REACH Appendix 17 adds formaldehyde restriction requirements
On July 17 , 2023 , the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2023/1464 , which revised the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Appendix Formaldehyde ( CAS No.: 50-00-0 ).
The amendment will take effect on August 6 , 2023 and will be implemented on August 6 , 2026 .
The restrictions are as follows:
After August 6 , 2026 , articles shall not be placed on the market if, under prescribed test conditions, the concentration of formaldehyde released from an article exceeds the following limits :
0.062 mg/m3 (for furniture and wooden items);
0.080 mg/m3 (for items other than furniture and wooden items);
The above limitations do not apply to the following exemptions:
When formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing substances occur only naturally in the material and articles are produced from that material;
Items intended for outdoor use only under foreseeable conditions;
Items in buildings that are used only outside the building envelope and vapor barrier and do not release formaldehyde into the indoor air;
Articles intended solely for industrial or professional use, except under foreseeable conditions of use in which the general public may be exposed to formaldehyde released from these articles;
Articles within the scope of item 72 of Annex XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ;
Articles that are biocidal products within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 ;
(Medical) devices within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 ;
Personal protective equipment within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 ;
Articles within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 intended to come into contact directly or indirectly with food;
second-hand item.