{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2182/annex-II/division-3/division-1/section-4",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2020/2182",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2182 of 18 December 2020 laying down the final import response on behalf of the Union concerning the future import of certain chemicals pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending the Commission Implementing Decision of 15 May 2014 adopting Union import decisions for certain chemicals pursuant to that Regulation (notified under document C(2020) 8977)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-2182",
  "path": "annex/II/division/3/division/1/section/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SECTION 4",
  "heading": "FINAL DECISION, PURSUANT TO NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES",
  "text": "4.1\n☐\nNo consent to import\nIs the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?\n☐ Yes\n☐ No\nIs domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?\n☐ Yes\n☐ No\n4.2\n☐\nConsent to import\n4.3\n☒\nConsent to import only subject to specified conditions\nThe specified conditions are:\nImports of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) must be in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45), which sets out the following:\n1.. The production, placing on the market and use of PFOS, whether on their own, in mixtures or as constituents of articles, shall be prohibited.\n2.. The prohibition shall not apply to PFOS occurring as an unintentional trace contaminant in substances, mixtures or articles, provided that\n(a) concentrations of PFOS are equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) when it occurs in substances or in mixtures or\n(b) concentrations of PFOS in semi-finished products or articles, or parts thereof, are lower than 0,1 % by weight calculated with reference to the mass of structurally or micro-structurally distinct parts that contain PFOS or, for textiles or other coated materials, if the amount of PFOS is lower than 1 μg/m 2 of the coated material.\n3.. If the quantity of PFOS released into the environment is minimised, production and placing on the market is allowed for the following specific uses provided that Member States report to the Commission every four years on progress made to eliminate PFOS:\nmist suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating in closed loop systems.\nAre the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?\n☒ Yes\n☐ No\nAre the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?\n☒ Yes\n☐ No\n4.4\nNational legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based\nDescription of the national legislative or administrative measure:\nIn the Union, the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) are prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45). However, that Regulation allows for specific exemptions, which are outlined in section 4.3.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/2182/annex/II/division/3/division/1/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:01.798507+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}