Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Regulatory Basis
EU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
Chemical substances, mixtures and finished articles trigger different duties. For textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, plastics, coatings and industrial materials, identify each actual substance, material, contact condition and use before assigning a restriction.
EU · Regulations (EC) 1935/2004, (EC) 2023/2006 and (EU) 10/2011
Food-contact materials: composition and migration
Articles intended or reasonably expected to contact food or transfer constituents to food. The framework applies across material types; Regulation 10/2011 specifically concerns plastics and does not establish a single EU harmonised regime for all metals, paper, silicone or coatings.
Packaging: composition, design and phased circularity rules
Packaging and packaging waste across materials, with distinct rules for contact-sensitive, transport, sales, grouped, reusable and other packaging. Food-contact packaging must also comply with the separate food-contact-material regime.
EU · REACH Annex XVII entry 77; Regulation (EU) 2023/1464
Formaldehyde emissions from furniture and articles
Articles releasing formaldehyde to indoor air, subject to the entry’s exclusions. Furniture and wood-based articles have a distinct limit; road-vehicle interiors have a later date. Natural formaldehyde sources and articles covered by exclusions must not be assigned a limit without checking their legal conditions.
EU · Directive (EU) 2020/2184 Article 11; 2024/367, 2024/368, 2024/370
Materials and products in contact with drinking water
Products and final materials contacting water intended for human consumption, including relevant pipes, fittings, storage and treatment components. Distinguish drinking-water hygiene from structural, hydraulic, electrical and food-contact rules.
Chemical classification, hazard labels and packaging
Chemical substances and mixtures placed on the market, including applicable paints, adhesives, sealants and household chemicals. Finished articles generally do not follow every mixture-labelling duty; special product regimes and exemptions need checking.
Applicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.