REACH Annex XVII, entry 50a: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (a) Acenaphthene (b) Acenaphthylene (c) Anthracene ...
Entry 50a covers: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (a) Acenaphthene (b) Acenaphthylene (c) Anthracene (d) Benzo[a]anthracene (e) ... The first condition begins: "Shall not be placed on the market or used, on their own or as constituents of other substances, in clay ..."
- Annex
- XVII: Restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles
- Entry number
- 50a
- 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)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
(a) Acenaphthene, CAS No 83-32-9, EC No 201-469-6
(b) Acenaphthylene, CAS No 208-96-8, EC No 205-917-1
(c) Anthracene, CAS No 120-12-7, EC No 204-371-1
(d) Benzo[a]anthracene, CAS No 56-55-3, EC No 200-280-6
(e) Benzo[a]pyrene, CAS No 50-32-8, EC No 200-028-5 (Benzo[def]chrysene)
(f) Benzo[b]fluoranthene, CAS No 205-99-2, EC No 205-911-9 (Benzo[e]acephenanthrylene)
(g) Benzo[e]pyrene, CAS No 192-97-2 EC, No 205-892-7
(h) Benzo[ghi]perylene, CAS No 191-24-2, EC No 205-883-8
(i) Benzo[j]fluoranthene, CAS No 205-82-3, EC No 205-910-3
(j) Benzo[k]fluoranthene, CAS No 207-08-9, EC No 205-916-6
(k) Chrysene, CAS No 218-01-9, EC No 205-923-4
(l) Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, CAS No 53-70-3, EC No 200-181-8
(m) Fluoranthene, CAS No 206-44-0, EC No 205-912-4
(n) Fluorene, CAS No 86-73-7, EC No 201-695-5
(o) Indeno[1,2,3cd]pyrene, CAS No 193-39-5, EC No 205-893-2
(p) Naphthalene, CAS No 91-20-3, EC No 202-049-5
(q) Phenanthrene, CAS No 85-01-8, EC No 201-581-5
(r) Pyrene, CAS No 129-00-0, EC No 204-927-3
Conditions of restriction (official wording)
Shall not be placed on the market or used, on their own or as constituents of other substances, in clay targets for shooting from 22 April 2026 if they contain more than 50 mg/kg (0,005 % by weight of dry mass of the clay target) of the sum of all listed PAHs.
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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