Consumer electronics and small appliances
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Consumer electronics and small appliances
Consumer electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and small household appliances sold to consumers, mains-powered or battery-powered, as 'EEE' in EU RoHS 2011/65 and WEEE 2012/19, 'electrical equipment' in EU LVD 2014/35, 'radio equipment' in RED 2014/53, UK, US FCC, KR KC and JP PSE rules. Excluded from v0: stand-alone batteries and power banks, e-bikes and e-scooters (covered under Batteries, e-bikes and power banks, except where an EEE law covers a battery inside the device), toys with electronics (toy safety rules), medical devices, large household appliances (fridges, washing machines), professional and industrial equipment, vehicles, and luminaires fixed in buildings by installers.
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Main sources, from 1 Jul 2026 · What is covered
European Union: main sources stored. Modelled: RoHS Dir. 2011/65 restricted substances and Annex III/IV exemptions; WEEE Dir. 2012/19 marking and producer registration (per-Member-State registers not covered by ClaraDB); LVD 2014/35, EMC 2014/30 and RED 2014/53 conformity marking and declaration of conformity; common charger Dir. 2022/2380; RED delegated Reg. 2022/30 cybersecurity; ecodesign and energy labelling for external power supplies (2019/1782), standby (2023/826), displays (2019/2021, 2019/2013) and light sources (2019/2020, 2019/2015); GPSR (covered under home and kitchen goods); Cyber Resilience Act 2024/2847. Not stored: REACH SVHC article duty (candidate list not stored); Battery Reg. 2023/1542 duties (covered under batteries and e-bikes); ecodesign and labelling for vacuum cleaners, space heaters, fans, air conditioners and ovens; Machinery Dir. 2006/42 and outdoor noise Dir. 2000/14; national WEEE and packaging EPR registers; medical devices; toys.
Art. 11 software-no-impediment
Banned
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- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery or LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
“Software shall not be used to impede the replacement of a portable battery or LMT battery, or of their key components, with another compatible battery or key components.”
Art. 11 removable-replaceable-lmt
Must meet the conditions of LMT batteries and their cells are readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional at any time during the product's lifetime
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
“shall ensure that those batteries, as well as individual battery cells included in the battery pack, are readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional”
Art. 11 removable-replaceable-portable
Must meet the conditions of Portable batteries incorporated in the product are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the product's lifetime (commercially available tools; entire batteries, not cells)
Exemptions (3)
Art. 11(2)(a): appliances designed for splashing water, water streams or immersion and intended to be washable or rinseable may make the battery removable by independent professionals only, where required for safety
“appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;”
Art. 11(2)(b): professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices and in vitro diagnostic devices
“professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745,”
Art. 11(3): no duty where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection is required for safety, or for data integrity in data-collecting products
“The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary”
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- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
“products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those batteries are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the lifetime of the product.”
Art. 11 removal-instructions
Disclosure to consumer
Instructions and safety information on use, removal and replacement of the portable battery, permanently available online
Exemptions (3)
Art. 11(2)(a): appliances designed for splashing water, water streams or immersion and intended to be washable or rinseable may make the battery removable by independent professionals only, where required for safety
“appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;”
Art. 11(2)(b): professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices and in vitro diagnostic devices
“professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745,”
Art. 11(3): no duty where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection is required for safety, or for data integrity in data-collecting products
“The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary”
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- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
“Those instructions and that safety information shall be made available permanently online, on a publicly available website, in an easily understandable way for end-users.”
Art. 11 spare-part-availability
Must meet the conditions of Batteries available as spare parts for at least five years after the last unit of the model is placed on the market, at a reasonable and non-discriminatory price
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- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery or LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
“those batteries are available as spare parts of the equipment that they power for a minimum of five years after placing the last unit of the equipment model on the market”
Limit 0.002 % (content basis)
expressed as cadmium metal, by weight
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
“Portable batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, shall not contain more than 0,002 % of cadmium (expressed as cadmium metal) by weight.”
