EU Restricts PFOA and Related Substances under REACH
The EU has issued measures to restrict the use of PFOA, its salts and related substances under REACH. The new law will become effective in phases, starting on July 4, 2020.
- (1888PressRelease) July 05, 2017 - The European Union (EU) has published measures to regulate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related substances. This new law, published on June 14, 2017 as Regulation (EU) 2017/1000, creates the new entry 68 to Annex XVII of REACH
For PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related substances, implementation of the new law will happen in phases:
• July 4, 2020 for applications other than those mentioned below
• July 4, 2022 for:
o Equipment used to produce semi-conductors
o Latex printing inks
• July 4, 2023 for:
o Textiles for worker protection
o Membranes in medical textiles, filtration in water treatments, production processes and effluent treatments
o Plasma nano-coatings
• July 4, 2032 for medical devices other than implantable medical devices
Regulation (EU) 2017/1000 does contain several exemptions, including:
• Articles placed on the market before July 4, 2020
• By-products from manufacturing substances
• Applications in photo-lithography processes for semi-conductors or etching processes for compound semiconductors.
• Applications in photographic coatings for films, paper or printing plates
• Manufacture of implantable medical devices (Directive 93/42/EEC)
• Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
PFOA (CAS 335-67-1) has been on the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) since June 2013. It is classified as reprotoxic (toxic to reproduction) category 1B and carcinogenic category 2 in Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, the so-called ‘CLP Regulation’, and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT).
PFOA and its related substances have a wide variety of applications, including the manufacture of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers, as surfactants in fire-fighting foams, and as an anti-water, grease, oil and/or dirt agent in the production of textiles and paper.
SGS REACH Services
SGS keeps interested parties informed about developments and changes to REACH regulations. Their expertise, combined with consultancy services and experience in consumer product supply chains, provides a central point of contact for global solutions. Learn more about SGS’s REACH Services. (www.sgs.com/reach)
SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full EU Regulates PFOA and Related Substances under REACH SafeGuardS. (www.sgs.com/en/news/2017/06/safeguards-09717-eu-regulates-pfoa-and-related-substances-under-reach)
Subscribe here, www.sgs.com/subscribesg, to receive SGS SafeGuardS direct to your inbox.
For further information contact:
Hing Wo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel:(+852) 2774 7420
Email: crs.media ( @ ) sgs dot com
Website: www.sgs.com/cgnr
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 90,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,000 offices and laboratories around the world.
###
space
space
Satisfied Users & 
Approved Press Releases
Print
Email
Report Spam