EC Regulation 1907/2006 Concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (OJ 2006 L 396/1) (REACH Regulation) is a work in progress, as it is under review and subject to further amendments every year. Nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) arguably pose a risk to the environment, specifically to aquatic species living in surface water. For the purpose of textiles and leather processing, the placing on the market and use of NPE are already restricted by Entry 46 of Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation. However, there is the risk of NPE release into surface water when the textiles are being washed. In order to limit this risk, EU Commission Regulation 2016/26 amends Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation by adding Entry 46a to Annex XVII. Pursuant to the addendum, after 3 February 2021, NPE shall not be placed in textile articles entering the market that can reasonably be expected to be washed in water during their normal lifecycle in concentrations equal to, or greater than, 0.01 percent by weight of that textile article or of each part of the textile article. This phasing-out does not apply to recycled textiles or textiles that are produced exclusively from recycled textiles without the use of NPE (para. 2 of Entry 46a). Paragraph 3 of the new entry defines ‘textile article,’ for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, as any unfinished, semi-finished, or finished product that is composed of at least 80 percent textile fibres by weight or any other product that contains a part that is composed of at least 80 percent textile fibres by weight, including products such as clothing, accessories, interior textiles, fibres, yarn, fabrics, and knitted panels. This regulation may affect international trade, since textiles produced in countries outside of the European Union (EU) might not comply with these provisions.