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Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance)

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## ANNEX V
The following detergent surfactants passing tests stipulated in Annex II, but not passing tests stipulated in Annex III, may be placed on the market by means of derogation stipulated in Article 5 and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12(2):
‘EINECS’ means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances. This inventory contains the definitive list of all substances deemed to be on the Community market on 18 September 1981.
‘ELINCS’ means the list of new substances as defined in Council Directive 92/32/EEC of 30 April 1992 amending for the seventh time Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (<sup>28</sup>).
### **LIST OF SURFACTANTS THAT HAVE OBTAINED A DEROGATION**
By way of derogation granted in accordance with Articles 4-6 and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12(2), the following detergent surfactants, which pass the tests stipulated in Annex II, but which fail the tests stipulated in Annex III, may be placed on the market and used subject to the limitations mentioned below.
| Name in the IUPAC nomenclature | EC Number | CAS number | Limitations |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alcohols, Guerbet, C16-20, ethoxylated, n-butyl ether (7-8EO) | None (polymer) | 147993-59-7 | May be used for the following industrial applications until 27 June 2019: — bottle washing, — cleaning-in-place, — metal cleaning, |
The ‘EC number’ means the Einecs, ELINCS or NLP number and is the official number of the substance within the European Union.
‘Einecs’ means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances. This inventory contains the definitive list of all substances deemed to be on the Community market on 18 September 1981. The Einecs number can be obtained from the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substance (<sup>28</sup>).
‘ELINCS’ means the European List of Notified Chemical Substances. The ELINCS number can be obtained from the European List of Notified Substances, as amended (<sup>29</sup>).
‘NLP’ means No-Longer Polymer. The term polymer is defined in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (<sup>30</sup>) of the European Parliament and of the Council. The NLP number can be obtained from the list of ‘No-Longer Polymers’, as amended (<sup>31</sup>).
## ANNEX VI
### **LIST OF BANNED OR RESTRICTED DETERGENT SURFACTANTS**
The following detergent surfactants have been identified as not complying with the provisions of this Regulation:
‘EINECS’ means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances. This inventory contains the definitive list of all substances deemed to be on the Community market on 18 September 1981.
‘ELINCS’ means the list of new substances, as defined in Directive 92/32/EEC.
| Name in the IUPAC nomenclature | EC Number | CAS number | Limitations |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | |
The ‘EC number’ means the Einecs, ELINCS or NLP number and is the official number of the substance within the European Union.
## ANNEX VII
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—perfumes.
If added, preservation agents shall be listed, irrespective of their concentration, using where possible the common nomenclature established under Article 8 of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (<sup>29</sup>).
If added at concentrations exceeding 0,01 % by weight, the allergenic fragrances that appear on the list of substances in Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC, as a result of its amendment by Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (<sup>30</sup>) to include the allergenic perfume ingredients from the list first established by the Scientific Committee on Cosmetics and Non-food Products (SCCNFP) in its opinion SCCNFP/0017/98, shall be listed using the nomenclature of that Directive, as shall any other allergenic fragrances that are subsequently added to Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC by adaptation of that Annex to technical progress.
If added, preservation agents shall be listed, irrespective of their concentration, using where possible the common nomenclature established under Article 8 of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (<sup>32</sup>).
If added at concentrations exceeding 0,01 % by weight, the allergenic fragrances that appear on the list of substances in Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC, as a result of its amendment by Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (<sup>33</sup>) to include the allergenic perfume ingredients from the list first established by the Scientific Committee on Cosmetics and Non-food Products (SCCNFP) in its opinion SCCNFP/0017/98, shall be listed using the nomenclature of that Directive, as shall any other allergenic fragrances that are subsequently added to Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC by adaptation of that Annex to technical progress.
If individual risk-based concentration limits for the fragrance allergens are subsequently established by the SCCNFP, the Commission shall propose the adoption of such limits to replace the limit of 0.01 % mentioned above. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(3).
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—the capacity of any measuring cup, if provided, shall be indicated in millilitres or grams, and markings shall be provided to indicate the dose of detergent appropriate for a standard washing machine load for soft, medium and hard water hardness levels.
The standard washing machine loads are 4,5 kg dry fabric for heavy-duty detergents and 2,5 kg dry fabric for light-duty detergents in line with the definitions of Commission Decision 1999/476/EC of 10 June 1999 establishing the Ecological Criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to Laundry Detergents (<sup>31</sup>). A detergent shall be considered to be a heavy-duty detergent unless the claims of the manufacturer predominantly promotes fabric care i.e. low temperature wash, delicate fibres and colours.
The standard washing machine loads are 4,5 kg dry fabric for heavy-duty detergents and 2,5 kg dry fabric for light-duty detergents in line with the definitions of Commission Decision 1999/476/EC of 10 June 1999 establishing the Ecological Criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to Laundry Detergents (<sup>34</sup>). A detergent shall be considered to be a heavy-duty detergent unless the claims of the manufacturer predominantly promotes fabric care i.e. low temperature wash, delicate fibres and colours.
### C. **Ingredient data sheet**
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‘Ingredient’ means any chemical substance, of synthetic or natural origin, intentionally included in the composition of a detergent. For the purpose of this Annex, a perfume, an essential oil, or a colouring agent shall be considered to be a single ingredient and none of the substances that they contain shall be listed, with the exception of those allergenic fragrance substances that appear on the list of substances in Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC if the total concentration of the allergenic fragrance substance in the detergent exceeds the limit mentioned in section A.
The common chemical name or IUPAC (<sup>32</sup>) name and, where available, the INCI (<sup>33</sup>) name, the CAS number, and the European Pharmacopoeia name, shall be given for each ingredient.
The common chemical name or IUPAC (<sup>35</sup>) name and, where available, the INCI (<sup>36</sup>) name, the CAS number, and the European Pharmacopoeia name, shall be given for each ingredient.
### D. **Publication of the list of ingredients**
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(<sup>27</sup>) European List of Notified Chemical Substances.
(<sup>28</sup>) OJ L 154, 5.6.1992, p. 1.
(<sup>29</sup>) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/80/EC (OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 32).
(<sup>30</sup>) OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 26.
(<sup>31</sup>) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 52. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/200/EC (OJ L 76, 22.3.2003, p. 25).
(<sup>32</sup>) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
(<sup>33</sup>) International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient.
(<sup>28</sup>) OJ C 146 A, 15.6.1990, p. 1.
(<sup>29</sup>) Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006, ISSN 1018-5593 EUR 22543 EN.
(<sup>30</sup>) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 136, 29.5.2007, p. 3.
(<sup>31</sup>) Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007, ISSN 1018-5593 EUR 20853 EN/3.
(<sup>32</sup>) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/80/EC (OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 32).
(<sup>33</sup>) OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 26.
(<sup>34</sup>) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 52. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/200/EC (OJ L 76, 22.3.2003, p. 25).
(<sup>35</sup>) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
(<sup>36</sup>) International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient.
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