EU Pop´s regulation

Master EU POPs Compliance with CDX

Reframe the Challenge -
Leverage EU POPs Compliance for Strategic Growth

The EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation represents both a critical challenge and strategic opportunity for manufacturing companies across industrial sectors. As environmental regulations reshape global supply chains, forward-thinking manufacturers are transforming POPs compliance from a regulatory burden into a competitive advantage.

CDX can support you in turning this compliance challenges into business opportunities through comprehensive chemical compliance management. With CDX, manufacturers can efficiently meet EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation requirements while gaining strategic market advantages.

CDX Features That Simplify EU POPs Compliance

Tracks Composition End-to-End

Handles complex products through a flexible data management system that accurately tracks product composition from individual chemicals through materials, subcomponents, and final products.

Centralizes Compliance Documentation

Stores essential documents like Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), creating a complete compliance information repository.

Instant Impact Analysis

Provides instant visibility across your entire product range with the Where-Used Analysis tool, allowing immediate identification of affected products when new chemicals become regulated.

Focused Threshold Evaluation

Supports threshold-based analysis, enabling businesses to focus on materials containing chemicals above concentration levels.

Benefits of Using CDX

CDX simplifies and streamlines regulatory compliance across industries by offering a powerful platform for material data management. It ensures compliance with global regulations, enhances supply chain transparency, and reduces operational risk.

Comprehensive Regulatory Compliance Across Multiple Industries

CDX supports compliance with major global regulations like REACH, RoHS, SCIP, PFAS, California Proposition 65, EU POPs, TSCA, EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542), and more.
CDX includes substance lists like AD-DSL, HEDSL, GADSL, RISL, and the IAEG PFAS List, ensuring industry-specific compliance coverage.

Simplified Supply Chain Communication

Built-in workflows and multilingual communication tools enable seamless data exchange between suppliers and customers.
Free for suppliers to respond to material data requests, improving data accuracy and response rates.
CDX enables multi-tier data requests and traceability, reducing manual follow-ups and ensuring a smoother compliance process.

Automated Data Collection and Reusability

CDX allows for data reuse by linking material declarations (MDS) and supplier inputs across multiple products and customers.
It includes tools to import/export standardized data (e.g., IPC-1752A, IPC-1754), minimizing duplication and saving time.

SCIP Database Integration

CDX automates the creation and submission of SCIP dossiers, ensuring compliance with EU Waste Framework Directive requirements.
It supports ECHA´s API for direct uploads and manages required data such as substance of concern, article identifiers, and material categories.

Risk Mitigation

Helps prevent product recalls by ensuring accurate tracking of hazardous and restricted substances throughout the product lifecycle.
Supports early detection of non-compliant materials, reducing regulatory exposure and costly late-stage design changes.

Security & Data Protection

Adheres to high security standards such as ISO certifications and Oracle-powered cloud infrastructure.
Ensures secure data storage, controlled access, and compliance with global data protection regulations.

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Easy Integration with Existing Systems

Offers APIs and web services for smooth connection to ERP, PLM, and other enterprise systems.
Compatible with multiple data formats including IPC, IEC, and IMDS, reducing technical friction.

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One Platform - Two Powerful Solutions

Material Data Reporting

Stay ahead of global regulations like REACH, SCIP, and RoHS with CDX´s Material Data Reporting tools. Collect, validate, and share material data across your supply chain with ease. Our advanced features ensure compliance, transparency, and streamlined communication.

Simplify material data collection and reporting
Leverage advanced analytics for compliance insights
Seamlessly integrate with standards like IPC-1754 and IEC 62474

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Responsible Minerals Reporting

Take control of your conflict minerals compliance with our Responsible Minerals Reporting solution. Designed for regulatory frameworks like the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act, CDX empowers your team to meet due diligence requirements and drive sustainable sourcing.

Simplify Conflict Minerals Declaration (CMD) management
Expand reporting with the Extended Minerals Declaration (EMD)
Ensure traceability with centralized smelter validation

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EU POPs Regulation: What You Need to Know

What is the EU POPs Regulation and why does it matter?

