The EU's upcoming PFAS restriction proposal will be one of the most comprehensive chemical interventions in history. The proposal is intended to put an end to the use of the problematic fluorinated substances across sectors – but the question is whether the EU's pace and transition periods are sufficient, and whether Denmark should take the lead with national regulation in specific product areas.

In this webinar, held on December 3, we delved into the content of the PFAS restriction proposal, what transition periods are at stake and what significance the current EU rollback policy has for future chemicals regulation. Finally, we rounded off by hearing about the construction industry's work and challenges in relation to PFAS in construction products.

Construction products are among the first product groups where requirements for the phasing out of PFAS are expected, and here the transition period is relatively short. At the same time, we see an EU policy that is rolling back environmental and chemical regulations in several places – for example through the so-called chemical omnibus.

Watch or re-watch the presentations from the webinar below.

Anna Heebøll, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

See slides from Anna's presentation here..

Sidsel Dyekjær, ChemSec

See slides from Sidsel's presentation here..

Emil Engel Magnussen, M.Sc. (Construction)

See slides from Emil's presentation here..

Moderator: Lone Mikkelsen, senior advisor at the Green Transition Denmark.

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