When reviewing derogations in the light of new information, the Commission ensure that: the uses of PFOS are phased out as soon as the use of safer alternatives is technically and economically feasible; a derogation is only continued for essential uses for which safer alternatives do not exist and where it has been reported what has been undertaken to find safer alternatives; releases of PFOS into the environment have been minimised, by applying best available techniques.
Pateicoties stabilitātei un ūdensnecaurlaidības īpašībām, perfluorētos savienojumus izmanto visdažādākā veida patēriņa precēs un rūpniecībā.