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Key Annexes: REACH, RoHS, CLP & POP

A map of the annexes that actually matter day-to-day: which list does what across REACH, RoHS, CLP and the POP Regulation.

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2026-06-12

Regulations themselves are short; their annexes carry the actual lists. Here is the map of the ones you'll reference most.

Key point

If someone says "it's on Annex XVII", they mean a REACH restriction. If they say "Annex XIV", they mean authorisation. Knowing which annex is which saves a lot of confusion.

REACH: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

Annex XIV
Authorisation list, use only with explicit, time-limited permission
Annex XVII
Restriction list, substances banned or limited for named uses
Candidate List
Not an annex, the SVHC list that feeds authorisation

The Candidate List is technically separate (it is a published list, not an annex), but it is where the authorisation process begins. Browse entries in the searchable REACH Annexes XIV & XVII reference.

RoHS: Directive 2011/65/EU

Annex II
The ten restricted substances and their limits
Annex III
General exemptions (time-limited)
Annex IV
Exemptions for medical devices & monitoring/control instruments

Browse the RoHS exemptions reference for Annex III & IV.

CLP: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

Annex VI
Harmonised classification & labelling of hazardous substances (Table 3)
Annexes I–V
Hazard classification criteria, labelling, pictograms

See CLP for how classification underpins the other regimes.

POP: Regulation (EU) 2019/1021

Annex I
Listed POPs, prohibitions
Annex II
Restrictions
Annex III
Substances subject to release-reduction provisions
Annex IV / V
Concentration limits for waste management
Caution

Annex contents and numbering are amended over time. Treat this page as a navigational map and confirm the live text on EUR-Lex before acting.

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