2025 Update on EU REACH and POPs Restrictions: Key Insights
EU REACH and POPs Restrictions – Whitepaper Overview
The EU’s REACH Regulation was established to better protect human health and the environment from the potential risks of hazardous substances, while also strengthening the competitiveness of the EU’s chemicals industry.
This whitepaper provides a recap of 2025 proposed, amended, and enacted regulations on restricted substances impacting articles produced or placed into the EU/EEA market. These regulations impact on most companies across the EU, as well as affecting manufacturers exporting components to manufacturers based in the EU. This includes textiles, electrical and electronic equipment, medical devices, food contact articles, automotive components or cosmetics.
Stay updated on the latest EU rules about restricted substances in products. With this whitepaper, you will learn about what these rules mean, the requirements you need to follow, and important deadlines for compliance.
What it Covers:
- Updates to REACH Annex XVII, SVHC, and other harmful substances such as POPs
- Update and next steps on EU restrictions proposal
*This whitepaper was originally published on 17th October, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
Authors
Dieudonné Ymedji, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks
Dieudonné Ymedji has been a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with the Global Regulatory Compliance team since 2007.
He oversees and manages regulatory developments across various topics, including EU REACH, Chemicals in Products, Chemicals Management, GHS, and Nanotechnology.
Dieudonné holds an LLB in Environmental Law and an MSc in Information Systems for Business Performance from UCC, Cork.
