[규제]화학물질법규소식: EU POPs 개정 (PFOA 요건 변경)

2025-07-21

2025년 7월 14일, EU POPs의 Annex I(금지)에 등재된 PFOA에 대한 요건이 변경되는 개정안이 발표되었습니다. 소방용 폼 내 잔류하는 PFOA에 대한 준비 기간과 현실적인 기준을 제공하는 조치로 파악됩니다. 


규제 개요

  • EU POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2019/1021)스톡홀름협약(Stockholm Convention)에 근거해 마련된 규제로, 잔류성유기오염물질의 사용 금지, 제한, 배출 감소, 폐기물 처리 등의 사항을 포함합니다.

  • 잔류성유기오염물질(POPs, Persistent Organic Pollutants)은 환경에 방출되면 축적되어 생태계 및 인체에 심각한 피해를 줄 수 있는 물질을 말합니다

  • POPs로 분류되는 화학물질에는 다음이 포함됩니다.

    • 살충제 (예: DDT)

    • 산업화학물질 (예: PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls)

    • 공장, 분해 또는 연소 과정에서 형성되는 의도치 않은 부산물 (예: 다이옥신 및 푸란)

주요 변경 사항

  • 개정 관련 고시: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1399

    • 공표일: 2025년 7월 14일

    • 발효일: 2025년 8월 3일

    • PFOA 관련 사항 변경

      • ‘소방용 폼’ 정의 및 범위 명확화, 소방용 폼에 적용되는 요건 변경, 기존 예외 종료 후에도 이미 사용 중인 제품(articles)은 추가 제한 없이 사용될 수 있도록 허용 등 (하기 테이블 참조)


Annex I Part A: PFOA
As-Is
To-Be
1

Column I point (v)

perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS), as listed in this Annex.

perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and PFOS-related compounds as listed in this Annex

2

Column 4 point 3

For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to concentrations of PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 20 mg/kg (0,002 % by weight)…

This exemption shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission no later than 25 August 2023.

For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to concentrations of PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 20 mg/kg (0,002 % by weight)…

3

Column 4 point 4

For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFOA and its salts equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight)…

For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFOA and its salts equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight)…

4a. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFOA or any of its salts equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) and to concentrations of any individual PFOA-related compound or combination of PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) where they are present in fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fire (Class B fires) already installed in systems. This limit value shall apply until 3 August 2028.

4b. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to the sum of the concentration of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) where they are present in fluorine-free fire-fighting foam and originate from fire-fighting equipment which has undergone cleaning in accordance with the best available techniques.

4

Column 4 point 6

By way of derogation, the use of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds shall be allowed in fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fire (Class B fires) already installed in systems, including both mobile and fixed systems, until 4 July 2025, …

By way of derogation, the use of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds shall be allowed in fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fire (Class B fires) already installed in systems, including both mobile and fixed systems, until 3 December 2025, …

“firefighting foam” means any mixture to fight fires with foam and includes but is not limited to firefighting foam concentrates and firefighting foam solutions to produce the foam

5

Column 4 point 10

For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to concentrations of PFOA and its salts and/or PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 2 mg/kg (0,0002 % by weight)…

This exemption shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission no later than 22 February 2023

For the purposes of this entry, point (b) of Article 4(1) shall apply to concentrations of PFOA and its salts and/or PFOA-related compounds equal to or below 2 mg/kg (0,0002 % by weight)…

6

Column 4 point 11

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Articles containing PFOA, its salts or PFOA-related compounds already in use in the Union before or on the date of expiry of the relevant exemption laid down in points 5(a) to (d) may continue to be used.



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