restriction work","legalBasis":"REACH Candidate List; Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex II entry 343 / Article 17","scope":"Industrial chemical/impurity; cosmetics subject to separate ingredient prohibition.","requirements":"SVHC listing is not a general industrial ban. 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Candidate List triggers applicable information/notification duties (including article >0.1% w/w obligations).","sources":[{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/-/candidate-list-updated-with-eight-hazardous-chemicals"},{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/echa-weekly-29-april-2026"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?qid=1712841363324&uri=CELEX%3A32009R1223"},{"title":"European Commission — official information","url":"https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/report-iccr-working-group-considerations-acceptable-trace-level-14-dioxane-cosmetic-products_en"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — Cosmetics Regulation Article 17 (unavoidable traces)","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32009R1223"},{"title":"ECHA — February 2026 authorisation prioritisation (withdrawn restriction intention / renewed work)","url":"https://www.echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/43c0dfb2-f044-21e3-6c26-c073076ea896"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-dioxane","substance":"1,4-Dioxane","cas":"123-91-1","status":"SVHC + sector prohibition; wider restriction work","legalBasis":"REACH Candidate List; Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Annex II entry 343 / Article 17","scope":"Industrial chemical/impurity; cosmetics subject to separate ingredient prohibition.","thresholdOrRequirement":"SVHC listing is not a general industrial ban. Intentional cosmetic ingredient prohibited; technically unavoidable safe traces under GMP may be permitted. SCCS ≤10 ppm opinion is guidance, not a universal statutory EU product limit.","dates":"Candidate List since 8 July 2021. ECHA April 2026 notice describes evidence gathering for possible PET-lifecycle restriction.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Prior restriction intention withdrawn; renewed work does not establish an enacted blanket restriction. Candidate List triggers applicable information/notification duties (including article >0.1% w/w obligations).","sources":[{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/-/candidate-list-updated-with-eight-hazardous-chemicals"},{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/echa-weekly-29-april-2026"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?qid=1712841363324&uri=CELEX%3A32009R1223"},{"title":"European Commission — official information","url":"https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/report-iccr-working-group-considerations-acceptable-trace-level-14-dioxane-cosmetic-products_en"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — Cosmetics Regulation Article 17 (unavoidable traces)","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32009R1223"},{"title":"ECHA — February 2026 authorisation prioritisation (withdrawn restriction intention / renewed work)","url":"https://www.echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/43c0dfb2-f044-21e3-6c26-c073076ea896"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-formaldehyde","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances","casIdentifiers":["50-00-0 (formaldehyde); others"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Emission restriction in force; vehicle transition","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 77; Regulation (EU) 2023/1464","scope":"Articles releasing formaldehyde into indoor air; separately road vehicles.","requirements":"No article marketing if Appendix 14 test emissions exceed 0.062 mg/m³ for furniture/wood-based articles or 0.080 mg/m³ for other articles.","effectiveDates":"Article restriction after 6 August 2026. Vehicle interior limit 0.062 mg/m³ after 6 August 2027.","caveats":"Excludes specified naturally occurring-only, outdoor-only, no-public-exposure industrial/professional, second-hand and separately regulated articles; consult full exclusions. Emission limits are not material-content limits.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32023R1464"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-formaldehyde","substance":"Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances","cas":"50-00-0 (formaldehyde); others","status":"Emission restriction in force; vehicle transition","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 77; Regulation (EU) 2023/1464","scope":"Articles releasing formaldehyde into indoor air; separately road vehicles.","thresholdOrRequirement":"No article marketing if Appendix 14 test emissions exceed 0.062 mg/m³ for furniture/wood-based articles or 0.080 mg/m³ for other articles.","dates":"Article restriction after 6 August 2026. Vehicle interior limit 0.062 mg/m³ after 6 August 2027.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Excludes specified naturally occurring-only, outdoor-only, no-public-exposure industrial/professional, second-hand and separately regulated articles; consult full exclusions. Emission limits are not material-content limits.