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Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1168 of 1 June 2026 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards synthetic polymer microparticles
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Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Point 1 in the Annex shall apply from 17 October 2023. Point 2 in the Annex shall apply from 22 June 2028.
ANNEX In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, entry 78 is amended as follows: (1) paragraph 4 is amended as follows: (a) point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) “medicinal products’” as defined by Directive 2001/83/EC or ”veterinary medicinal products’ as defined by Regulation (EU) 2019/6;’ (b) the following point (g) is added: ‘(g) synthetic polymer microparticles, on their own or in mixtures, for use in product and process orientated research and development, in quantities of 1 tonne per year or less.’ (2) in paragraph 5, point (c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) synthetic polymer microparticles which are permanently incorporated into a solid matrix during an intended end use of a duration of one year or longer.’
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