2. By 23 March 2028, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of further reducing the existing limit values for phosphorus and phosphorus compounds for consumer automatic dishwasher detergents and consumer laundry detergents and of setting limit values for consumer hard surface cleaning products, consumer hand dishwashing detergents, industrial and institutional laundry detergents and industrial and institutional automatic dishwasher detergents. That assessment shall take into account the impact on the environment, the availability of suitable alternatives with less or no phosphorus and the socio-economic impact of substitution.
The Commission shall present a report on the main conclusions of the assessment referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph to the European Parliament and to the Council, which may be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the amendment of Annex III.