plating without appropriate Kong SAR and Macau (decorative alternatives and SAR of China plating) transition will take some time European Expired on Not provided Not provided The EU restriction is Union 26/08/2015 not limited to PFOS, its salts and PFOS-F but covers all PFOS derivatives defined as C8F17SO2X X = OH, metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide and other derivatives including polymers. Viet Nam Expired on Not provided Still in use Vietnam is in the 26/08/2015 process of PFOS inventory Use 3. Metal Brazil Two years Not provided The product protects There are some plating the operators of spray stockpiles to be used (decorative chrome in plating) electroplating process China Not provided Not provided Currently in use Applicable to Hong without appropriate Kong SAR and Macau alternatives and SAR of China transition will take some time Canada Expired. Specific Not provided Not provided Not provided exemption for use of PFOS in metal plating only required until 2013. Turkey Expired on Not provided - - 26/08/2015 Brazil Withdrawn on Not provided The product protects 21/08/2015 the operators of spray chrome (highly toxic) in electroplating process. No equivalent product available with the same performance. Czech Expired on Not provided Not provided Not provided Republic 26/08/2015 European Expired on Not provided Not provided The EU restriction is Union 26/08/2015 not limited to PFOS, its salts and PFOS-F but covers all PFOS derivatives defined as C8F17SO2X X = OH, metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide and other derivatives including polymers. Iran Expired on Not provided Country data not yet Not provided 26/08/2015 established Switzerland Expired on Not provided Not provided Not provided 26/08/2015 Republic of 5 years Not provided Research for PFOS, its Not provided Korea salts or PFOSF alternative materials is on-going Viet Nam Expired on Not provided Still in use Vietnam is in the 26/08/2015 process of PFOS inventory Production 4. Electric and China Not provided Not provided Currently in use Applicable to Hong electronic without appropriate Kong SAR and Macau parts for some alternatives and SAR of China colour printers transition will take
plating (decorative plating) without appropriate alternatives and transition will take some time Kong SAR and Macau SAR of China European Union Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Not provided The EU restriction is not limited to PFOS, its salts and PFOS-F but covers all PFOS derivatives defined as C8F17SO2X X = OH, metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide and other derivatives including polymers. Viet Nam Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Still in use Vietnam is in the process of PFOS inventory Use 3. Metal plating (decorative plating) Brazil Two years Not provided The product protects the operators of spray chrome in electroplating process There are some stockpiles to be used China Not provided Not provided Currently in use without appropriate alternatives and transition will take some time Applicable to Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR of China Canada Expired. Specific exemption for use of PFOS in metal plating only required until 2013. Not provided Not provided Not provided Turkey Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided - - Brazil Withdrawn on 21/08/2015 Not provided The product protects the operators of spray chrome (highly toxic) in electroplating process. No equivalent product available with the same performance. Czech Republic Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Not provided Not provided European Union Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Not provided The EU restriction is not limited to PFOS, its salts and PFOS-F but covers all PFOS derivatives defined as C8F17SO2X X = OH, metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide and other derivatives including polymers. Iran Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Country data not yet established Not provided Switzerland Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Not provided Not provided Republic of Korea 5 years Not provided Research for PFOS, its salts or PFOSF alternative materials is on-going Not provided Viet Nam Expired on 26/08/2015 Not provided Still in use Vietnam is in the process of PFOS inventory Production 4. Electric and electronic parts for some colour printers China Not provided Not provided Currently in use without appropriate alternatives and transition will take Applicable to Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR of China