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The European Commission’s technical services have issued their latest current thinking and additional information on the implementation of the law on microplastics under REACH
In September 2023, the European Union (EU) published Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 to restrict synthetic polymer microparticles (‘microplastics’) as substances on their own or intentionally added to mixtures (the Regulation). The new law is being implemented in phases, starting October 17, 2023 (SafeGuardS 126/23).
Since the publication of the Regulation, the European Commission (EC) website has announced the latest current thinking on certain points associated with the application of the microplastics restriction, including plastic glitter on its own and in products.
Highlights of the latest current thinking and other details include:
The EC is expected to issue a detailed Q&A document to assist stakeholders with the implementation of the regulation.
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