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PFAS restriction in Europe Background and current status Martijn Beekman National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands) 1 Content > Action needed > EU wide consensus to take measures > EU PFAS restriction > Current status Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 2 15 June 2022 Action needed PFOA and GenX pollution in Dordrecht (NL) (2016) REACH registration dossier for GenX was available; substance evaluation and SVHC identification initiated Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 3 15 June 2022 Action needed > Not only in The Netherlands: All over Europe (and outside Europe) Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 4 15 June 2022 Action needed Everyday new stories....... Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 5 15 June 2022 EU wide consensus to take measures Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 6 15 June 2022 EU PFAS restriction > 2020: NL, DE, DK, SE and NO announce preparation of restriction dossier > Group approach; OECD 2021 definition > Common concern persistency, additional concerns > All uses, except fire fighting foams > Restriction according to REACH article 69.5 Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 7 Image: EEA, Eionet Report - ETC/WMGE 2021/9, December 2021 Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 8 15 June 2022 Group approach Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 9 15 June 2022 Main PFAS subgroups Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 10 15 June 2022 Hazard Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 11 15 June 2022 Uses Image source: https://defence.gov.au/environment/pfas/PFAS.asp Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 > EC/ECHA: fire fighting foams (not included) > Germany: consumer mixtures, metal plating, transport > Denmark: lubricants, construction products, electronics and energy > Sweden: textile, cosmetics > Norway: ski wax, petroleum and mining, Fgas uses > Netherlands: food contact materials, medical applications, production of fluoropolymers and waste and recycling > Additional uses will be added to the dossier 12 Current status > May-July 2020: call for evidence > July-Oct 2021: 2nd consultation round > July 2021: Registry of Intention > January 2023: Dossier submission Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 2023 13 Consultation rounds Manufacure and import TULAC Food contact materials and packaging Metal plating and manufacturing of... Consumer mixtures Cosmetics Ski wax HVARC and gasous PFAS Medical devices and medicinal products Transportation Electronics, semiconductor and energy... Construction and lubricants Petroleum and mining Waste 0 Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 Consultation Call for evidence 2nd Consultation round Date 11 May - 31 July 2020 19 July - 17 October 2021 Remark 537 reactions on the questionnaire Study summaries on 16 uses were provided for commenting accompanied by a questionnaire. 1252 reactions were received in total 50 100 150 200 250 14 PFAS used in EU PFAS emission in EU Next steps > January 2023: Dossier submission > 2023: Consultation by ECHA on dossier > 2023/2024: Consultation by ECHA on draft SEAC opinion > 2024: To European Commission for decision making Beekman, EU PFAS restriction 17 15 June 2022 Take home message: restriction is on its way, be prepared @rivm.nl