EU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Product Scope
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.
Requirements
Annex XVII restrictions have entry-specific concentration or release limits, test methods, exemptions and application dates. Relevant examples include azo colourants, nickel release, phthalates and selected CMR substances in clothing. Candidate List communication and applicable notification duties are separate from restrictions; presence above a communication threshold is not universally a marketing ban.
Required Evidence
Provide material composition and supplier declarations, targeted reports with sample part identification, methods and detection limits, restriction-entry mapping and any exemption. Check laboratory method competence; an ECHA substance listing is not government certification of a finished product.
Comparison for the Awards
Compare a measured upper bound with the correct maximum concentration or release limit under the entry’s conditions. Do not combine different materials into a pooled result that hides a prohibited part or describe registration paperwork as superior product performance.
Version & Transition
REACH is continuously amended. Record the exact Annex XVII entry, amendment and application date; the EU and GB restriction lists can diverge. Article-specific rules remain necessary even where another product directive applies.
Official Sources
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.