What changed

P10_TA(2026)0138

P10_TA(2026)0362

Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

PE783.026

PE782.180

Amendments adopted by the European Parliament onlegislative 29resolution Aprilof 22 October 2026 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (COM(2025)0531 – C10-0143/2025 – 2025/0531(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

Recital 2: (2) The findings of the 2024 Draghi report2 indicated that the increasing number and complexity of rules risks limiting room for manoeuvre for Union businesses and preventing them from remaining competitive. Against this background, certain procedures and requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1272/20083, (EC) No 1223/20094 and (EU) 2019/10095 of the European Parliament and of the Council should be simplified and unnecessary administrative and regulatory burdens should be removed, while maintaining a high level of consumer protection, protection of human health and of the environment.

The European Parliament,

Recital 2 a (new): (2a) Fertilising products covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 directly affect farmers’ production costs, incomes, safety and competitiveness, while regulatory requirements and administrative burdens on producers are transmitted along the supply chain. As competitiveness of the Union depends, inter alia, on its capacity to innovate, the regulatory framework should support innovation and technical progress by remaining proportionate and avoiding unnecessary burdens, while ensuring the objectives of that Regulation are achieved.

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0531),

Recital 3: (3) In line with the Commission’s objective to promote the ‘digital by default’ principle to support digital transformations and in order to facilitate communication between suppliers and individuals and between suppliers and national authorities responsible for enforcement, the indication of a digital contact on the label of hazardous substances and mixtures contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of official controls, traceability, accountability and enforcement and to expedite the process of detecting substances and mixtures that do not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as well as to ensure consumers have a quick and direct contact in case of an emergency or accident. Currently, suppliers are required to indicate their address and telephone number on the label of the packaging of hazardous substances or mixtures, but this is not always sufficient to ensure that authorities responsible for enforcement can establish rapid contact. It is therefore necessary to require suppliers to also provide a digital contact, which should be any up-to-date, easily and freely accessible online communication channel with the supplier, and allow for the storage of information on a durable medium. Where a digital contact is provided, the telephone number can be made directly available through that digital contact.

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100143/2025),

Recital 3 a (new): (3a) The digital contact should allow consumers and authorities to contact suppliers directly and swiftly, and should be accessible free of charge, and without the need to provide any personal data, the download or use of an application or an obligation to register solely for the purpose of contacting the supplier. Such digital contact could include, for example, an email address or a contact form on a website. However, it should not be understood as encompassing automatic replies to queries, chatbots or fax numbers. The term ‘digital contact’, similarly to the term ‘electronic address’ in Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, should be understood in a technologically neutral manner, capable of evolving with future technological developments, and cover all forms of direct digital communication.

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Recital 5: (5) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 introduced exemptions from labelling and packaging requirements for packages containing less than 10 ml. It introduced a possibility to omit label elements from such inner packaging under certain conditions. However, it is necessary to simplify these provisions and clarify which cases require labelling elements to be presented on the outer packaging in cases allowing for these elements to be fully omitted. In addition, the Commission should carry out an assessment on whether further specific reductions of mandatory label elements should apply to packages between 10 and 125 ml.

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 23 October 2025,

Recital 6: (6) With regard to the updating of labels in case of new or more severe self-classification, suppliers should inform their direct downstream users about the results of the new evaluation without undue delay. In order to provide sufficient time for all suppliers of substances and mixtures, in particular, for small and medium-sized enterprises who often outsource label printing services and to facilitate the preparation and the production of fold-out labels, which is significantly longer than the production of the standard labels, it is necessary to extend the fixed six months relabelling deadline to eighteen months, while continuing to require the labels to be changed without undue delay after new data was obtained by or communicated to a supplier.

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 26 June 2026 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Recital 7: (7) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 laid down rules on mandatory requirements for label formatting. New information7 pointed to excessive administrative burden and costs, associated with these requirements. To balance the need for label information to be clearly understood by consumers with the need to reduce market barriers and unjustified burden for industry8, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises, it is necessary to simplify the current formatting obligations without reducing the level of protection of human health and the environment. The new measures should maintain a high level of consumer protection and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. Suppliers must remain responsible for ensuring that the labels are legible in accordance with the legal requirements. / 8 As outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The Single Market: our European home market in an uncertain world, A Strategy for making the Single Market simple, seamless and strong, COM(2025) 500 final, p. 10, available at: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/d92c78d0-7d47-4a16-b53f-1cead54bcb49_en?filename=Communication%20-%20Single%20Market%20Strategy.pdf.

– having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

Recital 7 a (new): (7a) The label serves as a primary and often single source of hazard information and safe-use guidance readily available to consumers, while professional and industrial users are also informed about the hazards associated with a particular substance or mixture prior to use through safety data sheets and safety training. Therefore, it is indispensable that a label is easily readable not only under normal conditions, but also in exceptional circumstances such as accidents.

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

Recital 7 b (new): (7b) To ensure that a label has an appropriate degree of readability, it should at least have a clear contrast of the text of the label to the background, a suitable typeface, an appropriately sized font, appropriate line and letter spacing, overall label design and other relevant formatting elements. In particular, for substances or mixtures made available on the market for the general public, the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) should use a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 1.2 mm. However, when the contents of the package do not exceed 125 ml, the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) might use a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 0.9 mm. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) should update its guidance on formatting of labels and include clear examples of what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable examples of label formatting. The guidance should consider labelling formats from other relevant Union laws and take account of best practice on "accessible design" and accepted standards for readability, including acceptable as well as unacceptable colour combinations to ensure contrast. The guidance should assist enforcement by relevant national authorities, be developed in line with Better Regulation principles and informed by appropriate stakeholder consultation, support competitiveness by reducing unnecessary burdens, provide certainty for suppliers, and ensure fair competition on the internal market.

– having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection under Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure,

Recital 8: (8) To alleviate the burden on industry and to improve the free circulation of substances and mixtures in the internal market it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards the rules on advertisements and distance sales offers, taking advantages of existing provisions in other Union legislation with the same objectives. In this regard, requirements for advertisements and distance sales offers should be limited to products placed on the market for the general public, as Regulation (EC) No 1907/20069 already provides clear obligations on information flows in supply chains for substances and mixtures.

– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A10-0104/2026),

Recital 8 a (new): (8a) Professional and industrial users are generally better informed about the hazards associated with substances and mixtures than consumers. It is therefore appropriate to differentiate information requirements with respect to advertisement depending on whether products are intended for professional and industrial use or for consumers or directly made available to them. When assessing whether an advertisement is targeted at consumers or made available to them, competent authorities should take into account objective elements, including whether it is clearly indicated that the substance or mixture is intended exclusively for professional use, as well as the context in which the advertisement or offer is made available, such as trade fairs, trade publications or digital platforms addressed to professional users. Similar provisions already exist under Union law.

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

Recital 9: (9) Before the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 required the advertisements for hazardous mixtures, for which a member of the general public is allowed to conclude a contract for purchase without first having sight of the label, to mention the type or types of hazards indicated on the label, and required advertisements for substances to mention the hazard classes or hazard categories concerned. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced a new requirement for all distance sales of hazardous substances and mixtures to include all labelling information in the offer, thus ensuring that the buyer is always informed about the hazards before buying the product. That Regulation also expanded requirements for advertisements, requiring them to indicate the hazard pictograms, signal words, hazard statements and supplemental statements and, in addition, to invite general public to follow the information on the product label. Advertisements are means of promoting the sale or use of chemical products, and at the moment of sale the label on the packaging of the substance or mixture or the label information in the distance offer provides full information about the hazards associated with that substance or mixture. It would therefore be appropriate to require advertisements to invite customers to read the label and product information before use, and to include either the signal word or the pictogram but not to duplicate all hazard information from th…

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

Recital 10: (10) As Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council11 require advertisements for authorised plant protection products and biocidal products to use the statement ‘Always read the label and product information before use’, it would be appropriate for the advertisers to use the same statement for advertisements of hazardous substances and mixtures to ensure consistency, especially in cases where advertised hazardous substances and mixtures are also authorised plant protection products or biocidal products.

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Recital 12: (12) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced the possibility to include certain labelling elements in the digital label only. To ensure broader use of technology and to allow a simpler and more flexible approach to labelling, suppliers should be allowed to place contact details of any additional suppliers on the digital label only. Inclusion of the digital contact would also be appropriate where contact details of additional suppliers are provided in the digital label. In order to ensure the possibility for rapid contact which is essential in certain situation such as in cases of emergency, the presence of a digital contact should not exclude the provision of a telephone number.

P10_TC1-COD(2025)0531

Recital 12 a (new): (12a) Inkjet cartridges (≤150 ml) (supplied in outer packaging and designed to be installed in a printer by a consumer or professional user) have very limited usable surface area for labelling and cannot benefit from the fold out label option enabling multilanguage solutions. In this case suppliers should be permitted to reduce hazard label information under certain conditions.

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 22 October 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009, (EU) 2019/1009 and (EU) 2024/2865 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

Recital 14: (14) In line with the transitional provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, suppliers should have the possibility of applying the new classification, labelling and packaging provisions introduced by this Regulation on a voluntary basis before the date of the deferred application of these provisions and national authorities should encourage them to do so.

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Recital 17: (17) The conditions allowing for exemptions from the ban of use of such substances in cosmetic products should be streamlined without lowering the high level of human health and safety and consumer protection, and their scope should be set out in more detail. In addition, compliance with food safety requirements is not compatible with the scientific and technical developments that allow the development of new substances for use in cosmetic products that are not used or found in food. The compliance with food safety requirements does not necessarily enhance the safety of cosmetic products as both categories of products are inherently different. It is, therefore, appropriate to abolish this condition.

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Recital 18: (18) Furthermore, the elements to be considered under the availability of suitable alternatives condition should be outlined. In particular, it should be provided that the use of any alternative substance to replace the classified substance is safe for human health. The alternative should provide an equivalent function and comparable level of efficacy and performance and should be available on the market in sufficient quantities, or likely to be available in sufficient quantities to meet current demand and has the demonstrated potential to meet expected demands in a reasonable timeframe. Its use should be technically and economically feasible for businesses and especially for SMEs to allow sustained production. To assess economic feasibility, the economic aspects, such as costs of reformulation and comparative contribution to overall production costs, as relevant factors in the analysis of the suitability of alternatives, can be considered.

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Recital 19: (19) In addition, in order to streamline the derogation procedure, the condition that the derogation request is made for a particular use of a product category with a known exposure should become part of the SCCS assessment criterion. Currently, the scientific committee is already assessing the safety of the substance considering its hazard properties and exposure, (namely specific use in particular product category), therefore, a separate criterion is redundant.

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Recital 21: (21) Substances containing more than one constituent which are extracted from plants or plant parts and which are not chemically modified as defined in Article 3, point (40), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, are often referred to as natural complex substances, or ‘NCS’. They might contain one or more constituents classified as CMR substances, while the overall natural complex substance is not itself classified as a CMR substance. A high level of consumer protection must apply to such substances and should be based on scientific knowledge and the actual conditions of exposure arising from their use in cosmetic products. The prohibition of use in cosmetic products under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 only applies to the substance as it appears in Part 3 of Annex VI to the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Natural complex substances that contain a CMR classified constituent are not subject to the prohibition, except where the natural complex substance itself is classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B or 2 in Part 3 of Annex VI to the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Nevertheless, since the harmonised classification of a constituent raises concerns about the use and safety of the natural complex substances when used in cosmetic products, the Commission should without delay mandate the SCCS to assess the safety of such substances and, where necessary, take appropriate regulatory action in accordance with Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. The assessment o…

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Recital 22: (22) When a substance is prohibited or restricted from the use in cosmetic products, the manufacturers, importers, distributors and responsible persons should be given appropriate time to take necessary measures to reformulate, test and relabel their products, withdraw from the distribution and destroy the unsold products not complying with the new requirements. Accordingly, if no derogation request was submitted, a period of 6 months for placing and 15 months for making available on the market of cosmetic products containing the substance concerned following the entry into force of the respective amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 should be provided. In case a request for derogation has been submitted and the SCCS has found that the substance is not safe, those deadlines should be shortened to a period of 3 months for placing and 12 months for making available on the market. In case a request for derogation has been submitted and the SCCS has found that the substance is safe, but the request has been refused due to the availability of suitable alternatives, those deadlines should be extended to a period of 24 months for placing and 48 months for making available on the market, under the condition that an up-to-date Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) remains available at all times.

