The European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 in the Official Journal of the European Union, officially amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), adding the flame retardant Dechlorane Plus and its isomers to Part A of Annex I. To date, the EU POPs control list has been expanded to 34 entries.
New substances:
- 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10]octadeca-7,15-diene (“Dechlorane Plus”™)
- (1S,2S,5R,6R,9S,10S,13R,14R)-1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.1⁶,⁹.0²,¹³.0⁵,¹⁰]octadeca-7,15-diene (CAS: 135821-03-3)
- 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,13.05,10]octadeca-7,15-diene (CAS: 13560-89-9)
- (1S,2S,5S,6S,9R,10R,13R,14R)-1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloropentacyclo[12.2.1.1⁶,⁹.0²,¹³.0⁵,¹⁰]octadeca-7,15-diene (CAS: 135821-74-8)
- rel-(1R,4S,4aS,6aR,7R,10S,10aS,12aR)-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,13,14,14-dodecachloro-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,7,10,10a,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-1,4:7,10-dimethanodibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene
- rel-(1R,4S,4aS,6aS,7S,10R,10aR,12aR)-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,13,14,14-dodecachloro-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,7,10,10a,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-1,4:7,10-dimethanodibenzo[a,e]cyclooctene
