Regulation (EU) 2026/405 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2026 on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)

Type Regulation

Publication 2026-03-02

State In force

Text As published

Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Source EUR-Lex

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This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.

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(a) verify that, in accordance with Article 8(2), the digital product passport has been created, the relevant information on the digital product passport has been included in the registry, the technical documentation has been drawn up and the conformity assessment procedure has been carried out;

(b) keep the technical documentation at the disposal of national market surveillance authorities, and the digital product passport available, for 10 years from the date on which the detergent or surfactant covered by those documents has been placed on the market;

(c) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the compliance with this Regulation of the detergent or surfactant, in a language that can be easily understood by that authority;

(d) where it has reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant covered by the mandate poses a risk to human health or to the environment, inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities thereof;

(e) cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by a detergent or surfactant covered by the mandate; and

(f) terminate the mandate and inform the competent national authorities of such termination if the manufacturer does not comply with its obligations under this Regulation.

In addition to the tasks referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the mandate of the authorised representative appointed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article shall require that authorised representative to do the following as regards detergents and surfactants covered by that mandate:

(a) provide and, where needed, update the ingredients data sheet in accordance with Article 8(6);

(b) keep the information contained in the ingredients data sheet confidential;

(c) verify that detergents and surfactants comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 17(1), (3), (4) and (5), Article 18(1), Article 19(1) and (2) and, where applicable, Article 17(2), Article 18(2) and Article 19(3); and

(d) make best efforts to verify that the documentation and information provided by the manufacturer in accordance with Article 8(7) demonstrates compliance of the products with this Regulation.

The obligations laid down in Article 8(1) and the obligation to draw up technical documentation referred to in Article 8(2) shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.

Article 10

Obligations of importers

Importers shall only place compliant detergents or surfactants on the market.

Before placing a detergent or surfactant on the market, importers shall ensure that:

(a) the manufacturer has carried out the conformity assessment procedure and drawn up the technical documentation referred to in Article 8(2);

(b) the information and documentation provided by the manufacturer in accordance with Article 8(7) demonstrate compliance with this Regulation; and

(c) the manufacturer has created the digital product passport referred to in Article 8(2), point (a), the data carrier is available in accordance with Article 21(4) and the relevant information on the digital product passport has been included in the registry.

Importers shall provide the ingredients data sheet before placing detergents or end-users surfactants on the market and, where needed, update the ingredients data sheet, in accordance with Article 8(6). The importer shall keep the information contained in the ingredients data sheet confidential.

Where importers consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant is not in compliance with this Regulation, they shall not place it on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the detergent or surfactant poses a risk to human health or to the environment, importers shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.

Importers shall ensure that detergents and surfactants that they place on the market comply with Article 17(1), (3), (4) and (5), Article 18(1), Article 19(1) and (2) and, where applicable, Article 17(2), Article 18(2) and Article 19(3).

Importers shall ensure that, while a detergent or surfactant is under their responsibility, its storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with this Regulation.

Where deemed appropriate with regard to the performance of a detergent or surfactant or to the risks presented by them, importers shall carry out sample testing of such detergent or surfactant, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-compliant detergents and surfactants and of recalls of such detergents and surfactants, and shall keep distributors informed of any such monitoring.

Where importers consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant which they have placed on the market is not in compliance with this Regulation, they shall inform immediately and cooperate with the manufacturer and the competent authorities and shall immediately take the corrective action necessary to bring the detergent or surfactant into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where importers consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant which they have placed on the market poses a risk to human health or the environment, they shall immediately inform the manufacturer and the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made it available on the market to that effect, giving details, in particular, of any non-compliance and of any corrective action taken.

Importers shall ensure that other economic operators in the supply chain concerned are kept informed without delay regarding any non-compliance or risk to human health or the environment that they have identified and of any consequent corrective action, recall or withdrawal.

10.

Importers shall keep the reference to the unique product identifier and the technical documentation referred to in Article 8(2) at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for a period of 10 years from the date on which the detergent or surfactant has been placed on the market.

11.

Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in electronic format and, on request, in paper format, necessary to demonstrate the compliance with this Regulation of a detergent or surfactant, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. Importers shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by a detergent or surfactant which they have placed on the market.

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Importers shall verify whether the communication channels referred to in Article 8(11) are publicly available to consumers and other end-users. Where they are not available, importers shall provide for such channels, taking into account the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.

Article 11

Obligations of distributors

Where making a detergent or surfactant available on the market, distributors shall act with due care in relation to the requirements of this Regulation.

