USA - Draft Compliance Guide for Imported Articles Containing Surface Coatings Subject to LCPFAC

Business description

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft compliance guide for the significant new uses EPA identified under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the import of articles with certain long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemicals as part of the surface coating, as established by EPA's final rule "Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances; Significant New Use Rule."

Specifically, the guide provides additional clarity on what is meant by a "surface coating," identifies which entities are regulated, describes the activities that are required or prohibited, and summarizes the notification requirements of the final significant new use rule (SNUR).

Comments must be received on or before 15 January 2021.

Source: G/TBT/N/USA/956/Add.4

Countries:

United States of America (USA)

Product categories:

01 Textiles, Clothes, Leather Products

02 Furniture

03 Electrical Assembly Group

03 Household Appliances

03 Luminaires/LED

Technical aspects:

Chemical

Safety

Business fields:

P.01 Softlines

P.02 Hardlines

P.03 Electrical

Regions:

North-America

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