G/TBT/N/EU/897  
8 June 2022  
(22-4321) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Polyvinyl 
chloride (PVC) articles containing lead and lead compounds.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards lead and its compounds in PVC; (7 
page(s), in English), (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Descripti on of content:  This draft Regulation would amend entry 63 to Annex XVII to 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.  
It would prohibit the use of lead and lead compounds in PVC articles. Moreover, it would 
prohibit the placing on the market of PVC articles containing a concentration of lead equal 
or greater than 0,1% of the PVC. The Regulation provides for a number of derogations to 
this restriction, inter alia for PVC -silica separators in lead acid batteries and PVC articles 
containing recovered rigid PVC. To benefit from the latter derogation, the recovered origin 
of the PVC material needs to be certified by an independent third party.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To reduce releases of lead from PVC articles, thereby reducing human 
exposure to lead, a toxic metal; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/EU/897  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Res triction of Chemicals 
(REACH Regulation):  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
Annex XV dossier for restriction and opinions of ECHA Committees  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Fourth quarter of 2022.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. Application of the restriction on the use of lead stabilisers and the placing of the 
market of PVC articles containing lead would be deferred for 24 months after entry into 
force. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry  Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_3991_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_3991_01_e.pdf