Before making a detergent or surfactant available on the market, distributors shall verify that:

(a) the detergent or surfactant is accompanied by the required documents and by a label containing the information referred to in Article 17(3) and (4), in the conditions set out in Article 17(5);

(b) where a digital label is provided, the requirements in Article 19(1), points (a), (d), (e) and (h), Article 19(2) and, where applicable, Article 17(2), Article 18(2) and Article 19(3) are met; and

Distributors making available on the market in another Member State detergents or end-user surfactants for which an ingredients data sheet is to be provided in accordance with Article 8(6) shall submit to the appointed body in that Member State the ingredients data sheet before making the product available therein, and update the ingredients data sheet where needed, unless they can demonstrate that the appointed body already received the same information from another economic operator. Distributors shall keep the information contained in the ingredients data sheet confidential.

Where distributors consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant is not in compliance with this Regulation, they shall not make it available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the detergent or surfactant poses a risk to human health or the environment, distributors shall inform the market surveillance authorities, the manufacturer and, where relevant, the authorised representative or the importer to that effect.

Distributors shall ensure that, while a detergent or surfactant is under their responsibility, its storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with this Regulation.

Where distributors consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or a surfactant which they have made available on the market is not in compliance with this Regulation, they shall inform immediately and cooperate with the manufacturer or importer, as applicable, and the competent national authorities and shall ensure that the corrective action necessary to bring the detergent or surfactant into conformity, to withdraw it or to recall it, as appropriate, is taken. Furthermore, where distributors consider or have reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant which they have made available on the market poses a risk to human health or to the environment, they shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made it available on the market to that effect, giving details, in particular, of any non-compliance and of any corrective action taken.

Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation, in electronic format and, on request, in paper format, necessary to demonstrate the compliance with this Regulation of a detergent or surfactant. Distributors shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by a detergent or surfactant which they have made available on the market.

Article 12

Supply through refill

Without prejudice to Regulations (EU) 2023/988 [^ntr20-L_202600405EN.000101-E0020] and (EU) 2025/40 [^ntr21-L_202600405EN.000101-E0021] of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards safety and hygiene requirements for refill including the risk of confusion with foodstuff, where detergents or end-user surfactants are made available on the market through refill, the economic operator making the product available to end-users shall ensure that:

(a) risk mitigation measures are applied to minimise the exposure of humans, especially of children, including by preventing children from using the refill station unsupervised and by training appropriately their staff; and

(b) the detergents or end-user surfactants provided through a refill station do not react with each other in a way that could endanger human health.

Article 13

Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

Importers or distributors shall be considered manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 8 where they:

(a) place a detergent or surfactant on the market under their name or trade mark;

(b) modify a detergent or surfactant already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with this Regulation could be affected; or

Article 14

Packaging and repackaging by importers and distributors

Where importers or distributors package or repackage a detergent or surfactant and those importers or distributors are not subject to the obligations of the manufacturer pursuant to Article 13, they shall, as applicable and in addition to their obligations under Article 10 or 11:

(a) ensure that the package bears the importer’s or distributor’s name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, postal and electronic address and telephone number, preceded by the words ‘packaged by’ or ‘repackaged by’;

(b) keep a specimen of the original information referred to in Article 17(3) or (4) at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for 10 years from the date on which the detergent or surfactant has been placed on the market; and

(c) keep the reference to the unique product identifier at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for 10 years from the date on which the detergent or end-user surfactant has been placed on the market.

The making available on the market of detergents or end-user surfactants at refill stations is not considered as packaging or repackaging for the purposes of this Article.

Article 15

Identification of economic operators

Economic operators shall, on request from a market surveillance authority, identify the following:

(a) any economic operator who has supplied them with a detergent or a surfactant; and

(b) any economic operator to whom they have supplied a detergent or a surfactant.

Economic operators shall be able to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 for 10 years after they have been supplied with the detergent or surfactant and for 10 years after they have supplied the detergent or surfactant.

Article 16

Confidentiality of the ingredients data sheet

Appointed bodies and medical personnel shall keep confidential the information included in the ingredients data sheet. They may only use such information:

(a) to meet medical demand by formulating preventative and curative measures, in particular in the event of an emergency; or

(b) where requested by a Member State, the Commission or the European Chemicals Agency, to undertake a statistical analysis to identify where improved risk management measures might be needed.

CHAPTER IV LABELLING

Article 17

General labelling requirements

Detergents and surfactants that are made available on the market in individual packaging or through refill shall be accompanied by a label.

An economic operator making a detergent or surfactant available on the market directly to an end-user through refill shall provide to the end-user the physical label and the data carrier referred to in Article 21(2), point (h), and shall ensure that the physical label and the data carrier are available for every packaging that is refilled with a detergent or surfactant.

The label of detergents and surfactants shall contain the information specified in Part A of Annex V.

