POPs – Persistent Organic Pollutants – REGULATION (EU) 2022/2400 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 23 November 2022
amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants
The European Commission adopted a proposal to protect human health and the environment from some of the most harmful chemicals in waste – Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
The proposal tightens the limits for these chemicals in waste, preventing them from re-entering the economy.
With today’s proposal, the Commission is proposing to introduce stringent limits for the following three substances, or groups of substances, in waste:
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts and related compounds – found in waterproof textiles and fire-fighting foams;
dicofol – a pesticide, previously used in agriculture;
pentachlorophenol, its salts and esters – found in treated wood and textiles.
In addition, the Commission is proposing to tighten the maximum limits in waste for another five substances or substance groups that are already regulated.