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The EU has published a draft revision to replace entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH. If approved, the new restrictions may become effective in the second half of 2022.
The EU has published a draft revision to replace entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH. If approved, the new restrictions may become effective in the second half of 2022.
On August 3, 2020 the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated a draft regulation from the European Union (EU) to announce its intention to regulate perfluorocarboxylic acids containing 9 to 14 carbon atoms in the chain (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts and related substances – a family of substitutes for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related substances. The draft regulation and Annex, attached to WTO document number 20-5375, places certain restrictions/prohibitions on these substances with multiple derogations.
According to the definitions, C9-C14 PFCAs and their related substances have the following meaning:
The following substances are excluded from the meaning:
The six C9-C14 PFCAs, including the ammonium and sodium salts of PFNA and PFDA, are also in the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs).
The draft regulation would replace entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH on PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related substances – the European Commission is planning to delete entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH as these substances are now regulated under the POP recast Regulation.
Per the WTO document, the changes would be:
Highlights of the draft regulation are summarized in Table 1.
| WTO Document Number 20-5375, August 3, 2020 Entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance | Scope* | Requirement | Effective Date |
|
| Prohibited (substances on their own) < 25 ppb (sum of C9-C14 PFCAs and their salts) < 260 ppb (sum of C9-C14 PFCA-related substances) | Potentially second half of 2022 |
| *Certain derogations apply | |||
Table 1
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