New requirements for PFOS, UV-238, and PFAS in POP Regulation

Date

Delegated regulation

Substance

Main changes

Date enter into force 

25 June 2025

2025/718

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and PFOS-related compounds

C₈F₁₇SO₂X

New limits:

• Concentrations of PFOS or any of its salts equal to or below 0,025 mg/kg (0,0000025 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.
• The sum of concentrations of all PFOS-related compounds equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) where they are present in substances, mixtures or articles.

17 July 2025

14 July 2025

2025/1399

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

The following points are inserted in this entry:

4a. Concentrations of PFOA or any of its salts equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) and to concentrations of any individual PFOA-related compound or combination of PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) where they are present in fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fire (Class B fires) already installed in systems. This limit value shall apply until 3 August 2028.

4b. The sum of the concentration of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds is equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) where they are present in fluorine-free fire-fighting foam and originate from fire-fighting equipment which has undergone cleaning in accordance with the best available techniques.

3 August 2025

15 July 2025

2025/843

2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol

(UV-328)

This new entry has been added.

The limits for substances, mixtures or articles are:

• ≤ 100 mg/kg (0,01 % by weight) from 4 August 2025;
• ≤10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) from 4 August 2027;
• ≤1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) from 4 August 2029.

4 August 2025