The REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2026
These Regulations amend Annex 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (EUR 2006/1907, “UK REACH”), to include the draft amendment proposed in the decision of the Secretary of State made on 25th June 2025 in accordance with Article 73(1) of UK REACH (“the amendment”). The amendment adds further restrictions on the use and placing on the market of lead and its compounds in entry 63 of the table in Annex 17 of UK REACH, and specifically relates to the presence of lead and its compounds in objects intended to be expelled from a firearm (“projectiles”).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
02 Mar 2026
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In force
01 Apr 2026
Enabling power
the REACH Regulation The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 68(1), 73(2) and 132A of Regulationof the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)(“”). (EC) No 1907/2006 In making these Regulations the Secretary of State has taken into account the socio-economic impact of the restrictions they make provision for, including the availability of alternatives. The Secretary of State published a proposed draft amendment further to the conditions laid down in Article 68(1) of the REACH Regulation having been fulfilled, having asked the Health and Safety Executive to prepare a dossier pursuant to Article 69(1) of that Regulation. The Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers have consented to— the decision whether to propose a draft amendment, the proposed draft amendment, and the making of these Regulations, in accordance with Articles 4A and 73(1) and (2) of the REACH Regulation.
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