The successive amendments and corrections to Regulation (EC) No 648\/2004 have been incorporated into the original text.<\/p>\n
Annex VI \u2013 List of surfactants whose use in detergents is prohibited or restricted
\nRegulation (EC) No 551\/2009 [Official Journal L 164 of 26.6.2009].<\/p>\n
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 648\/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, concerning anaerobic biodegradation [COM(2009) 230 final \u2013 Not published in the Official Journal].<\/p>\n
The Commission states in the Report that, in contrast to the absence of aerobic degradation, the lack of anaerobic degradation of surfactants does not seem to be correlated with any apparent risk for the environment. Anaerobic biodegradability should therefore not be used to determine the eventual environmental acceptability of surfactants such as linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS), which are readily biodegradable under aerobic conditions.<\/p>\n
As a result, the possible environmental toxicity of surfactants focuses on their biodegradability.
\nInformation provided under the REACH registration procedure should enable the toxicity or absence of toxicity for health and the environment of the ingredients in detergents to be determined. This information should be sufficient to decide whether restrictions on certain surfactants in detergents formulations are needed in addition to those already imposed by the Detergents Regulation.<\/p>\n
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 648\/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, concerning the biodegradation of main non-surfactant organic detergent ingredients [COM(2009) 208 final \u2013 Not published in the Official Journal].<\/p>\n
When the Detergents Regulation was adopted in 2004, the criterion of ultimate biodegradability ensured that detergent surfactants did not pose a risk to the environment. In the meantime, significant efforts have been made, particularly in preparation for the REACH programme, with the aim of carrying out targeted risk assessments on detergent ingredients. No risk to the environment has been identified for any of the non-surfactant organic detergent ingredients. Many of the non-surfactant organic ingredients are not ultimately biodegradable and are neither toxic to human health nor to the environment. It is, therefore, not considered appropriate to impose a requirement of ultimate biodegradability on the non-surfactant organic ingredients in Community legislation. Applying a principle of ultimate biodegradability to the nonsurfactant organic ingredients would lead to the banning of a number of them where it is known that they do not pose risks. It would therefore be more proportionate to complete instead the risk assessments on the few outstanding substances. The information to be provided in the registration dossiers detailed in the REACH Regulation should enable the environmental risk of toxicity of these substances to be assessed. The REACH registration information should be sufficient to decide whether restrictions on the above-mentioned detergent organic ingredients are needed.<\/p>\n\n
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