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Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in white glasses used for optical applications

This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns an application specific and temporary exemption from the RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU) substance restrictions

Relevant documents:
• Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
in electrical and electronic equipment

Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products

This draft Commission Regulation aims at restricting the use of methylisothiazolinone as a preservative in rinse-off cosmetic products from the currently authorised concentration of 100 ppm to 15 ppm.

Draft Commission Delegated Regulation on the conditions for classification, without testing, of external renders and internal plasters based on organic binders covered by the harmonised standard EN 15824 and rendering and plastering mortars covered by the harmonised standard EN 998-1 with regard to their reaction to fire

This draft delegated act under the Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 lays down the conditions under which external renders and internal plasters based on organic binders covered by EN 15824 and rendering and plastering mortars covered by EN 998-1 can be classified with regard to their reaction to fire performance without further testing being required.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance fluroxypyr

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the conditions of approval of the active substance fluroxypyr are amended. Existing authorisations for plant protection products containing fluroxypyr will be amended or withdrawn from the market. The amendment is based on evaluation of confirmatory information submitted following the approval of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

Protection of human health or safety; protection of animal or plant life or health; protection of the environment.

This draft Commission Regulation applies to electronic displays to be placed on the EU market and in particular to televisions and computer monitors.

The draft regulation lays down minimum energy performance requirements and in particular the requirements on maximum power demand in on, standby, network standby and off modes and automatic power down function.

The draft regulation also lays down requirements on resource efficiency-related aspects, including design to enhance extraction of key components, marking of plastic parts and a mercury presence logo.

In accordance with the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC, electronic displays not meeting these requirements will not be allowed to be placed on the EU market. The draft Regulation is based on the findings of a technical, environmental and economic study which has been carried out with stakeholders.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-approval of the active substance orthosulfamuron, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

Protection of human health or safety; protection of animal or plant life or health; protection of the environment.

In order for an active substance to be approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market), it must be demonstrated that the substance is not harmful to human health, animal health or the environment. For orthosulfamuron, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant.

Draft Commission Regulation amending the Appendices to 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 CMR substances

The notified Decree defines the conditions for the implementation of the legislative provisions of the Environmental Code that seek to ban the provision of disposable plastic bags, with the exception, for bags other than carrier bags, of compostable bags that may be disposed of with household composting waste and which are entirely or partially composed of biosourced materials. To this end, it establishes the methods of application of point II of Article L. 541-10-5 of the Environmental Code and, in particular, the definition and characteristics of disposable plastic bags, carrier bags and compostable bags that may be disposed of with household composting waste , as well as the expected composition of " biosourced " plastic bags. Lastly, it specifies the information that must be displayed on plastic bags to inform the consumer of their composition and use.

Decree prohibiting the placing on the market of cotton buds for domestic use that have a plastic stem, in accordance with the second paragraph of point III of Article L.541-10-5 of the Environmental Code

This Decree defines the conditions for the implementation of the legislative provisions of the Environmental Code that seek to prohibit, from 1 January 2020, the placing on the market of cotton buds for domestic use that have a plastic stem, with the exception of the devices defined in Articles L.5211-1 and L.5221-1 of the Public Health Code. In this context, it sets out the implementation procedures for the second paragraph of point III of Article L.541-10-5 of the Environmental Code and, in particular, the definitions and characteristics of these cotton buds.

This regulatory provision is issued pursuant to a legislative provision aimed at reducing the production of plastic marine litter and therefore contributes to achieving the good environmental status of marine waters to which France is committed under its international and European obligations (Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) - Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008) . Marine litter is one of the 11 descriptors for determining the good environmental status of marine waters defined in the MSFD.

Furthermore, litter on beaches is a common indicator for monitoring the quality of the marine environment in the context of the OSPAR Convention (for the protection of the north-east Atlantic) . The plastic stems of cotton buds are among the 10 litter items most commonly found on beaches (source: beach clean ing associations), as they are not stopped by water treatment plants. These stems therefore constitute a source of pollution against which France wishes to fight in order to achieve the objective of good environmental status of marine waters by 2020. The draft regulation is therefore necessary.

Decree prohibiting the placing on the market of rinse-off cosmetic products for exfoliation or clean sing that contain solid plastic particles, in accordance with the third paragraph of point III of Article L. 541-10-5 of the Environmental Code)

The notified Decree defines the conditions for the implementation of the legislative provisions of the Environmental Code that seek to prohibit, as from 1 January 2018, the placing on the market of rinse-off cosmetic products for exfoliation or clean sing that contain solid plastic particles, with the exception of particles of natural origin not liable to persist in, or release active chemical or biological ingredients into, the environment or to affect animal food chains.