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water.europa.eu Amendment of the regulation on the use of phosphates in household laundry detergents Strategic Coordination Group Meeting November 2010 Ursula Schmedtje Water unit D.1 DG Environment, European Commission

water.europa.eu Adoption of the amended regulation On 4 November 2010 the European Commission has adopted the Commission proposal amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergent - COM( 2010)597 accompanied by the Impact Assessment - SEC(2010)1277 and its summary - SEC(2010)1278.

water.europa.eu Background Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 on detergents harmonises the placing on the market of detergents, but only with respect to the labelling of detergents and the biodegradability of the surfactants they contain. Nevertheless, in view of concerns about eutrophication, Article 16 of the Regulation also required the Commission to “evaluate, submit a report on and, where justified, present a legislative proposal on the use of phosphates with a view to their gradual phase-out or restriction to specific applications”. The Commission presented the report in 2007 and concluded that the state of knowledge concerning the contribution of phosphates in detergents to eutrophication was still incomplete, but was developing rapidly. An impact assessment has been carried out, which analyses a number of policy options to address the use of phosphates in detergents.

water.europa.eu Impact assessment Five policy options Option 1: no action at EU level, leaving the responsibility to act to MS or in the context of regional cooperation (baseline scenario) Option 2: Voluntary action by industry Option 3: Total ban of phosphates in detergents Option 4: Restriction/limitation of phosphates content in laundry detergents Option 5: Setting limit values for the content of phosphates in detergents

water.europa.eu Impact assessment Conclusions The evaluation and the impact analysis of the options shows that the introduction at European level of a limitation on the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents will reduce the contribution of phosphates from detergents to eutrophication risks of EU waters and reduce the cost of phosphorous removal for waste water treatment plants. Those cost savings greatly outweigh the cost of reformulating household laundry detergents with alternatives to phosphates. In contrast, EU-wide restrictions would not be justified at present for dishwasher detergents or for institutional and industrial detergents because the available alternatives cannot satisfy in general the greater technical demands in those applications.

water.europa.eu Main provisions Extension of scope of Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 to allow the introduction of a limitation on the content of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in detergents. Applies from 1 January Alternatives for phosphates in household laundry detergents do sometimes contain other phosphorous containing compounds, in particular phosphonates. It is therefore not possible to completely eliminate phosphorous from detergents. Nonetheless, it needs to be ensured that the ban is not circumvented. The regulation therefore, establishes the overall limit of 0.5 % by weight for the content of phosphorous, covering all phosphates and phosphorous containing compounds.

water.europa.eu Main provisions For household automatic dishwasher detergents containing phosphates, the Commission is tasked to review their contribution to the risk of eutrophication within 5 years after the adoption of act (i.e. by 31 December 2014), to submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council and if deemed appropriate, to propose restrictions concerning their phosphates content. The act maintains the already existing provision allowing MS to lay down national rules to limit the content of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in detergents other than household laundry detergents, if justified on environmental grounds.