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Ref. Ares(2016)1665053 - 08/04/2016 From: @digitaleurope.org] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 7:57 PM To: (GROW); (GROW); (GROW); (ENV); (ENV); (GROW) Cc: Subject: DIGITALEUROPE Views Spare Parts Provision in SEAC Opinion re PFOA Restriction Dear , , , , DIGITALEUROPE, the association representing the digital technology industry in Europe, welcomes the opportunity to provide further comments on the spare parts provision as currently contemplated by SEAC in its final opinion on the restriction of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), PFO--salts and PFO-related substances, adopted on 4 December 2015 and discussed during the stakeholder meeting organized by DG GROW on March 15th. DIGITALEUROPE has been actively involved as a stakeholder in the process by providing regular feedback on the restriction dossier. Therefore, we would like to further comment on the spare parts provision now that the EU Commission is in the process of drafting the final proposal for amending REACH Annex XVII, in order to ensure that the proposal fully reflects the `repair as produced' principle. We would be happy to set-up a meeting at your convenience to further discuss the above. Kind regards, @digitaleurope.org | http://www.digitaleurope.org DIGITALEUROPE represents the digital technology industry in Europe. 14 rue de la Science, 1040 Brussels | Tel: +32 2 M.: +32 *The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of DIGITALEUROPE aisbl.