In addition to the information referred to in paragraph 3, the label of consumer laundry detergents, consumer automatic dishwasher detergents and consumer detergents for surfaces shall contain dosage information in accordance with Part B of Annex V.

The information referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be in one or more languages which can be easily understood by end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned, and shall be legible, clear, understandable and intelligible. The label shall be accessible for inspection purposes where the detergent or surfactant is made available on the market.

Article 18

Forms of labelling

The labelling information referred to in Parts A and B of Annex V shall be provided:

(a) on a physical label; or

(b) on a digital label and duplicated on a physical label.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, point (b):

(a) the labelling information referred to in Part C of Annex V may be provided on a digital label only;

(b) the labelling information referred to in Part A, points 1(a), (c) and (d), of Annex V may be provided on a physical label only.

Article 19

Requirements for digital labelling

Where detergents and surfactants carry a digital label in accordance with Article 18, the following rules shall apply to that label:

(a) all labelling information referred to in Part A of Annex V and, where applicable, Part B of that Annex, are provided together in one place and separated from other information;

(b) the information on the digital label is searchable;

(d) the information on the digital label is accessible via the data carrier referred to in Article 21(2), point (h);

(e) the information on the digital label is presented in a way that also addresses the needs of vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and supports, as relevant, the necessary adaptations to facilitate access to the information by those groups;

(f) the digital label is accessible through digital technologies widely used and compatible with all major operating systems and browsers;

(g) the digital label remains available for a period of 10 years from the date on which the detergent or surfactant is placed on the market, including in cases of insolvency, liquidation or cessation of activity in the Union of the economic operator that created it, or for a longer period as required under other Union law covering the information that it contains;

(h) where the information on the digital label is accessible in more than one language, the choice of language is not to be conditioned by the geographical location from which it is accessed by the end-user.

Economic operators providing a digital label shall not track, analyse or use any usage information other than as absolutely necessary for the purposes of providing online the information on the digital label.

Economic operators making a detergent or surfactant available on the market to end-users shall provide the information present on the digital label by other means in the following cases:

(a) upon oral or written request by the end-user; or

(b) where the digital label is temporarily unavailable, including at the time of purchase.

Economic operators shall provide the information referred to in the first subparagraph independently of a purchase of a detergent or surfactant and free of charge.

Article 20

Distance sales

Where detergents or surfactants are made available on the market through distance sales, the offer shall clearly and visibly indicate the label information referred to in Article 17, and a digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier.

CHAPTER V DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORT

Article 21

Digital product passport

Before placing a detergent or end-user surfactant on the market, the manufacturer shall create a digital product passport for that product. The digital product passport shall meet the requirements set out in this Article and Article 22.

The digital product passport shall:

(a) correspond to a specific model of detergent or end-user surfactant;

(b) state that compliance of the detergent or end-user surfactant with this Regulation has been demonstrated;

(d) be accurate, complete and up-to-date;

(e) be available in the language or languages required by the Member State in which the detergent or end-user surfactant is made available on the market;

(f) be accessible to consumers or other end-users, market surveillance authorities, customs authorities, the Commission and other economic operators in accordance with the access rights laid down pursuant to paragraph 10, point (d);

(g) be available for a period of 10 years from the date on which the detergent or end-user surfactant is placed on the market, including in cases of insolvency, liquidation or cessation of activity in the Union of the economic operator that created the digital product passport;

(h) be connected through a data carrier to a persistent unique product identifier; and

(i) fulfil the specific and technical requirements laid down pursuant to paragraph 10.

In addition to the data set out in Part A of Annex VI, the digital product passport may contain the data set out in Part B of that Annex.

The data carrier referred to in paragraph 2, point (h), shall be:

(a) printed or otherwise physically present on the label or the packaging of the detergent or end-user surfactant, or on the documents accompanying the detergent or end-user surfactant if transported in bulk, in accordance with the Commission implementing act referred to in paragraph 10;

(b) indelible;

(d) present on the refill station, for detergents and end-user surfactants made available on the market through refill;

(e) accompanied by the statement ‘Please scan for more comprehensive information on the product’ or by a similar statement; and

(f) visible to the consumer or other end-users before any purchase and to market surveillance authorities, including, where applicable, in cases where the detergent or end-user surfactant is made available on the market through distance sales.

Where other Union law requires information on the detergent or end-user surfactant to be available via a data carrier, a single data carrier shall be used to provide the information required under this Regulation and other Union law.

Where other Union law applying to detergents and end-user surfactants requires a digital product passport, a single digital product passport shall be created for detergents and end-user surfactants, containing the data required under this Regulation as well as any other data required for the digital product passport by other Union law.

