The Commission advances work on restrictions of hazardous chemical substances

Today, the European Commission presented a revised rolling list of its Restrictions Roadmap under REACH, the EU’s comprehensive chemicals legislation governing the registration, evaluation, authorisation, and restriction of chemicals, protecting human health and the environment from chemical risks.

The REACH Restrictions Roadmap provides an updated overview of ongoing and planned restrictions on hazardous substances under the REACH Regulation. Today’s revision introduces a clearer structure, shows progress made since 2022, when the restrictions roadmap was first introduced, and includes new entries, reinforcing transparency and supporting stakeholder engagement throughout the restriction process.

Since 2022, 11 REACH restrictions covering hundreds of hazardous substances have been adopted; six more are in the final stages of the evaluation process; and work continues on major initiatives such as restrictions on PFAS (so called, ‘forever chemicals’), hexavalent chromium substances, octocrylene, and other persistent, bio-accumulative, toxic and endocrine-disrupting substances.

The revised Roadmap shows the Commission’s commitment to reducing the exposure of people and the environment to hazardous chemicals.

(For more information: Siobhan McGarry - Tel.: +32 2 296 47 98; Rüya Perincek - Tel.: +32 2 299 49 03)