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32023R1464"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-siloxanes","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Cyclic siloxanes D4, D5 and D6","casIdentifiers":["556-67-2; 541-02-6; 540-97-6"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Restriction in force; phased exceptions","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 70; Regulation (EU) 2024/1328","scope":"Substances on their own, constituents and mixtures; dry-cleaning solvents.","requirements":"Marketing restriction at ≥0.1% w/w of each respective siloxane.","effectiveDates":"General rule after 6 June 2026; D4/D5 wash-off cosmetics since 31 January 2020; other cosmetics after 6 June 2027; medical/IVD/medicinal products after 6 June 2031; D5 dry-cleaning transition to 6 June 2034.","caveats":"Specified industrial uses, controlled recycling dry-cleaning and residual-polymer/particular-use derogations apply; not a ban on all silicone polymers.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1746492721546&uri=CELEX%3A32024R1328"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-siloxanes","substance":"Cyclic siloxanes D4, D5 and D6","cas":"556-67-2; 541-02-6; 540-97-6","status":"Restriction in force; phased exceptions","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 70; Regulation (EU) 2024/1328","scope":"Substances on their own, constituents and mixtures; dry-cleaning solvents.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Marketing restriction at ≥0.1% w/w of each respective siloxane.","dates":"General rule after 6 June 2026; D4/D5 wash-off cosmetics since 31 January 2020; other cosmetics after 6 June 2027; medical/IVD/medicinal products after 6 June 2031; D5 dry-cleaning transition to 6 June 2034.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Specified industrial uses, controlled recycling dry-cleaning and residual-polymer/particular-use derogations apply; not a ban on all silicone polymers.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1746492721546&uri=CELEX%3A32024R1328"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-phthalates","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP","casIdentifiers":["117-81-7; 84-74-2; 85-68-7; 84-69-5"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 51; Regulation (EU) 2018/2005","scope":"Plasticised materials in articles, including toys/childcare articles.","requirements":"Marketing restriction at ≥0.1% w/w individually or combined, measured in plasticised material; toy/childcare use restrictions also apply.","effectiveDates":"Expanded article restriction after 7 July 2020.","caveats":"Specified industrial/agricultural/outdoor non-contact articles, legacy aircraft/vehicles and repairs, measuring devices and separately regulated products have exclusions. Not every phthalate or every application is banned.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R2005"},{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/en/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2d0d"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-phthalates","substance":"DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP","cas":"117-81-7; 84-74-2; 85-68-7; 84-69-5","status":"Restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 51; Regulation (EU) 2018/2005","scope":"Plasticised materials in articles, including toys/childcare articles.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Marketing restriction at ≥0.1% w/w individually or combined, measured in plasticised material; toy/childcare use restrictions also apply.","dates":"Expanded article restriction after 7 July 2020.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Specified industrial/agricultural/outdoor non-contact articles, legacy aircraft/vehicles and repairs, measuring devices and separately regulated products have exclusions. Not every phthalate or every application is banned.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R2005"},{"title":"ECHA — official regulatory information","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/en/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2d0d"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-microplastics","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles","casIdentifiers":["Class; no single CAS"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Restriction in force; use-specific transitions","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 78; Regulation (EU) 2023/2055","scope":"Defined microparticles on their own or in mixtures to confer a sought-after characteristic; not all plastic articles.","requirements":"General placing-on-market prohibition at ≥0.01% w/w, subject to particle/polymer definition.","effectiveDates":"First measures 17 October 2023; rinse-off cosmetics 17 October 2027; leave-on 17 October 2029; make-up/lip/nail cosmetics 17 October 2035.","caveats":"Natural unmodified, sufficiently soluble/degradable and non-carbon polymers excluded; industrial-site and permanently incorporated/contained uses have derogations and information/reporting duties. Product-specific transitions must be checked.