Persistent Organic Pollutants – POPs Regulation

The POPs Regulation bans or restricts the use of persistent organic pollutants in both chemical Products and articles. POPs substances have particularly serious health and environmental properties.

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Consolidated text

Regulation (EU) No 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

(latest consolidated 2020-07-04)

Amendments and corrections

Amendments and corrections not included in the consolidation of the POPs Regulation:

Commission delegated regulation (EU) 2020/1204 amending Annex I as regards the listing of dicofol

Commission delegated regulation 2020/ Annex I regards the entry for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS)

Basic regulation and all amendments and corrections are accessible in EUR-Lex

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