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 ==== The Detergents Regulation ====
-Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 1, as amended.
+Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 1, [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004R0648-20150601|EURlex]].
-__Note:__ Search EUR-Lex for CELEX:32004R0648 and its consolidated version for the current text.
 __Relevance to algae:__ This Regulation governs the placing on the market of detergents and surfactants within the EU. "Detergent" is broadly defined to include laundry detergents, dishwasher detergents, hard-surface cleaning products, and other surface-active products. Key provisions:
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 ==== REACH Interface ====
-Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) applies to chemical substances placed on the EU market, including surfactants and other functional chemicals derived from algae. Key points:
+Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02006R1907-20260511|EURlex]] applies to chemical substances placed on the EU market, including surfactants and other functional chemicals derived from algae. Key points:
   * Substances produced at or imported above one tonne per year must be registered with ECHA; existing REACH registrations for established surfactants may cover algae-derived equivalents if they are the same chemical substance.