Europe | Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 - Restriction on PFHxA, its salts and related substances under REACH Annex XVII entry 79

​On September 19, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 as regards undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances

Entry 79 REACH Annex XVII
Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances:
(a) having a linear or branched perfluoropentyl group with the formula C5F11- directly attached to another carbon atom as one of the structural elements; or
(b) having a linear or branched perfluorohexyl group with the formula C6F13-.

1. Shall not, from October 10, 2026 be placed on the market, or used, in a concentration
- equal to or greater than 25 ppb for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, or
- 1000 ppb for the sum of PFHxA-related substances

measured in homogeneous material, in the following:
a.    textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing and related accessories for the general public;
b.    footwear for the general public;
c.    paper and cardboard used as food contact materials within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;
d.    mixtures for the general public;
e.    cosmetic products as defined in Article 2(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.