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Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver copper zeolite as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council: This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve silver copper zeolite as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4. Sufficient efficacy has not been demonstrated for the use related with the incorporation of the substance into food contact materials. In addition, unacceptable risks for human health have been identified from the consumption of food which has been in contact with treated polymers, and no adequate risk mitigation measure could be identified to mitigate those risks.

Draft Commission Implementing Decision not approving silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council: This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4. Sufficient efficacy has not been demonstrated for the use related with the incorporation of the substance into food contact materials. In addition, unacceptable risks for human health have been identified from the consumption of food which has been in contact with treated polymers, and no adequate risk mitigation measure could be identified to mitigate those risks.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157: (...) is to enhance safety at sea and the prevention of marine pollution through the uniform application of the relevant international instruments adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which lay down specific requirements concerning the construction, performance and/or testing of equipment to be placed on board ships, and to ensure the free movement of such equipment within the EU. These international instruments include, in particular: the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines (LL66); the 1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Colreg); the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) and the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas)

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance S-metolachlor, 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, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011: (...) EU Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing S-metolachlor as an active substance. The non-renewal of approval is based on the first evaluation of the substance for use as a pesticide active substance in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (...) These critical areas of concern have been identified: 1) the representative uses are shown to contaminate groundwater (by both the active substance and the groundwater relevant metabolites) and 2) all the representative uses are shown to pose risk for mammals, since high risk to earthworm-eating mammals via secondary poisoning was concluded.

Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods to measure airborne noise emitted by equipment for use outdoors: This proposal amends the methods to measure airborne noise emitted by equipment for use outdoors laid down in Annex III of Directive 2000/14/EC, which manufacturers need to comply with for the design and the conformity assessment of outdoor equipment.

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) (COM(2023) 166 final): This proposal for a directive concerns voluntary environmental claims in business-to-consumer commercial communications. It sets out requirements for the substantiation and communication of voluntary environmental claims and labels on goods, services and organisations. It also sets out requirements for environmental labelling schemes. As such, the notified draft sets down technical regulations covering: terminology, symbols, packaging, marking and labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving sulfur dioxide generated from sulfur by combustion as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council: This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves sulfur dioxide generated from sulfur by combustion as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4.

Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances: This draft Regulation would introduce a new entry to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It would prohibit the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances for textiles and leather in consumer products, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for consumer use, cosmetic products and some firefighting foams applications.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving formic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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 octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6): (...) The European Chemicals Agency identified D4, D5 and D6 as having very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties. Moreover, the Agency identified D4 as having persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) properties, and D5 and D6 as having PBT properties when they contain 0.1% or more by weight of D4. The hazard properties of D4, D5 and D6 give rise to specific concerns for the environment when present in consumer and professional products that end up released into both the aquatic and the atmospheric compartments. The draft restriction aims to minimise the emissions of D4, D5 and D6 caused by leave-on cosmetic products and other consumer and professional products, as well as the emissions of D6 from wash-off cosmetic products (...)