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r III , federal public service HEALTH, FOOD CHAIN SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PFHxA restriction dossier Background Annex XV Dossier submitted by Germany in 2019 Public consultation 25/03/2020 - 25/09/2020 Delay in Scientific Opinion making due to uncertainties on the risk assessment approach Final Background Document and Opinions published in December 2021 Delayed several times at REACH Cee First Commission draft proposal for REACH Cee of 22/06/2023 Scope Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances Indicative list of substances has been provided by ECHA: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/7d a473c1-7f27-df34-9e6a-46152ef10d4b DE proposal: Broad restriction with targeted (temporary) exemptions Linked with other PFAS restrictions COM proposal Targeted scope in stead of broad approach, only covering following uses: Textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing and related accessories for the general public (2-year transition) Footwear for the general public paper and cardboard used as food contact materials within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (2-year transition) Mixtures for the general public (2-year transition) Cosmetic products as defined in Article 2(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. (2-year transition) Non clothing consumer textiles (3-year transition) Fire fighting foams Training and testing (18 months) Municipal fire services (18 months) Civil aviation (5 years) Concentration limits: 25 ppb for sum of PFHxA 1000 ppb for sum of related substances in line with other PFAS restrictions First impressions Not an ambitious proposal Targeted in stead of broad scope is very limited Not in line with Dossier and Scientific Opinions Not in line with CSS ambitions New information not taken into account Opinions of RAC and SEAC have been finalized for PFAS in AFFF could be used for this restriction proposal Reporting provisions have been removed Main reasoning COM: RAC and SEAC could not conclude on many uses due to "inconsistencies" in the Dossier Therefore opted to only target uses for which emissions and risks are certain Next steps Coordinate BE input and position via the BCR Try and add other targeted uses that were assessed by the DS and Scientific Committees (fire-fighting, other paper and board, professional textiles, etc.) Try and have additional provisions added (reporting, RMM) Contact other Member States to discuss the proposal (REACH-up?) Possible timeline: Submit BE written input by September 1st October 2023 REACH Cee meeting: Second discussion on the dossier December 2023 REACH Cee meeting: Final discussion and vote if possible Act Annex Microsoft Word Document Microsoft Word Document