Regulation (EU) 2026/405 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 Febr... (32026R0405)
Regulation (EU) 2026/405 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2026 on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)
- REGULATION (EU) 2026/405 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 11 February 2026
- on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- Article 2
- Definitions
- CHAPTER II
- PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
- Article 3
- Making available on the market and free movement
- Article 4
- Biodegradability
- Article 5
- Detergents containing micro-organisms
- Article 6
- Limitations on the content of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds
- Article 7
- Animal testing
- CHAPTER III
- OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
- Article 8
- Obligations of manufacturers
- Article 9
- Authorised representative
- Article 10
- Obligations of importers
- Article 11
- Obligations of distributors
- Article 12
- Supply through refill
- Article 13
- Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
- Article 14
- Packaging and repackaging by importers and distributors
- Article 15
- Identification of economic operators
- Article 16
- Confidentiality of the ingredients data sheet
- CHAPTER IV
- LABELLING
- Article 17
- General labelling requirements
- Article 18
- Forms of labelling
- Article 19
- Requirements for digital labelling
- Article 20
- Distance sales
- CHAPTER V
- DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT
- Article 21
- Digital product passport
- Article 22
- Technical design and operation of the digital product passport
- Article 23
- Data carriers and unique identifiers
- Article 24
- Digital product passport registry
- Article 25
- Customs controls relating to the digital product passport
- CHAPTER VI
- MARKET SURVEILLANCE
- Article 26
- Procedure at national level for market surveillance of detergents and surfactants
- Article 27
- Union safeguard procedure
- Article 28
- Compliant detergents and surfactants which pose a risk to human health or to the environment
- Article 29
- Formal non-compliance
- CHAPTER VII
- DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
- Article 30
- Delegated powers
- Article 31
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 32
- Committee procedure
- CHAPTER VIII
- TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 33
- Penalties
- Article 34
- Reports and reviews
- Article 35
- Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
- Article 36
- Transitional provisions
- Article 37
- Entry into force and application
- ANNEX I
- BIODEGRADABILITY CRITERIA AND TEST METHODS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4
- A.
- Surfactants and surfactants contained in detergents
- B.
- Films and polymers within films
- C.
- Other organic substances
- D.
- Derogations for specific organic substances
- ANNEX II
- REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERGENTS CONTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5
- ANNEX III
- LIMITATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF PHOSPHATES AND OTHER PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6
- ANNEX IV
- CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8(2)
- Module A – Internal production control
- 1.
- Description of the module
- 2.
- Technical documentation
- 3.
- Manufacturing
- 4.
- Digital product passport
- ANNEX V
- LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
- Part A
- GENERAL LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
- Part B
- LABELLING OF DOSAGE INFORMATION
- Part C
- DIGITAL LABELLING
- PART D
- List of fragrance allergens referred to in point 1(h)(iv) of Part A
- ANNEX VI
- DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT
- Part A
- Information to be included in the digital product passport
- Part B
- Information which may be provided in the digital product passport
- ANNEX VII
- LIST OF COMMODITY CODES AND DESCRIPTION OF DETERGENTS AND SURFACTANTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 25(6)
- ANNEX VIII
- CORRELATION TABLE
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