The EU Commission has added perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds to Annex V of the PIC Regulation (EU Regulation No. 649/2012), and published the related Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/643 on April 20. As a result, the export of fire-extinguisher foams that contain these substances is prohibited as…
The EU Commission has modified Annexes I and V of EU Regulation No. 649/2012 of July 4, 2012 on the import and export of hazardous chemicals. The material that has been supplemented and changed (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/330 of December 11, 2018) affects Carbofuran (insecticide, acaricide, and nematicide), Trichlorfon, Fipronil (insecticide), short-chained chlorinated paraffins, and tributyltin compounds. The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation covers the import and…