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

Recital 23: (23) To reduce compliance and administrative burden on businesses active in the cosmetic sector, notifications of the cosmetic products to the Commission should be required before placing them on the Union market. To maintain vigilance on nanomaterials in cosmetic products, it should be required that this notification includes the identification of the nanomaterial including its chemical name (IUPAC) and other descriptors as specified in point 2 of the Preamble to Annexes II to VI, and the specification of the nanomaterial including size of particles, physical and chemical properties, intended to be placed on the market per year. This is necessary so that a safety assessment can be requested by the Commission in case of concerns. It should also be explicitly required that specific information on nanomaterials used in a cosmetic product is provided in the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) notification and in the cosmetic product safety report that are both accessible to the competent authorities and can be consulted by the competent authorities, where concerns over the potential risk to human health arise from the use of a particular nanomaterial in cosmetic products.

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Recital 25: (25) Cosmetics are globally traded goods and it is therefore essential that the ingredient names present on their labels reflect the current state of scientific and technological development in a timely manner. The use of internationally recognised nomenclature, such as the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic ingredient (INCI) names is an important factor promoting ingredients transparency for consumers, ensures consistency across jurisdictions, and facilitates cross-border trade in cosmetics. INCI names are maintained by the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) as an international industry standard and are widely recognised by regulators and stakeholders worldwide. This Regulation should enable the direct use of internationally recognised names nomenclature, such as INCI, to be used on the labelling of cosmetic products without any additional further regulatory action from the Commission. Where a common ingredient name is not available in INCI, other generally accepted nomenclature should be used, for example names established in recognised international chemical or pharmacopoeia references, or in other authoritative sources commonly relied upon by industry and regulators. This approach ensures flexibility, avoids unnecessary administrative burden, and guarantees that ingredient names used on cosmetic product labelling remain up to date, internationally coherent, and easily understandable to consumers. As a glossary of common ingredient names adopted by the Commission wo…

Whereas:

Recital 25 a (new): (25a) In order to ensure a high level of protection of human health, all operators placing cosmetic products on the Union market, whether offline or online, should be subject to equivalent obligations and effective enforcement. This is particularly important given the growing sales of cosmetics via online marketplaces, including products originating from third countries that are not subject to the same health and safety requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to require certain labelling information referred to in Article 19 to be clearly and visibly indicated in case of distance sales, including via online marketplaces. This requirement will simplify enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and thereby contribute to fair competition and a high level of protection of human health. Furthermore, post-market surveillance should be strengthened, notably for online sales and imports, and cosmetic products identified as non-compliant through the Union rapid alert system (Safety Gate) should not be listed or offered for sale. To this end, online platforms should verify the identity of the responsible person before allowing products to be placed on the Union market, and the online sale, offering for sale and promotion, including via social media, of banned cosmetics, in particular mercury-added products, should be explicitly prohibited.

(1) High quality and safety requirements for products on the internal market ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment and contribute to a fair and sustainable economy. In international competition, the reputation of high-grade products manufactured in the Union can create an advantage for Union companies.

Recital 26: (26) In line with the Commission’s objective to rationalise and simplify reporting requirements and to promote the ‘digital by default’ principle to support digital transformations, economic operators dealing with EU fertilising products in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 should provide a digital contact through which they can be contacted by competent authorities and end-users so as to adequately answer any queries from those, draw up the EU declaration of conformity in electronic form and make it accessible via an internet address or data carrier, and provide competent authorities, upon request, with all relevant information and documentation in a swift manner in electronic form. Documents and correspondence to and from notified bodies related to conformity assessments of EU fertilising products should also be provided in electronic form in a swift manner. Where a digital label is used, manufacturers should use the same data carrier used for the digital label to provide access to the EU declaration of conformity, to avoid the presence of multiple data carriers on the same product. Where a Digital Product Passport is required for EU fertilising products under other EU legislation, the digital labelling information and the EU declaration of conformity should be provided in that Digital Product Passport.

(2) The 2024 report entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’ (the Draghi report) indicated that the increasing number and complexity of existing rules poses a risk for Union businesses, limiting their room for manoeuvre and preventing competitiveness. Against that background, certain procedures and requirements laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council should be simplified and unnecessary administrative and regulatory burdens should be removed, while maintaining a high level of consumer protection, and of protection of human health and the environment.

Recital 26 a (new): (26a) Fertiliser products covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 are subject to regulatory requirements and administrative burdens which, when increased, may widen the gap between agricultural production costs in the Union and those in third countries. The revision of this Regulation should therefore provide for regulatory simplification for EU fertiliser producers and benefit EU farmers making it easier for operators to enter the EU market and operate beyond national markets to the benefit of the Single Market. Therefore, it should not undermine a high level of consumer, health, environmental protection and risk management. Furthermore, easing sector-specific requirements for fertilising products should not lower the levels of control on these products when they are entering the market, nor should it raise concerns regarding traceability, safety, and reputational impacts.

(3) In line with the Commission’s objective to promote the ‘digital by default’ principle to support digital transformations and in order to facilitate communication between suppliers and individuals and between suppliers and national authorities ▌, the indication of a digital contact on the label of hazardous substances and mixtures would contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of official controls and enforcement and expedite the process of tracing substances and mixtures that do not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Currently, suppliers are required to indicate their address and telephone number on the label of the packaging of hazardous substances or mixtures, but that is not always sufficient to ensure that authorities responsible for enforcement can establish rapid contact. It is therefore necessary to require suppliers to also provide a digital contact ▌.

Recital 26 b (new): (26b) Digitalisation of declarations of conformity and technical product information may offer certain advantages. Due regard should be given to cybersecurity, effective and swift enforcement oversight, the availability and interoperability of digital infrastructure, the potential costs of introducing and operating such systems and the diversity of economic operators and national systems.

(4) A digital contact should allow users and competent authorities to contact suppliers directly and be accessible free of charge. It should not require the provision of any personal data or the downloading or use of additional applications specific to the supplier, and there should be no obligation to register solely to contact the supplier. Such digital contact could include, for example, an email address or a contact form on a website, or any other direct means of digital communication without intermediate steps which allows for traceability of exchanges. However, it should not be understood as including automatic replies to queries, chatbots, fax numbers, or automated-reply telephone lines. The term ‘digital contact’, similarly to the term ‘electronic address’ in Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council, should be interpreted in a technologically neutral manner, capable of evolving with future technological developments, and should cover all forms of direct digital communication.

Recital 27: (27) Under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, only micro-organisms listed on a positive list in Annex II to that Regulation may be used as component material in microbial plant biostimulants. The Commission is empowered to add new micro-organisms or strains of micro-organisms to that list after an assessment concluding that none of the strains presents a risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment and that it ensures agronomic efficiency. Given the large number of micro-organisms on the market, the assessment and subsequent inclusion of new micro-organisms or strains of micro-organism to the positive list are lagging scientific progress. The current mechanism slows down the development of microbial plant biostimulants and delays farmers’ access to those innovative fertilising products. A proactive monitoring of the scientific developments and updating of the list of micro-organisms or strains of micro-organisms, as well as of the relevant criteria and methodology is necessary on a continuous basis. Furthermore, all updates should be implemented swiftly. At the same time, the regulatory framework should ensure that the use of traditional and natural fertilisers remains a viable and accessible option, recognising their role alongside microbial solutions, so as not to undermine competitiveness or agricultural production within the Union.

(5) To reduce required label space, suppliers should be permitted to provide the telephone number on the digital label or through the digital contact. Where, for example, the digital contact is an email address, suppliers should be allowed to provide the telephone number in an auto-response, or where the digital contact is a webpage, suppliers should be allowed to provide the telephone number by clearly stating it on the webpage.

Recital 27 a (new): (27a) Given the rapid pace of innovation in agricultural biotechnology, it is important that existing regulatory procedures, including the updating of Annexes by the Commission, are applied in a timely and science-based manner, making full use of the possibilities already provided for under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. This should facilitate the timely assessment of new strains, while ensuring that only those meeting Union safety requirements are allowed on the market.

(6) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 laid down the exemptions from labelling and packaging requirements for packaging of specific shapes, forms or sizes. Those exemptions can only be triggered if all required label elements do not fit on the outer packaging or on a tie-on tag. To simplify the use of those exemptions, it is appropriate to allow the existing exemptions to be applied to smaller packages without the need to demonstrate the impossibility of using the outer packaging or tie-on tag.

Recital 28: (28) The wider use of microbial plant biostimulants can improve nutrient-use efficiency and soil health, thereby fostering the development of sustainable while highly productive agriculture. In order to accelerate the assessment of micro-organisms and to open the single market for more microbial plant biostimulants, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Annex II, Part II, component material category (CMC) 7, to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 to allow the Commission to introduce general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of micro-organisms. Those criteria should reflect the most recent scientific developments and allow manufacturers and notified bodies, to demonstrate and verify that micro-organisms used in microbial plant biostimulants, other than those listed in CMC 7, do not present a risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment and ensure agronomic efficiency while taking into account EU competitiveness and production. Verifying compliance of micro-organisms with the criteria and methodology set under this Regulation requires specific competences, scientific and technical knowledge from the conformity assessment bodies. Those competences should be therefore scrutinized by the national bodies in charge of accreditation and notification, as well as aspects such as independence, objectivity, impartiality and professional i…

(7) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced exemptions from labelling and packaging requirements for packages containing less than 10 ml. In particular, it introduced a possibility to omit label elements from the inner packaging under certain conditions. However, ▌it is ▌necessary to simplify those provisions and clarify cases that require label elements to be presented on the ▌outer packaging in cases allowing for these elements to be omitted.

Recital 29 a (new): (29a) Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 aims to facilitate the placing on the internal market and free movement of safe fertilising products, while supporting the recycling of nutrients and the circular use of raw materials and ensuring a high level of protection for human, animal and plant health and the environment. The effective application thereof depends, among other things, on the recognition of end points for constituent materials derived from animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1605 has established certain end points for animal by-products intended for fertiliser applications. However, the processing parameters and risk mitigation measures included therein are largely derived from frameworks for feed hygiene and the prevention of feed fraud and do not always reflect the distinct exposure pathways and risk profiles of fertiliser products applied to the soil and water.

(8) In order to provide sufficient time for suppliers of substances and mixtures, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who often outsource label printing services and to facilitate the preparation and production of fold-out labels, which takes significantly longer than the production of standard labels, it is necessary to extend the fixed six-month relabelling deadline to 15 months, while continuing to require the labels to be changed without undue delay after new data are obtained by or communicated to a supplier. Suppliers should cooperate and ensure the timely communication of information about changes to the classification and labelling in the supply chain, in order for the supply chain actors to meet their respective obligations in that regard.

Recital 30: (30) Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 introduced additional registration requirements for substances used in EU fertilising products, going beyond those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. In order to ensure proportionality while maintaining a high level of protection of human health and the environment, it is appropriate to align the registration requirements for substances used in EU fertilising products with those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, taking into account the relevant tonnage thresholds and information requirements. At the same time, for substances with particularly hazardous properties, including those classified under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, endocrine disrupting or persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, specific information requirements should apply even where such substances are used in low quantities in fertilising products. This approach ensures that safety-relevant information is available, while avoiding unnecessary burdens for substances presenting lower risks. The information provided should be based on available data, including the use of alternative methods and adaptations in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and should, wherever relevant and in last resort, avoid unnecessary testing, in particular on vertebrate animals. Chemical safety assessments should be limited to relevant exposure scenarios related to the agronomic use of fertilising products and the environment. Such an …

(9) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 lays down rules on mandatory requirements for label formatting. New information ▌pointed to excessive administrative burden and costs, associated with these requirements. To balance the need for label information to be clearly understood by consumers with the need to reduce market barriers and unjustified burden for industry, in particular for SMEs, it is necessary to simplify the current formatting obligations without reducing the level of protection of human health and the environment, maintaining a high level of consumer protection and ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market. Suppliers should remain responsible for ensuring that the labels are legible in accordance with the legal requirements.

