As surfactants are the main ingredients in detergents, the existing biodegradability requirements should be maintained. Since surfactants are primarily sold in business-to-business transactions in order to be used in the manufacturing of detergents, they do not need to be subject to the same requirements as detergents. Therefore, minimum rules for surfactants should be laid down, namely rules on labelling information and the obligation on manufacturers to draw up technical documentation. To avoid placing an unnecessary administrative burden, the manufacturer should be obliged to create a digital product passport and provide the ingredients data sheet for emergency health response only where surfactants are made available on the market directly to consumers or other end-users. In addition, provisions on refill sales should also apply to end-user surfactants.
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