French PFAS ban spares secondhand garments 

PARIS - France’s newly published decree which defines how the country’s ban on PFAS applies to textiles, footwear, and waterproofing agents confirms a range of market thresholds, exemptions and how secondhand garments are effectively now out of scope. 

This carveout means that used PFAS-treated textiles can continue to be traded in the French secondhand market, even as new PFAS-containing products are progressively restricted.