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

(10) The label could be the only source of information readily available to the handler of the chemical, even if some users might have access to more information or be trained to deal with hazardous chemicals. Therefore, it is essential that labels be easily readable both under normal circumstances and exceptional circumstances such as accidents. To assess whether a label is readable, a combination of features should be taken into account. Such features could include clear contrast of the text of the label against the background, a suitable typeface, an appropriately large font size, appropriate line and letter spacing, overall label design and other relevant formatting elements which, when combined, ensure the appropriate degree of readability.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 2 – point 42: 42. “digital contact” means any up-to-date easily and freely accessible online communication channel such as email addresses or a weblink through which a supplier can be contacted without the need to register or to download or use an application;

(11) To ensure that a label has an appropriate degree of readability, and considering that it is usually the only source of information readily available to consumers, it is necessary to lay down mandatory font size requirements for the labels of substances and mixtures placed on the market for the general public. In particular, the label elements required by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 should use a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm with a possibility to use x-height equal to or greater than 0,9 mm for small packaging. This does not apply to label elements required by other Union legal acts.

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

(12) In order to support enforcement by relevant national authorities and provide certainty for suppliers, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is encouraged to update its guidance on labelling and packaging in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, providing examples of what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable label formatting.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new), Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new): (1a) In article 5, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘3a. By 18 months from the date of the entering into force of this Amending Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an assessment on whether further specific reductions of mandatory label elements should apply to packages between 10 and 125 ml.’

(13) To alleviate the burden on industry and to improve the free circulation of substances and mixtures in the internal market, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards the rules on advertisements and distance sales offers, taking advantage of existing provisions in other Union legal acts with the same objectives. In that regard, requirements for advertisements and distance sales offers should be limited to products placed on the market for the general public, as Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council already provides clear obligations on information flows in supply chains for substances and mixtures for professional and industrial users.

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(14) Professional and industrial users are generally more informed about the hazards associated with a substance or mixture than the general public and therefore, it is appropriate to differentiate between the requirements regarding information for the general public and those for professional and industrial users of substances and mixtures. When determining whether an advertisement or a distance sales offer is targeted at the general public, national competent authorities should take into account factors such as whether the advertisement or distance sales offer clearly states that the substance or mixture is only intended for professional and industrial users or whether the distance sales offer allows the conclusion of a purchase of the substance or the mixture by the general public. The setting, for example, a trade fair, a trade magazine or a web portal addressed to downstream users of chemicals, in which the advertisement or distance sales offer is published or presented is also a relevant factor for assessing whether it is directed exclusively at professional and industrial users.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part, Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a: (2) Article 17(1) is amended as follows: / (a) point (a) is replaced by the following:

(15) Before the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 required the advertisements for hazardous mixtures, for which a member of the general public was allowed to conclude a contract for purchase without first having sight of the label, to mention the type or types of hazards indicated on the label, and required advertisements for substances to mention the hazard classes or hazard categories concerned. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced a new requirement for all distance sales of hazardous substances and mixtures to include all label information in the offer, thus ensuring that the buyer is always informed about the hazards before buying the product. That Regulation also expanded requirements for advertisements, requiring them to indicate the hazard pictograms, signal words, hazard statements and supplemental statements and, in addition, to invite general public to follow the information on the product label. Advertisements are means of promoting the sale or use of chemical products, and at the moment of sale the label on the packaging of the substance or mixture or the label information in the distance offer provides full information about the hazards associated with that substance or mixture. It is therefore appropriate to require that advertisements invite customers to read the label and product information before use and to include the applicable pictograms or signal word but not to duplicate all hazard information from the label. Such an approach ensures that advertisements remain sufficiently informative in alerting potential users to the hazardous nature of the product without imposing requirements that would make advertisements cluttered, difficult to interpret or commercially impractical. Given the many forms of advertisements, suppliers should be provided a degree of flexibility on how this information is to be conveyed in advertisements.

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(16) Regulations (EC) No 1107/2009 and (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council require advertisements for authorised plant protection products and biocidal products to use the statement Always read the label and product information before use’. To ensure consistency, it would be appropriate to allow advertisers to use the same statement for advertisements of hazardous substances and mixtures, in particular in cases where advertised hazardous substances and mixtures are also authorised plant protection products or biocidal products.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) the name, address, telephone number and digital contact of the supplier;

(17) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced specific provisions for the labelling of fuels supplied at filling stations. To remove unnecessary burdens on businesses without undermining the protection of human health and the environment, it is necessary to clarify in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 which of the label elements required by Article 17(1) of that Regulation are not needed on the pump.

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(18) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced the possibility to include certain label elements in the digital label only. To ensure broader use of technology and to allow a simpler and more flexible approach to labelling, suppliers should be allowed to place contact details of any additional suppliers on the digital label only. Inclusion of the digital contact would also be appropriate where contact details of additional suppliers are provided in the digital label.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): (2a) in Article 17(1) the following subparagraph is added: / ‘The telephone number in point (a) of the first subparagraph may be omitted from the label if such telephone number is directly available through the digital contact.’

(19) Furthermore, in order to provide labelling flexibility for small packaging that has specific dimension or form constraints due to the technical requirements for their intended function, it is also appropriate to allow all the label elements, except for the hazard pictograms, on the inner packaging, to be provided in a digital label only through a data carrier. In order to maintain a high level of protection of human health and the environment, that possibility should be provided only for the inner packaging, while the outer packing or the tie-on tag should carry all the required label elements and a data carrier in a physical form. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, the digital label should contain all the label elements required by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

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(20) To ensure that suppliers of substances and mixtures have time to adapt to the new rules on classification, labelling and packaging, the application of some provisions of this Regulation should be deferred. In order to avoid an additional burden on suppliers, substances and mixtures which are already placed on the market before the end of that deferral period, should not be required to be reclassified or relabelled in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 25 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3: The label shall also include the product identifier referred to in Article 18 and the name, address, digital contact of the supplier(s) of the mixture and the telephone number, unless this telephone number is directly available through the digital contact. Without prejudice to the deadline established in Article 61(8), the inclusion or change to the digital contact may be added or updated at any time or during the supplier’s regular label update cycles;

(21) Furthermore, it is also necessary to further defer the obligations introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 on formatting of labels, relabelling, advertisements, distance sales offers and labelling of fuels supplied at filling stations. Such further deferral would enable economic operators to prepare for changes introduced to those provisions by this Regulation.

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(22) In line with the transitional provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, suppliers should have the possibility of applying the new classification, labelling and packaging provisions introduced by this Regulation on a voluntary basis before the date of the deferred application of those provisions.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part, Article 29 – paragraph 2: (4) in Article 29 paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: / "1. Where the packaging of a substance or a mixture is either in such a shape or form or is so small that it is impossible to meet the requirements laid down in of Article 31 for a label in the languages of the Member State in which the substance or mixture is placed on the market, the label elements set out in Article 17(1) shall be provided in accordance with section 1.5.1 of Annex I.;"

(23) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, it is possible to use colorants, preservatives and UV filters in cosmetic products only if they are listed in Annexes IV to VI to that Regulation. To ensure legal certainty for economic operators, a procedure should be provided specifying the different steps in the process for a substance to be included into the respective Annex for the purposes of adapting the Annexes to technical and scientific progress in accordance with Article 31(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

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(24) Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 provides the possibility to use in cosmetic products substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) substances of categories 1A, 1B and 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 under certain conditions. To make use of that possibility, a request for derogation should be submitted to the Commission at the latest three months after the entry into force of the respective changes to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, initiating a derogation procedure (‘derogation procedure’). As the relevant opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, proposing the substances for the harmonised classification is made publicly available several months before the Commission follows with the regulatory measure, such deadline is sufficient. Timelines related to the procedure for the adoption of the relevant measures for CMR substances classified as categories 1A, 1B and 2, including the extension of deadlines where a request for derogation is submitted, should be clarified in this Regulation.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 29 – paragraph 2: 2. The label elements set out in Article 17(1) may be reduced in accordance with the rules set out in section 1.5.2. of Annex I. where: a) the content of the packaging of a substance or a mixture does not exceed the quantities indicated in section 1.5.2. of Annex I; and b) the packaging is either in such a shape or form or is too small in size to allow for a full reference to all the elements referred to in Article 31 in all the languages of the Member State in which the substance or mixture is placed on the market.”

(25) The conditions allowing for exemptions from the ban of use of substances classified as CMR substances of categories 1A and 1B under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in cosmetic products should be streamlined without lowering the high level of human health and safety and consumer protection, and their scope should be set out in more detail. In addition, compliance with food safety requirements is not compatible with the scientific and technical developments that allow the development of new substances for use in cosmetic products that are not used or found in food. Compliance with food safety requirements does not enhance the safety of cosmetic products as both categories of products are inherently different. It is, therefore, appropriate to abolish that condition.

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(26) The elements to be considered under the availability of suitable alternatives condition should be outlined. In particular, it should be required that the use of any alternative substance be safe for human health and reduce the overall risk compared to the substance it is intended to replace. The alternative substance should provide an equivalent ▌function in the finished cosmetic product, together with a comparable level of efficacy and performance and should be technically and economically feasible for businesses, in particular SMEs. To assess economic feasibility, economic aspects, such as reformulation costs and comparative contributions to overall production costs, should be considered. In addition, the assessment should take into account whether the alternative is subject to restrictions under Union law that could limit its use in cosmetic products. Market availability should also be assessed, including whether the alternative is available at scale and in sufficient quantities to meet current and expected demand within a reasonable timeframe, to allow sustained production. In that context, the assessment would also consider whether exclusive rights could unduly restrict access to the alternative and its effective use by economic operators.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new): (4a) In article 29, the following paragraph is inserted: / 2a. By way of derogation from Article 17(1) and Article 25(6), the label elements of ink cartridges may be reduced in accordance with the rules set out in 1.5.2.5a of Annex I. For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘ink cartridge’ means a replaceable unit that holds ink and which must be inserted into a printer during printing.

(27) In order to streamline the derogation procedure, the condition that the derogation request is made for a particular use of a product category with a known exposure should become part of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) assessment criteria. The SCCS already assesses the safety of a substance considering its hazard properties and exposure, ▌namely its specific uses in the particular product categories, and therefore, a separate criterion is redundant.

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(28) To promote consistency and predictability of the assessment of alternatives, the Commission should develop guidance, in consultation with the ECHA, Member States and relevant stakeholders. In that context, and in order to facilitate the assessment of alternatives, the term ʻ ´technically feasible’ highlights the possibility of applying the alternative with generally available technologies and methods. The precise interpretation of that term and its application might depend on the specific context of the assessment of suitable alternatives. Such guidance should at least explain criteria for economically and technically feasible alternatives and indications of established best practices.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 30 – paragraph 1: 1. In the event of a change regarding the classification or labelling of a substance or a mixture, which results in the addition of a new hazard class or in a more severe classification, or which requires new supplemental information on the label in accordance with Article 25, the supplier of that substance or that mixture shall ensure that the label is updated without undue delay and in any event no later than eighteen months after the results of the new evaluation referred to in Article 15(4) are obtained by, or communicated to, that supplier. With a view to complete the changes to the labelling without undue delay, suppliers shall cooperate in accordance with Article 4(9) and inform their direct downstream users about the results of the new evaluation as referred to in subparagraph 1 in accordance with the applicable requirements of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006. Suppliers may apply the new or updated classifications and adapt the labelling accordingly on a voluntary basis before the expiry of the eighteen months period, in order to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment and to provide sufficient flexibility;

(29) In order to support the assessment of suitable alternatives and enhance the transparency of the derogation procedure, the Commission should make publicly available information on substances for which a derogation request has been submitted. Interested parties should be able to provide information on the suitability of alternative substances within a specified period. Such information might contribute to a more comprehensive assessment of the availability of suitable alternatives.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 31 – paragraph 3: 3. The label elements referred to in Article 17(1) shall be clearly and indelibly marked. They shall stand out clearly from the background and they shall be of such a size and spacing as to be easy to read. They shall be formatted in accordance with section 1.2.1 of Annex I.;

(30) Substances containing more than one constituent, which are extracted from plants or plant parts and which are not chemically modified substances as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, are often referred to as natural complex substances. They might contain one or more constituents classified as CMR substances, while the overall natural complex substance is not itself classified as a CMR substance. A high level of consumer protection, based on the latest scientific evidence, should apply to such substances, taking into account the actual conditions of exposure resulting from their use in cosmetic products. The prohibition of use in cosmetic products under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 ▌only applies to the substance as it appears in Part 3 of Annex VI to ▌Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. ▌Natural complex substances that contain a CMR classified constituent are not subject to the prohibition, except where the natural complex substance ▌itself is classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B or 2 in Part 3 of Annex VI to ▌Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. Nevertheless, since the harmonised classification of a constituent raises concerns about the safety of the natural complex substances when used in cosmetic products, the Commission should without delay mandate the SCCS to assess the safety of a CMR classified constituent when present in such natural complex substances and, where necessary, take appropriate regulatory action in accordance with Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Therefore, to ensure safety for consumers and predictability for businesses, a timeline for the assessment of the SCCS should be provided.

