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EU amends REACH Annex XVII Entry 50 for PAHs in clay targets
EU REACH ANNEX XVIIEuropean CommissionEU
Announced
Apr 16, 2025
Description
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/660 amends Annex XVII Entry 50 to extend PAH content limits to clay targets (clay pigeons) used in sports shooting. The regulation addresses the presence of PAHs in binders used in clay targets, adding restrictions for their placing on the market to protect human health and the environment.
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EU amends REACH Annex XVII Entry 50 for PAHs in clay targets
r very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties. To protect the environment and human health, Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, entry 50 of REACH limits the PAH content in several mixtures for their use or placing on the market and in certain articles for their placing on the market. PAHs are also present in some products used as binders in clay targets (also known as clay pigeons). Clay targets a