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WTO notification · TBT

AustraliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Chemical products – Australia

Official title

Proposed scheduling decision - Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) and related substances (PDF 250KB); Proposed scheduling decision - Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS), perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) and related substances (PDF 249KB); Proposed scheduling decision - 2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol (PDF 254KB)

Australia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 March 2026. The comment period closed on 24 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) and related substances; Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS), perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) and related substances; 2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol

Notifying member
Australia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or Australia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/AUS/197
ICS classification
  • 71.100 Products of the chemical industry

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 24 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
PFHpS and related substances and PFNS, PFDS and related substances: 1 January 2027 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol: 1 July 2027

How to comment

The comment period closed on 24 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/AUS/197; it can take them up with Australia.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively manage the risks of industrial chemicals to the environment, while providing consistent requirements for businesses across Australia. The IChEMS Register records standards for the environmental management of chemicals, including risk management measures for specific industrial uses. In turn, the Australian federal government and each state and territory government will enact legislation to implement the standards in their jurisdictions. The proposed standards will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 7 of the IChEMS Register. This will prohibit their import, manufacture, use and export in Australia, with exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, articles in use prior to the standards' date of entry into force, and for the presence of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol in hydrocarbon fuels at a level below or equal to 50 mg/kg. Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) and related substances; Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS), perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) and related substances; 2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol

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