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“‘PFAS’ means any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it), except substances that only contain the following structural elements:”
“any chemical substance or mixture containing a chemical substance that structurally contains at least one of the following three sub-structures:”
“(2) The presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above the following thresholds, as measured in total organic fluorine: (A)Commencing January 1, 2025, 100 parts per million. (B)Commencing January 1, 2027, 50 parts per million.”
“(B)The presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.”
(12) (a) "INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS CHEMICALS" MEANS PFAS CHEMICALS THAT A MANUFACTURER HAS INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO A PRODUCT AND THAT HAVE A FUNCTIONAL OR TECHNICAL EFFECT ON THE PRODUCT. (b) "INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS CHEMICALS" INCLUDES PFAS CHEMICALS THAT ARE INTENTIONAL BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS OF AN ADDED CHEMICAL.
(20) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
"PFAS" means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
“means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom”
“PFAS chemicals” means, when used in fire–fighting agents, fire–fighting equipment, food packaging, and rugs and carpets, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals that contain at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
"Intentionally added" means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final package or packaging component to perform a specific function.
(n) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" means "PFAS" as defined in 40 C.F.R. 705.3.
“means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function”
"per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance" means a 3 substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals 4 containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom;
“a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom”
“Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a substance included in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
“Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
substances” or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
“(B) the presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.”
"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
- Definition
- PFAS: any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it), except substances that only contain the structural elements CF3-X or X-CF2-X' as specified in Article 5(5)
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“‘PFAS’ means any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it), except substances that only contain the following structural elements:”
Art. 5(5) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Art. 5(5)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- For 40 CFR part 705: any chemical substance or mixture containing a chemical substance that structurally contains at least one of the sub-structures R-(CF2)-CF(R')R'' (both the CF2 and CF moieties saturated carbons), R-CF2OCF2-R' (R and R' either F, O or saturated carbons), or CF3C(CF3)R'R'' (R' and R'' either F or saturated carbons).
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“any chemical substance or mixture containing a chemical substance that structurally contains at least one of the following three sub-structures:”
40 CFR 705.3 (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705.3 (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Regulated PFAS (textile articles) means (1) PFAS a manufacturer has intentionally added that have a functional or technical effect in the product, including PFAS components of intentionally added chemicals and intentional breakdown products, or (2) PFAS in a product or product component at or above, as measured in total organic fluorine, 100 ppm commencing January 1, 2025 and 50 ppm commencing January 1, 2027.
- Listed members
- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
“(2) The presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above the following thresholds, as measured in total organic fluorine: (A)Commencing January 1, 2025, 100 parts per million. (B)Commencing January 1, 2027, 50 parts per million.”
Health & Safety Code 108970(g)(2) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Health & Safety Code 108970(g)(2)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Regulated PFAS (food packaging) means (A) PFAS a manufacturer has intentionally added that have a functional or technical effect in the product, including components and intentional breakdown products, or (B) the presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“(B)The presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.”
Health & Safety Code 109000(a)(3) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: Health & Safety Code 109000(a)(3)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- Intentionally added PFAS chemicals means PFAS chemicals that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect on the product; it includes PFAS chemicals that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical. "PFAS chemicals" has the meaning set forth in C.R.S. 25-5-1302(7); that definition is not in the stored session laws.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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(12) (a) "INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS CHEMICALS" MEANS PFAS CHEMICALS THAT A MANUFACTURER HAS INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO A PRODUCT AND THAT HAVE A FUNCTIONAL OR TECHNICAL EFFECT ON THE PRODUCT. (b) "INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS CHEMICALS" INCLUDES PFAS CHEMICALS THAT ARE INTENTIONAL BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS OF AN ADDED CHEMICAL.