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, point (a), where other Union law requires that the digital product passport correspond to a batch or an item level, the digital product passport for the purposes of this Regulation may be issued to that level.

Economic operators may, in addition to the data referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6, make other information accessible through the data carrier referred to in paragraph 5. In such cases, those data shall be clearly separated from the data required under this Regulation and, where relevant, under other Union law.

By creating the digital product passport, the manufacturer shall assume the responsibility for the compliance of the detergent or end-user surfactant with this Regulation.

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The Commission shall adopt an implementing act determining the basic technical requirements related to the digital product passport for detergents and end-user surfactants. The date of application of such implementing act shall not be earlier than 18 months from its entry into force, except in duly justified cases relating to the whole implementing act or to certain provisions thereof, or except in the event of partial repeal or amendment of the implementing act, where an earlier date of application may be set. Those technical requirements shall include at least the following:

(a) one or more data carriers to be used;

(b) the layout in which the data carrier is to be presented and its positioning;

(c) the technical elements of the digital product passport for which defined European or international standards are to be used;

(d) the actors that are to have access to the data in the digital product passport and to what data they are to have access;

(e) the actors that are to create a digital product passport or update the data in a digital product passport, and what data they may introduce or update; and

(f) the detailed arrangements for introducing or updating data referred to in point (e).

The implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 32(2).

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The actors that update data in the digital product passport shall be responsible for the accuracy of the data they provide, except in cases where they act on behalf of the manufacturer.

12.

The economic operator placing the detergent or end-user surfactant on the market shall:

(a) provide distributors and providers of online marketplaces with a digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier, as relevant, to allow them to make the data carrier or the unique product identifier accessible to potential customers who cannot physically access the product;

(b) provide the digital copy referred to in point (a) or a webpage link free of charge, promptly and in any event within five working days of receiving a request to do so; and

Article 22

Technical design and operation of the digital product passport

The technical design and operation of the digital product passport shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) the digital product passport is fully interoperable with other digital product passports required by other Union law in relation to the technical, semantic and organisational aspects of end-to-end communication and data transfer;

(b) all data included in the digital product passport is based on open standards, developed with an interoperable format, and is, as appropriate, machine readable, structured, searchable and transferable through an open interoperable data exchange network without vendor lock-in;

(c) consumers or other end-users, economic operators, competent national authorities, customs authorities, the Commission and other relevant actors have access, on the basis of their respective access rights in accordance with Union law, to the digital product passport free of charge;

(d) consumers and other end-users are not required to register or provide a password to access the digital product passport;

(e) the digital product passport is stored by the economic operator responsible for its creation or by digital product passport service providers;

(f) where a new digital product passport is created for a detergent or an end-user surfactant that already has one or more digital product passports, the new digital product passport is linked to those original digital product passports;

(g) where the digital product passport is stored pursuant to point (e) of this Article or otherwise processed by digital product passport service providers pursuant to Article 21(12), point (c), those digital product passport service providers do not sell, reuse or process such data, in whole or in part, beyond what is necessary for the provision of the relevant storing or processing services, unless specifically agreed with the economic operator placing the detergent or end-user surfactant on the market;

(h) economic operators do not track, analyse or use any usage information other than as absolutely necessary for the purposes of providing the information on the digital product passport online; in particular, personal data related to the consumer or other end-user of the detergent or end-user surfactant is not stored in the digital product passport without its explicit consent given in compliance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr22-L_202600405EN.000101-E0022];

(i) data authentication, reliability and integrity are ensured;

(j) digital product passports are designed and operated so that a high level of security and privacy is ensured and fraud is avoided.

Article 23

Data carriers and unique identifiers

The data carrier, the unique product identifiers and the unique operator identifiersrequired pursuant to this Regulation shall comply with the standards applicable to data carriers, unique product identifiers and unique operator identifiers pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.

Where a unique operator identifier is not yet available, Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall apply to economic operators that create or update a digital product passport under this Regulation. Any rules and procedures for the lifecycle management of unique identifiers and data carriers set out in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall also apply in respect of unique identifiers and data carriers under this Regulation.

Where a detergent or surfactant is subject to an obligation to provide for a digital product passport under a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 or under other Union law, the unique product identifier, the unique operator identifier and the unique registration identifier referred to in Article 24(2), first subparagraph, of this Regulation shall be the same.

Any procedures for the issuing and verification of the digital credentials of economic operators and other relevant actors that have access rights to data included in the digital product passport, and which are established by implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 11, fourth subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, shall also be applicable for the purposes of this Regulation.

Any requirements that digital product passport service providers are to comply with in order to become such providers, and, where appropriate, in order to provide such services, set out in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 11, third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall also be applicable for the purposes of this Regulation.

