Updated Fact Sheet Euralarm response to ECHA proposal for restriction of PFAS, version 6

The updated version of the Fact Sheet is available in English. French, German and Spanish.

Within the ECHA proposal, the applications of PFAS are grouped into 14 sectors: TULAC (Textile, upholstery, leather, apparel and carpets) - Food contact materials and packaging - Metal plating and manufacture of metal products - Consumer mixtures - Cosmetics - Ski wax - Applications of fluorinated gases - Medical devices - Transport - Electronics and semiconductors - Energy sector - Construction products - Lubricants - Petroleum and mining. This document serves as brief overview summary with a focus on firefighting gases as part of the sector group ‘Applications of fluorinated gases’.

Note

1. This is the latest on the Proposal regarding the General Restriction on PFAS.  
   The principal focus is extinguishing gases under the fluorinated gases.
2. Firefighting foams are covered by a different restriction proposal.