REACH Annex XVII: New Substances Added to Entry 50a Regarding PAHs.

New entries 50a concerning PAHs have been added to entry 50 of Annex XVII to REACH.

New entries 50a concerning PAHs have been added to entry 50 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (REACH).

50a. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

(a) Acenaphthene, CAS No 83-32-9, EC No 201-469-6

(b) Acenaphthylene, CAS No 208-96-8, EC No 205-917-1

(d) Benzo[a]anthracene, CAS No. 56-55-3, EC No. 200-280-6

(e) Benzo[a]pyrene, CAS No. 50-32-8, EC No. 200-028-5 (Benzo[def]chrysene)

(f) Benzo[b]fluoranthene, CAS No 205-99-2, EC No 205-911-9 (Benzo[e]acephenanthrylene)

(g) Benzo[e]pyrene, CAS No 192-97-2 EC, No 205-892-7

(h) Benzo[ghi]perylene, CAS No. 191-24-2, EC No. 205-883-8

(i) Benzo[j]fluoranthene, CAS No. 205-82-3, EC No. 205-910-3

(j) Benzo[k]fluoranthene, CAS No 207-08-9, EC No 205-916-6

(k) Chrysene, CAS No 218-01-9, EC No 205-923-4

(l) Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, CAS No. 53-70-3, EC No. 200-181-8

(m) Fluoranthene, CAS No. 206-44-0, EC No. 205-912-4

(n) Fluorene, CAS No 86-73-7, EC No 201-695-5

(o) Indeno[1,2,3cd]pyrene, CAS No 193-39-5, EC No 205-893-2

(p) Naphthalene, CAS No. 91-20-3, EC No. 202-049-5

(q) Phenanthrene, CAS No. 85-01-8, EC No. 201-581-5

(r) Pyrene, CAS No. 129-00-0, EC No. 204-927-3

Accordingly, if the total of all PAHs on the list exceeds 50 mg/kg (0.005% by weight of the dry mass of the clay target), these substances may not be used or placed on the market in clay targets used for shooting sports, either alone or as a component of other substances, as of April 22, 2026.

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