Chemical name:

Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial

Final regulatory action: The chemical is Severely Restricted

Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action:

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride(PFOSF) have all been banned in China except for the acceptable purpose.

Use or uses that remain allowed:

Photo-imaging

Photo-resist and anti-reflective coatings for semi-conductors

Etching agent for compound semiconductors and ceramic filters

Aviation hydraulic fluids

Metal plating (hard metal plating) only in closed-loop systems

Certain medical devices (such as ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) layers and radio-opaque ETFE production, in-vitro diagnostic medical devices, and CCD colour filters

Fire-fighting foam

The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No

Summary of the final regulatory action:

Since March 26th, 2019, the production, circulation, use, import and export of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) have all been banned in China except for the acceptable purpose.

The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to:

Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 26/03/2019

This notification replaces all previously submitted notifications on this chemical.

Date of issue of the previous notification: 5 April 2017.