25-15-603(12) · fetched 2026-10-08Colorado General Assembly: 25-15-603(12)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final product or one of the product's components to perform a specific function.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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(20) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
sec. 1(a)(20) · fetched 2026-10-08Connecticut General Assembly: sec. 1(a)(20)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- All members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
"PFAS" means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
Act 152 (2022) section 2, definitions · fetched 2026-10-23Hawaii State Legislature (conference draft as enacted; Internet Archive capture): Act 152 (2022) section 2, definitions(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS that are deliberately added during the manufacture of a product if the continued presence of the PFAS is desired in the final product or in one of the product's components to perform a specific function in the final product; it does not include PFAS present due to use of water containing PFAS if the manufacturer took no action that resulted in the PFAS being present in the water.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom”
415 ILCS 170/5 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Illinois General Assembly: 415 ILCS 170/5(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- When used in firefighting agents and equipment, food packaging, and rugs and carpets: a class of fluorinated organic chemicals that contain at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
- Listed members
- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
“PFAS chemicals” means, when used in fire–fighting agents, fire–fighting equipment, food packaging, and rugs and carpets, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals that contain at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom
§6-1601(e) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-23Maryland General Assembly (Statute Text): §6-1601(e)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality or to perform a specific function, and also includes any degradation by-products of PFAS.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
§1614 sub-1 F · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: §1614 sub-1 F(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final product or one of the product's components to perform a specific function.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
§116.943 subd. 1(q) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: §116.943 subd. 1(q)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final package or packaging component to perform a specific function.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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"Intentionally added" means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final package or packaging component to perform a specific function.
§325F.075 subd. 1(d) · fetched 2026-10-08Minnesota Revisor of Statutes: §325F.075 subd. 1(d)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS has the meaning given in 40 C.F.R. 705.3.
- Listed members
- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
(n) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or "PFAS" means "PFAS" as defined in 40 C.F.R. 705.3.
RSA 149-M:64, I(n) · fetched 2026-10-22New Hampshire General Court (RSA online; Internet Archive capture): RSA 149-M:64, I(n)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function; it includes degradation byproducts of PFAS and excludes a technically unavoidable trace quantity that stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function”
C.56:3-55 (definition of intentionally added PFAS) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08New Jersey Legislature: C.56:3-55 (definition of intentionally added PFAS)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- A substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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"per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance" means a 3 substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals 4 containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom;
Section 2(S) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): Section 2(S)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- For food packaging, PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added chemical means a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component (ECL 37-0209(2) refers to 37-0901(11)).
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom”
ECL 37-0203(6) as described on NYSDEC page (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: ECL 37-0203(6) as described on NYSDEC page(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- A substance included in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
- Listed members
- Defined by structure; no member list
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“Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a substance included in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
ORS 459.465(3) · fetched 2026-10-23Oregon Legislature (ORS 2025 edition and OLIS enrolled bill; Internet Archive captures): ORS 459.465(3)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a covered product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function; it includes degradation byproducts of PFAS and PFAS that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical, and PFAS used as a processing agent, mold release agent or intermediate where PFAS is detected in the final covered product.
- Listed members
- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
“Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-3(19) · fetched 2026-10-08Rhode Island General Assembly: R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18-3(19)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added means the addition of a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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substances” or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
9 V.S.A. 2494e(13) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Vermont Legislature / Attorney General: 9 V.S.A. 2494e(13)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- Regulated PFAS means (A) PFAS that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect in the product, including PFAS components of intentionally added chemicals and PFAS that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical that also have a functional or technical effect in the product; or (B) the presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine (50 parts per million from July 1, 2027). Used for the textiles ban 9 V.S.A. 2494m.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“(B) the presence of PFAS in a product or product component at or above 100 parts per million, as measured in total organic fluorine.”
9 V.S.A. 2494e(15) · fetched 2026-10-08Vermont Legislature / Attorney General: 9 V.S.A. 2494e(15)(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added priority chemical or intentionally added means a chemical that serves an intended function in the final product or in the manufacturing of the product or part of the product; chemicals present from recycled materials are not intentionally added. Ecology presumes detection of total fluorine indicates intentional addition of PFAS (above 50 ppm for the later-dated products); a manufacturer may rebut.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
- Source
"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
WAC 173-337-025 · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-025(opens in a new tab)
Rules
Rules that use these definitions
123 rules.