Limit 0.01 % (content basis)
expressed as lead metal, by weight
Exemptions (1)
Annex I point 3.2: the lead restriction does not apply to portable zinc-air button cells until 18 August 2028
“The restriction set out in point 1 shall not apply to portable zinc-air button cells until 18 August 2028.”
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
In force since 18 Aug 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024
“From 18 August 2024, portable batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, shall not contain more than 0,01 % of lead (expressed as lead metal) by weight.”
Limit 0.0005 % (content basis)
expressed as mercury metal, by weight
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
“Batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, shall not contain more than 0,0005 % of mercury (expressed as mercury metal) by weight.”
external power supply
Limit 0.88 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to AC or AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
external power supply
Limit 0.87 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO > 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,30 W”
external power supply
Limit 0.86 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Multiple voltage outputs
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to AC
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO > 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,30 W”
external power supply
Limit 0.1 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power below 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
external power supply
Limit 0.1 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power below 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
external power supply
Limit 0.3 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Multiple voltage outputs
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
10 rules from Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Limit 0.01 % (content basis)
Show targets (10 of 10)
- Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9)
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) (CAS 117-81-7)
- Diisobutyl phthalate (CAS 84-69-5)
- Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) (CAS 84-74-2)
- Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (CAS 85-68-7)
- Hexavalent chromium (CAS 18540-29-9)
- Lead (CAS 7439-92-1)
- Mercury (CAS 7439-97-6)
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) as defined in European Union
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) as defined in European Union
Every product in the category
Dates run from 3 Jan 2013 to 22 Jul 2019
Each rule has its own date; open a target.
Example: Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9)
“Cadmium (0,01 %)”
Art. 56(4)
Must meet the conditions of Financial contributions covering separate collection, transport and treatment of waste batteries, compositional survey of mixed municipal waste, information under Art. 74 and data reporting under Art. 75
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“The financial contributions to be paid by the producer shall cover the following costs for the products that the producer makes available on the market in the Member State concerned”
Art. 6(1)
Must meet the conditions of Batteries do not contain substances restricted by Annex I unless the conditions of the restriction are met
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
“batteries shall not contain substances for which Annex I to this Regulation contains a restriction unless the conditions of that restriction are complied with.”
Extended producer responsibility (Arts. 56 to 76)
Must meet the conditions of Extended producer responsibility: Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and Chapter VIII (collection, treatment, financing, reporting)
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“Producers shall have extended producer responsibility for batteries that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State.”
Art. 59(1)
Must meet the conditions of Separate collection of all waste portable batteries in the Member State where they are first made available, with a take-back and collection system
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“Producers of portable batteries or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisations, shall ensure that all waste portable batteries, regardless of their nature, chemical composition, condition, brand or origin, are collected separately”
Art. 59(2)
Must meet the conditions of Take-back and collection system of collection points set up with distributors, treatment facilities, public authorities or voluntary points, covering the whole territory of the Member State
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“shall ensure that the waste portable battery take-back and collection system”
Art. 59(3)(a)
Must meet the conditions of Attain and maintain durably the collection target for waste portable batteries: at least 45 % (2025-08-18), calculated under Annex XI
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Target date 2023-12-31 as stated; Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“(a) 45 % by 31 December 2023;”
Art. 59(3)(b)
Must meet the conditions of Attain and maintain durably the collection target for waste portable batteries: at least 63 % (2027-12-31), calculated under Annex XI
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- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
Takes effect 31 Dec 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 31 Dec 2027
Target date 2027-12-31 as stated; Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
“(b) 63 % by 31 December 2027;”
- Ban
Art. 11 software-no-impediment
Banned
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- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery or LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
- Source
“Software shall not be used to impede the replacement of a portable battery or LMT battery, or of their key components, with another compatible battery or key components.”
