Detergents Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 740 of 2010). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Cleaning agents/detergents Freshwater pollution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for measures to be taken to enforce Regulation 648/2004 and for penalties for breach of that Regulation. They also introduce a prohibition on the placing on the market of certain laundry detergents under Article 14 of Regulation 648/2004, being for the purposes of reducing pollution in water and contributing to the United Kingdom’s achievement of the objectives of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Cleaning agents/detergents, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 1244 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Pollution control, Cleaning agents/detergents, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX