The UK has recently enacted The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (UK SI 2023/729) and The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2023 (UK SI 2023/1217). The two regulations are amended in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.The specific revisions are as follows:
(1)The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (UK SI 2023/729) ，Which come into force on July 4, 2023.
In column 4, paragraph 5 (c) "oil-resistant and water-resistant textiles used to protect workers from dangerous liquids endangering their health and safety until 4 July 2023" should be replaced by "oil-resistant and water-resistant textiles used to protect workers from dangerous liquids endangering their health and safety until 3 December 2025". In column 4, paragraph 5 (c) "oil-resistant and water-resistant textiles used to protect workers from dangerous liquids endangering their health and safety until 4 July 2023" should be replaced by "oil-resistant and water-resistant textiles used to protect workers from dangerous liquids endangering their health and safety until 3 December 2025".
(2)Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulation 2023 UK SI 2023/1217 ,Which come into force on November 16, 2023.
Increased regulation of perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid related compounds, in line with the EU:
| Substance | CAS.NO | Limiting Condition |
| “Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and PFHxS-related compounds. ‘Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and PFHxS-related compounds’ means the following: (i) perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), including branched isomers; (ii) its salts; (iii) any substance that contains the chemical moiety C6F13SO2- as one of its structural elements and that potentially degrades to PFHxS. | 355-46-4 and others | For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1)(b) applies in each of the following cases: (a) where the sum of the concentrations of PFHxS and any of its salts present in a substance, mixture or article is equal to or below 0.025 mg/kg (0.0000025% by weight); (b) where the sum of the concentrations of any PFHxS-related compounds present in a substance, mixture or article is equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0.0001% by weight); (c) where the sum of the concentrations of PFHxS, any of its salts, and any PFHxS-related compounds present in concentrated fire-fighting foam mixtures that are to be used or are used in the production of other fire-fighting foam mixtures is equal to or below 0.1 mg/kg (0.00001% by weight).” |
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With the increasingly strict control of the UK, customers who export related products to the UK should pay timely attention to the dynamics of regulations and meet the requirements of regulatory limits, so as to reduce export risks and successfully complete transactions.
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