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In June 2020 edlists.org was launched by national authorities of Belgium, Denmark, France, The Netherlands and Sweden. National authorities of Spain were joining the website in February 2021.

The aim of this website is to primarily inform stakeholders about the current status of substances identified as endocrine disruptors (EDs), or under evaluation for endocrine disrupting properties within the EU.

The intention of compiling this information is to improve knowledge about EDs, increase transparency, coherence and consistency, as well as coordination across legislative areas. It is also possible that identification and regulation of additional EDs may be facilitated by this single repository of information.

This information is detailed in two separate lists (List I and II), based on the EU regulations for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals; (EC) 1907/2006), BPR (Biocidal Products Regulation; (EU) 528/2012, and (EU) 2017/2100), PPPR (Plant Protection Products Regulation; (EC) 1107/2009, and (EU) 2018/605), and CR (Cosmetic Products Regulation; (EC) 1223/2009). The compilation of List I and List II are supported by National Competent Authorities* in Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

A third, hazard based, list (List III) details substances that may have ED properties, and that have been proposed by an individual National Authority. As such, these inclusions are not necessarily supported by other Member states (see also disclaimer below), and it is acknowledged that these substances have not undergone an EU community assessment.

Disclaimer

Supporting the lists does not imply that the participating authorities have decided on, or committed themselves to, any subsequent regulatory process or action. Regarding the substances included in List III, these are only based on the evaluation of an individual authority and have not been scrutinised for credibility by other member states in accordance with procedures laid down in different pieces of EU regulation. Inclusion of a compound on List III and the scientific evaluation leading to the inclusion is the sole opinion and responsibility of the authority performing the inclusion and does not imply that other Member State agree with the listing.

Updates

The lists are updated at least bi-annually.

Deletion of substances and change of status

If a substance changes status in an EU-investigation, List I and II will be updated accordingly, during the first next periodic update of the website. It should be noted that at present many legislations do not keep a transparent record of substances that have been assessed, or is being assessed, for their ED properties.

If scientific information on the ED properties of a substance on list III changes, the status of the substance will be updated accordingly by the National Authority who initially included the substance.

A record of substances no longer on a list will remain accessible from the web page.