Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.): what it means for Chemicals
The Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.) is part of the EU rulebook for chemicals. Its subject matter covers persistent organic pollutants — core to the sector.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.) is on the Chemicals rulebook because its official title matches persistent organic pollutants. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.
What the act does
to protect human health and the environment against persistent organic pollutants (POPs). PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the POPs Regulation) implements the commitments of the Union under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention) approved by Council Decision 2006/507/EC and under the…
Why it matters for Chemicals
Chemical producers and importers face the EU's substance-control regime — registration, classification, biocides and persistent pollutants. These are the key acts.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.) sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers persistent organic pollutants. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.
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