Restricting CMR Substances in Apparels, Footwear and Clothing

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Restricting CMR Substances in Apparels, Footwear and Clothing

The European Commission has recently published Regulation (EU) 2018/1513, which restricts certain carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) substances in apparels, footwear and other textile products. The regulation amends Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). Those restricted substances and their maximum concentration limits are listed as below:
 
Substances
CAS Number
Concentration Limit
by Weight
Cadmium and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)
-
1 mg/kg after extraction
Chromium VI compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)
-
1 mg/kg after extraction
Arsenic compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)
-
1 mg/kg after extraction
Lead and its compounds (listed in Annex XVII, Entry 28, 29, 30, Appendices 1-6)
-
1 mg/kg after extraction
Benzene
71-43-2
5 mg/kg
Benz[a]anthracene
56-55-3
1 mg/kg
Benz[e]acephenanthrylene
205-99-2
1 mg/kg
benzo[a]pyrene; benzo[def]chrysene
50-32-8
1 mg/kg
Benzo[e]pyrene
192-97-2
1 mg/kg
Benzo[j]fluoranthene
205-82-3
1 mg/kg
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
207-08-9
1 mg/kg
Chrysene
218-01-9
1 mg/kg
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
53-70-3
1 mg/kg
α, α,α,4-tetrachlorotoluene; p-chlorobenzotrichlorid
5216-25-1
1 mg/kg
α, α,α-trichlorotoluene; benzotrichloride
98-07-7
1 mg/kg
α-chlorotoluene; benzyl chloride
100-44-7
1 mg/kg
Formaldehyde
50-00-0
75 mg/kg
1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid; di-C 6-8-branched alkylesters, C 7-rich
71888-89-6
1000 mg/kg
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate
117-82-8
1000 mg/kg
Diisopentylphthalate
605-50-5
1000 mg/kg
Di-n-pentyl phthalate (DPP)
131-18-0
1000 mg/kg
Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP)
84-75-3
1000 mg/kg
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)
872-50-4
3000 mg/kg
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC)
127-19-5
3000 mg/kg
N,N-dimethylformamide; dimethylformamide (DMF)
68-12-2
3000 mg/kg
1,4,5,8-tetraaminoanthraquinone; C.I. Disperse Blue 1
2475-45-8
50 mg/kg
Benzenamine, 4,4′-(4-iminocyclohexa2,5-dienylidenemethylene)dianiline hydrochloride; C.I. Basic Red 9
569-61-9
50 mg/kg
[4-[4,4′-bis(dimethylamino)benzhydrylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene] dimethylammonium chloride; C.I. Basic Violet 3 with ≥ 0,1 % of Michler's ketone (EC no. 202-027-5)
548-62-9
50 mg/kg
4-chloro-o-toluidinium chloride
3165-93-3
30 mg/kg
2-Naphthylammoniumacetate
553-00-4
30 mg/kg
4-methoxy-m-phenylene diammonium sulphate; 2,4-diaminoanisole sulphate
39156-41-7
30 mg/kg
2,4,5-trimethylaniline hydrochloride
21436-97-5
30 mg/kg
Quinoline
91-22-5
50 mg/kg

Please check the below official website for details:

 
The restriction will become effective for products placed in market on/after November 1st, 2020
 
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