ANNEX IV

Substance

CAS No

EC No

Concentration limit referred to in Article 7(4)(a)

Endosulfan

115-29-7

959-98-8

33213-65-9

204-079-4

50 mg/kg

Hexachlorobutadiene

87-68-3

201-765-5

100 mg/kg

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (1)

10 mg/kg

▼M7

Alkanes C10-C13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs)

85535-84-8

287-476-5

►M17  
1 500  mg/kg
By 30 December 2027, the Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 15(2) to lower that value.  ◄

Tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O

40088-47-9

and others

254-787-2

and others

Sum of the concentrations of tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4O, pentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5O, hexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6O, heptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7O and decabromodiphenyl ether C12Br10O: ►C3  
(a)  until 29 December 2025, 500 mg/kg;  ◄ ►C3  
(b)  from 30 December 2025 until 29 December 2027, 350 mg/kg, or, if higher, the sum of the concentration of those substances where they are present in mixtures or articles, as set out in the fourth column, point 2, of Annex I for the substances tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether;  ◄
(c)  from 30 December 2027, 200 mg/kg or, if higher, the sum of the concentration of those substances where they are present in mixtures or articles, as set out in the fourth column, point 2, of Annex I for the substances tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether.

Pentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5O

32534-81-9

and others

251-084-2

and others

Hexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6O

36483-60-0

and others

253-058-6

and others

Heptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7O

68928-80-3

and others

273-031-2

and others

Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE) C12Br10O

1163-19-5

and others

214-604-9

and others

▼B

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C8F17SO2X

(X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)

1763-23-1

2795-39-3

29457-72-5

29081-56-9

70225-14-8

56773-42-3

251099-16-8

4151-50-2

31506-32-8

1691-99-2

24448-09-7

307-35-7 and others

217-179-8

220-527-1

249-644-6

249-415-0

274-460-8

260-375-3

223-980-3

250-665-8

216-887-4

246-262-1

206-200-6 and others

50 mg/kg

▼M7

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs)

►M17  
5 μg/kg (2)
By 30 December 2027, the Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 15(2) to lower that value.  ◄

▼B

DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane)

50-29-3

200-024-3

50 mg/kg

Chlordane

57-74-9

200-349-0

50 mg/kg

Hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane

58-89-9

319-84-6

319-85-7

608-73-1

210-168-9

200-401-2

206-270-8

206-271-3

50 mg/kg

Dieldrin

60-57-1

200-484-5

50 mg/kg

Endrin

72-20-8

200-775-7

50 mg/kg

Heptachlor

76-44-8

200-962-3

50 mg/kg

Hexachlorobenzene

118-74-1

204-273-9

50 mg/kg

Chlordecone

143-50-0

205-601-3

50 mg/kg

Aldrin

309-00-2

206-215-8

50 mg/kg

Pentachlorobenzene

608-93-5

210-172-0

50 mg/kg

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

1336-36-3 and others

215-648-1

50 mg/kg (3)

Mirex

2385-85-5

219-196-6

50 mg/kg

Toxaphene

8001-35-2

232-283-3

50 mg/kg

Hexabromobiphenyl

36355-01-8

252-994-2

50 mg/kg

▼M7

Hexabromocyclododecane (4)

25637-99-4, 3194-55-6, 134237-50-6, 134237-51-7, 134237-52-8

►C4  
247-148-4
221-695-9  ◄

►M17  
500 mg/kg
By 30 December 2027, the Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 15(2) to lower that value to not higher than 200 mg/kg.  ◄

▼M7

Pentachlorophenol, its salts and esters

87-86-5 and others

201-778-6 and others

100 mg/kg

Dicofol

115-32-2

204-082-0

50 mg/kg

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as set out in Annex I

335-67-1 and others

206-397-9 and others

►M17  
1 mg/kg (PFOA and its salts),
40 mg/kg (sum of PFOA-related compounds)
By 30 December 2027, the Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 15(2) to lower that value.  ◄

▼C4

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

355-46-4 and others

206-587-1 and others

►M17  
1 mg/kg (PFHxS and its salts),
40 mg/kg (sum of PFHxS-related compounds)
By 30 December 2027, the Commission shall review that concentration limit and shall, where appropriate, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 15(2) to lower that value.  ◄

▼B