The European Commission has published Regulation (EU) 2026/1423, adding chlorpyrifos to Part A of Annex I of the EU POPs Regulation (limit: 0.01 mg/kg), and has adopted a draft amendment listing LC-PFCAs (C9–C21), their salts and related compounds (limits: 0.025 mg/kg and 0.26 mg/kg respectively), which will apply from 16 December 2026. Companies exporting to the EU should monitor these developments and prepare for compliance in advance.
On June 30, 2026, the European Commission adopted a draft regulation to include Chlorpyrifos in Part A of Annex I to the POPs Regulation. The official regulation will be published in the EU Official Journal in due course, bringing Chlorpyrifos under formal regulatory control.
On 30 April 2026, the Official Journal of the European Union published Decision (EU) 2026/878. The decision clearly states that the European Union, on behalf of its Member States, will submit a proposal to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") to recommend the listing of bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (abbreviated as TBPH) in Annex A (Elimination) of the Convention.
On November 21, 2025, the European Commission released three draft proposals to upgrade and integrate three categories of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)—chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-21 PFCAs)—into Part A of Annex I to the EU POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. The move aims to comprehensively prohibit their production, circulation, and use within the EU, with only minimal transitional exemptions granted to a very limited number of industries.
On October 28, 2025, the European Commission formally adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1482, introducing significant amendments to provisions related to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) under the EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU 2019/1021).
Before April 15, 2028, the concentration of Dechlorane Plus and its isomers in substances, mixtures, or articles shall not exceed 1000 mg/kg (0.1%).
On May 5, 2025, the European Commission approved an authorization regulation C(2025)2567, proposing to add control requirements for UV-328 in Part A of Annex I of the EU POPs Regulation. The European Commission published the amendment to the POPs Regulation — (EU) 2025/843 — in its Official Journal on July 15, 2025, officially listing UV328 in the EU POPs Regulation’s list of banned substances. With this, the list of banned substances in Annex I of the EU POPs Regulation has officially been expanded from 30 to 31 items. A new entry for UV-328 has been added to Part A of Annex I.
On July 14, 2025, the Official Journal of the EU formally adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1399, which revises the control provisions related to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds in Annex I of the EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU 2019/1021). The European Commission will assess member states' progress in replacing PFOA-containing systems by the end of 2026 and may further adjust limits based on implementation outcomes.
The regulation also sets a limit of 1,000 mg/kg for the minimum allowable quantity from the effective date, reducing it to 1 mg/kg after 30 months.
According to the convention, the production of these two substances is theoretically banned globally starting from January 1, 2026.
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