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EU Delegated Regulation 2025/1930 adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation Annex I
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (EU POPs Regulation)European CommissionEU
Announced
Sep 25, 2025
Implementation
Sep 25, 2025
Description
The European Commission has adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 adding Dechlorane Plus (CAS 13560-89-9 and related isomers) to Annex I Part A of the EU POPs Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021). This implements the Stockholm Convention listing of Dechlorane Plus into EU law. The substance, covering its anti- and syn-isomers individually or in combination, is now prohibited from manufacture, placing on the market, and use subject to specific exemptions. Compliance teams must assess supply chains for Dechlorane Plus in applications such as flame retardants in polymers and identify any applicable exemptions.
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EU Delegated Regulation 2025/1930 adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation Annex I
a.eu/api-obligation-list/v1/popsList?pageIndex=1&pageSize=50&orderBy=dateOfInclusion&orderType=desc Rows returned: 34 Item 1 identity: 100.253.516 date: 25-Sep-2025 substance_name: 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10]octadeca-7,15-diene (“Dechlorane Plus”™) ec_number: - cas_number: - description: covering any of its individual anti- and syn-isomers or any combination thereof
EU Delegated Regulation 2025/1930 adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation Annex I
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