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etwesconorsse- naan To: ce: Subject: RE: PFAS = request for a meeting oearJN. Thank you for your message and your interest in the developmentofthe essential use concept. As you rightly point out, the European Commission is supported i is work onthistopic bya contractor. The contractors are in the information gathering phase and are also preparing for a workshop which is preliminarily scheduled for March 2022. `dCeocnlsiindeeyrionugrtrhiesq,uaelsltifnoprutasmeceurtrienngtlayfdtierretchteeCdhtrhirsotumgahs tbhriesackhaannndewli.llWfeorwwoaurlddytohuerrceofnotraecrtedsepteacitlfsultloyour contractor to keep you informed about the detailsofthe upcoming workshop. Twheewporuelpdaratthieornefoofrae ardesvtirciectyioonuptroopproosvaildfeorinafgorrmoautpioonf PoFnAySouisrasnpeicniiftiicatuisveesofinavgertoeurpinoafryMmeemdbiceirnaSltates, CprhoedmuicctaslstoAgtehnecmy. M(oRergeistirnyfoofrmraetsitroinactbioonuitnttheinstiionnitsiautnitviel coauntcboemfeou-nEdCoHnAt(heeurwopeab.esui)t).e ofthe European Wishingyou a nice holiday season, with best regards, I European Commission UnDiGtE8N.V2ISuRsOtNaiMnEaNbTle chemicals 8Te1l0:4493B2R2USSELS Fox: 43221 Themiasiel-]mailcontainsthe|p@ecrcseounraolpoap.ciunionsoftheauthoranddoesnotnecessarily reflectthe offical olpeipnoiionntodfethvueeCoofmfmiciiselsdioenl.a LCoopmimniisonsieoxnp.rime ci estunavspersonnelqu nerefltepasncessaiement oD ---- Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021.6:09 PM To: (ENV) @cc.europa.eu> ce @animalhealtheurope.eu>; `Sublect: PF@AaSni-rmeaqluheesatltfhoreuarmoepeet.ienug> Dear INN. AnimalhealthEurope is the association representing manufacturers of animal `medicines, vaccines and other animal health products in Europe. Weare a Brusselsbhaesaetdh naosts-ofcoira-tpiroonfistibnoEduyrroepper.eIsternetpirnegsebnottsh bcootrhpoirnantoevamteormsbeanrds gaennderniactsioanlailkea,naismawlell a9s0%laorfget,hemeEudrioupmea-nsmiazarenkedtsfmoarllanciommaplanhieeaslt.hApnriomdaulchtesa.lthEurope'smembershipcovers Asyou may know, some veterinary medicinal products (VMPs), after having been approved by the EMA contain PFAS. aHlorveiaevdeyri,mapascatirnesguVltIPofstehiethReErAdCuHriRneggtuhleaitrimonan(uRfeagct19u0r7e/o2r00in6)thveairriocuosmpionsiititaitoinv,esaanrde are in direct conflict with the rules in Reg 2019/6 (Veterinary Medicinal Products pRreogpuolsaatliofnorenrterstyriincttoiofnoorfcepeorn- 2a8ndJapnoulayrfylu2o0r2o2a.lkFyolrseuxbasmtpanlceetsh(ePFrAeSc)enwthliyclha,ugnicvheendits `broad definition of PFAS, threatenas ban on specific VMPs or renders their `manufacture impossible as there are no alternatives.E.g.this couldeliminateall inhalation anaesthetics currently used in both human and veterinary medicine, and it could cause significant treatment gaps in other areas with implications for animal health but also for public health as some of the conditions that are treated by these medicines (e.g. fleas and ticks, and the diseases they carry) can impact human health ifthe animals are left insufficiently treated, or even untreated. Aswe are aware that you are responsible for this file in DG Envi,wewould very much value to discuss with you the particularityof our sector and products, exchange on what the definition of "essential use " could entail, be consulted by the consulting firm `toWpoiocd. you are working with and be informed!involved in relevant workshops on the 1 hope to have an opportunity to discuss these elements with you just after the Christmas break. Best regards, animalhealth \/ europe Ae1niemaelebseTs,etwhBaurroenpne 156,1.bo8x iTinma Transparency Reger: 2037815. Sacmabeatbesccoyn Fol Sinabestisotn Teter otic: This cma esas, togetPUVhoikletselirhotusoagroyneoaFbtatucUaenecbbvoanoidsk:nisnwnc.f wiBcwmo.a pnatalc n.sfee torhcmb oramsto aogn2ishmo Caaotlrhmk etSaaylebt, hneEcytosnflidhesnttiahlusoge riPrbeoetnegecetdnito.inm Regieatnodt ne(dGOtP)a.bys AlrfloaptehhresAomnakddoandhodaretecvreeyghainnontdnyooupnterS4ia3enasnlicnoIgntea:cotsS,mhmyuokldynyghustahhane1tEeGvCieulnEteOriunerr curly ecrde and ed ie he Fegan. Fe check ok poy PC) Gio mre ann.