National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations to Phase-Out the use of Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2019Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions, Phase-Out Time Frames, Notification and Phase-Out Plans4. Phase-Out Time Frames |
| (1) | No person may use, produce, distribute, sell, import or export— |
| (a) | Hexabromobiphenyl and Hexabromobiphenyl formulations and products after 31 December 2020; |
| (b) | Pentachlorobenzene and Pentachlorobenzene formulations and products after 31 December 2020; |
| (c) | Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acids, its salts (PFOS) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonyl Fluoride; PFOS formulations and products after 31 December 2021; |
| (d) | Hexabromodiphenyl Ether (Hexa-BDEs) and Heptabromodiphenyl Ether (Hepta-BDEs); Hexa-BDEs and Hepta-BDEs formulations and products after 31 December 2020; or |
| (e) | Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (Tetra-BDEs) and Pentabromodiphenyl Ether (Penta-BDEs); Tetra-BDEs and Penta-BDEs formulations and products after 31 December 2020. |
| (2) | Waste resulting from the phase-out of listed substances should be managed accordance National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act no 59 of 2008). |