The following is a non-exhaustive list of legal requirements applicable to certain products and substances/mixtures in certain applications. Showing compliance is often through the use of appropriate standards which are not listed. This list focuses on EU requirements but somewhat analogous requirements often exist in other jurisdictions. In general, UK requirements remain largely aligned with those in the EI but there are significant differences and divergence over time is to be expected. 

Type	Title of legislation	Ref.	Jurisdiction
Chemical/ environmental	Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	2011/65/EU	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	REACH Regulation	1907/2006	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Food Contact Materials Regulation	1935/2004 amended by 2019/1381	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Stockholm Convention		International
Chemical/ environmental	Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)		US Federal
Chemical/ environmental	Batteries Directive	2006/66/EC amended by 2013/56/EU	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Ecodesign (Framework) Directive – and implanting regulations	2009/125/EC	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP)	1272/2008	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Biocidal Products Regulation	528/2012	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-Gas) Regulation	517/2014	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation	2019/1021	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive	2012/19/EU	EU/EEA
Chemical/ environmental	Proposition 65		California
Chemical/ environmental	Waste Framework Directive - SCIP		EU/EEA
Both	Toy Safety Directive	2009/48/EC	EU/EEA
Technical	Low Voltage Directive (LVD)	2014/35/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Radio Equipment Directive (RED)	2014/53/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive	2014/30/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)	2014/68/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Simple Pressure Vessels Directive	2014/29/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Personal protective equipment (PPE) Regulation	2016/425	EU/EEA
Technical	Equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX)	2014/34/EU	EU/EEA
Technical	Machinery Directive	2006/42/EC	EU/EEA

- Understanding requirements that apply to a particular type of product placed on the market in a certain jurisdiction – and what to do as a result 

- Keeping up to date with changes in existing requirements and emerging new ones. Understanding how to respond. 

- Understanding upcoming obsolescence issues caused by restriction of chemical substances (e.g. RoHS, REACH, TSCA) and avoiding regrettable substitution.  

- Assessing presence of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) in products and components. 

- Eco-design and sustainability 

- Chemical content testing or technical analysis 

- Understanding end-of-life obligations (e.g. WEEE, batteries) 

- Demonstrating conformity 

- Assessing safety/risk 

- Responsible sourcing (conflict minerals)  

Ensuring that a product conforms with all relevant requirements when placing it on the market in any jurisdiction is crucial to ensure market access in any country. Understanding what requirements apply, how to address them, and what processes and evidence is needed to support this is key to minimising business risk. The earlier these issues can be addressed in the design process the easier it is to design these out or account for them.  

- Obsolescence/phasing out of hazardous substances. More and more substances are either being made subject to restriction nor at least being made reportable particularly driven by EU and US legislation. Current examples of substances being considered for further measures include lead metal and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 

- Widening product scope and tightening of requirements. Examples being considered currently include batteries (improved performance, removability and replaceability, labelling, introducing conformity assessment, more substance restrictions, labelling), lower limits for off mode power usage and efficiency underload for a range of products, EU Product Safety Regulation - proposed to replace the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD).