European Commission opens public consultations on draft amendments to list chlorpyrifos, MCCPs and LC‑PFCAs (C9–C21) in Annex I

The European Commission launched three separate Better Regulation “Have Your Say” public consultations on draft delegated regulations to amend Annex I (Part A) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (EU POPs Regulation) to add: (1) chlorpyrifos, (2) medium‑chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and (3) long‑chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC‑PFCAs, C9–C21), their salts and related compounds. If adopted, these amendments would prohibit manufacture, placing on the market and use in the EU, subject to any specified derogations/UTC limits in the final text. Compliance teams should monitor the consultation outcomes and prepare for potential EU supply‑chain restrictions and trace-contaminant limit requirements affecting substances, mixtures and articles.