Art. 11(8) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 11 removable-replaceable-lmt
Must meet the conditions of LMT batteries and their cells are readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional at any time during the product's lifetime
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
- Source
“shall ensure that those batteries, as well as individual battery cells included in the battery pack, are readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional”
Art. 11(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 11 removable-replaceable-portable
Must meet the conditions of Portable batteries incorporated in the product are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the product's lifetime (commercially available tools; entire batteries, not cells)
Exemptions (3)
Art. 11(2)(a): appliances designed for splashing water, water streams or immersion and intended to be washable or rinseable may make the battery removable by independent professionals only, where required for safety
“appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;”
Art. 11(2)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Art. 11(2)(b): professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices and in vitro diagnostic devices
“professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745,”
Art. 11(2)(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Art. 11(3): no duty where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection is required for safety, or for data integrity in data-collecting products
“The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary”
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- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
- Source
“products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those batteries are readily removable and replaceable by the end-user at any time during the lifetime of the product.”
Art. 11(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Disclosure
Art. 11 removal-instructions
Disclosure to consumer
Instructions and safety information on use, removal and replacement of the portable battery, permanently available online
Exemptions (3)
Art. 11(2)(a): appliances designed for splashing water, water streams or immersion and intended to be washable or rinseable may make the battery removable by independent professionals only, where required for safety
“appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;”
Art. 11(2)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Art. 11(2)(b): professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices and in vitro diagnostic devices
“professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745,”
Art. 11(2)(b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Art. 11(3): no duty where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection is required for safety, or for data integrity in data-collecting products
“The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary”
Art. 11(3) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 13 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02023R1542-20260813 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
- Source
“Those instructions and that safety information shall be made available permanently online, on a publicly available website, in an easily understandable way for end-users.”
Art. 11(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 11 spare-part-availability
Must meet the conditions of Batteries available as spare parts for at least five years after the last unit of the model is placed on the market, at a reasonable and non-discriminatory price
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- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery or LMT battery (e-bike, e-scooter)
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
Depends on: contains battery, battery category, economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 18 Feb 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2027
Article 11 applies from 18 February 2027 (Art. 96(2)(a)).
- Source
“those batteries are available as spare parts of the equipment that they power for a minimum of five years after placing the last unit of the equipment model on the market”
Art. 11(7) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- LimitCadmium and cadmium compounds
Limit 0.002 % (content basis)
expressed as cadmium metal, by weight
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“Portable batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, shall not contain more than 0,002 % of cadmium (expressed as cadmium metal) by weight.”
Annex I point 2(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- LimitLead and lead compounds
Limit 0.01 % (content basis)
expressed as lead metal, by weight
Exemptions (1)
Annex I point 3.2: the lead restriction does not apply to portable zinc-air button cells until 18 August 2028
“The restriction set out in point 1 shall not apply to portable zinc-air button cells until 18 August 2028.”
Annex I point 3.2 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 13 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02023R1542-20260813 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2024
- Source
“From 18 August 2024, portable batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, shall not contain more than 0,01 % of lead (expressed as lead metal) by weight.”
Annex I point 3(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- LimitMercury and mercury compounds
Limit 0.0005 % (content basis)
expressed as mercury metal, by weight
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
- Effective
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“Batteries, whether or not present in and incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, shall not contain more than 0,0005 % of mercury (expressed as mercury metal) by weight.”
Annex I point 1 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.88 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to AC or AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
Annex II point 1(b) (AC-AC and AC-DC, PO > 49 W) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.87 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
Annex II point 1(b) (low voltage, PO > 49 W) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO > 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (low voltage, PO > 49 W) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.86 ratio (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Multiple voltage outputs
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO > 49,0 W 0,880 0,880 0,870 0,860”
Annex II point 1(b) (multiple voltage output, PO > 49 W) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to AC
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (AC-AC, all PO) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.21 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power at least 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO > 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,21 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (AC-DC, PO > 49 W) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.1 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: AC to DC
- Power supply nameplate output power below 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (AC-DC, PO <= 49 W) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.1 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Low voltage
- Power supply nameplate output power below 49.01 W
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type, nameplate output power w
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (low voltage, PO <= 49 W) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit
external power supply
Limit 0.3 W (performance basis)
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2019. Original Official Journal text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1782 of 1 October 2019 (Publications Office), the current English text: no amending act, only corrigenda, and no English consolidation. Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 with effect from 2028-12-14.
