Important Regulations

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• EU chemical safety law.
• SVHC – Substances of Very High Concern (health/environment risk)
• Annex XIV – Authorization List (use banned without permit), Annex XVII – Restriction List (limits/bans specific uses) -Learn More

• EU hazardous substance restriction.
• EU electrical/electronic waste restriction. -Learn More

• EU-wide PFAS restriction proposal.
• 5-country submission (2023) for universal ban. 
• All non-essential PFAS uses (10,000+ substances) -Learn More

• Food Contact materials EU 10/2011
• Infant & Toddler product ban; bottles & food containers 
• Limits & Thresholds, REACH SVHC. -Learn More

• EU plastic FCM regulation
• Safety of plastics in food contact.  
• Limits – Migration limits, authorized monomers. -Learn More

• Eliminates/restricts highly persistent chemicals.  
• Replaces EU 850/2004, adds new listings. -Learn More

• 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold) reporting.  
• Rule - EU 2017/821, annual disclosures for importers -Learn More

• Extended minerals due diligence template.  
• Cobalt, mica, lithium, nickel, graphite reporting.  
• Rule – RMI standard for EU Battery Regulation compliance -Learn More

• EU ozone layer protection.
• Bans/phases out CFCs, HCFCs, halons.  
• Rule – Production, import, use controls -Learn More

• EU vehicle recycling directive.  
• Bans lead, mercury, cadmium, Cr(VI) in vehicles.  
• Rule – 95% recyclability, dismantler compliance -Learn More

• Reduces packaging, promotes recycling.  
• Limits – Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr(VI) <100 ppm total. -Learn More

• EU animal-origin risk control.  
• Prevents mad-cow disease transmission.  
• Rule – Certifies no bovine/ovine materials in products. -Learn More

ECHA adds 2–5 SVHCs twice yearly; Annex XVII bans drop without warning; non-compliance = instant customs seizure, €1M+ fines, or full market ban.

• US "forever chemical" controls.  
• Drinking water, cleanup, reporting.  
• Rule – MCLs (4 ppt PFOA/PFOS), TSCA bans. -Learn More

• US chemical inventory/safety law.  
• Scope – EPA regulates new/existing chemicals.  
• TSCA 6h – Bans 5 PBTs. -Learn More

• State specific substance bans
• California Prop 65 reproductive toxicant.
• Rule – BPA-Free Declarations widely desired. -Learn More

• CA toxics warning law.  
• 900+ chemicals (cancer, birth defects).  
• Rule – Labels/fines if exposure without warning. -Learn More

• US conflict minerals disclosure.  
• 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold) sourcing.  
• Rule – SEC annual Form SD for public companies. -Learn More

• Extended minerals due diligence template.  
• Cobalt, mica, lithium, nickel, graphite, copper reporting.  
• Rule – RMI/OECD-aligned for EU Battery Regulation compliance. -Learn More

• US food-safe materials law.  
• Plastics, additives, migration limits.  
• Rule – GRAS/approved substances, GMP compliance. -Learn More

• U.S. packaging toxics reduction model.  
• Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr(VI) <100 ppm total.  
• Rule – 20+ states adopt via CONEG coalition. -Learn More

• North American trade pact (US-Mexico-Canada).  
• Replaces NAFTA, modernizes rules.  
• Rule – Origin, labor, environment, digital trade. -Learn More

EPA adds 5–10 new PFAS/PBTs yearly; Prop 65 list grows 30 chemicals annually; plus more. Missing one triggers lawsuits, customs hold, or lost federal contracts

• North American trade pact (US-Mexico-Canada).  
• EU-UK TCA & Pan-Euro-Med  
• CPTPP & RCEP (Asia-Pacific). -Learn More

• EU REACH Annex XVII.  
• CPSIA permanent bans  
• California Prop 65. -Learn More