EU Commission Enhances PIC Regulation

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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…

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ECHA Publishes Annual PIC Report – EU States Export More Restricted Chemicals

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More prohibited and restricted chemicals were exported last year than in the previous year. That’s the finding of the current Report on Exports and Imports in 2020 of Chemicals Listed in Annex I to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, which the ECHA published in December.   According to the report,...
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PIC Regulation: EU Amends Annexes I and V

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The EU Commission is seeking to amend Annexes I and V of EU Regulation No. 649/2012, thereby supplementing the list of substances that are forbidden or strictly limited for import into or export from the EU. The EU published the changes on May 15. Public consultation ended on March 13. The chemicals...
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EU Amends PIC Regulation Annexes

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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…

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