General statement on ECHA proposal for PFAS restriction

Euralarm fully supports the European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and we believe that individual substances that pose an unacceptable risk due to their properties and use profile should be restricted or regulated based on scientific evaluation.

The proposed general ban on the manufacture, use and placing on the market of any kind of PFAS (in substances, components and devices) would have a massive impact on nearly all our member companies and the users of our fire detection, fire protection and security systems, with limited benefit to the environment.

Euralarm has issued a fact sheet on the specific impact of PFAS restriction on firefighting gases. The attached statement provides specific additional considerations from our fire safety, extinguishing and security sectors and supports the general position paper issued by Orgalim and provides specific considerations from our fire safety and security sectors.