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2055/oj/eng"},{"title":"European Commission — official information","url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/restrictions/commission-regulation-eu-20232055-restriction-microplastics-intentionally-added-products_en?prefLang=it"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-microplastics","substance":"Intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles","cas":"Class; no single CAS","status":"Restriction in force; use-specific transitions","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 78; Regulation (EU) 2023/2055","scope":"Defined microparticles on their own or in mixtures to confer a sought-after characteristic; not all plastic articles.","thresholdOrRequirement":"General placing-on-market prohibition at ≥0.01% w/w, subject to particle/polymer definition.","dates":"First measures 17 October 2023; rinse-off cosmetics 17 October 2027; leave-on 17 October 2029; make-up/lip/nail cosmetics 17 October 2035.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Natural unmodified, sufficiently soluble/degradable and non-carbon polymers excluded; industrial-site and permanently incorporated/contained uses have derogations and information/reporting duties. Product-specific transitions must be checked.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2055/oj/eng"},{"title":"European Commission — official information","url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/restrictions/commission-regulation-eu-20232055-restriction-microplastics-intentionally-added-products_en?prefLang=it"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-bpa","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"Bisphenol A (BPA) — food-contact materials","casIdentifiers":["80-05-7"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Sector prohibition; transitions/derogations","legalBasis":"Regulation (EU) 2024/3190, corrected by Regulation (EU) 2026/250","scope":"Specified food-contact adhesives, rubbers, ion-exchange resins, plastics, printing inks, silicones, varnishes/coatings.","requirements":"Prohibits BPA use in manufacturing covered materials/articles and marketing those made using BPA, except authorised Annex II uses.","effectiveDates":"General first-market transition ended 20 July 2026; specified food packaging/professional equipment transition to 20 January 2028. Corrected ordinary repeat-use sell-through to 20 July 2027; professional equipment to 20 January 2029.","caveats":"Additional single-use filling/sealing and stock exhaustion provisions apply. Annex II narrowly permits listed uses with conditions; not an all-use BPA ban. Other hazardous bisphenols have separate conditions.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3190/oj/eng/pdf"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?qid=1787482159024&uri=OJ%3AL_202600250"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A52025XC06721"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-bpa","substance":"Bisphenol A (BPA) — food-contact materials","cas":"80-05-7","status":"Sector prohibition; transitions/derogations","legalBasis":"Regulation (EU) 2024/3190, corrected by Regulation (EU) 2026/250","scope":"Specified food-contact adhesives, rubbers, ion-exchange resins, plastics, printing inks, silicones, varnishes/coatings.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Prohibits BPA use in manufacturing covered materials/articles and marketing those made using BPA, except authorised Annex II uses.","dates":"General first-market transition ended 20 July 2026; specified food packaging/professional equipment transition to 20 January 2028. Corrected ordinary repeat-use sell-through to 20 July 2027; professional equipment to 20 January 2029.","exceptionsAndCautions":"Additional single-use filling/sealing and stock exhaustion provisions apply. Annex II narrowly permits listed uses with conditions; not an all-use BPA ban. Other hazardous bisphenols have separate conditions.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3190/oj/eng/pdf"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?qid=1787482159024&uri=OJ%3AL_202600250"},{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A52025XC06721"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"eu-nmp","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","substance":"N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)","casIdentifiers":["872-50-4"],"jurisdiction":"European Union","authority":null,"status":"Conditional restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 71; Regulation (EU) 2018/588","scope":"NMP as a substance or in mixtures at ≥0.3%; manufacture, use and supply.","requirements":"Relevant safety documentation must include worker DNELs of 14.4 mg/m³ inhalation and 4.8 mg/kg/day dermal; operational/risk-management measures must keep exposure below these.","effectiveDates":"After 9 May 2020; wire-coating solvent/reactant transition ended 9 May 2024.","caveats":"This is conditional safe-use control, not a blanket solvent ban. Other classification, workplace and consumer-supply duties may independently apply.