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Ref. Ares(2023)3666686 - 26/05/2023 EU Transparency Register ID Number: 91425447458-88 From: Sent: Monday 5 October 2020 11:47 To: Subject: [EXTERNAL] FW: EC & 3M cooperation on Green Deal & new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability Dear , , I thank you for your message. Unfortunately, he will not be available for a call due to a very constraint agenda but you may wish to contact , to check her availability. Kind regards, From: Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 6:46 PM To: Subject: EC & 3M cooperation on Green Deal & new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability veo. 1hope you are well in these particular times. You may recall that we talked early June in my capacity as Chairman of AmCham EU. 1was then informing you that we were working very constructively with 0GCLAJEN notably on the opportunity foar robust recast of the gas regulation: phasing out of GHG like SF6 in the energy sector is now possible thanks 10 technology development over the fast 5-10 years Toda|y wanted to inform you thatwe had recent discussions. with 0GGROWJSS e. the Green Deal / CSSand especiallythe PFAS chemicals action pla--n please find below the key bullet points (and attached our deck asa tech company &haovuerhraedcegnotodpaertxicchiapnatgieosnwtiotthh0eGEUENCaVlltfooor(EvideE nce).NFYl w)e Itwould be great if you could forward these materials to your cabinet members & relevant EC officials. We would be pleased to havea call with you and your colleagues on that subject whenever possible for you. Ina nutshell, 3M as a technology company fully supports the EU/EC policy agenda: we have more than 20,000 employees in Europe within 40 manufacturing ites. Science based legislation will be key to implement this agenda as well a to support innovation and investment (and jobs). It s key that the competitiveness of the European industriys maintained especially in the coming post-covid months & years that wil see a severe economic & social criss. A balanced legal framework should make it possible. 1am atyourdisposal for any discussion -- please let us know your availabilty. Thank you for your feedbac&k best regaJrEds, a Transparencya Register ID Number: 9142544745688 FrI om: Sent: Friday 25 September 2020 13:46 To: Subject: EC & 3M cooperation on Green Deal & new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability Dear Thank you for your time yesterday - we appreciated the open discussion. Attached is our presentation that you can use as you deem relevant. Please find below a 5 point summary from 3M as a technology company re. the future CSS & PFAS action plan: - 3M supports the EU Green Deal and a strong & consistent EU Single Market with science based legislation enabling innovation & investment (= jobs). 3M has 21,000 employees in EMEA and produces more than 50,000 products in 44 manufacturing sites. - PFAS chemicals (produced in 2 sites in Germany, EMAS certified & Belgium, to be in 2020) are applied to a very wide range of applications. Using these materials, 3M develop solutions for customers in many sectors: healthcare (anti-microbial resistance), automotive & aerospace (high temperature resistance), electronics (data centers cooling)... . Many downstream users (government through hospitals, industries... and citizens) will be impacted by any restriction. - REACH has provided predictability and should be the legal framework with its existing criteria (not only persistence) & established risk management processes for any future legislative initiative. - Grouping more than 4,000 substances with different chemical structure that are applied to a very wide range of applications is neither scientifically justified nor easy to implement (administrative burden & cost). "Arrowhead" / grouping by structure may better ensure that PFAS presenting unacceptable risks are restricted. - Within each potential restriction, allowing exemptions for uses that are essential will be critical if the EU is going to avoid substitution to less well functioning alternatives, and preserve its innovation capability and investment located in Europe. We look forward to continuing the discussion - potentially in November when the CSS has been publishedsowe can all reflect and exchange on the next steps? Thank you for any feedbac&k best regards, @