Article 24

Digital product passport registry

Before placing a detergent or end-user surfactant on the market, the relevant economic operator shall upload, in the registry established under Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, the unique product identifier and the unique operator identifier for that detergent or end-user surfactant.

In the case of detergents or end-user surfactants intended to be placed under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’, the registry shall store the commodity code of that detergent or end-user surfactant.

Upon the uploading by the economic operator of the data referred to in paragraph 1 in the registry, the registry shall automatically communicate to that economic operator a unique registration identifier associated with the identifiers uploaded in the registry for a specific detergent or end-user surfactant (‘unique registration identifier’). That communication by the registry shall not be deemed to be proof of compliance with this Regulation or other Union law.

The Commission may adopt an implementing act specifying the implementation arrangements for the registry, including for the communication of the unique registration identifier. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 32(2).

The Commission, competent national authorities and customs authorities shall have access to the registry for the purpose of carrying out their duties pursuant to this Regulation.

Article 25

Customs controls relating to the digital product passport

Detergents and end-user surfactants entering the Union market shall be subject to verifications and other measures laid down in this Article.

Any person intending to place a detergent or end-user surfactant under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’ shall provide or make available to customs authorities the unique registration identifier.

Customs authorities may release a detergent or end-user surfactant for free circulation only after having verified as a minimum that the unique registration identifier and the commodity code provided or made available to them corresponds to the data stored in the registry. The release for free circulation shall not be deemed to be proof of compliance with this Regulation or any other Union law.

The verification referred to in paragraph 3 shall take place electronically and automatically via the interconnection between the registry and the EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System and shall apply from 23 September 2029 or from the date that interconnection is operational, whichever is later.

Customs authorities and the Commission may retrieve and use the data on the detergent or end-user surfactant included in the digital product passport and the registry for carrying out their duties pursuant to Union law, including risk management, customs controls and release for free circulation in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

The verifications and other measures laid down in this Article shall be carried out on the basis of the list of commodity codes and product description set out in Annex VII.

This Article is without prejudice to any other Union legal acts, in particular Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 and Chapter VII of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

CHAPTER VI MARKET SURVEILLANCE

Article 26

Procedure at national level for market surveillance of detergents and surfactants

The market surveillance authorities of a Member State may carry out an evaluation in relation to a detergent or surfactant, covering the requirements laid down in this Regulation. Where there is reason to believe that a detergent or surfactant poses a risk to human health or the environment, the market surveillance authorities shall carry out that evaluation. The relevant economic operators shall cooperate with the market surveillance authorities.

When carrying out tests for the purpose of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1, market surveillance authorities shall use the reference methods set out in the Annexes, as applicable.

Where, in the course of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 1, the market surveillance authorities find that the detergent or surfactant does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective action to bring the detergent or surfactant into compliance with those requirements, to withdraw it from the market or to recall it, within a reasonable period laid down by the market surveillance authorities and which is commensurate with the nature of the risk referred to in paragraph 1.

Where a market surveillance authority considers that non-compliance is not restricted to its national territory, it shall inform the Commission and the market surveillance authorities of the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the corrective action which it has required the economic operator to take.

The economic operator shall ensure that all appropriate corrective action is taken in respect of all the detergents or surfactants concerned that it has made available on the market in the Union.

Where the economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in paragraph 3, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the making available of the detergent or surfactant on their national market, to withdraw it from that market or to recall it.

The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the market surveillance authorities of the other Member States, without delay, of any measures they take under the first subparagraph. That information shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant detergent or surfactant, the origin of that detergent or surfactant, the nature of the alleged non-compliance and the risk involved, the nature and duration of the measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator.

Market surveillance authorities of Member States other than the Member State initiating the procedure under this Article shall without delay inform the Commission and the market surveillance authorities of the other Member States of any measures adopted and of any additional information at their disposal relating to the non-compliance of the detergent or surfactant concerned and, in the event of disagreement with those measures, of their objections.

Where, within three months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 6, second subparagraph, no objection has been raised by either a market surveillance authority or the Commission in respect of a provisional measure taken by a Member State, that measure shall be deemed justified.

Market surveillance authorities shall ensure that appropriate restrictive provisional measures, such as withdrawal of the detergent or surfactant from the market, are taken in respect of the detergent or surfactant concerned without delay.

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For the purposes of paragraphs 4, 6, 7 and 8 of this Article, market surveillance authorities shall enter the information into the information and communication system referred to in Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

Article 27

Union safeguard procedure

Where, on completion of the procedure set out in Article 26(3) and (6), objections are raised against a measure taken by a market surveillance authority, or where the Commission considers a national measure to be contrary to Union law, the Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the market surveillance authorities and the relevant economic operators and shall evaluate the national measure. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act determining whether the national measure is justified. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 32(2).