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(31) When a substance is prohibited or restricted from the use in cosmetic products, the manufacturers, importers, distributors and responsible persons should be given appropriate time to take necessary measures to reformulate, test and relabel their products, withdraw from the distribution and destroy the unsold products not complying with the new requirements. The length of such transitional periods should reflect the safety considerations. Accordingly, if no derogation request was submitted, a period of six months for placing on the market and 12 months for making available on the market of cosmetic products containing the substance concerned following the entry into force of the respective amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 should be provided. Where a request for derogation has been submitted and the SCCS has found that the substance is not safe when used in cosmetics, those periods should be shortened to three months for placing on the market and nine months for making available on the market. Where a request for derogation has been submitted and the SCCS has found that the substance is safe, but the derogation has not been granted due to the availability of suitable alternatives, those periods should be extended to 24 months for placing on the market and 36 months for making available on the market, provided that an up to date Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) remains available at all times.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 48 – paragraph 1: 1. Any advertisement to the general public for a substance or a mixture classified as hazardous or a mixture containing substances referred to in Part 2 of Annex II shall always include the sentence: ‘Always read the label and product information before use.’, and shall also include one of the following: a) the applicable hazard pictogram(s); or b) the relevant signal word in accordance with Article 20.

(32) To reduce the compliance and administrative burdens on businesses active in the cosmetic sector, notifications of the cosmetic products should only be required before placing them on the Union market. ▌To maintain vigilance with regard to nanomaterials, ▌specific information on nanomaterials used in a cosmetic product should continue to be provided by the responsible persons to the Commission before the product is placed on the market.

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(33) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Commission has developed an information and communication system for the collection, processing and storing of information on issues relating to the enforcement of Union legislation on products, including Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. In practice this system has replaced the reporting obligation laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 requiring the Member States to regularly submit the review and assessment of their surveillance activities to the Commission and other Member States. This reporting obligation should therefore be abolished.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): The first subparagraph shall not apply to advertisements to professional users for substances or mixtures intended for use in the course of their industrial or professional activities, provided that the advertisement is not targeted at or directly made available to the general public.

(34) Cosmetics are globally traded goods and it is therefore essential that the ingredient names present on their labels reflect the current state of scientific and technological development in a timely manner. The use of internationally recognised nomenclature, such as the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) names promotes transparency for consumers, ensures consistency across jurisdictions, and facilitates cross-border trade in cosmetics. INCI names are maintained by the Personal Care Products Council as an international industry standard and are widely recognised by regulators and stakeholders worldwide. This Regulation should enable the direct use of internationally recognised nomenclature, such as INCI, on the labelling of cosmetic products without any further regulatory action from the Commission. Where a common ingredient name is not available in INCI, other generally accepted nomenclature should be used, for example names established in recognised international chemical or pharmacopoeia references, or in other authoritative sources commonly relied upon by the industry and regulators. This approach ensures flexibility, avoids unnecessary administrative burden, and guarantees that ingredient names used on cosmetic product labelling remain up to date, internationally coherent, and easily understandable to consumers. As a glossary of common ingredient names adopted by the Commission would slow down the process of uptake of the new names, the provision requiring the Commission to adopt such a glossary should be abolished. The Commission is encouraged to facilitate access to the internationally recognised nomenclature through digital tools, such as the cosmetic ingredients database (CosIng).

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(35) In order to ensure a high level of protection of human health, all cosmetic products placed on the Union market, whether offline or online, should be subject to equivalent obligations and effective control. This is particularly important given the growing sale of cosmetic products via online marketplaces. Therefore, it is necessary to require that certain labelling information referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 be clearly and visibly indicated in the case of distance sales, including via online marketplaces. This requirement will simplify the enforcement of that Regulation and thereby contribute to fair competition and a high level of protection of human health.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 48a: 1. When substances or mixtures are placed on the market for the general public through distance sales, the offer shall clearly and visibly indicate the label elements referred to in Article 17; / 2. Paragraph 1 also applies to distance sales offers to professional users for substances or mixtures intended for use in the course of their industrial or professional activities, if the offer allows a member of the general public to conclude a distance contract as defined in Article 2, point (7) of Directive 2011/83/EU;’

(36) Fertilising products covered by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 are subject to regulatory requirements and administrative burdens which, when increased, could widen the gap between agricultural production costs in the Union and those in third countries. The amendments to this Regulation should therefore provide for regulatory simplification that will benefit EU fertilising products manufacturers and Union farmers. Reduced administrative burdens and new opportunities for innovative products to access the single market are expected to result in broader availability of affordable and efficient EU fertilising products across the single market. However, simplification should not undermine a high level of protection of human, animal and plant health, safety and the environment or lower the levels of controls on the products when entering the market.

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(37) In line with the Commission’s objectives of rationalising and simplifying reporting requirements and of promoting the ‘digital by default’ principle to support digital transformations, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 is to be aligned, as appropriate, to other pieces of Union legislation on products as amended by Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council+ Economic operators dealing with EU fertilising products in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 should provide a digital contact through which they can be contacted by competent national authorities and end-users so as to adequately answer any queries, draw up the EU declaration of conformity in electronic form and make it accessible via an internet address or data carrier, and provide competent national authorities, upon request, with all relevant information and documentation in a swift manner in electronic form. Documents and correspondence to and from notified bodies related to conformity assessments of EU fertilising products should also be provided in electronic form in a swift manner. Where a digital label is used, manufacturers should use the same data carrier used for the digital label to provide access to the EU declaration of conformity, to avoid the presence of multiple data carriers on the same product. Where a digital product passport is required for EU fertilising products under other Union legal acts, the digital labelling information and the EU declaration of conformity should be provided in that digital product passport.

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a, Article 61 – paragraph 8: 8. Substances and mixtures which have been classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Article 18(3) as applicable on 9 December 2024 and which were placed on the market before 1 January 2027 shall not be required to be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 of the European Parliament and of the Council until 1 January 2029. Substances and mixtures which have been classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Article 31(3) and section 1.2.1 of Annex I as applicable on 9 December 2024 and which were placed on the market before 1 January 2028 shall not be required to be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 of the European Parliament and of the Council until 1 January 2030.’

(38) The digitalisation of the EU declarations of conformity, as well as of information and documentation exchanged between economic operators, competent national authorities and notified bodies is expected to reduce financial and administrative burden for companies, in particular SMEs, and authorities. Due regard should be given to the availability and interoperability of digital infrastructure, and to effective and swift enforcement.

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(39) Under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, only micro-organisms listed on a positive list in Annex II to that Regulation can be used as component material in microbial plant biostimulants. The Commission is empowered to add new micro-organisms or strains of micro-organisms to that list after an assessment concluding that none of the strains presents a risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment and that it ensures agronomic efficiency. Given the large number of micro-organisms on the market, the assessment and subsequent inclusion of new micro-organisms or strains of micro-organisms to the positive list are lagging behind scientific progress. This slows down the development of microbial plant biostimulants and delays farmers’ access to those innovative fertilising products. At the same time, the regulatory framework should ensure that the use of traditional and natural fertilisers other than microbial plant biostimulants remains a viable and accessible option, recognising their role alongside microbial solutions, so as not to undermine competitiveness or agricultural production within the Union.

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 14a – paragraph 2: 2. After receiving the request referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall request the opinion of the SCCS on the safety of the substance for use in cosmetic products without undue delay.

(40) The wider use of microbial plant biostimulants can improve nutrient-use efficiency and soil biological activity, thereby fostering the development of sustainable while highly productive agriculture. In order to accelerate the assessment of micro-organisms and to open the single market to more microbial plant biostimulants, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Annex II, Part II, component material category (CMC) 7, to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 to allow the Commission to introduce general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of strains of micro-organisms, facilitating the timely assessment of new strains while ensuring that only those meeting Union safety requirements are allowed on the market. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

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(41) The criteria and methodology for the assessment of strains of micro-organisms should reflect the most recent scientific developments and allow manufacturers and notified bodies, to demonstrate and verify that none of the strains used in microbial plant biostimulants, other than those listed in CMC 7, present a risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment and ensure agronomic efficiency. Such an assessment requires special expertise for which conformity assessment bodies will need to be specifically accredited and notified. The national bodies responsible for accreditation and notification should carefully verify the technical and scientific competence of the conformity assessment bodies in the assessment of micro-organisms and that they meet the stringent requirements for notified bodies set out by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, including independence, objectivity, impartiality and professional integrity. In order to refine and validate the criteria and methodology to be introduced, it is of particular importance that the Commission invite a scientific body, such as the European Food Safety Authority, the Joint Research Centre or the ECHA to review and contribute, and also carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. It is essential that the Commission maintains strong interinstitutional cooperation while engaging in those consultations, which should be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point i, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part: 2. However, such substances may be used in cosmetic products exceptionally, if a derogation request is submitted to the Commission at the latest three months after at the date of entry into force of the amendments to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 classifying the substance as CMR substance of category 1A or 1B, and the Commission grants the derogation from the general prohibition laid out in subparagraph 1. The Commission may grant the derogation where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(42) In order to ensure that new materials not already covered by existing component material categories in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 can, if safe and agronomically efficient, be used in a timely manner for the production of EU fertilising products, and in accordance with Article 42 of that Regulation,, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to develop general criteria and a methodology to be used for the assessment of safety and agronomic efficiency by manufacturers and for the subsequent verification by notified bodies. The Commission should aim for general criteria and methodology that would allow the assessment of any material. However, if that general approach is not be possible, the Commission should define criteria and a methodology for at least those categories of materials for which safety and agronomic efficiency can be ensured. In that context, the Commission should, as appropriate, develop a new self-standing component material category. Where no criteria and methodology can be established, the Commission should provide a justification therefor.

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(43) Where the Commission makes use of its empowerment to amend the component material categories in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, it is empowered to do so only via separate delegated acts in respect of each component material category. Considering the need to introduce additional materials to the various component material categories in the future and the constant technical and scientific progress in the fertilising product sector, there is a frequent need to amend the different component material categories. In some cases, for instance where a new raw material should be allowed, or similar requirements be introduced or amended in multiple CMCs, the Commission would need to make these changes by adopting different delegated acts. In the interests of efficiency, it should be possible in such cases for the Commission to make all related amendments in one delegated act.

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point i, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b: (b) the substances have been evaluated and found safe by the SCCS for one or more particular uses of one or more cosmetic product categories considering overall exposure from the uses in those products categories as well as from sources other than cosmetics and of vulnerable population groups.

(44) Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 aims to facilitate the placing on the internal market and free movement of safe EU fertilising products, while supporting the recycling of nutrients and the circular use of materials and ensuring a high level of protection for human, animal and plant health and the environment. The use in EU fertilising products of derived products as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council depends, among other things, on the determination of end points for such products in accordance with that Regulation. To allow for the swift uptake of new derived products for which an end point is determined, the timeline and procedure for including such materials as component materials under Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 should be clarified while ensuring a high level of protection for human health and the environment.

