Retained EU Law 2004 United Kingdom

Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 — detergents

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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HSE

What's here

12 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Manufacturer 10
  • Any Person 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Manufacturers also bound by 472 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

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  • Provide pure surfactant samples to HSE on request for testing Manufacturer
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  • Use approved test methods to analyse non-ionic surfactants Manufacturer
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  • Use correct test method for cationic surfactants in detergents Manufacturer
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  • Provide samples of pure surfactants to HSE on request Manufacturer
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  • Publish ingredient data sheet on your website Manufacturer
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Limitations based on the biodegradability of surfactants

  • Ensure surfactants in industrial or institutional detergents meet biodegradability limits or obtain derogation Manufacturer
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Granting of derogation

  • Apply for derogation to use non‑biodegradable surfactants Manufacturer
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Conditions for granting a derogation

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must assess and publish derogations for detergents Statutory regulator
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Approved laboratories

  • Use only approved laboratories for required tests Any Person
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Information to be provided by manufacturers

  • Maintain test results, technical files, and ingredient datasheets for detergents Manufacturer
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Labelling

  • Provide required detergent label information on packaging Manufacturer
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Safeguard clause

  • Comply with provisional measures on detergent risk Manufacturer
Browse 42 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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s.annex ii para.1

Primary biodegradability is measured by the determination in biodegraded liquors...

s.annex ii para.2

The pass criterion for primary biodegradability shall be a level...

s.annex ii para.3

The reference method for the laboratory testing of surfactants in...

s.annex viii para.1

The following test and analytical methods apply to control procedures...

s.annex viii para.2

Annex VIII para.2

s.annex viii para.3

A Storage vessel B Dosing device C Aeration chamber (three...

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Annex VIII para.4

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A Liquid level B Hard PVC C Glass or waterproof...

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Annex VIII para.6

s.annex viii para.7

A Running-in period B Period used for calculation (twenty-one days)...

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Annex VIII para.8

s.annex viii para.9

Annex VIII para.9

s.annex vi para.1

The following detergent surfactants have been identified as not complying...

s.annex vi para.2

Name in the IUPAC nomenclature EC Number CAS number Limitations...

s.annex vi para.3

The ‘ EC number ’ means the Einecs, ELINCS or...

s.annex v para.1

By way of derogation granted in accordance with Articles 4-6...

s.annex v para.2

Name in the IUPAC nomenclature EC Number CAS number Limitations...

s.annex v para.3

The ‘EC number’ means the Einecs, ELINCS or NLP number...

s.annex v para.4

‘Einecs’ means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances....

s.annex v para.5

‘ELINCS’ means the European List of Notified Chemical Substances. The...

s.annex v para.6

‘NLP’ means No-Longer Polymer. The term polymer is defined in...

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Objectives and scope

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Definitions

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The placing on the market

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Qualifying Northern Ireland goods

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Limitations on the content of phosphates and of other phosphorus compounds

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Testing of surfactants

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Control measures

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Committee procedure

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Power to amend the Annexes

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Exercise of the delegation

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Free movement clause

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Report

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Legislation to be repealed

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Penalties

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Appeals

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