G/TBT/N/EU/538  
 
1 February 2018  
(18-0714) 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 Commission  
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 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Certain 
carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) 1A and 1B substances, listed in 
Appendix 12, in cl othing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing which, under 
normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, come into contact with human skin to 
an extent similar to clothing and footwear.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the no tified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, 
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards certain su bstances 
classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) category 1A or 1B 
(4 pages + Annex 6 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Regulation would introduce a new entry into 
Annex  XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.  
It would prohibit the placing on the market of the substances listed in Appendix 12, above 
specified concentrations, in: Clothing and related accessories; textiles other than clothing 
which, under normal conditions of use, come into contact with  the skin to an extent similar 
to clothing; footwear.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To reduce consumers' exposure to CMRs 1A and 1B present in clothing and 
related accesories, textiles other than cl othing and footwear.  G/TBT/N/EU/538  
 
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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 Restriction of Chemicals (REACH 
Regulation):  http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
 Criteria and procedure for the implementation of Art. 68(2) of 
REACH:  http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/10045  
 Public consultation on a possible restriction on hazardous substances  
(CMRs 1a and 1b) in textile articles and clothing for consumer 
use: http://ec.europa.eu/growt h/tools -
databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8299&lang=en&title=Consultation -
on-a-possible -restriction -of-hazardous -substances -(CMR -1A-and-1B)-in-textile -
articles -and-clothing -for-consumer -use 
 Technical workshop on the potential restriction on CMRs  1a and  
1b in textiles articles and clothing: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9088  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 3rd quarter of 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU. Application of the restriction would be deferred for two years 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/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_0628_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_0628_01_e.pdf