The EU POPs Regulation (EU 2019/1021) implements the Stockholm Convention commitments within the European Union, targeting chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate in organisms, and pose serious health risks. These toxic substances remain in ecosystems for extended periods, accumulate in living organisms, and threaten both environmental and human health.
The regulation aims to:

Eliminate or restrict the production and use of intentionally produced POPs
Minimize unintentional releases of POPs
Ensure environmentally sound management of stockpiles and wastes containing POPs

For manufacturers, these requirements create significant challenges due to complex global supply chains and the widespread use of regulated substances in critical components, often requiring substantial investment to identify suitable alternatives while maintaining product performance.

How are POPs organized in the regulation?

The EU POPs regulation organizes substances within four critical annexes:

Annex I: Substances prohibited from manufacturing, market placement, and use
Annex II: Substances facing restrictions on manufacturing, market placement, and use
Annex III: Substances subject to release reduction provisions
Annex IV: Substances subject to waste management provisions

Who needs to comply with the EU POPs Regulation?

The regulation applies to all businesses that:

Manufacture chemicals or products containing regulated substances
Import materials or finished goods into the EU market
Sell or distribute products potentially containing POPs
Export products containing regulated substances

Unlike regulations that target specific industries, POPs requirements cut across sectors from electronics to textiles, automotive to consumer goods. This cross-industry impact makes compliance a universal business concern for all manufacturers and retailers operating in European markets.

Are there any exemptions to the POPs Regulation?

The EU POPs Regulation does allow for certain exemptions:

Specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention, typically expiring five years after the date of entry into force for a particular chemical
Exemptions proposed by the European Commission
Substances present in concentrations equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0.0001% by weight)

What are the risks of non-compliance with the EU POPs Regulation?

Failing to comply with EU POPs Regulation triggers immediate market consequences. Here are some of the key impacts:

Non-compliant products face removal from European markets through the EU Safety Gate system, forcing companies to conduct costly recalls that damage both finances and customer trust.
Financial penalties extend beyond regulatory fines to include emergency recalls, redesign costs, testing expenses, inventory losses, and revenue drops during market exclusion; these costs typically far exceed what preventative compliance would have required.
Supply chain disruptions follow as companies urgently seek alternative materials and suppliers, resulting in production delays, increased costs, quality concerns with substitutes, and logistics complications that can derail manufacturing for months.
Corporate reputation suffers as environmentally conscious consumers lose confidence in brands associated with harmful chemicals, leading to negative media coverage that undermines business partnerships while compliant competitors maintain operations and potentially gain market share.

Successful companies avoid these consequences by integrating POPs compliance into standard operations, verifying materials proactively, developing knowledgeable supplier relationships, and staying ahead of regulatory changes.

What are the benefits of POPs compliance beyond meeting legal requirements?

Compliance with the EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation offers advantages beyond just meeting regulatory requirements. It ensures your products can enter the European market without restrictions or recalls. As similar rules spread worldwide, POPs compliance helps you access international markets without needing different product versions for each region.

Companies with robust POPs management programs build stronger supply chain resilience by establishing relationships with suppliers who understand chemical regulations. These partners help navigate not just POPs requirements, but also related chemical regulations like REACH and TSCA, making global compliance simpler.

Smart manufacturers use their POPs compliance as a market advantage, rather than administrative burden. ECHA's enforcement forum found that 35% of checked safety data sheets were non-compliant, indicating significant compliance issues across European markets.

By demonstrating commitment to removing harmful chemicals, companies build trust with both consumers and business customers.
Companies with established POPs management systems can also adapt faster to new regulations. As the EU increasingly restricts chemical groups rather than single substances, businesses with good tracking systems can spot potential issues months before new rules take effect.

How can CDX help my company succeed with POPs compliance?

With the European chemicals market projected to grow and global chemical regulations becoming increasingly stringent, EU POPs compliance is evolving from simple substance restrictions to comprehensive chemical lifecycle management. Companies using CDX position themselves as leaders in the transition toward safer materials and sustainable manufacturing.

POPs compliance offers a path to stronger supply chains, better materials, and increased customer trust. When finding alternatives to harmful chemicals, manufacturers often discover materials with better performance that also reduce environmental impact. With CDX as your partner, you can turn regulatory challenges into business opportunities.