ANNEX III LIMITATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF PHOSPHATES AND OTHER PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6

Detergent

Limitations

Consumer laundry detergents

The total content of phosphorus shall be lower than 0,5 grams in the recommended quantity of the detergent to be used in the main cycle of the washing process for a standard washing machine load as defined in Part B of Annex V for hard water: (i) for ‘normally soiled’ fabrics in the case of heavy-duty detergents; (ii) for ‘lightly soiled’ fabrics in the case of detergents for delicate fabrics.

Consumer automatic dishwasher detergents

The total content of phosphorus shall be lower than 0,3 grams in the standard dosage as defined in Part B of Annex V.