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Every year, a considerable amount of plastic waste<\/strong> breaks down into microplastics<\/strong>, entering the environment alongside human-made microplastics. Sources of this pollution include textiles, tires, general waste, products containing microplastics, as well as equipment used in fisheries, agriculture, and industry. These particles exhibit long-term persistence<\/strong> in the environment due to their resistance to degradation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While marine microplastic pollution has garnered attention from the public and policymakers, recent reports have highlighted the omnipresence of microplastics in air<\/strong>, soil<\/strong>, sediments<\/strong>, freshwater bodies<\/strong>, plants<\/strong>, animals<\/strong>, and even parts of the human diet<\/strong>, raising further concerns (Environmental and Health Risks of Microplastic Pollution<\/em>, Scientific Opinion<\/a> \u2013 European Commission).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proposal for a Regulatory Definition of Microplastics under REACH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On August 30, 2022, the European Commission unveiled its proposal to restrict the market placement of microplastics<\/strong>, expanding the particle size covered and providing a transition period of up to 12 years for certain products. This restriction will be enforced under the REACH Regulation<\/a><\/strong>, the EU\u2019s chemical framework<\/strong>. The European Commission\u2019s proposal, which includes revisions and clarifications to ECHA\u2019s original proposal, outlines several key points:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n