Europe | Regulation (EU) 2025/1482 Amending Annex I of the POP Regulation with Regard to Five PBDE Flame Retardants

​On October 28, the EU Commission published Regulation (EU) 2025/1930, which amends Part A of Annex I to the POP Regulation with regard to the use of five PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) as flame retardants.

The manufacture, marketing, and use of PBDEs in the EU have largely been phased out. However, due to past and current recycling activities, these substances are present in products made from recycled materials, including products intended for general use.

These five PBDE flame retardants are:
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (TetraBDE, CAS 40088-47-9 and others)
- Pentabromodiphenyl ether (PentaBDE, CAS 32534-81-9 and others)
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether (HexaBDE, CAS 36483-60-0 and others)
- Heptabromodiphenyl ether (HeptaBDE, CAS 68928-80-3 and others)
- Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE, CAS 1163-19-5)

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation

Mixtures / Articles
 ≤ 10 mg/kg as UTC (sum)    Upon entry into force of this Regulation

Mixtures or articles containing or made of recovered material¹
≤ 500 mg/kg (sum)    Upon entry into force of this Regulation
≤ 350 mg/kg (sum)    From December 30, 2025
≤ 200 mg/kg (sum)    From December 30, 2027

Toys² or products facilitating children’s seating, sleep, relaxation, hygiene, changing and general body care, feeding, sucking, transportation and protection¹
≤ 500 mg/kg (sum)    Date of entry into force
≤ 350 mg/kg (sum)    From December 30, 2025
≤ 10 mg/kg (sum)    18 months after date of entry into force

¹ Except FCM and articles subject to Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004
² Toys subject to Directive 2009/48/EC