# Council Decision (EU) 2016/769 of 21 April 2016 on the acceptance of the Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Division 2: A listing for the following substance shall be added by inserting in appropriate alphabetical order the following row:


Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) means substances defined by the molecular formula C8F17SO2X, where X = OH, metal salt, halide, amide or other derivatives including polymers.’
‘Substance
Implementation requirements
Restricted to uses
Conditions
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
(a) Photo-resist or anti-reflective coatings for photolithography processes;
(b) Photographic coatings applied to films, papers or printing plates;
(c) Mist suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating and wetting agents for use in controlled electroplating systems;
(d) Hydraulic fluids for aviation;
(e) Certain medical devices (such as ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) layers and radio-opaque ETFE production, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and CCD colour filters).
Parties should take action to eliminate these uses once suitable alternatives are available.
No later than 2015 and every four years thereafter, each Party that uses these substances shall report on progress made to eliminate them and submit information on such progress to the Executive Body. Based on these reports, these restricted uses shall be reassessed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/769/attachment/1/division/G/division/2. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-769/attachment-1/division-G/division-2.
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