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  • PFAS Restriction under REACH
  • Refrigerants

ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal

09 February 2023

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  • PFAS Restriction under REACH
  • Refrigerants

ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal

09 February 2023

2 min read
Home  ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal
On 7 February 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the PFAS restriction proposal. It holds suggestions for an unlimited exemption for refrigerants in HVACR equipment in buildings, where national safety standards and building codes prohibit the use of alternatives.

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18 December 2024
PFAS: Latest developments
The official minutes of the plenary meeting in November 2024 have been distributed. The Netherlands and France are in the meantime regulating PFAS at the national level.
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26 November 2024
PFAS: Progress update of 20 November 2024
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a progress update on the process to restrict PFAS in Europe.
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11 November 2024
UK aligned with EU F-Gas ban from 01 January 2025
UK from 01 January 2025 will impede the placing on the market of single split air-conditioning systems containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more.
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07 November 2024
EU Chemical policy: responses by the Commissioners
Following the EU elections results and the appointment of the prospective College of Commissioners, the European Parliament has submitted a written questionnaire to the Commissioners-designate on their proposed agenda.
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28 October 2024
F-Gas: first exemption for products under Annex IV
On 23 October 2024, the European Commission authorised the exemption pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 for certain environmental simulation devices, laboratory spray-drying or freeze-drying equipment, and laboratory centrifuges....
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03 October 2024
PFAS: Summary of ECHA meetings September 2024
The official minutes of the last Plenary meetings of ECHA’s Committees regarding the PFAS restriction proposal have been circulated. Fluorinated gases should be addressed in 2025.
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24 September 2024
Amendment of the rules of the F-Gas portal
The new Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2473 was published on 20 September 2024 on the Official Journal of the European Union. It lays down the rules of the F-Gas portal and repeals the previous Regulation (EU) 2019/661.
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17 September 2024
F-Gas: new requirements for certification of persons
The new Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2215 was published on 09 September 2024 on the Official Journal of the European Union. It establishes requirements for the certificates of natural and legal persons pursuant to the Regulation (EU) 2024/573....
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