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C9-C14 PFCAs1, their salts and C9-C14 related substances2
1 Linear and branched perfluorocarboxylic acids of the formula CnF2n+1-C(= O)OH where n = 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13.
2 Any C9-C14 PFCA-related substance having a perfluoro group with the formula CnF2n+1- directly attached to another carbon atom, where n = 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13.
Any C9-C14 PFCA-related substance having a perfluoro group with the formula CnF2n+1- that it is not directly attached to another carbon atom, where n = 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 as one of the structural elements.
The following substances are excluded from this designation:
- CnF2n+1-X, where X = F, Cl, or Br where n = 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14, including any combinations thereof,
- CnF2n+1-C(= O)OX' where n> 13 and X'=any group, including salts.
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Shall not be manufactured or placed on the market as substances on their own
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25 February 2023
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Shall not be used or placed on the market in:
a) another substance, as a constituent;
b) A mixture;
c) an article,
Exception:
- The concentration in the substance, mixture or article is < 25 ppb for the sum of C9-C14 PFCAs and their salts or < 260 ppb for the sum of C9-C14 PFCA-related substances.
Some derogations include, within others:
- The concentration limit shall be 10 ppm for the sum of C9-C14 PFCAs, their salts and C9-C14 related substances where they are present in a substance to be used as transported isolated intermediate for the manufacturing of fluorochemicals with a perfluoro carbon chain length of less than or equal to 6 atoms.
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25 February 2023
This deadline changes depending on the use. Main applications include, within others:
4 July 2023: Textiles or oil- and water-repellency for the protection of workers from dangerous liquids that comprise risks to their health and safety.
4 July 2025: Invasive and implantable medical devices.
25 August 2028: Can coating for pressurized metered-dose inhalers.
31 December 2023: Semiconductors on their own and/or semiconductors incorporated in semi-finished electronic equipment. For semiconductors used in spare or replacement parts for finished electronic equipment placed on the market before 31 December 2023, it shall apply from 31 December 2030.
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