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Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 adds substances of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds Release Time:2023-08-11

On 8 August 2023, the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2023/1608 in its Official

Journal (OJ) to amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021,adds substances of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds .The Regulation enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.To date, the POPs substance list  includes 29 items.


The new requirements are as follows:


 Substance

CAS No

EC No

Specific exemption on intermediate use or other specification

Perfluorohexane sulfonic

acid (PFHxS), its salts and

PFHxS-related compounds

 

Perfluorohexane sulfonic

acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds

means the following:

1. Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, including any of its branched isomers;

2. its salts;

3. PFHxS-related compounds which, for the purposes of the Convention, are any substance that contains the chemical moiety C6F13S- as one of its structural elements and that degrades to PFHxS.

355-46-4 and others

206-587-1 and others

1. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFHxS or any of its salts equal to or below 0,025 mg/kg (0,0000025 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.

2. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to the sum of concentrations of all PFHxS-related compounds equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.

3. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds equal to or below 0,1 mg/kg (0,00001 % by weight) where it is present in concentrated firefighting foam mixtures that are to be used or are used in the production of other firefighting foam mixtures. This exemption shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission no later than 28 August 2026.

  

PFHxS

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) is part of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS),it is used in the production of firefighting foams, food contact paper, textiles, leather, polishes, cleaning detergents, coatings, paper products, electronic components and semiconductors. PFHxS and its salts due to their very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) properties, which seriously threatens the environment and human health, thus PFHxS has become more and more concerned around the world in recent years.



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