Limit 25 ppb (content basis)
any individual PFAS, targeted PFAS analysis (polymeric PFAS excluded from quantification); prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
“food-contact packaging shall not be placed on the market if it contains per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in a concentration equal to or above the following limit values to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act: (a) 25 ppb for any PFAS”
Limit 250 ppb (content basis)
sum of PFAS, targeted PFAS analysis with prior degradation of precursors where applicable (polymeric PFAS excluded); prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
“250 ppb for the sum of PFAS measured as the sum of targeted PFAS analysis, where applicable with prior degradation of precursors (polymeric PFAS excluded from quantification);”
Limit 50 ppm (content basis)
PFASs including polymeric PFAS, measured as total fluorine; prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
“50 ppm for PFASs (including polymeric PFAS); if total fluorine exceeds 50 mg/kg”
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Persons who manufactured a PFAS, including as an importer, for commercial purposes at any period from January 1, 2011 through the end of the last calendar year before November 13, 2023 must report to EPA. §705.1(a): “This part specifies reporting and recordkeeping procedures for manufacturers (including importers) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (hereafter referred to as PFAS) under section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” §705.5: “The requirements of this part apply to all chemical substances and mixtures containing a chemical substance (including articles) that are a PFAS, consistent with the definition of PFAS at § 705.3.” §705.18(a): an importer of an article that contains a PFAS may use a streamlined article-importer form for each year since January 1, 2011 in which the PFAS was imported in an article. PFAS is defined in §705.3 by three structural sub-structures; this check lists the rule for a product only if it contains a PFAS.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
In force, start date unknown
The text names November 13, 2023 only as the end of the look-back window in §705.10 (“the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023”); it states no operative date of its own, so that date stands in. The one-time report covers each year since January 1, 2011; when it is due is in the §705.20 row.
“Persons who have manufactured for commercial purposes a chemical substance identified in § 705.5 at any period from January 1, 2011, through the end of the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023, except as described in § 705.12, is subject to the requirements of this part.”
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Submit the §705.15 information (or, for article importers, the §705.18(a) streamlined form) during the submission period. §705.20(a): the submission period begins January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date EPA announces in the Federal Register under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier, and lasts six months. §705.20(b): a small manufacturer (40 CFR 704.3) reporting exclusively as an article importer under §705.18(a) has twelve months from the same start. §705.25: keep the records that document what was reported for 5 years beginning on the last day of the submission period.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: Submission period starts on this date at the latest (earlier if EPA announces a date: 60 days after it); it lasts six months, or twelve months for a small manufacturer reporting only as an article importer
“the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier, and last for six months.”
Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
Takes effect 31 Jan 2027
Applies to products manufactured on or after 31 Jan 2027
Stated in §705.20(a)-(b): “the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier”. Paragraph (c): “EPA intends to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the submission period date and revising or removing this paragraph (c).” The period had not begun on the date this row was made (2026-10-26); the date is the latest start the text allows.
“All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”
- LimitEUPFAS as defined in European Union
Limit 25 ppb (content basis)
any individual PFAS, targeted PFAS analysis (polymeric PFAS excluded from quantification); prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Annex I Part C, point 2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Art. 5(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
- Effective
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
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“food-contact packaging shall not be placed on the market if it contains per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in a concentration equal to or above the following limit values to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act: (a) 25 ppb for any PFAS”
Art. 5(5)(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUPFAS as defined in European Union
Limit 250 ppb (content basis)
sum of PFAS, targeted PFAS analysis with prior degradation of precursors where applicable (polymeric PFAS excluded); prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Annex I Part C, point 2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Art. 5(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
- Effective
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
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“250 ppb for the sum of PFAS measured as the sum of targeted PFAS analysis, where applicable with prior degradation of precursors (polymeric PFAS excluded from quantification);”
Art. 5(5)(b) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUPFAS as defined in European Union
Limit 50 ppm (content basis)
PFASs including polymeric PFAS, measured as total fluorine; prohibited at or above the limit
Exemptions (2)
Items sold empty are not packaging: disposable cutlery, stirrers, paper baking cases sold empty and disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale are outside the PFAS limits. The limits bind only items that are packaging, e.g. disposable plates and cups designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, aluminium foil or cling film supplied as service packaging.
