REACH Annex XVII, entry 46: (a) Nonylphenol C6H4(OH)C9H19 (b) Nonylphenol ethoxylates (C2H4O)nC15H24O
Entry 46 covers: (a) Nonylphenol C6H4(OH)C9H19 (b) Nonylphenol ethoxylates (C2H4O)nC15H24O. The first condition begins: "Shall not be placed on the market, or used, as substances or in mixtures in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight for the following ..."
- Annex
- XVII: Restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles
- Entry number
- 46
- Version
- Consolidated version of 22 June 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), consolidated text
Designation of the substance, of the group of substances or of the mixture (official wording)
(a) Nonylphenol
C6H4(OH)C9H19
(b) Nonylphenol ethoxylates
(C2H4O)nC15H24O
Conditions of restriction (official wording)
Shall not be placed on the market, or used, as substances or in mixtures in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight for the following purposes:
(1) industrial and institutional cleaning except:
- controlled closed dry cleaning systems where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated,
- cleaning systems with special treatment where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated.
(2) domestic cleaning;
(3) textiles and leather processing except:
- processing with no release into waste water,
- systems with special treatment where the process water is pre-treated to remove the organic fraction completely prior to biological waste water treatment (degreasing of sheepskin);
(4) emulsifier in agricultural teat dips;
(5) metal working except:
uses in controlled closed systems where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated;
(6) manufacturing of pulp and paper;
(7) cosmetic products;
(8) other personal care products except:
spermicides;
(9) co-formulants in pesticides and biocides. However national authorisations for pesticides or biocidal products containing nonylphenol ethoxylates as co-formulant, granted before 17 July 2003, shall not be affected by this restriction until their date of expiry.
Introductory text of Annex XVII
For substances which have been incorporated in this Annex as a consequence of restrictions adopted in the framework of Directive 76/769/EEC (Entries 1 to 58), the restrictions shall not apply to storage, keeping, treatment, filling into containers, or transfer from one container to another of these substances for export, unless the manufacture of the substances is prohibited.
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