What changed between the adopted text of 27 Feb 2024 and the adopted text of 22 Jan 2026

Removed:- a substance, mixture or micro-organism, or two or more such materials in combination, which is intended for cleaning of fabrics, dishes or surfaces;

Removed:- a mixture intended for soaking (pre-washing), rinsing or bleaching fabrics or dishes;

Removed:- a mixture intended to modify the feel or odour of fabrics in processes which are to complement the washing of fabrics; [Am. 30]

Removed:(2) ‘consumer laundry detergent’ means a detergent for laundry placed on the market for use by non-professionals, including in public laundrettes;

Removed:(3) ‘consumer automatic dishwasher detergent’ means a detergent placed on the market for use in automatic dishwashers by non-professionals;

Removed:(3a) ‘hard surface cleaning product’ means any all-purpose cleaner, kitchen cleaner, window cleaner or sanitary; [Am. 31]

Removed:(3b) ‘consumer hand dishwashing detergent’ means a detergent used for the cleaning of dishes, cutlery and other kitchen utensils by hand, which is placed on the market for use by non-professionals; [Am. 32]

Removed:(3c) ‘industrial and institutional laundry detergent’ means a detergent for laundry placed on the market for use by specialised personnel outside the domestic sphere; [Am. 33]

Removed:(3d) ‘industrial and institutional dishwasher detergent’ means a detergent placed on the market for use by specialised personnel in automatic dishwashers outside of the domestic sphere; [Am. 34]

Removed:(4) ‘detergent containing micro-organisms’ means a detergent in which one or more micro-organisms has been intentionally added, either on its own or via one of the components of the detergent;

Removed:(5) ‘professional detergent’ means a detergent for cleaning outside the domestic sphere, carried out by specialised personnel using specific products;

Removed:(6) ‘cleaning’ means the process by which an undesirable deposit is dislodged from a substrate or from within a substrate and brought into a state of solution or dispersion, including by using micro-organisms; [Am. 35]

Removed:(7) ‘substance’ means a substance as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

Removed:(8) ‘mixture’ means a mixture as defined in Article 3, point (2), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

Removed:(9) ‘micro-organism’ means a micro-organism as defined in Article 3(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012;

Removed:(10) ‘genetically modified micro-organisms’ means micro-organisms in which the genetic material has been altered using gene or cell technology or in any other way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural recombination.

Removed:(11) ‘surfactant’ means any organic substance or mixture used in detergents, which has surface-active properties and which consists of one or more hydrophilic and one or more hydrophobic groups of such a nature and size that it is capable to perform all of the following actions:

Removed:- to reduce the surface tension of water below 45 mN/m;

Removed:- to form spreading or adsorption monolayers at the water-air interface;

Removed:- to form emulsions and/or microemulsions and/or micelles;

Removed:- to adsorpt at water-solid interfaces;

Removed:(12) ‘ultimate aerobic biodegradation’ means the level of biodegradation achieved when the substance or mixture is totally used by micro-organisms in the presence of oxygen resulting in its breakdown to carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts of any other elements present, as measured by test methods listed in Annex I, and new microbial cellular constituents;

Removed:(13) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

Removed:(14) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available on the Union market;

Removed:(15) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal persons that manufacture or have a detergent or a surfactant designed or manufactured, and place that detergent or surfactant on the market under their name or trademark;

Removed:(16) ‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal persons established within the Union that have received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on their behalf in relation to specified tasks;

Removed:(17) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal persons established within the Union that place a detergent or surfactant from a third country on the Union market;

Removed:(18) ‘distributor’ means any natural or legal persons in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, that make a detergent or surfactant available on the market;

Removed:(19) ‘economic operator’ means the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer or the distributor;

Removed:(20) ‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out and measures taken by market surveillance authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in in this Regulation and other applicable Union harmonisation legislation and to ensure protection of the public interest covered by that legislation; [Am. 36]

Removed:(21) ‘market surveillance authority’ means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point 4, of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 as responsible for organising and carrying out market surveillance in the territory of that Member State; [Am. 37]

Removed:(22) ‘recall’ means a recall as defined Article 3, point 22, of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;

Removed:(23) ‘withdrawal’ means a withdrawal as defined in Article 3, point 23, of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;

Removed:(24) ‘CE marking’ means a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the detergent is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation providing for its affixing; [Am. 38]

Removed:(25) ‘corrective measureaction’ means a measurean action as defined in Article 3, point 16, of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; [Am. 39]

Removed:(26) ‘release for free circulation’ means the procedure laid down in Article 201 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;

Removed:(27) ‘data carrier’ means a linear bar code symbol, a two-dimensional symbol or other automatic identification data capture medium that can be read by a device;

Removed:(28) ‘unique product identifier’ means a unique string of characters that allowsfor the identification of a product andthat also enables a web link to the product passport; [Am. 40]

Removed:(29) ‘unique operator identifier’ means a unique string of characters for the identification of economic operatorsactors involved in the value chain of products; [Am. 41]

Removed:(30) ‘customs authorities’ means customs authorities as defined in Article 5, point 1, of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;

Removed:(31) ‘EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System’ means the system referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;

Removed:(32) ‘individual packaging’ means packaging in which the detergent or surfactant is made available on the market and which is intended to accompany the content to the place of use;

Removed:(33) ‘refill’ means the operation by which thea consumer or a professional user fills a packaging with a detergent is filled in-store from a large containeroffered by a supplier in the end-users’ own package either manually or through automatic or semi-automatic equipmentcourse of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge; [Am. 42]

Removed:(34) ‘batch’ means a defined quantity of finished products that meets the following conditions:

Removed:- is produced in a single manufacturing process or a series of processes during the same manufacturing cycle;

Removed:- is intended to have a uniform composition when tested in accordance with the same test methods; and

Removed:- is clearly defined by a type number, batch number or other element allowing its identification.

Removed:(34a) ‘model’ means a group of detergents or surfactants that meet the following conditions:

Removed:- they are under the responsibility of the same manufacturer;

Removed:- they have the same content, in accordance with Part A of Annex V, and are manufactured using the same manufacturing processes;

Removed:- they are intended to have a uniform composition when tested in accordance with the same test methods; and

Removed:- they are clearly defined by a type number or other element allowing their identification. [Am. 43]

Removed:(35) ‘end-user’ means any natural or legal person residing or established in the Union, to whom a detergent or surfactant has been made available either as a consumer outside of any trade, business, craft or profession or as a professional end-user in the course of its industrial or professional activities.

Removed:CHAPTER II PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

Removed:Article 3 Free movement

Removed:1. Detergents and surfactants may only be placed on the market if they comply with this Regulation.

Removed:2. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of detergents or surfactants which comply with this Regulation.

Removed:Article 4 Biodegradability

Removed:1. Detergents and surfactants shall comply with the biodegradability requirements laid down in Annex I.

Removed:2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to surfactants that are active substances, as defined in Article 3(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and that are used as disinfectants when they meet any of the following conditions: [Am. 44]