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(45) ▌Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 introduced additional registration requirements for substances used in EU fertilising products, going beyond those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. In order to ensure proportionality while maintaining a high level of protection of human health and the environment, it is appropriate to align the registration requirements for substances used in EU fertilising products with those set out in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, taking into account the relevant tonnage thresholds and information requirements. However, for substances with certain severe hazardous properties, more extensive information should continue to be required where such substances are placed on the market in quantities below 10 tonnes per year, except where they are used in an EU fertilising product in very low concentrations. The information provided should be based on available data, including the use of alternative methods and adaptations in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and should avoid unnecessary testing. In particular, new testing on vertebrate animals should only be undertaken where relevant and as a last resort. A chemical safety report should be provided which specifically covers the use of the substance in or as a fertilising product. The report can be limited to exposure scenarios related to the agronomic use of fertilising products including their release into the environment. Such an approach ensures a balanced framework that supports innovation and market access, while safeguarding a high level of protection and legal certainty for operators.

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point a: (a) its use in cosmetic products is safe and results in reduction of overall risk to human health, when assessed against the substance it is intended to replace;

(46) To ensure a smooth and effective transition to digital solutions, to minimise disruptions, and to provide a reasonable timeframe for economic operators and authorities to adjust to the new requirements, taking into account the potential costs of introducing and operating new digital systems and the diversity of economic operators and national systems the application of the amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 concerning digitalisation should be deferred.

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(47) In order to enable economic operators to supply stock of products that have been placed on the market before the date of application of the amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 concerning digitalisation, it is necessary to provide for reasonable transitional arrangements that do not impede the making available on the market of products that have been placed on the market in accordance with that Regulation in its version applicable before that date.

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b: (b) it provides an equivalent function to the classified substance, in a finished cosmetic product with a comparable effect, level of efficacy and performance;

(48) Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 should therefore be amended accordingly,

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c: (c) is technically feasible and economically feasible provided costs and supply conditions allow sustained production;

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Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, is amended as follows:

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point d: (d) it is not restricted and is either available on the market at scale and in quantities sufficient to meet current demand or has the potential to meet current or expected demand in a reasonable timeframe.

(1) in Article 2, the following point is added:

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‘42. ‘digital contact’ means any -online communication channel that is up to date and accessible free of charge, such as an email address, through which a supplier can be contacted without the need to register or to download or use additional applications specific to the supplier.’;

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii a (new), Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new): (ii a) The following subparagraph is inserted after the third subparagraph: / 'The Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders for the purpose of the second subparagraph, point (a) and for the purpose of the third subparagraph.'

(2) in Article 17, paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

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(a) point (a) is replaced by the following:

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point iii – introductory part, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5: (iii) the following subparagraphs are inserted after the fourth subparagraph:

‘(a) the name, address, and digital contact of the suppliers;’;

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(b) the following point is inserted:

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point iii, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5: The deadline laid down in the fourth subparagraph of this paragraph shall start on the date of entry into force of the relevant amendments to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 classifying the substance concerned as CMR substance of category 1A, or 1B.

‘(aa) the telephone number of the suppliers, unless that number is directly available through the digital contact;’;

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(3) in Article 25(6), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new): 5a. Where a derogation request referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 has been submitted for CMR substances of category 1A, or 1B, this deadline may, where relevant, be extended by twelve months.

‘The label shall also include the product identifier referred to in Article 18 and the name, address, digital contact and telephone number of the suppliers unless that telephone number is directly available through the digital contact.’;

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(4) in Article 29, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

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‘2. The label elements set out in Article 17(1) may be reduced in accordance with the rules set out in section 1.5.2. of Annex I where:

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(a) the content of the packaging of a substance or a mixture does not exceed the quantities set out in section 1.5.2. of Annex I; and

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 15 – paragraph 6: 6. The prohibition referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to substances extracted from plants or plant parts and not chemically modified as defined in Article 3, point (40), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, containing more than one constituent, at least one of which has been classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. As a potential risk to human health arises from the presence of such constituent classified as CMR category 1A, 1B or 2 in such substances in cosmetic products, the Commission shall without delay request an opinion of the SCCS on the safety of that constituent for its presence in cosmetic products. The SCCS shall deliver its opinion within 12 months of the Commission’s request. The Commission may extend that deadline by six months if additional evidence is required. The SCCS shall deliver its final opinion within six months of submission of additional data. The opinion of the SCCS shall be made publicly available. Taking into account the opinion of the SCCS, and where a potential risk to human health arises from the use of a substance referred to in the first subparagraph in cosmetic products containing a constituent classified as CMR category 1A, 1B or 2 for human health, the Commission shall, without undue delay, amend the Annexes to this Regulation. For the purposes of this paragraph, “plants” means living or dead organisms from the kingdoms Plantae and Fungi, incl…

(b) the packaging is either in such a shape or form or is too small in size to allow for a full reference to all the elements referred to in Article 31 in the languages of the Member State in which the substance or mixture is placed on the market.’;

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(5) Article 30 is amended as follows:

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 15 – paragraph 7: 7. Cosmetic products containing a substance classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 prohibited from use in cosmetic products and for which no derogation request was submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 or such substance is not compliant with a restriction may continue to be placed on the market for 6 months, and be available on the market for 15 months after the entry into force of the relevant amendments to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation. Cosmetic products containing a substance classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 prohibited from use in cosmetic products and for which a derogation request was submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, but not granted due to safety concerns by the SCCS or such substance not compliant with a restriction may continue to be placed on the market for 3 months, and be available on the market for 12 months after the entry into force of the relevant amendments to the relevant Annexes to this Regulation. Cosmetic products containing a substance classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 prohibited from use in cosmetic products or such substance not compliant with a restriction and for which a derogation request was submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, but not granted due to the availability of a suitable alternative, may …

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

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‘1. In the event of a change regarding the classification or labelling of a substance or a mixture, which results in the addition of a new hazard class or in a more severe classification, or which requires new supplemental information on the label in accordance with Article 25, the supplier of that substance or that mixture shall ensure that the label is updated without undue delay and in any event no later than 15 months after the results of the new evaluation referred to in Article 15(4) are obtained by, or communicated to, that supplier.’;

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 16 – paragraph 3: (3) In Article 16, paragraphs 3 is replaced by the following: / 3. In addition to the notification under Article 13, cosmetic products containing nanomaterials shall be notified to the Commission by the responsible person by electronic means prior to being placed on the market. The first subparagraphs shall not apply to cosmetic products containing nanomaterials that are in conformity with the requirements set out in Annex III. The information notified to the Commission shall contain at least/ / (a) the identification of the nanomaterial including its chemical name (IUPAC) and other descriptors as specified in point 2 of the Preamble to Annexes II to VI, and / (b) the specification of the nanomaterial including size of particles, physical and chemical properties. / The responsible person may designate another legal or natural person by written mandate for the notification of nanomaterials and shall inform the Commission thereof. The Commission shall provide a reference number for the submission of, which may substitute the information to be notified in case of the same nanomaterial used in different products.

(b) the following paragraph is inserted:

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‘2a. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, suppliers shall cooperate in accordance with Article 4(9) of this Regulation and communicate the information regarding the change of the classification or labelling in the supply chain in accordance with the applicable requirements of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 with a view to completing the changes to the labelling without undue delay.’;

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new): (4a) In Article 19, the following paragraph is added: / ‘6a. When cosmetic products are made available on the market through distance sales, the offer shall clearly and visibly indicate the information referred to in paragraph 1.’

(6) in Article 31, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

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‘3. The label elements referred to in Article 17(1) shall be clearly and indelibly marked. They shall stand out clearly from the background, be of such a size and spacing as to be easy to read and be formatted in accordance with section 1.2.1. of Annex I.’;

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(7) Article 48 is replaced by the following:

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15a: “digital contact” means any up-to-date and freely accessible online communication channel through which a economic operator can be contacted without the need to register, download or use additional applications specific to the economic operator;’

‘Article 48 Advertisement

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1. Any advertisement to the general public for a substance or a mixture classified as hazardous or for a mixture containing substances referred to in Part 2 of Annex II shall include the sentence: ‘Always read the label and product information before use.’, and the applicable hazard pictograms or signal word.

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii, Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2a: Manufacturers shall ensure that the EU fertilising product is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed.;

2. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to advertisements to professional and industrial users for substances or mixtures intended for use in the course of their professional or industrial activities, provided that the advertisement is not targeted at the general public.

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3. An advertisement for a substance or for a mixture classified as hazardous shall not contain statements that are not allowed to appear on the label or packaging of that substance or mixture pursuant to Article 25(4).’;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c, Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1: Manufacturers shall indicate on the packaging of the EU fertilising product their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where the EU fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the EU fertilising product. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be contacted in a swift manner.’

(8) Article 48a is replaced by the following:

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‘Article 48a Distance sales offers

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a, Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the EU fertilising product is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed and, where appropriate, by other required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).’

1. When substances or mixtures are placed on the market for the general public through distance sales, the offer shall clearly and visibly indicate the label elements referred to in Article 17.

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2. Paragraph 1 of this Article also applies to distance sales offers to professional and industrial users for substances or mixtures intended for use in the course of their professional or industrial activities, if the offer also allows a member of the general public to conclude a distance contract as defined in Article 2, point (7) of Directive 2011/83/EU.’;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c, Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1: Importers shall, for 5 years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available in a swift manner to those authorities, upon request.

(9) Article 61 is amended as follows:

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(a) paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c, Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2: On request, importers shall make the EU declaration of conformity available to other economic operators in electronic form in a swift manner.

‘8. Substances and mixtures which have been classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Article 18(3) of this Regulation as applicable on 9 December 2024 and which were placed on the market before 1 January 2027 shall not be required to be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 until 1 January 2029.’;

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(b) the following paragraphs are added:

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a, Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: Before making an EU fertilising product available on the market distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed, and where appropriate, by other required documents, including the information referred to in Article 6(7) or Article 8(4) provided in the manner specified therein, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the EU fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.

‘9. Substances and mixtures which have been classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Article 31(3) and section 1.2.1. of Annex I as applicable on … [the date of the day before the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] and which were placed on the market before … [the date of the last day of the month following 17 months from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] shall not be required to be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) …/…*+ [please add reference to this Regulation] until … [42 months after the entry into force of this amending Regulation].

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10. Substances and mixtures which have been labelled in accordance with Article 17(1), Article 25(6) and section 1.5.1.2., section 1.2.1.6.1. and section 1.6. of Annex I as applicable on … [the date of the day before the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] and which were placed on the market before … [36 months after entry into force of this amending Regulation] shall not be required to be labelled in accordance with this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) …/… [OP: please add reference to this Regulation] until … [60 months after entry into force of this amending Regulation].’;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1: The EU declaration of conformity shall be provided in a machine-readable format through which it can be directly accessed.

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* Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009, (EU) 2019/1009 and (EU) 2024/2865 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products.

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b, Article 42 – paragraph 4a – introductory part: The Commission may also adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 amending Annex II to set out criteria and a methodology for the assessment of micro-organisms other than those listed in Annex II, which, if a manufacturer demonstrates and the notifying bodies verify the compliance with those criteria in the conformity assessment of the EU fertilising product in accordance with that methodology, may be used as component material in EU fertilising products. The criteria and methodology shall allow a notified body to verify that the micro-organisms fulfil the criteria in paragraph 1, point (b), and provide, as a minimum, for the consideration of the following elements:

(10) Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

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Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b, Article 42 – paragraph 4 aa (new): The following paragraph 4aa is inserted: / ‘4aa. The Commission may also adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 amending Annex II to establish general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of materials and processing methods other than those already listed in Annex II, excluding micro-organisms, which may be used as component materials in EU fertilising products where compliance with those criteria is demonstrated in the conformity assessment. The criteria and methodology shall, as a minimum, provide for the consideration of scientific or technical information supporting safe sourcing, processing and use of the material.’

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(1) the following Article is inserted:

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b, Article 42 – paragraph 4 ab (new): The following paragraph 4 ab is inserted: / 4 ab. By [12 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] the Commission shall adopt a delegated act to establish the criteria and methodology and upon assessment to create a corresponding new category for materials and processing methods other than those already listed in Annex II, excluding micro-organisms, which may be used as component materials in EU fertilising products provided that compliance with those criteria is demonstrated in the conformity assessment. The criteria and methodology shall aim to ensure safe sourcing, processing and use of the material. This new category shall be established without prejudice to the application of other component material categories set out in Annex II.’

