REACH Annex XVII, entry 46a: Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) (C2H4O)nC15H24O

Designation of the substance, of the group of substances or of the mixture (official wording)

Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE)

(C2H4O)nC15H24O

Conditions of restriction (official wording)

1. Shall not be placed on the market after 3 February 2021 in textile articles which can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle, in concentrations equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of that textile article or of each part of the textile article.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the placing on the market of second-hand textile articles or of new textile articles produced, without the use of NPE, exclusively from recycled textiles.

3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, ‘textile article’ means any unfinished, semi-finished or finished product which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, or any other product that contains a part which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, including products such as clothing, accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics and knitted panels.

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.

Neighbouring entries

• Entry 46: (a) Nonylphenol C6H4(OH)C9H19 (b) Nonylphenol ethoxylates (C2H4O)nC15H24O
• Entry 47: Chromium VI compounds

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