On July 15, 2025, the European Commission (EC) published "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/ 843 of 5 May 2025 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards UV-328". This regulation will be effective from August 04, 2025.
This ammended regulation states that 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol (UV-328) has been added to the Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021.
CAS No: 25973-55-1
EC NO: 247-384-8
The Persistent Organic Polluntant (POP) chemicals listed on Part A of Annexure I are prohibited for production, use, import and export, below listed are specific exemption on intermediate use:
1. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of UV-328 equal to or below:
(a) 100 mg/kg (0,01 % by weight) from 4 August 2025;
(b) 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) from 4 August 2027;
(c) 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) from 4 August 2029;
where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.
2. By way of derogation, the placing on the market of UV-328 present in articles and the use of such articles shall be allowed for the following purposes:
(a) in land-based motor vehicles, until 4 August 2030;
(b) in industrial coating for land-based motor vehicles, engineering machines, rail transportation vehicles, and in heavy-duty coatings for large steel structures, until 4 August 2030;
(c) in mechanical separators in blood collection tubes, until 4 August 2030;
(d) in triacetyl cellulose film in polarisers, until 4 August 2030;
(e) in photographic paper, until 4 August 2030;
(f) in civilian and military aircrafts, until 4 August 2030;
(g) in spare parts for any of the following:
(i) land-based motor vehicles;
(ii) stationary industrial machines for use in agriculture, forestry and construction;
(iii) liquid crystal displays in instruments for analysis, measurements, control, monitoring, testing, production and inspection, other than for medical applications;
where UV-328 was initially used in their production, until the end of their service life or 31 December 2043, whichever comes earlier;
(h) in spare parts for any of the following:
(i) liquid crystal displays in devices within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, and within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1);
(ii) liquid crystal displays in instruments for analysis, measurements, control, testing, production and inspection;
where UV-328 was initially used in their production, until the end of their service life;
(i) in spare parts for civilian and military aircrafts where UV-328 was initially used in their production, until 31 December 2030.
3. Articles containing UV-328 already in use in the Union before or on the date of expiry of the relevant exemption laid down in point 2(a) to (i) may continue to be used.