The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and to the relevant economic operators.

If the national measure is considered justified, all Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the non-compliant detergent or surfactant is withdrawn from their market and shall inform the Commission accordingly.

If the national measure is considered unjustified, the Member State concerned shall withdraw it.

Article 28

Compliant detergents and surfactants which pose a risk to human health or to the environment

Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 26(1), a market surveillance authority finds that, although a detergent or surfactant is in compliance with this Regulation, it poses a risk to human health or to the environment, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the detergent or surfactant, when placed on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw it from the market or to recall it within a reasonable period laid down by the market surveillance authorities and which is commensurate with the nature of that risk.

The economic operator shall ensure that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 are taken in respect of all the detergents or surfactants concerned that it has made available on the market in the Union.

The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the market surveillance authorities of the other Member States, without delay, of any measures as referred to in paragraph 1. That information shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the detergents or surfactants concerned, the origin and the supply chain of those detergents or surfactants, the nature of the risk involved and the nature and duration of the national measures taken.

The Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the market surveillance authorities and the relevant economic operators and shall evaluate the national measures taken. On the basis of the results of that evaluation, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act determining whether the national measures are justified and, where necessary, propose appropriate measures. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 32(2).

The Commission shall address its decision to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and to the relevant economic operators.

Article 29

Formal non-compliance

Without prejudice to Article 26, where a market surveillance authority makes one of the following findings, it shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non-compliance concerned:

(a) the digital product passport has not been drawn up in accordance with Articles 21 and 22;

(b) the technical documentation referred to in Article 8(2) is either not available or incomplete;

(c) the data carrier through which the digital product passport and, where relevant, the digital label is accessible is not provided in accordance with Article 21(4), point (a) or (d), as applicable;

(d) the label has not been provided, or the label has not been provided in accordance with Articles 18 and 19, or the labelling information referred to in Annex V is false or incomplete;

(e) the ingredients data sheet has not been communicated or updated in accordance with Article 8(6), Article 9(4), point (a), Article 10(3) or Article 11(3), as applicable.

Where the non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1 persists, the Member State concerned shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the detergent or surfactant being made available on the market or ensure that it is recalled or withdrawn from the market.

CHAPTER VII DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

Article 30

Delegated powers

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annexes I and II, Annex III with the exception of phosphorus limit values and Annexes IV to VII, where such amendments are necessary to adapt them to technical or scientific progress.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annex VI, as regards the information to be provided in the digital product passport, for the purposes of adapting it to technical and scientific progress and to the level of digital readiness of market surveillance authorities and of end-users.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Article 24(1) to require that additional information, drawn from the information listed in Annex VI, be stored in the registry.

When adopting delegated acts in accordance with the first subparagraph, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria:

(a) coherence with other relevant Union legal acts;

(b) the need to allow for verification of the authenticity of the digital product passport;

(c) the relevance of information for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of market surveillance checks and customs controls for detergents and end-user surfactants; and

(d) the need to avoid imposing a disproportionate administrative burden on economic operators and national authorities.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annex I and, where appropriate, Article 4 to:

(a) amend the biodegradability criteria and corresponding test methods for surfactants or surfactants contained in detergents;

(b) set out biodegradability criteria and corresponding test methods for intentionally added organic substances other than surfactants; or

(c) set out exceptions authorising the limited use in detergents of specific organic substances that do not comply with the biodegradability criteria laid down in accordance with point (b), where duly justified.

By 23 March 2029, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts setting out biodegradability criteria and test methods for films and polymers within films.

By 23 March 2031, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts setting out biodegradability criteria and test methods for organic substances intentionally added in concentration of at least 10 % w/w of the total mass of substances, excluding water, in detergents, other than surfactants, films and polymers within films.

The purpose of the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 4 shall be to ensure a high degree of protection of human health and the environment. When adopting such delegated acts, the Commission shall take into account:

(a) the impact on human health and the environment, including scientific evidence pointing to the existence of a risk;

(b) manufacturing practices;

(d) the consequence on wastewater treatment plants; and

(e) the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises.

By 23 September 2028 the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 31 amending point 7 in Annex II to set out a methodology for a risk assessment at strain level and product level under all foreseeable use conditions as claimed by the manufacturer.

The methodology referred to in the first subparagraph shall contain the rules for the identification and characterisation of micro-organisms and the criteria for determining that the detergent is safe for human health and the environment, including the skin and respiratory sensitisation potential of products in a spray format, and potential risks in the event of ingestion of detergents used on surfaces in contact with food.

