COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards UV-328

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 5.5.2025 C(2025) 2567 final COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of 5.5.2025 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards UV-328 (Text with EEA relevance) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT The objective of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (‘POPs’) by prohibiting, phasing out as soon as possible, or restricting the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of substances subject to the Stockholm Convention on POPs (‘the Convention’). At the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023, it was decided to include UV-328 in Annex A to the Convention with certain specific exemptions. This decision should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. This delegated act implements decision SC-11/11 to list UV-328 in Annex A, in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. 2. CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT Experts designated by Member States were consulted in a meeting of the relevant expert group (the ‘POP MS-CA expert group’) on the draft delegated act and comments were taken into account. Relevant stakeholders, including the chemicals industry and the civil society, also took part in the discussions on the listing of UV-328 in Annex I to...