Recital 26

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(26) Chemical safety is a recognised element of product sustainability. It is based on the intrinsic hazards of chemicals to health or the environment in combination with specific or generic exposure, and is addressed by Union law on chemicals, such as Regulations (EC) No 1935/2004 (30), (EC) No 1907/2006 (31), (EC) No 1272/2008 (32), (EC) No 1223/2009 (33), (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2019/1021 (34) and Directive 2009/48/EC (35) of the European Parliament and of the Council. This Regulation should not provide for the restriction of substances based primarily on chemical safety, as done under other Union law. Union law on chemicals already provides for the restriction of substances or mixtures related to safety or risk, where needed. However, the setting of performance requirements should also, where appropriate, reduce significant risks to human health or the environment. Information requirements concerning the presence of substances of concern will also contribute to reducing the exposure to chemicals, adding to the risk management measures provided for by other Union law. Similarly, this Regulation should not enable the restriction of substances for reasons related to food safety. Union law on chemicals and food, however, does not provide for impacts on sustainability that are unrelated to chemical safety or food safety to be addressed through restrictions on certain substances. To overcome that limitation, this Regulation should provide, under certain conditions, for the restriction of substances present in products or used in their manufacturing processes which negatively affect products’ sustainability. This Regulation should complement, where necessary, but not duplicate or replace restrictions on substances covered by Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (36), which has as its objective the protection of human health and the environment, including the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste from electrical and electronic equipment.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.