Entry 46a
Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) (C2H4O)nC15H24O
Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) (C2H4O)nC15H24O
Conditions of restriction
1. Shall not be placed on the market after 3 February 2021 in textile articles which can
reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle, in concentrations
equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of that textile article or of each part of the textile
article.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the placing on the market of second- hand textile articles or of
new textile articles produced, without the use of NPE, exclusively from recycled textiles.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, “textile article” means any unfinished, semi-finished
or finished product which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, or any other
product that contains a part which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight,
including products such as clothing, accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics and
knitted panels.
1. Shall not be placed on the market after 3 February 2021 in textile articles which can
reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle, in concentrations
equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of that textile article or of each part of the textile
article.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the placing on the market of second- hand textile articles or of
new textile articles produced, without the use of NPE, exclusively from recycled textiles.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, “textile article” means any unfinished, semi-finished
or finished product which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight, or any other
product that contains a part which is composed of at least 80 % textile fibres by weight,
including products such as clothing, accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics and
knitted panels.
https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/7dcd73a4-e80d-47c5-ba0a-a5f4361bf4b1