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/588/oj/eng"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"eu-nmp","substance":"N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)","cas":"872-50-4","status":"Conditional restriction in force","legalBasis":"REACH Annex XVII entry 71; Regulation (EU) 2018/588","scope":"NMP as a substance or in mixtures at ≥0.3%; manufacture, use and supply.","thresholdOrRequirement":"Relevant safety documentation must include worker DNELs of 14.4 mg/m³ inhalation and 4.8 mg/kg/day dermal; operational/risk-management measures must keep exposure below these.","dates":"After 9 May 2020; wire-coating solvent/reactant transition ended 9 May 2024.","exceptionsAndCautions":"This is conditional safe-use control, not a blanket solvent ban. Other classification, workplace and consumer-supply duties may independently apply.","sources":[{"title":"EUR-Lex — official legislation","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/588/oj/eng"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03"}}],"authorities":[{"id":"eu-authority-1","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","displayOrder":1,"name":"European Commission","type":"EU executive / risk manager","role":"Proposes legislation and adopts REACH restrictions/authorisation decisions and sector measures under the applicable procedures. Parliament and Council are co-legislators; the Commission is not the only EU lawmaker.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/restrictions_en"}],"sourceRecord":{"name":"European Commission","type":"EU executive / risk manager","role":"Proposes legislation and adopts REACH restrictions/authorisation decisions and sector measures under the applicable procedures. Parliament and Council are co-legislators; the Commission is not the only EU lawmaker.","url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/restrictions_en"}},{"id":"eu-authority-2","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","displayOrder":2,"name":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","type":"EU chemicals agency / scientific and administrative body","role":"Administers REACH/CLP and related chemical legislation; its committees assess risks and socioeconomic impacts. Does not conduct national enforcement or itself enact blanket EU bans.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/enforcement/national-inspectorates"}],"sourceRecord":{"name":"European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)","type":"EU chemicals agency / scientific and administrative body","role":"Administers REACH/CLP and related chemical legislation; its committees assess risks and socioeconomic impacts. Does not conduct national enforcement or itself enact blanket EU bans.","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/enforcement/national-inspectorates"}},{"id":"eu-authority-3","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","displayOrder":3,"name":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)","type":"EU food/feed scientific risk assessor","role":"Assesses chemicals in food/feed, food-contact substances and contaminants; provides scientific advice to risk managers rather than issuing general industrial chemical bans.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/chemicals-food"}],"sourceRecord":{"name":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)","type":"EU food/feed scientific risk assessor","role":"Assesses chemicals in food/feed, food-contact substances and contaminants; provides scientific advice to risk managers rather than issuing general industrial chemical bans.","url":"https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/chemicals-food"}},{"id":"eu-authority-4","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","displayOrder":4,"name":"European Medicines Agency (EMA)","type":"EU medicines scientific regulator","role":"Evaluates human/veterinary medicines and monitors safety. Commission decides centralised marketing authorisations; EMA is not a general industrial chemicals or cosmetics regulator.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/other/frequently-asked-questions-faqs-all-eu-languages_en.pdf"}],"sourceRecord":{"name":"European Medicines Agency (EMA)","type":"EU medicines scientific regulator","role":"Evaluates human/veterinary medicines and monitors safety. Commission decides centralised marketing authorisations; EMA is not a general industrial chemicals or cosmetics regulator.","url":"https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/other/frequently-asked-questions-faqs-all-eu-languages_en.pdf"}},{"id":"eu-authority-5","regionId":"EU","region":"European Union","displayOrder":5,"name":"Member-state competent and enforcement authorities","type":"National authorities / authority group","role":"Implement and enforce REACH and sector rules through inspections and penalties; competent authorities also contribute regulatory dossiers. ECHA Forum coordinates enforcement cooperation, not a replacement for national inspectors.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/reach-enforcement_en"},{"title":"Official authority directory","url":"https://echa.europa.eu/en/contacts-of-the-member-state-competent-authorities"}],"sourceRecord":{"name":"Member-state competent and enforcement authorities","type":"National authorities / authority group","role":"Implement and enforce REACH and sector rules through inspections and penalties; competent authorities also contribute regulatory dossiers. ECHA Forum coordinates enforcement cooperation, not a replacement for national inspectors.","url":"https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/chemicals/reach/reach-enforcement_en","directory":"https://echa.europa.eu/en/contacts-of-the-member-state-competent-authorities"}}]},{"id":"JP","name":"Japan","asOf":"2026-11-03","disclaimer":"Research summary for