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Explanatory Guide updated for microplastics restriction implementation
EU REACH ANNEX XVII Entry 78European Commission / ECHAEU
Announced
Mar 26, 2025
Description
The European Commission has published updated Explanatory Guidance for implementing the synthetic polymer microparticles (SPM) restriction under Entry 78 of Annex XVII. The guidance clarifies reporting obligations, including requirements for medicinal products containing SPM from 31 May 2027, transitional periods for seeds coated with plant protection products (8 years), and detailed Q&A on scope definitions and derogations.
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Explanatory Guide updated for microplastics restriction implementation
users or to the general public, then it is subject to the reporting obligations in Paragraph 12 from 31 May 2027 (for uses and emissions between January and December 2026) and yearly after. See also Q&A 2.37 and 6.3. 6.8. With regards to pharmaceutical ingredients, what information must manufacturers communicate to their DUs (e.g. IFUD and/or degradability and solubility data) and in what format? 26 Some pharmaceutic
Explanatory Guide updated for microplastics restriction implementation
ulation (EU) 2023/2055. The narrative part (Part I) should be read together with the Questions and Answers (Q&A) in Part II, and the Annexes (Part III) of this Explanatory Guide. The general approach of entry 78 closely follows that one recommended in the relevant European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Annex XV restriction dossier and the corresponding final opinion of ECHA’s scientific committees, where it was concluded t