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Control upgrade! EU lowers HBCDD limit for POPs and adds control over methoxyDDT

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2024-09-27

The EU has revised its POPs regulations, lowering the limit for hexabromocyclododecane to 75mg/kg, adding a new controlled substance, methoxyDDT, which should not exceed 0.01mg/kg, and increasing the number of prohibited substances to 30. The new regulations will take effect on the 20th day from the date of publication.

On September 27, 2024, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2024/2555, revising the relevant content of HBCDD in Appendix I Part A of POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, reducing the limit value of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) from the original 100mg/kg to 75mg/kg;

Regulation (EU) 2024/2570 has been issued, with the addition of the controlled substance methoxychlor in Appendix I Part A. The concentration of methoxychlor in substances, mixtures or articles shall not exceed 0.01mg/kg, increasing the number of prohibited substances for POPs in the EU from 29 to 30.

The relevant content will take effect on the 20th day from the date of publication.

01. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)

The first paragraph of the HBCDD clause in Appendix I Part A is replaced with the following content:

Material name

Restriction requirements

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
For the purpose of this article, the exemption in Article 4 (1) (b) applies to the composition of flame retardant products in substances, mixtures, articles, or articles with a concentration of HBCDD ≤ 75mg/kg (0.0075% by weight). For the use of recycled polystyrene in the production of EPS and XPS insulation materials for construction or civil engineering, clause (b) shall apply to HBCDD concentrations ≤ 100mg/kg (0.01% by weight). The European Commission shall review and evaluate the exemptions specified in point (1) before January 1, 2026.

02. MethoxyDDT

Add methoxyDDT to Appendix I Part A:

Material name	Restriction requirements
MethoxyDDT MethoxyDDT "refers to any possible isomer or combination of dimethoxydiphenyltrichloroethane.	For the purpose of this article, point (b) of Article 4 (1) applies to substances, mixtures, or articles with a concentration of methoxyDDT ≤ 0.01 mg/kg (0.000001%).