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Council of the European Union Brussels, 27 February 2023 (OR. en) 6869/23 ADD 1 COVER NOTE From: date of receipt: To: No. Cion doc.: Subject: ENV 179 ENT 36 COMPET 149 IND 72 SAN 107 CONSOM 56 MI 142 CHIMIE 12 DELACT 34 Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Ms Martine DEPREZ, Director 24 February 2023 Ms Thrse BLANCHET, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union C(2023) 1151 final - Annex ANNEX to the COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) .../... amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds Delegations will find attached document C(2023) 1151 final - Annex. Encl.: C(2023) 1151 final - Annex 6869/23 ADD 1 CSM/am TREE.1.A EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 24.2.2023 C(2023) 1151 final ANNEX ANNEX to the COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) .../... amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds EN EN ANNEX In Annex I, Part A, in the table, in the entry `Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds', the fourth column is amended as follows: (1) in point 3, the second sentence is replaced by the following: `This exemption shall be reviewed and assessed by the Commission no later than 25 August 2023.'; (2) point 4 is replaced by the following: `4. For the purposes of this entry, Article 4(1), point (b), shall apply to concentrations of PFOA and its salts equal to or below 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) where they are present in polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowders produced by ionising irradiation or by thermal degradation as well as in mixtures and articles for industrial and professional uses containing PTFE micropowders until [OP, please insert the date = 90 days after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. All emissions of PFOA during the manufacture and use of PTFE micropowders shall be avoided and, if not possible, reduced as far as possible. The limit of 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) shall apply only to manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFOA and its salts where they are present in PTFE micropowders that are transported or treated for the purpose to reduce the concentration of PFOA and its salts below the limit of 0,025 mg/kg (0,0000025 % by weight).'; (3) In point 5, subpoint (e) is deleted. EN 1 EN