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3.80. (...) The Regulation on hazardous chemicals and the Regulation on wastes were amended to change the product coverage in their annexes, (...)

3.81. As noted in the previous Review, the EU Directive on single-use plastics was approved in 2019 with varying dates for implementation. [104] Member States had to transpose most of the measures by 3 July 2021 including the prohibition to place certain single-use plastics on the market. The Commission is monitoring the implementation of these measures. The Directive puts extended responsibilities on importers of certain goods, as well as producers, requiring them to cover the cost of litter clean-up and awareness programmes. The Commission has started preparing guidelines on the implementation of the costs of litter clean-up.
[104] Directive (EU) 2019/904. This Directive was complemented by five subsequent regulations or decisions to aid implementation and monitoring, e.g. on calculating and verifying waste.

Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
Product: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Measure: Restriction
Number of CN lines: 76
Rationale: To ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment
Legislation: Regulation (EC) 1907/2006
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Substances that deplete the ozone layer
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: 100
Rationale: Montreal Protocol
Legislation: Regulation (EC) 1005/2009; Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/605
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Certain hazardous chemicals
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: ..
Rationale: Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Legislation: Regulation (EU) 649/2012; Commission Delegated; Regulation (EU) 2022/643
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Persistent organic pollutants
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: ..
Rationale: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Legislation: Regulation (EU) 2019/1021
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Certain animal and plant species
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: 693
Rationale: CITES
Legislation: Council Regulation (EC) 338/97, Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/2117, Regulation (EU) 2019/1010
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Fluorinated greenhouse gases, their mixtures and concerned products and equipment
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: 268
Rationale: Montreal Protocol
Legislation: Regulation (EU) 517/2014
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Invasive alien species (IAS)
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: 21
Rationale: To prevent negative consequences to the environment
Legislation: Regulation (EU) 1143/2014; Regulation (EU) 2016/1141; and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1263
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Table 3.11 Prohibitions or restrictions on imports, 2022
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Product: Mercury, mercury compounds, and mercury waste
Measure: Prohibition/restriction
Number of CN lines: 5
Rationale: Minamata Convention on Mercury
Legislation: Regulation (EU) 2017/852
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