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 However, the current PFAS restriction proposal would significantly impact the railway system. Failure to gbraanntofexPeFmpAtSiofnors corrucdiearlograaitlioanpsplwiocautlidonms.eaAnsatnheismemeadpipalticea(t1i8onmsoanrtehscraiftticearlefnotrryvairntiooufsorecses)enatnidaltortaaill components and are also required for spare parts and maintenance activities, the ban would trigger a cascade of far-reaching consequences for the railway system. Without some key PFAS, the rail sector would not be able to operate efficiently, which can lead to serious adverse effects on the daily lives of Europeans and the broader European economy. Such restrictions would necessitate a phased approach to adopt alternative technologies, starting with intensive research and development to bring non-existent or merely conceptual solutions to fruition, followed by prototyping, testing, and scaling up, each phase introducing additional costs and complexities. It would drastically reduce global competitiveness compared to non-EU competitors unaffected by the European PFAS restriction. It would also increase the cost of transitioning to more. sustainable transport within the EU. This could hamper the crucial importance rail has to play in achieving the ambitious decarbonisation goals of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and of the EU Climate Law. rTehsetriEcutiroonpeparnoporsaiall sftoarkaehboalldearnscedpraopmportoeacthhethfaotllsoiwmiunlgtatneecohunsilcyalpriomtpecrtosvetmheenetnsvitroontmheentPFaAnSd supports economic viability: RSeovliuteiwoncsliafussuecshsahlotuelrdnaptriovveisdceasnufbfeicfioeuntndt.ime to identify and implement alternative non-PFAS PRiFsAkS-bianssetdeaadnodfsaubusnitvaenrcsea-lbraessterdicatpiponr,oraecghaersdlsehsosulofd tbheeiprrteofxeircrietdy afonrdbrainsknipnrgofitlh.e most harmful As PFAS are currently non-declarable substances, the first step is to make them legally declarable. + Alonger transition period should help develop durable and safe PFAS-free alternatives and verify and certify such options to fulfl all other applicable legislation. * dAectleeramrilnyedd.efined procedure for applying, reviewing, and extending derogations should be The use of PFAS should remain possible in use cases essential to society as long as there is no full- scale availability of suitable and technically developed substitutes. * The "repair-as-produced" principle should be applied, with indefinite derogations for spare parts, refurbished parts, equipment, and products already placed on the market. + sEhnosuulrdinbgeefcfeencttriavleteongfuoarrcaenmteenetathlrevoeulghpltahyienmgafrikeledtbseutrvweeielnlacnocmepseytisttoerms, especially from third parties non-affected by the PFAS restriction. * The current list of derogations should be extended to consider the relevance oinf tPhFeArSaiflowraay winidduestrrya.nge of non-replaceable and indispensable applications. Thefollowingtablesummathredierosgaetison requests. Exemption": as already covered byRequlation (Eu)2024/...ofthe EuropeanParliamentandof the Council of7February 2024 on fluorinated reennousegases. amending Directive(EU) 2019/1937andrepeatingRegulation (EU)No517/2014(TextwithEEArelevance) P[ioterot Rapp pLool] + roveprses Sctitons PReeeernipons 8 se[miEcolnileors [RCoTvSi rovesdio: SWemicosn ar Toomer tanacxrirgesmerce [copnese El LCoowmrasnon ctreoamcrtgaorcooeognd Shing pingceners Svreeercioanspperrot.eitne Scrgopaion Tem onses Hen AC Come conHenmaeciis ronmincceoemeerms CaenrmeymMocs : sper P aie s Poet Pplabraceinavmiiirisehlo] Mpigi s5i3s.y6e3syaatteeerr0s)) SmMsipessteer Sassiesgter) Seenssyiegsnseter) MMiiggve CES] moe 553300003333yewsaatneer)) sar CCoomsasyemessnter)) Sirgen segment gue bewing | E5o2n65seesntoenret6)) Cotsen ste) Torsomem-odcogkee Vesvevsesrrok. magione 6033wana) Sewsisviane) Jaymo eiulier ploeonrrimcd sidne pixveennoneny xxeennoonn exxeemntoonn" 135oyxemntatoenr [rt 13135yyeensahteerres 155ers erin . sys heres 135ateyr- aenirism