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Appendix III - Decision 2016/1332

Appendix III

PROHIBITED ARYLAMINE COMPOUNDS IN FINAL LEATHER, TEXTILE AND COATED FABRIC MATERIALS

Included here are the substances listed in Entry 43 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 that shall be tested for in any dyed leather (using the EN 17234 standard) or textiles (using the EN 14362-1 and -3 standards).



Table 1

Carcinogenic arylamines to be tested in textiles or leather.

Aryl amine

CAS Number

Aryl amine

CAS Number

4-aminodiphenyl

92-67-1

4,4′-oxydianiline

101-80-4

Benzidine

92-87-5

4,4′-thiodianiline

139-65-1

4-chloro-o-toluidine

95-69-2

o-toluidine

95-53-4

2-naphtylamine

91-59-8

2,4-diaminotoluene

95-80-7

o-amino-azotoluene

97-56-3

2,4,5-trimethylaniline

137-17-7

2-amino-4-nitrotoluene

99-55-8

4-aminoazobenzene

60-09-3

4-chloroaniline

106-47-8

o-anisidine

90-04-0

2,4-diaminoanisol

615-05-4

2,4-Xylidine

95-68-1

4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane

101-77-9

2,6-Xylidine

87-62-7

3,3′-dichlorobenzidine

91-94-1

p-cresidine

120-71-8

3,3′-dimethoxybenzidine

119-90-4

3,3′-dimethylbenzidine

119-93-7

3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane

838-88-0

4,4'-methylene-bis-(2-chloro-aniline)

101-14-4

A number of other dye compounds, which are not directly restricted by Entry 43 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, are known to cleave during processing to form some of the prohibited substances listed in Table 1. In order to greatly reduce uncertainty about compliance with the established limit of 30 mg/kg for the substances listed in Table 1, manufacturers are recommended, but not obliged, to avoid the use of the dyes listed in Table 2.



Table 2

Indicative list of dyes that may cleave to form carcinogenic arylamines

Disperse dyes

Basic dyes

Disperse Orange 60

Disperse Yellow 7

Basic Brown 4

Basic Red 114

Disperse Orange 149

Disperse Yellow 23

Basic Red 42

Basic Yellow 82

Disperse Red 151

Disperse Yellow 56

Basic Red 76

Basic Yellow 103

Disperse Red 221

Disperse Yellow 218

Basic Red 111

 

Acid dyes

CI Acid Black 29

CI Acid Red 4

CI Acid Red 85

CI Acid Red 148

CI Acid Black 94

CI Acid Red 5

CI Acid Red 104

CI Acid Red 150

CI Acid Black 131

CI Acid Red 8

CI Acid Red 114

CI Acid Red 158

CI Acid Black 132

CI Acid Red 24

CI Acid Red 115

CI Acid Red 167

CI Acid Black 209

CI Acid Red 26

CI Acid Red 116

CI Acid Red 170

CI Acid Black 232

CI Acid Red 26:1

CI Acid Red 119:1

CI Acid Red 264

CI Acid Brown 415

CI Acid Red 26:2

CI Acid Red 128

CI Acid Red 265

CI Acid Orange 17

CI Acid Red 35

CI Acid Red 115

CI Acid Red 420

CI Acid Orange 24

CI Acid Red 48

CI Acid Red 128

CI Acid Violet 12

CI Acid Orange 45

CI Acid Red 73

CI Acid Red 135

 

Direct dyes

Direct Black 4

Direct Blue 192

Direct Brown 223

Direct Red 28

Direct Black 29

Direct Blue 201

Direct Green 1

Direct Red 37

Direct Black 38

Direct Blue 215

Direct Green 6

Direct Red 39

Direct Black 154

Direct Blue 295

Direct Green 8

Direct Red 44

Direct Blue 1

Direct Blue 306

Direct Green 8.1

Direct Red 46

Direct Blue 2

Direct Brown 1

Direct Green 85

Direct Red 62

Direct Blue 3

Direct Brown 1:2

Direct Orange 1

Direct Red 67

Direct Blue 6

Direct Brown 2

Direct Orange 6

Direct Red 72

Direct Blue 8

Basic Brown 4

Direct Orange 7

Direct Red 126

Direct Blue 9

Direct Brown 6

Direct Orange 8

Direct Red 168

Direct Blue 10

Direct Brown 25

Direct Orange 10

Direct Red 216

Direct Blue 14

Direct Brown 27

Direct Orange 108

Direct Red 264

Direct Blue 15

Direct Brown 31

Direct Red 1

Direct Violet 1

Direct Blue 21

Direct Brown 33

Direct Red 2

Direct Violet 4

Direct Blue 22

Direct Brown 51

Direct Red 7

Direct Violet 12

Direct Blue 25

Direct Brown 59

Direct Red 10

Direct Violet 13

Direct Blue 35

Direct Brown 74

Direct Red 13

Direct Violet 14

Direct Blue 76

Direct Brown 79

Direct Red 17

Direct Violet 21

Direct Blue 116

Direct Brown 95

Direct Red 21

Direct Violet 22

Direct Blue 151

Direct Brown 101

Direct Red 24

Direct Yellow 1

Direct Blue 160

Direct Brown 154

Direct Red 26

Direct Yellow 24

Direct Blue 173

Direct Brown 222

Direct Red 22

Direct Yellow 48