- Applies when
- EU ecodesign or energy-label product group: External power supply
- External power supply output type: Multiple voltage outputs
Depends on: product group ecodesign, eps output type
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 1 Apr 2020
- Source
“PO ≤ 49,0 W 0,21 W 0,10 W 0,10 W 0,30 W”
Annex II point 1(a) (multiple voltage output) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2019/1782(opens in a new tab)
- Limit x 10
10 rules from Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Limit 0.01 % (content basis)
Show targets (10 of 10)
- Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9)
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) (CAS 117-81-7)
- Diisobutyl phthalate (CAS 84-69-5)
- Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) (CAS 84-74-2)
- Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (CAS 85-68-7)
- Hexavalent chromium (CAS 18540-29-9)
- Lead (CAS 7439-92-1)
- Mercury (CAS 7439-97-6)
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) as defined in European Union
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) as defined in European Union
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Dates run from 3 Jan 2013 to 22 Jul 2019
Each rule has its own date; open a target.
- Source
Example: Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9)
“Cadmium (0,01 %)”
Annex II Cadmium · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2011/65/EU(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 56(4)
Must meet the conditions of Financial contributions covering separate collection, transport and treatment of waste batteries, compositional survey of mixed municipal waste, information under Art. 74 and data reporting under Art. 75
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“The financial contributions to be paid by the producer shall cover the following costs for the products that the producer makes available on the market in the Member State concerned”
Art. 56(4) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 6(1)
Must meet the conditions of Batteries do not contain substances restricted by Annex I unless the conditions of the restriction are met
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
- Effective
In force since 18 Feb 2024
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Feb 2024
Applies from 2024-02-18 (Art. 96(2)); the provision states no other date.
- Source
“batteries shall not contain substances for which Annex I to this Regulation contains a restriction unless the conditions of that restriction are complied with.”
Art. 6(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Extended producer responsibility (Arts. 56 to 76)
Must meet the conditions of Extended producer responsibility: Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and Chapter VIII (collection, treatment, financing, reporting)
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“Producers shall have extended producer responsibility for batteries that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State.”
Art. 56(1) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 59(1)
Must meet the conditions of Separate collection of all waste portable batteries in the Member State where they are first made available, with a take-back and collection system
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“Producers of portable batteries or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisations, shall ensure that all waste portable batteries, regardless of their nature, chemical composition, condition, brand or origin, are collected separately”
Art. 59(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 59(2)
Must meet the conditions of Take-back and collection system of collection points set up with distributors, treatment facilities, public authorities or voluntary points, covering the whole territory of the Member State
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- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“shall ensure that the waste portable battery take-back and collection system”
Art. 59(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 59(3)(a)
Must meet the conditions of Attain and maintain durably the collection target for waste portable batteries: at least 45 % (2025-08-18), calculated under Annex XI
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 13 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02023R1542-20260813 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
In force since 18 Aug 2025
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 18 Aug 2025
Target date 2023-12-31 as stated; Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“(a) 45 % by 31 December 2023;”
Art. 59(3)(a) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
Art. 59(3)(b)
Must meet the conditions of Attain and maintain durably the collection target for waste portable batteries: at least 63 % (2027-12-31), calculated under Annex XI
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 13 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02023R1542-20260813 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer or Distributor
- Contains a battery
- Battery category: Portable battery
Depends on: economic operator role, contains battery, battery category
- Effective
Takes effect 31 Dec 2027
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 31 Dec 2027
Target date 2027-12-31 as stated; Chapter VIII applies from 18 August 2025 (Art. 96(2)(c)).
- Source
“(b) 63 % by 31 December 2027;”
Art. 59(3)(b) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab)
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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked
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Some rules depend on details of your product. Until you tell us, a check says Needs answers and asks for what's missing.