The methodology referred to in the first subparagraph shall be established by using non-animal testing methods, without prejudice to any other relevant Union law, and shall not prevent the use of historical data.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annex IV to set out harmonised requirements, including a harmonised format, on how the ingredients data sheet is to be provided in accordance with Article 8(6), Article 9(4), point (a), Article 10(3) and Article 11(3), and to set out the details of that communication and the conditions that necessitate an update of the ingredients data sheet. When developing those requirements, details and conditions, the Commission shall take into account the need to ensure effective access to the ingredients data sheet by appointed bodies, as well as the need to limit the administrative burden.

Where individual risk-based concentration limits for fragrance allergens are introduced or amended in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 of this Regulation amending Annex V to this Regulation in order to adapt it to the concentration limits for the fragrance allergens listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

Where new fragrance allergens are listed in Annex II or III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 of this Regulation in order to add those fragrance allergens in Part D of Annex V to this Regulation.

10.

By 1 October 2028, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 to supplement this Regulation by determining the specific requirements for the digital labelling of detergents. Those requirements shall at least establish which types of IT solutions economic operators can use, and the alternative means for providing the information on the digital label referred to in Article 19.

When adopting the delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall take into account the following criteria:

(a) the need for the digital labelling not to compromise the safety of end-users and the environment;

(b) coherence with other relevant Union acts;

(d) technological neutrality characterised by absence of constraints or prescriptions on the choice of technology or equipment, within the bounds of compatibility and avoidance of interference; and

(e) the level of digital readiness among all population groups in the Union, as well as the readiness of the wireless and other technological infrastructure necessary for allowing unrestricted access to the information on detergents and surfactants.

11.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annex V as regards the labelling information that economic operators are allowed to provide digitally only, in accordance with Article 18(2), in order to adapt that Annex to technical and scientific progress and to the level of digital readiness among end-users of detergents and surfactants. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall take into account the need to ensure a high degree of protection of human health and environment.

12.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 31 amending Annex VII in order to update the list of commodity codes and product descriptions of detergents and surfactants. Those amendments shall be based on the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.

Article 31

Exercise of the delegation

The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 30 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 22 March 2026. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

The delegation of power referred to in Article 30 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State acting in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 30 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Article 32

Committee procedure

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on detergents. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

CHAPTER VIII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33

Penalties

Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.

Article 34

Reports and reviews

By 23 March 2033, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Regulation. That report shall contain an assessment of how this Regulation is achieving its objectives, including the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, and shall include at least the following elements:

(a) as regards detergents containing micro-organisms, the suitability of the requirements set out in Annex II to ensure the safety of those products for human health and the environment;

(b) as regards biodegradability, an assessment of the feasibility of introducing biodegradability criteria for organic substances intentionally added in detergents in concentrations lower than 10 % w/w of the total mass of substances, excluding water, other than surfactants, films and polymers within films, including with a view to examining the feasibility of revising the 10 % threshold downwards;

(c) as regards the protection of human health and the environment from the most harmful substances, an assessment of the need to include provisions in this Regulation on the presence of those substances in detergents and surfactants, taking into account the interaction of this Regulation with other relevant Union law;

(d) as regards detergents containing biocidal active substances, other than those listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, an assessment of the need to introduce stricter rules;

(e) as regards detergents containing phosphates and other phosphorus compounds, the possibility to limit further the phosphorus content or add limitations of phosphorus content on other products categories to Annex III, with a view to examining the feasibility of phasing out phosphorus, taking into account the impact on the environment, the availability of alternatives and the socio-economic impact of substitution;

(f) the need to introduce additional rules on labelling of consumer laundry detergents sold in bottles with lids, where such lids are intended to be used as measuring cups, taking into account both the feasibility and the potential of improving the correct and safe use of detergents; and

(g) the necessity, feasibility, technical consequences and benefits for human health, the climate and the environment of the introduction of mandatory targets for renewable raw materials and recycled content in detergents and surfactants, taking into account the socio-economic impact, competitiveness of economic operators in the Union, sustainable sourcing and use of renewable feedstock, climate change mitigation potential and the potential for using food waste in detergents and surfactants.

The report referred to in the first subparagraph shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

By 23 March 2028, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of further reducing the existing limit values for phosphorus and phosphorus compounds for consumer automatic dishwasher detergents and consumer laundry detergents and of setting limit values for consumer hard surface cleaning products, consumer hand dishwashing detergents, industrial and institutional laundry detergents and industrial and institutional automatic dishwasher detergents. That assessment shall take into account the impact on the environment, the availability of suitable alternatives with less or no phosphorus and the socio-economic impact of substitution.

The Commission shall present a report on the main conclusions of the assessment referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph to the European Parliament and to the Council, which may be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the amendment of Annex III.

Article 35

Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004

Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 is repealed with effect from 23 September 2029.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII.