‘Article 14a Requests for inclusion of substances used as colorants, preservatives or UV-filters in Annexes IV, V or VI

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1. A request for a substance to be used as a colorant, preservative or UV-filter to be included in Annex IV, Annex V or Annex VI, as applicable, may be submitted to the Commission. It shall be accompanied by scientific evidence and documentation showing that due to the latest technical and scientific progress, the substance is safe for use in cosmetic products.

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new), Article 42 – paragraph 5 a (new): (b a) The following paragraph is inserted / ‘5a. For the purposes of this Regulation, products derived from animal by-products that are used solely as component materials in EU fertilising products may be made available on the market only where they originate from animal by-products or derived products that have reached an end point in the manufacturing chain in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. When determining such end points for derived products intended for use in EU fertilising products, the Commission shall ensure that: a) the processing and safety criteria, as well as any necessary risk-mitigation measures, are proportionate and sufficient to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the environment, specifically relevant to fertilising uses; b) those criteria and measures are appropriate to the risks arising from the application of fertilising products to soil and water; and c) those criteria and measures are aligned with the requirements set out in Article 42(5) of this Regulation. Where existing delegated or implementing acts adopted under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 do not meet those conditions, the Commission shall, where appropriate and in accordance with the procedures laid down in that Regulation, review them and, where necessary, amend them to ensure such consistency. For that purpose, the Commission shall, where relevant, request scientific opinions from the European Food Safety Authority to assess risks specific to f…

2. After receiving a request as referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall request the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to give its opinion on the safety of the substance for use in cosmetic products without undue delay.

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3. The SCCS shall transmit its opinion to the Commission within 12 months of receipt of the request from the Commission referred to in paragraph 2. The Commission may extend that deadline if additional evidence is required.’;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b b (new), Article 42 – paragraph 8 a (new): (b b) The following paragraph is added: ‘8a. The Commission shall adopt the first delegated act pursuant to paragraph 4a by ... [18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].’

(2) Article 15 is amended as follows:

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(a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraphs are added:

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b c (new), Article 49 a (new): (b c) ‘Article 49a / Review / The Commission shall periodically assess whether the requirements governing the treatment of materials intended for use in fertilising products remain appropriate and, where necessary, adapt them in light of scientific and technical advances, taking into account national practices, and the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. This review shall be carried out for the first time no later than two years after the date of application of this amending Regulation.’

‘The measures laid down in the first subparagraph shall be adopted within the time limits referred to in the fourth, fifth and sixth subparagraphs of paragraph 2.

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The evaluation by the SCCS referred to in the first subparagraph shall be triggered by a derogation request submitted to the Commission at the latest three months after the entry into force of the amendments to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 classifying the substance as a CMR substance of category 2.’;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b d (new), Article 49 aa (new): (b d) By [insert date: 12 months after entry into force], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the requirements for fertilising product blends where the primary component is one or more growing media belonging to PFC 4. / The report shall, in particular, evaluate the conditions for adjusting nutrient content, pH value or biological activity, updated labelling requirements, and appropriate conformity assessment procedures for such blends and it may accompany, where appropriate, amendments to this Regulation.

(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

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(i) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – section 1.2.1.5: (2) in Annex I, section 1.2.1.5 is replaced by the following: The text on the label shall be legible. For the purpose of this section, a label shall be considered legible if the physical appearance of information, by means of which the information is visually accessible and which is determined by various elements, inter alia, font size, letter spacing, spacing between lines, stroke width, type colour, typeface, width-height ratio of the letters, the surface of the material and significant contrast between the print and the background. It shall have at least the following characteristics: (a) printed in a contrasting colour compared to the background; (b) a single typeface that is easily legible and without serifs shall be used; (c) appropriate letter spacing for the selected typeface to be easily legible; (d) appropriate line spacing for the selected typeface to be easily readable and to ensure that lines of text do not overlap; (e) an appropriate font size with regard to the size of the label and the required label elements and the intended user. For substances or mixtures made available on the market for the general public, the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) shall use a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 1.2 mm. However, where the contents of the package do not exceed 125 ml, the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) may use a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 0.9 mm. These characteristics shall be further clar…

‘However, such substances may be used in cosmetic products exceptionally, if a derogation request is submitted to the Commission at the latest three months after the date of entry into force of the amendments to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 classifying the substance as a CMR substance of category 1A or 1B, and the Commission grants the derogation from the general prohibition laid out in the first subparagraph. The Commission shall grant the derogation where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

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(a) there are no suitable alternative substances available, as documented in an analysis of alternatives;

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3, Annex I – section 1.5.1.2: 1.5.1.2. Where section 1.5.1.1 applies, the label on any inner packaging shall contain at least the hazard pictograms, the signal words, the product identifier referred to in Article 18(2) for substances or the trade name or designation referred to in Article 18(3), point (a) for mixtures, the name, the digital contact and the telephone number of the suppliers of the substance or mixture unless this telephone number is directly available through the digital contact;

(b) the substances have been evaluated and found to be safe by the SCCS for one or more particular uses in one or more cosmetic product categories considering▌ overall exposure from the uses in those product categories as well as from sources other than cosmetic products and of vulnerable population groups.’;

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(ii) the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5, Annex I – section 1.5.2.4.1 – point (b): (b) the substance or mixture requires labelling in accordance with Part 1 or 2 of Annex II and is not classified in any of the following hazard classes and categories:

‘For the purpose of the second subparagraph, point (a), a substance shall be considered a suitable alternative if it fulfils all of the following conditions:

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(a) its use in cosmetic products is safe and reduces the overall risk to human health compared to the substituted substance;

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7, Annex I – section 1.5.2.4.3 – point (b): (b) the substance or mixture does not require labelling in accordance with Part 1 or 2 of Annex II;

(b) it provides an equivalent function to the classified substance, in a finished cosmetic product with a comparable level of efficacy and performance;

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(c) it is technically ▌and economically feasible provided that costs and supply conditions allow sustained production;

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new), Annex I – section 1.5.2.4.3a (new): (7 a) in Annex I, section 1.5.2.4.3a is added: 'Where section 1.5.2.4.3 applies, the label on the packaging shall contain the product identifier referred to in Article 18(2) for substances or the trade name or designation referred to in Article 18(3), point (a) for mixtures, and, where applicable, the hazard pictograms ‘GHS01’ or ‘GHS05’;’

(d) it is not restricted ▌and is either available on the market at scale and in quantities sufficient to meet current demand or has the potential to meet current or expected demand.

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By … [12 months of the date of entry into force of this regulation], the Commission shall, in consultation with the ECHA, Member States and relevant stakeholders, develop guidance on the analysis of alternatives.

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new), Annex I – section 1.5.2.5.a (new): (7 b) in Annex I, section 1.5.2.5a is added: Labelling of ink cartridges where the contents do not exceed 150 ml. / 1.5.2.5a1: The label elements required by Article 17 may be reduced in accordance with 1.5.2.5a.2 and 1.5.2.5a.3 where: / (a) the contents of the ink cartridge do not exceed 150 ml / (b) the outer packaging complies with the provisions laid out in Article 17.; and / (c) keep the hazard information on the outer packaging is kept with the printer / 1.5.2.5a.2: Where 1.5.2.5a.1 applies the label on the ink cartridge and any intermediate packaging shall contain at least: / (a) the product identifier in accordance with Article 18(2) for substances and Article 18(3) for mixtures; / (b) where applicable the pictograms; / (c) where applicable the unique formula identifier; / (d) name, registered name or trademark of the supplier; and / (e) telephone number or digital contact / 1.5.2.5a.3: Where 1.5.2.5a.1 applies and the contents of the ink cartridge do not exceed 30 ml the information required by 1.5.2.5a.1 may be further reduced so that the label on the ink cartridge shall contain at least: / (a) the product identifier in accordance with Article 18(2) for substances and Article 18(3)) for mixtures; and / (b) where applicable the following pictograms: GHS01, GHS05, GHS06, GHS08. GHS07, GHS09, Where more than two pictograms are assigned GHS06 and GHS08 may take precedence over GHS01 and GHS05.

The Commission shall make available on its website relevant information with regard to the substances for which a derogation request was received, with a deadline by which information on the suitability of alternative substances may be submitted by third parties.’;

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(iii) the following subparagraphs are inserted after the fourth subparagraph:

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8, Annex I – section 1.6 – point (b a) new: (b a) The telephone number for the supplier(s) required according to Article 17(1), point (a), and where relevant the third subparagraph of Article 25(6) and section 1.5.1.2 of Annex I’;

‘The deadline laid down in the fourth subparagraph shall start on the date of entry into force of the relevant amendments to Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 classifying the substance concerned as CMR substance of category 1A, or 1B.

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Where a derogation request as referred to in the second subparagraph has been submitted for CMR substances of category 1A, or 1B, the deadline laid down in the fourth subparagraph may, where relevant, be extended by 12 months.’;

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 9, Annex I – part 5 – point b: (b) For a substance or a mixture supplied at a fuel service station the copy of the following label elements referred to in Article 17.1, points (c) to (h) shall be provided on a visible place on or next to the respective pump: The unique formula identifier referred to in Article 25(7) does not need to be provided.

(c) the following paragraphs are added:

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Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, ANNEX II – Part II – VIRGIN MATERIAL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES: (a) in CMC 1: VIRGIN MATERIAL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES, point 2 is replaced as follows: / a) Substances classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for the following hazard classes or categories: / - Germ cell mutagenicity, category 1A or 1B; / - Carcinogenicity, category 1A or 1B; / - Reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B; / - Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure, category 1 / - Endocrine disruptor for human health, category 1; / - Endocrine disruptor for the environment, category 1; and / - Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties / whose actual quantities placed on the market are lower than 10 tonnes per year, intentionally incorporated into the EU fertilising product, on their own or in a mixture, in a concentration equal or lower than the generic cut-off values set out in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, shall have been registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, with a dossier containing: / (i) the information provided for by Annexes VI, VII and, insofar as relevant and available, Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, on the basis of available data, alternative methods pursuant to Article 13 and adaptations pursuant to Annex XI, and conducting new tests on vertebrate animals only as a last resort and where relevant, and / (ii) a chemical safety report pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 strictly limited to the exposure scenarios related…

‘5. The prohibition referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to substances extracted from plants, namely living or dead organisms from the kingdoms Plantae and Fungi, including yeasts, as well as algae and lichens, or plant parts, and not chemically modified as defined in Article 3, point (40), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, containing more than one constituent, at least one of which has been classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. As a potential risk to human health arises from the presence of such constituent classified as CMR category 1A, 1B or 2 in such substances in cosmetic products, the Commission shall without delay request the SCCS to give its opinion on the safety of that constituent in cosmetic products. The SCCS shall deliver its opinion within 12 months of receipt of the request from the Commission. The Commission may extend that deadline by six months if additional evidence is required. The SCCS shall deliver its opinion within six months of submission of additional data. The opinion of the SCCS shall be made publicly available. Taking into account the opinion of the SCCS, the Commission shall, without undue delay, amend the Annexes to this Regulation.

Regulation (EU) No 2019/1009

6. Cosmetic products containing a substance classified as a CMR substance of category 1A, 1B, or 2 under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for which a derogation request

Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f, Annex II – Part II – CMC 8: NUTRIENT POLYMERS: 1. An EU fertilising product may contain polymers exclusively made up of monomer substances complying with the criteria set out in point 1 of CMC 1, where the purpose of the polymerisation is to control the release of nutrients from one or more of the monomer substances. The polymer may additionally perform other functions, provided that this does not alter the safety characteristics of the product nor compromise the controlled-release function;

(a) was not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2, are prohibited from use; however, they may continue to be placed and made available on the market for six and 12 months, respectively, after the entry into force of the relevant amendments to Annex II to this Regulation;

(b) was submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2, but not granted due to safety concerns by the SCCS, are prohibited from use; however, they may continue to be placed and made available on the market for three and nine months, respectively, after the entry into force of the relevant amendments to Annex II to this Regulation.

