European Commission draft delegated regulation proposes adding chlorpyrifos to Annex I (Part A) with UTC limit (consultation-stage)

A draft Commission Delegated Regulation (consultation-stage) proposes amending Annex I (Part A) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 to list chlorpyrifos as a persistent organic pollutant, aligning with Stockholm Convention COP-12 Decision SC‑12/9. The draft indicates chlorpyrifos would be listed without EU-specific exemptions (noting it is not approved under EU plant protection products/biocides regimes) and would set an unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) limit applicable to substances, mixtures, and articles for enforcement of the general prohibition. Compliance teams should anticipate future supply-chain restrictions and need to verify chlorpyrifos absence/trace levels in articles and mixtures once finalized and published.