EU Regulations on Footwear

(EU) 2016/425

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
// April 21, 2018 repeals and replaces Council Directive No. 89/686/EEC, which could be used until April 20, 2019 in
parallel/amendment toRegulation (EU) No. (EU) 2024/2748, as corrected, shall apply from May 29, 2026

No. 2009/251/EC
has been repealed,
the following shall apply 
Annex XVII
of the REACH Regulation,
entry 61

Commission Decision requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethyl fumarate are not placed on the market or supplied

REACH Regulation,
Annex XVII:
Entry 61

Entry 61:
Shall not be used in articles or in any parts thereof in concentrations greater than 0.1 mg/kg. Articles or parts thereof containing DMF in concentrations greater than 0.1 mg/kg shall not be placed on the market.

No. 768/2008/EC
as amended by the corrigendum
dated July 1, 2015

No. (EU) 2023/988

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2020/1828, and repealing Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive
87/357/EEC during the transitional period (from June 12, 2023, to December 12, 2024), products covered by Directive 2001/95/EC and compliant with that Directive may continue to be placed on the
market// repeals Council Directive Council No. 2001/95/EC on general product
safety// Amendment by Regulation (EU) No. 2024/2748 as amended by the corrigendum, shall apply from May 29, 2026

(EU)
2017/745, text in PDF
format as of January 10, 2025
, unchanged (EU) 2023/2197

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC /
Amendment (EU) 2023/2197 applies from November 9, 2025
/ Amendment (EU) 2024/568 shall apply from January 1, 2025 /
Amendment (EU) 2024/1860 shall apply from July 9, 2024 //
repeals and replaces Council Directive No. No. 93/42/EEC on medical devices

2009/48/EC
(current version)

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys

No. 94/11/EC
(current version)

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the labeling of materials used in the main parts of footwear sold to the consumer

No. (EU)2016/1349
(current version)

Commission Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to footwear
// On October 5, 2016, it repealed and replaced Commission Decision No. 2009/563/EC; EU Ecolabel licenses may be used until August 5, 2017

No. (EC)
1907/2006 REACH
Regulation consolidated version
in PDF format
as of September 1, 2025

Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94, Council Directive 76/769/EEC, and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC, and 2000/21/EC
; Amendment (EU) 2021/1199 applies from August 10,
2022/ Amendment (EU) 2021/979 applies from January 8,
2022/ Amendment (EU) 2021/1297 applies from August 25,
2021/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2023 applies from December 12,
2021/ Amendment (EU) 2021/2045 applies from December 14,
2021/ Applicability, partial applicability (EU) 2021/2204 see Article 2/
Amendment (EU) 2022/586 applies from May 1,
2022/ Amendment (EU)2022/477 applies from October 14,
2022/ Amendment (EU)2023/923 applies from May 28,
2023/ Amendment (EU)2023/1132 applies from June 29, 2023; points 2 and 5 of the Annex apply from December 1,
2023/ Amendment (EU)2023/1464 applies from August 6,
2023/ Amendment (EU) 2023/2055 shall apply from October 17, 2023, as amended by Corrigendum
2025/90479/ Amendment (EU) 2023/2482 shall apply from November 15,
2023/ Amendment (EU)2024/1328 shall apply from June 6,
2024/ amendment (EU)2024/2462 shall apply from October 10, 2024, extending Annex XVII with a new entry
79/ amendment (EU)2024/2929 concerns a correction to the French version of Annex XVII


Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and PFHxA-related substances; the application of the restriction is deferred for:

• 18 months for firefighting foams used in training, testing, and by public fire departments;
• 24 months for textiles, leather, fur, and hides in clothing and related accessories and footwear for the general public, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for the general public, and cosmetic products;
• 36 months for textiles, leather, furs, and hides other than in clothing and related accessories for the general public;
• 5 years for firefighting foams used in civil aviation.

Excluded items are textiles, leather, fur, and hides, as well as related accessories and footwear used as personal protective equipment (or parts thereof) falling within the scope of risk category III(a), (c) to (f), (h), and (l) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/425; devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council; and devices falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

No.(EU) 1007/2011
(current version)

Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile fiber names and related labeling of the material composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Textile products for which labeling is not mandatory: Item 23. Textile parts of footwear)