Guidelines on the implementation of the Detergents Regulation

This document intends to provide guidance on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on Detergents (published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 104, 8 April 2004), as amended by:

- Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents;
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 551/2009 of 25 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents, in order to adapt Annexes V and VI thereto (surfactant derogation);
- Regulation (EC) No 1336/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 in order to adapt it to
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures;
- Regulation (EC) No 907/2006 of 20 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents, in order to adapt Annexes III and VII thereto.

It focuses mainly on topics such as:

- Biodegradability of Surfactants;
- Annex VIa (Limitations on the content of phosphates and of other phosphorus compounds); and,
- Annex VII (Labelling and Ingredient Datasheet)

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