“Disposable plates and cups not intended to be filled at the point of sale”
Annex I Part C, point 2 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Applies only to the extent that the placing on the market of such packaging is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act.
“to the extent that the placing on the market of packaging containing such a concentration of PFAS is not prohibited pursuant to another Union legal act:”
Art. 5(5) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 19 Dec 2024. Original Official Journal text of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of 19 December 2024 from the Publications Office; later corrigenda or amendments are not checked.
- Applies when
- Food-contact product
- Designed to be filled at the point of sale
Depends on: whether the product touches food, designed to be filled at point of sale
- Effective
In force since 12 Aug 2026
Applies to products placed on the market on or after 12 Aug 2026
Art. 5(5): "From 12 August 2026" (stated; Art. 71 also: "It shall apply from 12 August 2026"). Food-contact packaging only; not applicable to the extent another Union act already prohibits it. Applied to household kitchen disposables only: reusable containers and items sold empty are not packaging (Annex I Part C, recital 11), so a household disposable sold empty is outside the rule (see exemption).
- Source
“50 ppm for PFASs (including polymeric PFAS); if total fluorine exceeds 50 mg/kg”
Art. 5(5)(c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08European Commission / EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2025/40(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationUSPFAS as defined in United States (federal)
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Persons who manufactured a PFAS, including as an importer, for commercial purposes at any period from January 1, 2011 through the end of the last calendar year before November 13, 2023 must report to EPA. §705.1(a): “This part specifies reporting and recordkeeping procedures for manufacturers (including importers) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (hereafter referred to as PFAS) under section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” §705.5: “The requirements of this part apply to all chemical substances and mixtures containing a chemical substance (including articles) that are a PFAS, consistent with the definition of PFAS at § 705.3.” §705.18(a): an importer of an article that contains a PFAS may use a streamlined article-importer form for each year since January 1, 2011 in which the PFAS was imported in an article. PFAS is defined in §705.3 by three structural sub-structures; this check lists the rule for a product only if it contains a PFAS.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
§705.1(b) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
The text names November 13, 2023 only as the end of the look-back window in §705.10 (“the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023”); it states no operative date of its own, so that date stands in. The one-time report covers each year since January 1, 2011; when it is due is in the §705.20 row.
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“Persons who have manufactured for commercial purposes a chemical substance identified in § 705.5 at any period from January 1, 2011, through the end of the last calendar year prior to November 13, 2023, except as described in § 705.12, is subject to the requirements of this part.”
§705.10 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationUSPFAS as defined in United States (federal)
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Submit the §705.15 information (or, for article importers, the §705.18(a) streamlined form) during the submission period. §705.20(a): the submission period begins January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date EPA announces in the Federal Register under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier, and lasts six months. §705.20(b): a small manufacturer (40 CFR 704.3) reporting exclusively as an article importer under §705.18(a) has twelve months from the same start. §705.25: keep the records that document what was reported for 5 years beginning on the last day of the submission period.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: Submission period starts on this date at the latest (earlier if EPA announces a date: 60 days after it); it lasts six months, or twelve months for a small manufacturer reporting only as an article importer
“the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier, and last for six months.”
§705.20(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
§705.1(b) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 31 Jan 2027
Applies to products manufactured on or after 31 Jan 2027
Stated in §705.20(a)-(b): “the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier”. Paragraph (c): “EPA intends to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the submission period date and revising or removing this paragraph (c).” The period had not begun on the date this row was made (2026-10-26); the date is the latest start the text allows.
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“All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”
§705.20(a) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab)
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