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What counts as Primary aromatic amines (REACH entry…?
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“Primary aromatic amines (‘PAAs’) listed in entry 43 to Appendix 8 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) and for which no migration limit is specified in Table 1 of Annex I”
- Definition
- Primary aromatic amines listed in entry 43 to Appendix 8 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for which Annex I of Regulation 10/2011 specifies no migration limit
- Listed members
- 4-Aminobiphenyl (4-aminodiphenyl), Benzidine [and its salts], p-Chloro-o-toluidine, 2-Naphthylamine, o-Aminoazotoluene, 5-Nitro-o-toluidine, p-Chloroaniline, 2,4-Diaminoanisole, 4,4'-Methylenedianiline, 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine, 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine (o-Dianisidine), 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (ortho-Tolidine), 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-methylaniline), p-Cresidine, 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline), 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether (4,4'-Oxydianiline), 4,4'-Thiodianiline, o-Toluidine, 2,4-Diaminotoluene, 2,4,5-Trimethylaniline, o-Anisidine, p-Aminoazobenzene
- Source
“Primary aromatic amines (‘PAAs’) listed in entry 43 to Appendix 8 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) and for which no migration limit is specified in Table 1 of Annex I”
Annex II point 2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Annex II point 2(opens in a new tab)
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Limit 0 mg/kg (migration basis)
ND (not detectable): limit of detection 0,002 mg/kg food or food simulant for each individual amine, per Art. 11(4) and Annex II point 2: "They shall not be detectable using analytical equipment with a limit of detection of 0,002 mg/kg"
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Food-contact product
- Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Melamine resin
Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials
In force since 3 Sep 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020
Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020). The consolidated text states no application date; the OJ date, the earliest possible, is used. The original 2011 Annex II had a single 0,01 mg/kg sum limit for all PAAs outside Table 1; the per-amine 0,002 mg/kg detection limit is new in M15.
“They shall not be detectable using analytical equipment with a limit of detection of 0,002 mg/kg food or food simulant applied to each individual primary aromatic amine”
- LimitEUPrimary aromatic amines (REACH entry 43) as defined in European Union
Limit 0 mg/kg (migration basis)
ND (not detectable): limit of detection 0,002 mg/kg food or food simulant for each individual amine, per Art. 11(4) and Annex II point 2: "They shall not be detectable using analytical equipment with a limit of detection of 0,002 mg/kg"
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 14 Jul 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02011R0010-20260714 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Material: Plastic (type not stated) or Melamine resin
Depends on: whether the product touches food, materials
- Effective
In force since 3 Sep 2020
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 3 Sep 2020
Annex II is marked M15 (Regulation (EU) 2020/1245, OJ 3.9.2020). The consolidated text states no application date; the OJ date, the earliest possible, is used. The original 2011 Annex II had a single 0,01 mg/kg sum limit for all PAAs outside Table 1; the per-amine 0,002 mg/kg detection limit is new in M15.
- Source
“They shall not be detectable using analytical equipment with a limit of detection of 0,002 mg/kg food or food simulant applied to each individual primary aromatic amine”
Annex II point 2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 10/2011(opens in a new tab)
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