{"id":141880,"date":"2023-05-18T09:32:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/?post_type=news&p=141880"},"modified":"2023-05-18T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:39:38","slug":"lead-pvc-restriction-reach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/news\/lead-pvc-restriction-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"REACH: EU Implements Restrictions on Lead in PVC Items Under REACH"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Commission has taken a step towards curbing the presence of lead in finished products. The previously discussed restrictions on using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) items – even for imported articles – have been implemented.<\/p>\n

EU Bans Import of Lead in PVC Articles under REACH<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The European Parliament revised the restriction of lead in Regulation EU 2023\/923<\/a><\/strong> on May 8, 2023. The new initiative aims to prevent up to 8.4 tonnes of\u00a0lead emissions annually and create a \u201clevel-playing field\u201d between PVC products produced within the EU, where lead content has been banned since 2015. It is set to restrict the usage of in articles products from copolymers or PVC polymers to less than 0.1%.<\/p>\n

The Effect of Prohibition of Lead in PVC Products Sold in the EU Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The European Union\u2019s ban on using lead in PVC products sold in the EU market, including those imported from non-EU countries, is estimated to impact the construction industry primarily.<\/p>\n

Specifically, companies engaged in the exportation of pipes, plastic tubes, window profiles, and wires and cables\u2014industries where lead is commonly utilised\u2014will be notably affected by these regulations.<\/p>\n

Implementing these restrictions aligns with the EU\u2019s broader objectives of safeguarding the environment and fostering sustainable practices.<\/p>\n

Will this impact your business? Please feel free to reach out to us<\/a> at HQTS for consultation.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Commission has taken a step towards curbing the presence of lead in finished products. The previously discussed restrictions on using lead in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) items – even for imported articles – have been implemented. EU Bans Import of Lead in PVC Articles under REACH The European Parliament revised the restriction of lead […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":141922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[133,132],"class_list":["post-141880","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-all","news-category-regulations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/141880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/141880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141931,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/141880\/revisions\/141931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141880"},{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=141880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}