The notified draft ordinance does not only cover food contact materials, but also 1) Firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including ready-to-use portable fire extinguishers. 2) Packaging and labelling for partially halogenated unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons, 3) Substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives, 4) Substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorocarboxylic acids with 15 to 21 carbon atoms. 5) Substances, articles and preparations containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins 6) Substances, articles and preparations containing chlorpyrifos 7) Certain products containing mercury 8) Plant protection products and 9) Fertilizer The new regulations on firefighting foam concentrates, the regulation on packaging and labelling for partially halogenated unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons and the regulation on substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives are harmonizations with EU law. The regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing perfluorocarboxylic acids with 15 to 21 carbon atoms, the regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and the regulation of substances, articles and preparations containing chlorpyrifos are based on a decision of the twelfth Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention. The regulation on mercury is amended due to…