G/TBT/N/EU/987  
19 June 2023  
(23-4157) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Textiles 
and leather in consumer products, paper and cardboard used as food contact materials, 
mixtures for consumer use, cosmetic product s and some firefighting foams applications 
containing undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA -related substances.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulat ion (EC) No 1907/2006 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), 
its salts and PFHxA -related substances; (7 page(s), in English), (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Regulation wou ld introduce a new entry to Annex 
XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.  
It would prohibit the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA -
related substances for textiles and leather in consumer products, paper and cardboard 
used as food contact materials, mixtures for consumer use, cosmetic products and some 
firefighting foams applications.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  to limit releases of PFHxA and prevent its accumulation in to the environment, 
with possible contamination of resources fundamental for human life (such as drinking 
water); Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/987  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parl iament and of the Council on the 
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH Regulation): 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
Registry of restriction intentions until outcome - ECHA (europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Fourth quarter of 2023.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU. The restriction on the use of the indicated products containing PFHxA specify 
transitional periods of:  
- 18 months for its use in firefighting foams used for training and for testing and for 
municipal fire services,  
- 24 months for textiles and leather for consumer clothing and footwear, paper and 
cardboard used as food contact materials, mixtures for the general public and cosmet ic 
products,  
- 36 months for other consumer textiles and leather, including upholstery,  
- 5 years for concentrated fire -fighting foams for civil aviation.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_10391_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/T BT/EEC/23_10391_01_e.pdf