Cosmetic products containing a substance classified as a CMR substance of category 1A or1B under Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and for which a derogation request was submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 but not granted due to the availability of a suitable alternative, are prohibited from use. However, they may continue to be placed and made available on the market for 24 and 36 months, respectively, after the entry into force of the relevant amendments to Annex II to this Regulation. In such a case, the cosmetic product safety report shall be updated.’;

(3) in Article 16, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. In addition to the notification under Article 13, cosmetic products containing nanomaterials shall be notified to the Commission by the responsible person by electronic means prior to being placed on the market.

The first subparagraph shall not apply to cosmetic products containing nanomaterials that are in conformity with the requirements set out in Annex III.

The information notified to the Commission shall contain at least the following:

(a) the identification of the nanomaterial including its chemical name (IUPAC) and other descriptors as specified in point 2 of the Preamble to Annexes II to VI;

(b) the specification of the nanomaterial including size of particles, physical and chemical properties;

(c) an estimate of the quantity of nanomaterial contained in cosmetic products intended to be placed on the market per year;

(d) the toxicological profile of the nanomaterial;

(e) the safety data of the nanomaterial relating to the category of cosmetic product, as used in such products;

(f) the reasonably foreseeable exposure conditions.

The responsible person may designate another legal or natural person by written mandate for the notification of nanomaterials and shall inform the Commission thereof.

The Commission shall provide a reference number for the submission of the toxicological profile, which may substitute the information to be notified under point (d).’;

(4) Article 19 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. The information mentioned in paragraph 1, point (g), shall be expressed by using the common ingredient name in accordance with the internationally recognised nomenclature and in the absence of a common ingredient name, a term as contained in a generally accepted nomenclature shall be used.’;

(b) the following paragraph is added:

'7. When cosmetic products are made available on the market through distance sales, the offer shall clearly and visibly indicate the information referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b), (d) (f) and (g).’;

(5) in Article 22, fourth subparagraph, the second sentence is deleted;

(6) Article 33 is deleted;

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(7) Annexes II to VI are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 2, the following point is inserted:

‘(15a) ‘digital contact’ means an online communication channel that is up to date and accessible free of charge, such as an email address, through which an economic operator can be contacted without the need to register or to download or use additional applications specific to the economic operator;’;

(2) Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(i) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Where compliance of an EU fertilising product with the applicable requirements laid down in this Regulation has been demonstrated by that conformity assessment procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity as referred to in Article 16, in electronic form, and affix the CE marking referred to in Article 17.’;

(ii) the following subparagraph is added:

‘Manufacturers shall ensure that the EU fertilising product is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed.’;

(b) in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘On request, manufacturers shall make the EU declaration of conformity available to other economic operators in electronic form.’;

(c) in paragraph 6, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Manufacturers shall indicate on the packaging of the EU fertilising product their name, registered trade name or registered trademark as well as their postal address and digital contact or, where the EU fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the EU fertilising product. The postal address and digital contact shall indicate a single point through which the manufacturer can be contacted. Such information shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities and shall be clear, understandable and legible.’;

(d) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:

‘9 Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by an EU fertilising product which they have placed on the market.’;

(3) in Article 7(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of an EU fertilising product;’;

(4) Article 8 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Before placing an EU fertilising product on the market, importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 15 has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the EU fertilising product is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed and, where appropriate, by other required documents, and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6).’;

(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3. Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark as well as their postal address and digital contact on the packaging of the EU fertilising product or, where the EU fertilising product is supplied without packaging, in a document accompanying the EU fertilising product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.’;

(c) paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:

‘8. Importers shall, for five years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market, keep the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities, upon request.

On request, importers shall make the EU declaration of conformity available to other economic operators in electronic form.’;

(d) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:

‘9 Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by an EU fertilising product which they have placed on the market.’;

(5) Article 9 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Before making an EU fertilising product available on the market, distributors shall verify that it is accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed and, where appropriate, by other required documents, including the information referred to in Article 6(7) or Article 8(4) provided in the manner specified therein, in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the EU fertilising product is to be made available on the market, and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 6(5) and (6) and Article 8(3) respectively.’;

(b) in paragraph 5, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation.’;

(6) Article 15 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures shall be drawn up, in electronic form, in an official language of the Member State where the notified body carrying out the procedures is established or in a language accepted by that body.’;

(b) the following paragraph is added:

‘3. The manufacturer shall provide the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedure with all the information and documentation relating to conformity assessment procedures in electronic form.’;

(7) in Article 16, the following paragraphs are added:

‘5. The EU declaration of conformity shall be directly accessible in a machine-readable format.

Where a data carrier is used for providing access to the EU declaration of conformity, it should accompany the product in accordance with Article 11b(5) and be based on one of the electronic technical solutions which economic operators can use for providing the digital label established on the basis of Article 42(9). Economic operators providing the EU declaration of conformity using a data carrier shall not track, analyse or use any usage information for purposes other than what is absolutely necessary for providing the relevant information digitally.

Where a digital label is used in accordance with Article 11a, the data carrier used for the digital label shall also provide access to the EU declaration of conformity.

6. Where other Union legal acts applicable to EU fertilising products require the economic operator to include the information that the product complies with the requirements set out in those rules in a digital product passport or to upload the EU declaration of conformity in a digital product passport, the information set out in Annex V to be included in the EU declaration of conformity and any digital labelling information in accordance with Article 11b, if applicable, shall be provided only in that digital product passport.’;

(8) in Article 41(1), point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) the EU declaration of conformity has not been drawn up or has not been drawn up correctly, or the EU fertilising product is not accompanied by the internet address or data carrier through which the EU declaration of conformity can be directly accessed;’;

(9) Article 42 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 4, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:

‘The Commission may adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 amending Annex II to add new micro-organisms or strains of micro-organisms, or additional processing methods to the component material category for such organisms after having verified which strains of the additional micro-organism fulfil the criteria in paragraph 1, point (b), on the basis of the following data:’;

(b) the following paragraphs are inserted:

‘4a. The Commission may also adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 amending Annex II to set out criteria and a methodology for the conformity assessment of strains of micro-organisms other than those listed in Annex II. The criteria and methodology shall allow manufacturers and notified bodies to assess at strain level whether a micro-organism fulfils the criteria in paragraph 1, point (b). If a manufacturer demonstrates and a notified body confirms, after verification, compliance with those criteria ▌in the conformity assessment of the EU fertilising product in accordance with that methodology, that strain may be used as component material in EU fertilising products. The criteria and methodology shall allow ▌, as a minimum, for the consideration of the following elements:

(a) scientific literature reporting about safe production, conservation and use of the micro-organism;

(b) taxonomic relation of the micro-organism to micro-organisms species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Authority;

(c) information on the production process of the micro-organism, including, where relevant, the composition of the cultivation medium, processing methods such as spray drying, fluid-bed drying, static drying, centrifugation, deactivation by heat, filtration and grinding;

(d) information on the identity and residue levels of residual intermediates, toxins or microbial metabolites in the component material;

(e) natural occurrence, survival and mobility in the environment;

(f) susceptibility to all relevant antimicrobial agents as defined in the Annex, Introduction to Part B, point (ii)(28), to Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013*, with the exception of intrinsic resistance.

4b. By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, pursuant to paragraph 1, amending Annex II to establish general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of materials other than those already listed in Annex II, excluding micro-organisms, or, if that is not possible, criteria and a methodology for categories of such materials, which may be used by a manufacturer of an EU fertilising product to demonstrate that the material fulfils the criteria in paragraph 1, point(b), and, as appropriate, a new component material category. The criteria and methodology shall, as a minimum, provide for the consideration of scientific or technical information supporting safe use of the material in an EU fertilising product and fulfilling the criteria in paragraph 1, point (b).

Where the development of general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of materials has not been possible by the date referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council by that date providing detailed justification, including the reasons why a delegated act establishing general criteria and a methodology for the assessment of materials could not be adopted. In that report, the Commission shall also provide detailed justification why a delegated act establishing criteria and a methodology for categories of materials could not be adopted either.

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* Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/283/oj).’;

(c) Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5. The Commission may only adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 amending Annex II to this Regulation to add derived products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 in the component material categories where an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Regulation.

The Commission shall assess such derived products with respect to relevant aspects not taken into account for the purpose of determining an end point in the manufacturing chain in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, including risks, in particular with regard to protection of soil and water, arising from the application of EU fertilising products made available in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 containing the respective materials. That assessment shall, as a rule, be initiated within 12 months of the date on which the end point in the manufacturing chain was determined. If the assessment concludes that the criteria in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article are fulfilled, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article to include those materials in the table in component material category 10 in Part II of Annex II to this Regulation without undue delay after the conclusion of the assessment. In those delegated acts, the Commission shall lay down requirements that are proportionate and sufficient to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment and the efficient use of the derived products as component materials in EU fertilising products.’;

(10) Article 43 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 43

Separate delegated acts for separate component material categories

1. When exercising its power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 42, the Commission shall adopt a separate delegated act in respect of each component material category in Annex II. Those delegated acts shall include any amendments to Annexes I, III and IV which are necessary as a consequence of amendments to Annex II.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may make changes in respect of several component material categories in Annex II by one delegated act in the following cases:

(a) to introduce or remove the same component material;

(b) to introduce, amend or remove similar requirements.’;

(11) the following article is inserted:

‘Article 49b Review

The Commission shall periodically review the existing requirements set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV in light of technical progress and scientific evidence, taking into consideration national practices, and the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009. The first review shall consider the requirements applicable for nutrient polymers covered by CMC 8 and be carried out no later than … [7 years after the date of entry of force of this amending Regulation].’;

(12) Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 are amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 4 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2024/2865

Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 3a is replaced by the following:

‘3a Article 1, points (14), (15)(c), (26) and (27), points (2) and (3) of Annex I and point (2) of Annex II shall apply from … [18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation]’;

(b) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. By way of derogation from Article 30, Article 31(3), Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, section 1.2.1. of Annex I and Part 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as applicable on 9 December 2024, substances and mixtures may until … [the date of the last day of the month following 17 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by Article 1, points (14), (15)(c) and (26) of this Regulation and points (2) and (3) of Annex I and point (2) of Annex II to this Regulation.’;

Article 5 Transitional provisions

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1. By way of derogation from Article 30, Article 31(3), and Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, section 1.2.1. of Annex I and Part 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as applicable on 9 December 2024, substances and mixtures may until … [the date of the last day of the month following 17 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by Article 1, points (5) to (8) of this Regulation and points (1), (2) and (11) of Annex I to this Regulation.

By way of derogation from Article 17(1), Article 25(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, section 1.5.1.2., section 1.2.1.6.1. and section 1.6. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, as applicable on … [the date of the day before the date of entry into force of this Regulation], substances and mixtures may until … [the date of the last day of the month following 35 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by Article 1, points (2) and (3) of this Regulation and points (3), (4) and (10) of Annex I to this Regulation.

2. Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of products which were placed on the market in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 before … [30 months after entry into force of this amending Regulation)].

Article 6 Entry into force and application

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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2. Article 1, points (5) to (8) and points (1), (2) and (11) of Annex I shall apply from … [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

3. Article 1, points (1), (2) and (3), points (3), (4) and (10) of Annex I shall apply from … [the date of 36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation)].

4. Article 2, points (1) to (3), point (4a) and points (5) to (7) shall apply from … [the date of entry into force of this Regulation)].

5. Article 2, point (4)(b) shall apply from … [the date of 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].

6. Article 3, point (1) to (8), and Annex III, point (1) and (3), shall apply from … [30 months after entry into force of this Regulation].

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at …,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

ANNEX I

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, are amended as follows:

(1) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.2.1.4. is replaced by the following:

‘The dimensions of the label and of each pictogram shall be as follows:

Table 1.3

Minimum dimensions of labels and pictograms

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(2) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.2.1.5. is replaced by the following:

‘1.2.1.5. Formatting requirements

1.2.1.5.1. The text on the label shall be legible. For the purpose of this section, the legibility should be defined by the physical appearance of information, enabling it to be visually accessible, and which is determined by various elements, inter alia, font size, letter spacing, spacing between lines, stroke width, type colour, typeface, width-height ratio of the letters, the surface of the material and significant contrast between the print and the background.

