On November 21, 2025, the European Commission released three draft proposals to upgrade and integrate three categories of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)—chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-21 PFCAs)—into Part A of Annex I to the EU POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. The move aims to comprehensively prohibit their production, circulation, and use within the EU, with only minimal transitional exemptions granted to a very limited number of industries.
1. Chlorpyrifos
2. Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs)
3. Long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-21 PFCAs), their salts and related compounds
The drafts are currently open for public consultation, which will end on December 19, 2025. The three regulations are expected to be published in the EU Official Journal in the first quarter of 2026 and will officially enter into force 20 days after publication. Once entry into force, member states will be required to implement them directly.
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