Article 36

Transitional provisions

Detergents and surfactants placed on the market before 23 September 2029 and which are in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as applicable on 22 September 2029 may continue to be made available on the market indefinitely.

Detergents and surfactants placed on the market after 22 September 2029 and before 23 September 2030 and which are in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as applicable on 22 September 2029 may be made available on the market until 23 September 2030.

Article 37

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation, with the exception of Article 4(3) and (4), shall apply from 23 September 2029.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 11 February 2026.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

M. RAOUNA

[^ntr1-L_202600405EN.000101-E0001]: OJ C 349, 29.9.2023, p. 121.

[^ntr2-L_202600405EN.000101-E0002]: Position of the European Parliament of 27 February 2024 (OJ C, C/2025/1354, 17.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1354/oj) and position of the Council at first reading of 8 December 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Position of the European Parliament of 22 January 2026 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

[^ntr3-L_202600405EN.000101-E0003]: Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/648/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202600405EN.000101-E0004]: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1907/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202600405EN.000101-E0005]: Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2008/768(1)/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202600405EN.000101-E0006]: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1272/oj).

[^ntr7-L_202600405EN.000101-E0007]: Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/528/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202600405EN.000101-E0008]: Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 concerning urban wastewater treatment (OJ L, 2024/3019, 12.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/3019/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202600405EN.000101-E0009]: Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/63/oj).

[^ntr10-L_202600405EN.000101-E0010]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (OJ L, 2024/1781, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj).

[^ntr11-L_202600405EN.000101-E0011]: Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs and amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 (OJ L 317, 9.12.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2399/oj).

[^ntr12-L_202600405EN.000101-E0012]: Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj).

[^ntr13-L_202600405EN.000101-E0013]: Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/952/oj).

[^ntr14-L_202600405EN.000101-E0014]: Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj).

[^ntr15-L_202600405EN.000101-E0015]: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1223/oj).

[^ntr16-L_202600405EN.000101-E0016]: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1987/2658/oj).

[^ntr17-L_202600405EN.000101-E0017]: OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

[^ntr18-L_202600405EN.000101-E0018]: Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/18/oj).

[^ntr19-L_202600405EN.000101-E0019]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2014/1062/oj).

[^ntr20-L_202600405EN.000101-E0020]: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 87/357/EEC (OJ L 135, 23.5.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj).

[^ntr21-L_202600405EN.000101-E0021]: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (OJ L, 2025/40, 22.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj).

[^ntr22-L_202600405EN.000101-E0022]: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj).

ANNEX I

BIODEGRADABILITY CRITERIA AND TEST METHODS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4

A. Surfactants and surfactants contained in detergents


	1.	Surfactants and surfactants contained in detergents shall be biodegradable as determined in accordance with the criteria set out in point 2.

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	2.	Surfactants and surfactants contained in detergents shall be considered as achieving ultimate aerobic biodegradation if they meet one of the following criteria: (a) the level of biodegradability (mineralisation) is at least 60 % within 28 days measured in accordance with one of the following test methods: (i) method C.4.-C CO2 evolution test, described in Part C, Part IV, of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 [^ntr1-L_202600405EN.003401-E0001]; (ii) method C.4-D Manometric respirometry test, described in Part C, Part V, of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008; (iii) method C.4-E Closed bottle test, described in Part C, Part VI, of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008; (iv) method C.4-F M.I.T.I. test, described in Part C, Part VII, of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008; (b) the level of biodegradability (mineralisation) is at least 70 % within 28 days measured in accordance with one of the following test methods: (i) method C.4-A DOC die-away test, described in Part C, Part II, of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008; (ii) method C.4-B Modified OECD screening test described in Part C, Part III, of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008. Pre-adaptation shall not be used and the 10-day window principle shall not be applied in any of the test methods referred to in this point.

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	3.	The tests referred to in point 2 shall be conducted by laboratories meeting at least one of the following conditions: (a) they comply with the principles of good laboratory practice provided for in Directive 2004/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr2-L_202600405EN.003401-E0002] or with international standards recognised as being equivalent; (b) they are accredited in accordance with the standard for laboratories referred to in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr3-L_202600405EN.003401-E0003].

B. Films and polymers within films

C. Other organic substances

D. Derogations for specific organic substances

[^ntr1-L_202600405EN.003401-E0001]: Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 142, 31.5.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/440/oj).

[^ntr2-L_202600405EN.003401-E0002]: Directive 2004/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances (OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 44, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/10/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202600405EN.003401-E0003]: Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/765/oj).

ANNEX II

REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERGENTS CONTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5

All micro-organisms intentionally added in detergents shall:

(a) belong to or be deposited in a collection of an International Depository Authority (IDA);

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