{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-648/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/648",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-648",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Objectives and scope",
  "text": "1. This Regulation establishes technical standards and requirements in relation to detergents and surfactants for detergents designed to achieve the free movement of those products throughout the United Kingdom while, at the same time, ensuring a high degree of protection for human health and the environment.\n2. For those purposes, this Regulation establishes rules including those concerning the following aspects of placing detergents and surfactants for detergents on the Great Britain market:\nthe biodegradability of surfactants in detergents;\nrestrictions or bans on surfactants on grounds of biodegradability;\nthe additional labelling of detergents, including fragrance allergens;\nthe information that manufacturers must hold at the disposal of the competent authority and medical personnel;\nlimitations on the content of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 5(2) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1617, regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 5(3)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1617, regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 5(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/648/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:38.850310+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}