1.2.1.5.2. The text on the label shall have at least the following characteristics:

(a) a contrasting colour compared to the background;

(b) a single typeface that is easily legible and without serifs;

(c) letter spacing that is appropriate for the selected typeface to be legible;

(d) line spacing that is appropriate for the selected typeface to be easily readable and to ensure that lines of text do not overlap;

(e) font size that is appropriate with regard to the size of the label, the required label elements and the intended user.

1.2.1.5.3. Where the substance or mixture is placed on the market for the general public, the text of the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) shall be printed in characters using a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm.

1.2.1.5.4. By way of derogation from section 1.2.1.5.3., where the contents of the package of the substance or mixture placed on the market for the general public do not exceed 125 ml, the text of the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) may be printed in characters using a font size where the x-height is equal to or greater than 0,9 mm.

1.2.1.5.5. Sections 1.2.1.5.3. and 1.2.1.5.4. shall not apply to label elements referred to in Article 25(9).’;

(3) in Annex I, point (i) of section 1.2.1.6.1. is replaced by the following:

‘(i) the name, address, the digital contact and the telephone number of suppliers unless this telephone number is directly available through the digital contact;’;

(4) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.5.1.2. is replaced by the following:

‘1.5.1.2. Where section 1.5.1.1. applies, the label on any inner packaging shall contain at least the hazard pictograms, the signal words, the product identifier referred to in Article 18(2) for substances or the trade name or designation referred to in Article 18(3), point (a) for mixtures, ▌the name, the digital contact and the telephone number of the suppliers of the substance or mixture unless this telephone number is directly available through the digital contact.’;

(5) in Annex I, Part I, the heading of section 1.5.2.4. is replaced by the following:

‘1.5.2.4. Labelling of packages where the contents do not exceed 10 ml’;

(6) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.5.2.4.1. is replaced by the following:

‘1.5.2.4.1. The label elements set out in Article 17(1) may be omitted from the inner packaging where the contents of the inner packaging do not exceed 10 ml, the outer packaging meets the requirements set out in Article 17 and any of the following applies:

(a) the substance or mixture is placed on the market for scientific research and development or quality control analysis;

(b) the substance or mixture requires labelling in accordance with Part 1 or 2 of Annex II ▌and is not classified in any of the following hazard classes and categories:

(i) acute toxicity, any category;

(ii) specific target organ toxicity – single exposure, categories 1 and 2;

(iii) specific target organ toxicity – repeated exposure, any category;

(iv) skin corrosion, category 1, any sub-category;

(v) serious eye damage, category 1;

(vi) respiratory sensitisation, any category;

(vii) aspiration hazard;

(viii) germ cell mutagenicity, any category;

(ix) carcinogenicity, any category;

(x) reproductive toxicity, any category;

(xi) endocrine disruption for human health, any category.’;

(7) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.5.2.4.2. is replaced by the following:

‘1.5.2.4.2. Where section 1.5.2.4.1. applies, the label on the inner packaging shall contain the product identifier referred to in Article 18(2) for substances or the trade name or designation referred to in Article 18(3), point (a) for mixtures, and, where applicable, the hazard pictograms ‘GHS01’, ‘GHS05’, ‘GHS06’ or ‘GHS08’. Where more than two pictograms are assigned, ‘GHS06’ and ‘GHS08’ may take precedence over ‘GHS01’ and ‘GHS05’.’;

(8) in Annex I, Part I, the following section is added:

‘1.5.2.4.3. The label elements set out in Article 17(1) may be omitted from the package provided that all of the following conditions are met:

(a) the contents of the package do not exceed 10 ml;

(b) the substance or mixture does not require labelling in accordance with Part 1 or 2 of Annex II ▌;

(c) the substance or mixture is not classified in any of the hazard classes and categories referred to in point (b) of section 1.5.2.4.1.’;

(9) in Annex I, Part I, the following section is added:

‘1.5.2.4.4. Where section 1.5.2.4.3. applies, the label on the package shall contain the product identifier referred to in Article 18(2) for substances or the trade name or designation referred to in Article 18(3), point (a) for mixtures, and, where applicable, the hazard pictograms ‘GHS01’ or ‘GHS05’;’

(10) in Annex I, Part I, section 1.6. is replaced by the following:

‘1.6. Label elements that may be provided on a digital label only

(a) Supplemental information referred to in Article 25(3);

(b) Where more than one supplier is indicated on the label in accordance with Article 17(1), point (a), the name, address and digital contact of the suppliers may be provided on a digital label only, as long as the supplier referred to in Article 4(11) is indicated on the physical label;

(c) The telephone number of the suppliers required in accordance with Article 17(1), point (aa), and where relevant, Article 25(6), third subparagraph and sections 1.5.1.2. and 1.2.1.6.1. of Annex I;

(d) Where Section 1.5.1. of Annex I applies, and where the physical dimensions and surface area of the inner packaging are constrained by the technical requirements for its intended function, the applicable label elements referred to in Article 17(1), except for the hazard pictograms, from the inner packaging can be provided on a digital label only. In this case, the data carrier shall be provided on the inner packaging and on the outer packaging or tie-on tag. In such cases, by way of derogation from Article 31(1b) second subparagraph, the statement “More hazard information available online” or a similar indication shall only accompany the data carrier on the outer packaging or tie-on tag.’;

(11) in Annex II, Part 5 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 5: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES TO WHICH ARTICLE 29(3) APPLIES

(a) Ready mixed cement and concrete in the wet state shall be accompanied by a copy of the label elements in accordance with Article 17.

(b) For a substance or a mixture supplied at a filling station and directly pumped into a receptacle that forms an integral part of a vehicle and from where the substance or mixture is normally not intended to be removed, the copy of the label elements referred to in Article 17(1), points (c) to (h) shall be provided on a visible place on the respective pump. The unique formula identifier referred to in Article 25(7) does not need to be provided.

(c) When a vehicle fuel is supplied at a filling station through pumping into portable receptacles designed to be used for fuels, a copy of the label elements referred to in Article 17(1), points (c) to (h), shall be provided to be attached to the receptacle, unless the receptacle is already appropriately labelled. The unique formula identifier referred to in Article 25(7) does not need to be provided.’.

ANNEX II

Annexes II to VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended as follows:

(1) in the preamble to Annexes II to VI, point 2, the fifth indent is replaced by the following:

‘- the name included in the internationally recognised nomenclature.’;

(2) in the heading of the tables in Annexes III to VI, the title ‘Name of Common Ingredients Glossary’ is replaced by ‘Name in the Internationally Recognised Nomenclature’.

ANNEX III

Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 are amended as follows:

(1) in Annex I, Part II, PFC 7: FERTILISING PRODUCT BLEND, point 4(c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) Article 8(8) (importers’ obligation to keep the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities).’;

(2) in Annex II, Part II, is amended as follows:

(a) in CMC 1: VIRGIN MATERIAL SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES, point 2 is replaced as follows:

‘Where a substance, other than a polymer, is included in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for the following hazard classes or categories:

- Germ cell mutagenicity, category 1A or 1B;

- Carcinogenicity, category 1A or 1B;

- Reproductive toxicity, category 1A or 1B;

- Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure, category 1;

- Endocrine disruptor for human health, category 1;

- Endocrine disruptor for the environment, category 1; and

- Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties

whose actual quantities placed on the market are lower than 10 tonnes per year, intentionally incorporated into the EU fertilising product, on their own or in a mixture, in a concentration equal to or greater than the cut-off values set out in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, shall have been registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, with a dossier containing:

(i) the information provided for by Annexes VI, VII and, insofar as relevant and available, Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, on the basis of available data, alternative methods pursuant to Article 13 and adaptations pursuant to Annex XI, and conducting new tests on vertebrate animals only as a last resort and where relevant, and

(ii) a chemical safety report pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 which may be limited to the exposure scenarios related to the agronomic use and the environment,

unless explicitly covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, used exclusively for scientific research and development, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or by points 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 (only for magnesia) of Annex V to that Regulation.’;

(b) in CMC 3: COMPOST, point 1(d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) composting additives which are necessary to improve the process performance or the environmental performance of the composting process, provided that the total concentration of all additives does not exceed 5% of the total input material weight; or’;

(c) CMC 4: FRESH CROP DIGESTATE is amended as follows:

(i) point 1(b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) digestion additives which are needed to improve the process performance or the environmental performance of the digestion process, provided that the total concentration of all additives does not exceed 5 % of the total input material weight; or’;

(ii) point 3d is replaced by the following:

‘3d. Additives needed in the post processing of a digestate or a fraction in accordance with points 3a, 3b and 3c may be used provided that the concentration of the additives needed in each of the processes does not exceed 5 % of the weight of the digestate or fraction used as input in the respective process.’;

(d) CMC 5: DIGESTATE OTHER THAN FRESH CROP DIGESTATE is amended as follows

(i) point 1(d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) digestion additives which are necessary to improve the process performance or the environmental performance of the digestion process, provided that the total concentration of all additives does not exceed 5 % of the total input material weight; or’;

(ii) point 3d is replaced by the following:

‘3d. Additives needed in the post processing of a digestate or a fraction in accordance with points 3a, 3b and 3c may be used, provided that the concentration of the additives needed in each of the processes does not exceed 5 % of the weight of the digestate or fraction used as input in the respective process.’;

(e) in CMC 6: FOOD INDUSTRY BY-PRODUCTS, point 2 is deleted;

(f) in CMC 8: NUTRIENT POLYMERS, point 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. An EU fertilising product may contain polymers exclusively made up of monomer substances complying with the criteria set out in point 1 of CMC 1, where the purpose of the polymerisation is to control the release of nutrients from one or more of the monomer substances.’;

(g) in CMC 10: DERIVED PRODUCTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION (EC) No 1069/2009, the table, point 1.3. is replaced by the following:

‘1.3. Additives needed in the processing referred to in points 1.1. and 1.2. may be used, provided that the concentration of the additives needed in each of the processes does not exceed 5 % of the weight of the processed manure or fraction used as input in the respective process.’;

(h) in CMC 11: BY-PRODUCTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC, point 2 is deleted;

(i) in CMC 12: PRECIPITATED PHOSPHATE SALTS AND DERIVATES, point 13 is deleted;

(j) in CMC 13: THERMAL OXIDATION MATERIALS OR DERIVATES, point 8 is deleted;

(k) in CMC 14: PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION MATERIALS, point 7 is deleted;

(l) in CMC 15: RECOVERED HIGH PURITY MATERIALS, point 10 is deleted;

(3) in Annex IV, Part II is amended as follows:

(a) MODULE A – INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL is amended as follows:

(i) in point 4.2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The manufacturer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity for an EU fertilising product or type in electronic form and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 5 years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market.’;

(ii) point 4.3. is replaced by the following:

‘4.3. The manufacturer shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(b) MODULE A1 - INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCT TESTING is amended as follows:

(i) point 2.2.(f) is replaced by the following:

‘(f) the names, postal addresses and digital contacts of the sites, and of the operators of the sites, at which the product and its principal components were manufactured,’;

(ii) in point 5.2., the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The manufacturer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity for an EU fertilising product type in electronic form and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 5 years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market.’;

(iii) point 5.3. is replaced by the following:

‘5.3. The manufacturer shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(c) MODULE B – EU-TYPE EXAMINATION is amended as follows:

(i) point 3.2.(a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a) the name, postal address and digital contact of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his or her name, postal address and digital contact as well,’;

(ii) in point 6.1., the second sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The certificate shall contain the name, postal address and digital contact of the manufacturer, the conclusions of the examination, the conditions (if any) for its validity and the necessary data for identification of the approved type.’;

(d) MODULE C – CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL is amended as follows:

(i) in point 3.2., the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The manufacturer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity for an EU fertilising product type in electronic form and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 5 years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market.’;

(ii) point 3.3. is replaced by the following:

‘3.3. The manufacturer shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’;

(e) MODULE D1 - QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS is amended as follows:

(i) in point 5.2., the first indent is replaced by the following:

‘— the name, postal address and digital contact of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his or her name, postal address and digital contact as well,’;

(ii) in point 7.2., the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The manufacturer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity for an EU fertilising product or type in electronic form and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 5 years after the EU fertilising product has been placed on the market.;’

(iii) point 7.3. is replaced by the following:

‘The manufacturer shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the EU fertilising product with this Regulation, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority.’.