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- Whether the listed substance or group is present
- Markets
- EU, GB, KR, US, US-CA, US-ME, US-MN, US-NM, US-VT
- Rules
- 1,026
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- Rules
- 200
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- Rules
- 110
- Rated voltage v
- Markets
- EU, GB, KR
- Rules
- 44
- Contains battery
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- EU, GB, US
- Rules
- 40
- Battery category
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- EU, GB
- Rules
- 22
- Internet connectable
- Markets
- EU, GB, US-CA, US-OR
- Rules
- 19
- Product group ecodesign
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- EU, US
- Rules
- 18
- Nameplate output power w
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- EU, US
- Rules
- 12
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- 9
- Battery chemistry
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- US
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- 9
- Fcc digital device
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- US
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- 7
- Whether it is a children's product
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- US
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- 6
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- US
- Rules
- 6
- Annual gross revenue usd
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- US-CO, US-MD, US-MN, US-OR, US-WA
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- 5
- Fcc class b digital device
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- US
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- 4
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- US
- Rules
- 3
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- GB, US
- Rules
- 2
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- Markets
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- Rules
- 2
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- US
- Rules
- 2
- Distance sale to other member state
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- EU
- Rules
- 1
- Whether it is sold online
- Markets
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- 1
- Processes personal data
- Markets
- EU
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- 1
- Enables money transfer
- Markets
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- Rules
- 1
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- EU
- Rules
- 1
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- Rules
- 1
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- Rules
- 1
- Covered list component
- Markets
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- 1
- Contains lithium
- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 1
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- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 1
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- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 1
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- Markets
- US-CA
- Rules
- 1
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- Markets
- US-CO
- Rules
- 1
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- Markets
- US-MD
- Rules
- 1
- Packaging tons mn
- Markets
- US-MN
- Rules
- 1
- Packaging tonnes or
- Markets
- US-OR
- Rules
- 1
- Fluorine treated container
- Markets
- US-VT
- Rules
- 1
- Packaging tons wa
- Markets
- US-WA
- Rules
- 1
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Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 758-17-8
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no MADL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Bisphenol S (BPS), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (developmental). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- Type of toxicity
- developmental toxicity
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 80-09-1
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: Bisphenol S (BPS) · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Tacrolimus, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Tacrolimus
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 104987-11-3
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Tacrolimus · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Hydrochlorothiazide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 58-93-5; 125727-50-6; 8049-49-8
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Hydrochlorothiazide · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Voriconazole, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Voriconazole
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 137234-62-9; 188416-29-7; 173967-54-9
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Voriconazole · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Welding Fumes, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Welding Fumes
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- none given
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Welding Fumes · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Banned
Exemptions (4)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in a way that preempts state authority.
“a product for which federal law governs 4 the presence of a per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance in the 5 product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
The prohibitions do not apply to a product for which the Environmental Improvement Board has adopted a rule finding the use of the substance a currently unavoidable use.
“a product for which the board has 2 adopted a rule providing that the use of the per- or 3 poly-fluoroalkyl substance in that product is a currently 4 unavoidable use;”
The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
Penalty
Civil penalty up to $15,000
“penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
Every product in the category
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Intentionally added means deliberately added or used during manufacture where its continued presence in the final product or a component is desired or expected.
“beginning January 1, 2027, a manufacturer shall not 12 sell, offer for sale, distribute or distribute for sale in 13 this state, directly or indirectly or through intermediaries, 14 the following products if that product contains an 15 intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance: 16 (1) cookware;”
Notification to New Mexico Department of Environment
The manufacturer of a product sold in New Mexico that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance must submit: a brief description of the product with its UPC, SKU or other numeric code; the purpose of each such substance; the amount of each substance by CAS number, as an exact quantity or within an approved range; the manufacturer's name and address and a contact person; and any further information the Department requests. A revision is due within 30 days of a significant change.
Exemptions (3)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
The reporting duty does not apply to products exempt from the prohibitions under Section 3(A).
“The requirements of this section do not apply 2 to products that are exempt pursuant to Subsection A of 3 Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances 4 Protection Act.”
Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2027: Submit the product information to the New Mexico Department of Environment.
