This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation).It would prohibit the use of lead and lead compounds in PVC articles. Moreover, it would prohibit the placing on the market of PVC articles containing a concentration of lead equal or greater than 0,1% of the PVC. The Regulation provides for a number of derogations to this restriction, inter alia for PVC-silica separators in lead acid batteries and PVC articles containing recovered rigid PVC. To benefit from the latter derogation, the recovered origin of the PVC material needs to be certified by an independent third party. The final date for comments: August 7, 2022
EU – Proposed to Restrict Lead in PVC Articles
