The Marketing and Use of Dangerous Substances (No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Prohibition on the placing on the market and use of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylate

4.  No person shall place on the market or use nonylphenol or nonylphenol ethoxylate as a substance or constituent of preparations in concentrations equal to or higher than 0.1% by mass for the following purposes –

(a) industrial and institutional cleaning, except –

(i) controlled closed dry cleaning systems where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated;

(ii) cleaning systems with special treatment where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated;

(b) domestic cleaning;

(c) textiles and leather processing, except –

(i) processing with no release into waste water;

(ii) systems with special treatment where the process water is pre-treated to remove the organic fraction completely prior to biological waste water treatment (such as degreasing of sheepskin);

(d) emulsifier in agricultural teat dips;

(e) metal working, except uses in controlled closed systems where the washing liquid is recycled or incinerated;

(f) manufacturing of pulp and paper;

(g) cosmetic products;

(h) other personal care products, except spermicides;

(i) co-formulants in pesticides or biocides.