The European Commission has adopted two amendments to the Annex I to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation on 5 May 2025:

• Adding UV-328 to Annex I with specific exemptions; and
• Extending the expiry date of the specific exemption for the use for fire-fighting foams (already installed in systems) containing PFOA, its salts and PFOA related substances. Setting new concentration limits for PFOA related compounds in fire-fighting foam.

Those amendments are not yet published in the Official Journal. The Helpdesk will inform you when it will be published.