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EU Extends Ban of Dimethylfumarate
On 26 January 2012, the European Commission published implementing Decision 2012/48/EU on the extension of the temporary ban on Dimethylfumarate (CAS 624-49-7) which will come into force on 15 March 2012. The limit is still set as 0.1 mg/kg which applies for each component part of the article. No transition period has been deemed necessary since a ban on DMFu already has existed since 2009.
DMFu is a biocide and has antifungal properties. It can be used to prevent mould growth and has been found to cause skin sensitizations (contact dermatitis) even at very low concentrations. As a result, several reports were published in the EU's rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX). Therefore in 2009, the EU temporarily banned all types of consumer articles containing DMFu under Regulation 2009/251/EC. Currently, there is a pending Commission Decision amending the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH) Annex XVII regarding DMFu, which would make permanent the current temporary prohibition. The temporary Decision will stay in place until the final amendment of the REACH-Regulation or until 15 March 2013 at the latest. Text of the implementing Decision: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:026:0035:0035:EN:PDF Text of the Regulation 2009/251/EC: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:074:0032:0034:EN:PDF Bureau Veritas Assistance To find out how we can assist you, visit www.bureauveritas.fr/cps, www.bureauveritas.de/cps or www.bureauveritas.co.uk/cps or email: cps-hamburg@de.bureauveritas.com Keep Up-to-Date with Bureau Veritas Knowledge ProductsBulletins are just one of the many knowledge-based tools offered by the Knowledge Products Portal - the destination for regulatory information for the consumer products industry. Learn more at...www.bureauveritas.com/knowledge
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