review, not an exhaustive legal register or legal advice. Check Japanese legal text, exact identity, intended use, concentration, product category and applicable transitions before a compliance decision.","authoritySelectionNote":"Editorial selection for materials and chemicals; not an official ranking.","notes":["CSCL Class I generally means manufacture/import require permission (prohibited in principle), use restrictions, and import bans for specifically designated products—not a ban on every finished article containing any trace.","CSCL Class II and PRTR Class I are different legal categories. Neither label by itself means banned.","PFAS is a broad family: the controls below cover named substances/groups, not a blanket ban on all PFAS.","CAS numbers are illustrative identifiers; the Japanese statutory chemical definition controls. Mixtures, isomers and salts may have different CAS numbers.","Water-quality standards/guidelines are not product-content limits. Do not use water numbers as permissible product concentrations.","Legacy products, research, designated exceptional uses and unavoidable impurities require separate verification; no universal exemption or trace-concentration safe harbor is asserted."],"supportingAuthorities":[{"name":"NITE — National Institute of Technology and Evaluation","role":"Technical assessment support and chemical information (NITE-CHRIP/J-CHECK), not a sixth rule-making ministry.","url":"https://www.nite.go.jp/en/chem/kasinn/kasinn_index.html","type":"Technical support"}],"sourceContext":{"as_of":"2026-11-03","source_checked":"2026-11-03","jurisdiction":"Japan","title":"Selected chemical controls in Japan","disclaimer":"Research summary for review, not an exhaustive legal register or legal advice. Check Japanese legal text, exact identity, intended use, concentration, product category and applicable transitions before a compliance decision.","interpretation_notes":["CSCL Class I generally means manufacture/import require permission (prohibited in principle), use restrictions, and import bans for specifically designated products—not a ban on every finished article containing any trace.","CSCL Class II and PRTR Class I are different legal categories. Neither label by itself means banned.","PFAS is a broad family: the controls below cover named substances/groups, not a blanket ban on all PFAS.","CAS numbers are illustrative identifiers; the Japanese statutory chemical definition controls. Mixtures, isomers and salts may have different CAS numbers.","Water-quality standards/guidelines are not product-content limits. Do not use water numbers as permissible product concentrations.","Legacy products, research, designated exceptional uses and unavoidable impurities require separate verification; no universal exemption or trace-concentration safe harbor is asserted."],"supporting_authorities":[{"name":"NITE — National Institute of Technology and Evaluation","role":"Technical assessment support and chemical information (NITE-CHRIP/J-CHECK), not a sixth rule-making ministry.","url":"https://www.nite.go.jp/en/chem/kasinn/kasinn_index.html","type":"Technical support"}]},"rows":[{"id":"jp-npe","regionId":"JP","region":"Japan","substance":"Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs)","casIdentifiers":["26571-11-9","27177-08-8","20427-84-3","104-35-8"],"jurisdiction":"Japan","authority":null,"status":"Restricted / notification and handling","legalBasis":"CSCL Class II Specified Chemical Substance No. 24","scope":"C9-alkylphenyl poly(oxyethylene) ethers: manufacture/import quantity notifications; handling guidance and labeling cover NPE and designated water-based cleaning agents.","requirements":null,"effectiveDates":"2025-04-01","caveats":"Not a blanket ban. NPE is not nonylphenol itself; statutory name, not an example CAS, defines coverage.","sources":[{"title":null,"url":"https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/chemical_management/kasinhou/information/NPE_risk_assessment.html"}],"verifiedOn":"2026-11-03","sourceRecord":{"id":"jp-npe","substance":"Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs)","cas":["26571-11-9","27177-08-8","20427-84-3","104-35-8"],"status":"Restricted / notification and handling","law":"CSCL Class II Specified Chemical Substance No. 24","effective":"2025-04-01","scope":"C9-alkylphenyl poly(oxyethylene) ethers: manufacture/import quantity notifications; handling guidance and labeling cover NPE and designated water-based cleaning agents.","caveat":"Not a blanket ban. NPE is not nonylphenol itself; statutory name, not an example CAS, defines coverage.","sources":["https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/chemical_management/kasinhou/information/NPE_risk_assessment.html"],"source_checked":"2026-11-03"}},{"id":"jp-np","regionId":"JP","region":"Japan","substance":"Nonylphenol / C9 alkylphenols","casIdentifiers":["25154-52-3"],"jurisdiction":"Japan","authority":null,"status":"Reporting / SDS","legalBasis":"PRTR-SDS Law; Class I designated chemical (management No. 320)","scope":"Release/transfer reporting for covered operators and SDS obligations for covered supplied chemicals.","requirements":null,"effectiveDates":"Current PRTR list applies from 2023-04-01","caveats":"Not NPE; not established as a blanket national ban by these sources. 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