“On or before January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of 19 a product sold”
Penalty
A manufacturer that violates the Act or a rule adopted under it is assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.
“adopted pursuant to that act shall be assessed a civil 2 penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
The information must be submitted on or before January 1, 2027. The Department may extend the deadline or waive the duty where equivalent information is publicly available.
“that contains an intentionally added per- or 22 poly-fluoroalkyl substance shall submit to the department the 23 information required by Subsection A of this section”
Banned
Exemptions (1)
The prohibition does not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
“This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 10 Jun 2025. Wayback Machine copies of the RI General Assembly statute pages; latest history note P.L. 2025 ch. 21/24, effective 2025-06-10.
Every product in the category
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Section 4(a) starts January 1, 2027 for every covered product in 23-18.18-3(7). Legislative intent (23-18.18-2) aims at bans by January 1, 2029 unless use is unavoidable; the law text sets no unavoidable-use process. Cookware: durable items used in homes and restaurants to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages (pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, cooking utensils).
“on and after January 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances”
The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
- WarningUS-CAN-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine (CAS 758-17-8)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 758-17-8
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CABisphenol S (BPS) (CAS 80-09-1)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no MADL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Bisphenol S (BPS), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that will produce no observable reproductive effect (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (developmental). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- Type of toxicity
- developmental toxicity
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 80-09-1
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: Bisphenol S (BPS) · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CATacrolimus (CAS 104987-11-3)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Tacrolimus, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Tacrolimus
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 104987-11-3
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Tacrolimus · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAHydrochlorothiazide
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Hydrochlorothiazide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 58-93-5; 125727-50-6; 8049-49-8
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Hydrochlorothiazide · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAVoriconazole
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Voriconazole, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Voriconazole
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 137234-62-9; 188416-29-7; 173967-54-9
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Voriconazole · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAWelding Fumes
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Welding Fumes, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Welding Fumes
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- none given
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Welding Fumes · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- BanUS-NMPFAS as defined in New Mexico (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (4)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in a way that preempts state authority.
“a product for which federal law governs 4 the presence of a per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance in the 5 product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
Section 3(A)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab) The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
Section 3(A)(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab) The prohibitions do not apply to a product for which the Environmental Improvement Board has adopted a rule finding the use of the substance a currently unavoidable use.
“a product for which the board has 2 adopted a rule providing that the use of the per- or 3 poly-fluoroalkyl substance in that product is a currently 4 unavoidable use;”
Section 3(A)(15) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab) The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
Section 3(A)(16) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Civil penalty up to $15,000
“penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
HB 212 (2025) Sec. 7(A) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Intentionally added means deliberately added or used during manufacture where its continued presence in the final product or a component is desired or expected.
- Source
“beginning January 1, 2027, a manufacturer shall not 12 sell, offer for sale, distribute or distribute for sale in 13 this state, directly or indirectly or through intermediaries, 14 the following products if that product contains an 15 intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance: 16 (1) cookware;”
Section 3(B)(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025) Section 3(B)(1)(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationUS-NMPFAS as defined in New Mexico (US state)
Notification to New Mexico Department of Environment
The manufacturer of a product sold in New Mexico that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance must submit: a brief description of the product with its UPC, SKU or other numeric code; the purpose of each such substance; the amount of each substance by CAS number, as an exact quantity or within an approved range; the manufacturer's name and address and a contact person; and any further information the Department requests. A revision is due within 30 days of a significant change.
Exemptions (3)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
Section 3(A)(16) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
Section 3(A)(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) The reporting duty does not apply to products exempt from the prohibitions under Section 3(A).
“The requirements of this section do not apply 2 to products that are exempt pursuant to Subsection A of 3 Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances 4 Protection Act.”
Section 5(K) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2027: Submit the product information to the New Mexico Department of Environment.
“On or before January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of 19 a product sold”
Section 5(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
A manufacturer that violates the Act or a rule adopted under it is assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.
