EFCTC launches socioeconomic assessment of PFAS restriction on F-gas sector

EFCTC has commissioned the consulting company Ricardo to undertake an independent Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) of the contribution of certain fluorinated gases (F-gases) to the economy and wider society. By 13th January 2023, 5 countries (DK, NL, DE, NO and SE) will submit a new proposal to restrict PFAS that will likely include most F-gases, although the extent of this restriction is yet to be entirely defined and can still change along the consultation process. The intention is to submit the SEA to ECHA during the public consultation planned for 2023, to be made available to the Committees in the context of their opinion-forming process on the proposed restriction.