WTO notification · TBT
United KingdomAdopted, according to its latest notice
Official title
The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
The United Kingdom issued an addendum on 27 July 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/GBR/92. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 23 July 2024. The comment period closed on 21 September 2024.
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Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure products. (CCCN 3304990000) Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (includin
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/GBR/92/Add.1, 27 July 2026)
The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.
The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
The regulations were adopted at a date later than the proposed date given within the original notification of 23 July 2024. Consequently, the date the regulation will enter into force has also been amended. The content and scope of the regulation have not materially changed.
These regulations propose to introduce a ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic. There will be exemptions for wet wipes intended for medical and industrial uses, and for business-to-business sales. The legislation provides a transition period of 18-months for businesses to make necessary adjustments. Under these regulations 'plastic' means a material consisting of polymer as defined in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified. A 'wet wipe' is defined as a non-woven piece of fabric which has been soaked and stored in liquid and which is not designed or intended to be re-used, including but not limited to baby wipes, cosmetic wipes, moist toilet tissues, personal hygiene wipes and wipe-based cleaning products. These regulations will apply in Scotland. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the other nations of the UK) will introduce their own legislation of the same intent and scope to ban wet wipes containing plastic in each of their respective nations.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/GBR/92/Add.1
The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
The regulations were adopted at a date later than the proposed date given within the original notification of 23 July 2024. Consequently, the date the regulation will enter into force has also been amended. The content and scope of the regulation have not materially changed.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/GBR/92
Comment deadline: Closed on 21 September 2024
The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
These regulations propose to introduce a ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic. There will be exemptions for wet wipes intended for medical and industrial uses, and for business-to-business sales. The legislation provides a transition period of 18-months for businesses to make necessary adjustments. Under these regulations 'plastic' means a material consisting of polymer as defined in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified. A 'wet wipe' is defined as a non-woven piece of fabric which has been soaked and stored in liquid and which is not designed or intended to be re-used, including but not limited to baby wipes, cosmetic wipes, moist toilet tissues, personal hygiene wipes and wipe-based cleaning products. These regulations will apply in Scotland. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the other nations of the UK) will introduce their own legislation of the same intent and scope to ban wet wipes containing plastic in each of their respective nations.
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