“adopted pursuant to that act shall be assessed a civil 2 penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
Section 7(A) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
- Applies when
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
The information must be submitted on or before January 1, 2027. The Department may extend the deadline or waive the duty where equivalent information is publicly available.
- Source
“that contains an intentionally added per- or 22 poly-fluoroalkyl substance shall submit to the department the 23 information required by Subsection A of this section”
Section 5(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab)
- BanUS-RIPFAS as defined in Rhode Island (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (1)
The prohibition does not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
“This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.”
23-18.18-4(e) · fetched 2026-10-08Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-1 to 23-18.18-7(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 10 Jun 2025. Wayback Machine copies of the RI General Assembly statute pages; latest history note P.L. 2025 ch. 21/24, effective 2025-06-10.
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Section 4(a) starts January 1, 2027 for every covered product in 23-18.18-3(7). Legislative intent (23-18.18-2) aims at bans by January 1, 2029 unless use is unavoidable; the law text sets no unavoidable-use process. Cookware: durable items used in homes and restaurants to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages (pots, pans, skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, cooking utensils).
- Source
“on and after January 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances”
23-18.18-4(a) covered product (7)(iii) cookware (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-1 to 23-18.18-7(opens in a new tab)
- ConformityUS-WA
The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
RCW 70A.555.010(5)(b)(v) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
RCW 70A.555.010(1)(b) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
- Source
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
RCW 70A.555.020(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab)
Records
Recalls and alerts
Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name Consumer electronics and small appliances, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.
1,546 records dated 6 Jan 2023 to 30 Oct 2026. Most recent shown.
Show the 8 most recent records
- Safety Gate alerts
Projector lamp - Lampe de projecteur Nijntje / Miffy
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Luminaires and lamps
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - EU USB FAST CHARGER KIT
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - Dual USB Charger
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - Dual USB Charger
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - 3 USB Charger
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - Dual USB-C Charger
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
USB charger - Dual USB Charger Kit
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
- Safety Gate alerts
Charger - Power Supply
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Chargers and external power supplies
Sub-categories
Further rules in sub-categories
These apply only to the sub-categories below, not to the whole category.
- Phones and tablets51 additional rules
- Routers, modems and network equipment20 additional rules
- Laptops and notebooks27 additional rules
- Desktop computers and peripherals42 additional rules
- TVs and monitors44 additional rules
- Headphones and earbuds55 additional rules
- Speakers and sound bars60 additional rules
- Cameras and camcorders65 additional rules
- Game consoles and controllers32 additional rules
- Wearables24 additional rules
- Smart-home and IoT devices19 additional rules
- Chargers and external power supplies31 additional rules
- Cables and connectors11 additional rules
- Extension leads and power strips11 additional rules
- Small kitchen appliances27 additional rules
- Electric kettles10 additional rules
- Toasters, grills and sandwich makers10 additional rules
- Blenders and food processors14 additional rules
- Coffee machines10 additional rules
- Air fryers, rice cookers and multicookers41 additional rules
- Personal care appliances14 additional rules
- Hair dryers and stylers10 additional rules
- Shavers and trimmers44 additional rules
- Electric toothbrushes42 additional rules
- Vacuum cleaners20 additional rules
- Irons and garment steamers24 additional rules
- Fans and heaters15 additional rules
- Air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers37 additional rules
- LED lamps and bulbs25 additional rules
- Luminaires and lamps22 additional rules
- Consumer power tools27 additional rules
See also
Related categories
- Phones, tablets and networking
Handheld communication devices and home network equipment.
- Computers and peripherals
Laptops, desktops and computer accessories.
- Audio, video and imaging
TVs, monitors, headphones, speakers, cameras and game consoles.
- Wearables and smart-home devices
Body-worn and connected home devices.
- Chargers, power supplies and cables
External power supplies, chargers, cables and extension leads.
- Small kitchen appliances
Mains-powered appliances for food and drink preparation.
- Personal care appliances
Electrical appliances for hair, grooming and oral care.
- Home care, climate and cleaning appliances
Vacuum cleaners, irons, fans, heaters and air treatment.
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