CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND RETAIL E-SSENTIALS

Newly added UTC limit: 

• Substance, mixtures and articles ≤ 10 mg/kg 

Newly added UTC limit: 

• Substance, mixtures and articles
  ≤ 5 mg/kg

• The use of PFOA in transported isolated intermediates is being removed;
• Details of PFOA related to the production of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowders are further amended;
• Introduction of a new expiry date of 31 December 2026 for an existing exemption that allows the use of PFOA in perfluorooctyl bromide containing perfluorooctyl iodides.

Newly added POPs chemical:

• Substance, mixtures and articles ≤ 10 mg/kg;
• Specific exemption in aerospace, space, defense, medical imaging devices, replacement parts for vehicles/machinery;
• Note: most exemptions expire by 26 February 2030; replacement parts are permitted until the end of the service line of the article or 31 December 2044 whichever earlier).

• Substance, mixtures and articles ≤ 10 mg/kg; 
• Specific exemption in industrial coatings (e.g., rail vehicles), blood collection tubes, aerospace replacement parts;
• Note: most exemptions expire by 26 February 2030 and replacement parts for specific articles can be used until the end of services life or 31 December 2044 whichever earlier; LCD displays in specific medical devices is allowed until end of service life

As a UV absorber to protect materials from discoloration and degradation under UV/sunlight exposure; can be found in applications in paints, coatings, plastics, and food packaging

 Newly added POPs chemical:

• Substance, mixtures and articles ≤ 0.01 mg/kg