Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 bans PFHxA, its salts and related substances
Ingredients: PFHXA, ITS SALTS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES

Date of publication: 24/10/2024

On September 20, 2024, EU released the Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462, finalizing the prohibition of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and related substances in various applications. This regulation is in effect since October 10, 2024, but grants the cosmetics industry a 24-month transitional period until October 10, 2026.

What’s new?

On September 20, 2024, the European Commission published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances.

This regulation creates a new entry (nº 79) to Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, provides a definition for PFHxA, its salts and PFHxA-related substances, excludes several substance designations and exempts certain products.

For the cosmetic industry, products shall not be placed on the market or used in a concentration equal to or greater than 25 ppb for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, or 1000 ppb for the sum of PFHxA-related substances, measured in homogeneous material.

What now?

This regulation is in effect since October 10, 2024, but grants the cosmetics industry a 24-month transitional period until October 10, 2026.

References:

Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 of 19 September 2024 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances

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