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PFASs Working Group At ECHA, Annankatu 18, 00121, Helsinki, Finland Wednesday 25 September 2019, 09:00 -15:00 (Helsinki time) Draft annotated agenda: 11 September 20191 Chaired by: (NO) 1. Welcome (ECHA & Chair) 09.00 2. Follow up to the action points (not already covered in this agenda) Lead: (ECHA) Strategic issues 09.10 3. PFAS strategy (SE) Update on developments Finalise cover note Discussion on what constitutes critical/essential uses and the applicability of other definitions 09.45 (start time) Coffee break 10.30 - 11.00 3. PFAS strategy - Continued (SE) 11.00 Implementation and timing Participation of industry stakeholders (DG GROW) 4. PFAS and the HBM4EU - a proposed case study on PFAS (AT) 11.30 Presentations on the proposed case study (AT/ Univ. Antwerp) Discussion of project and interest from PFAS WG members (All) SVHC, CLH and evaluation activities 5. Mass screening of ECHA's database for PFAS (ECHA) 12.00 Presentation of the findings of the mass screening (ECHA) Discussion of findings and next steps (All) Lunch break 12.30 - 13.15 1 Indicative timings in red. 6. Is the arrow head approach still the best strategy for hazard assessment and risk management? (ECHA) 13.15 Reflection on the mass screening results and ongoing activities: do we continue with the strategy agreed for SC-PFASs while also serving the planned sector wise broad restrictions of PFASs or should we change the strategy? (ECHA) How to use substance evaluation most efficiently? (ECHA) Discussion on the way forward (All) 7. Dossier updates (ECHA/relevant MSCAs) 13.45 Brief discussion of issues arising from the current PFAS dossiers based on updates circulated in advance by ECHA. Restriction activities 8. Studies and preparation for possible restrictions 14.00 PFAS in fire-fighting foams. Report from the workshop held the previous day, preliminary findings of the study and discussion of next steps. (COM/ECHA) PFAS in textiles. Update on the study for PFAS in textiles and discussion of issues for further consideration. (COM/ECHA). 9. Dossier updates (ECHA/relevant MSCAs) 14.30 Brief discussion of issues arising from the current PFAS dossiers based on updates circulated in advance by ECHA 10. Any other business (Chair) 14.45 10.1 Standard analytical methods for PFAS - Update on a workshop foreseen in January 2020 (DG ENV) Close of meeting 15.00 o0o