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New Zealand has prohibited the manufacture and use of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds. These became effective in October 2023.
In February 2023, New Zealand consulted over its intention to regulate perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds under the nation’s Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the Act, SafeGuardS 32/23).
In September 2023, New Zealand issued an order to revise the Act by placing a blanket ban on the production and use of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds (version of the Act as at October 5, 2023)
According to the amendment, PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds have the following meaning:
- PFHxS (CAS 355-46-4), including branched isomers
- Its salts
- Any substance containing the moiety C6F13SO2- as one of its structural elements and with the potential to degrade to PFHxS
Highlights of the amendment are summarized in Table 1
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2023, 2023/233
September 4, 2023
| Substance | Scope | Requirement | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| Prohibited (as substances, in mixtures or articles) | October 5, 2023 |
Table 1
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