Abstract: On October 12, 2018, the EU Official Gazette issued the EU-Regulation 2018/1513 that adopted on October 10, 2018, announcing the revision of Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation, adding No. 72^nd regulations and appendix 12 for apparel and footwear products. All the revision will take effect from the 20^th day after the publication of the Gazette, and the related technical requirements will be officially implemented from November 1, 2020. This paper has a detailed interpretation of this revision.

Key words: REACH regulation; apparel; footwear; articles