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BELGIAN REACH COMMITTEE Restrictions on PFAS
14/06/2022
EEB
European Environmental Bureau
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THE PFAS MOMENT(UM)
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Public
PFAS RESTRICTIONS
consultations
ECHA Dossier submitter
1 y Prep. work Annex XV
Call for
evidence
1 y
RAC&SEAC
Scientific opinion
European Commission
Annex XV 6 m
SEAC op. 60 d
3 m Proposal
REACH Committee
1 y Vote
"universal" Fire-fighting foams
C6 (PFHxA) C6 (PFHxS)
C9-C14 PFCA - #68new C6 siloxanes - #73 C8 (PFOA) - #68old
European Parliament
10 m 27 m
Veto?
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NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Non peut-tre
Resolution proposal 1546/001 On labelling of PFAS-containing goods
Resolution T-DG-2022-000045 On PFAS in food contact paper and board
universal
C4
others
F-gas
PFAS
PFHxA-related*
C6
C8
POPs
FP
PFPE
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*Potential other C6-PFAS (PFHxS-related, no major industrial use in EU) are covered by the restriction on PFHxS and related substances.
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The PFHxA restriction
- Dossier: Q1 2020 - RAC opinion: June 2021 - Final opinion: December 2021 - Publication of opinion: May 2022 -... Parliamentary question E-003275/2022
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OVERLAPPING RESTRICTIONS
Double discussions
Fire-fighting foams "C6" "universal"
"C6" Fire-fighting foams "universal"
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 ?
2023
2024
2025
Intention now Elaboration (from dossier to final opinion) Formalisation (REACH Art. 73 (1))
MERCI - DANK U - DANKE
Chemicals and Sustainable Production
European Environmental Bureau
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BACKUP SLIDES
EEB
European Environmental Bureau
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WHAT NEXT?
Article 73
Commission decision
1. If the conditions laid down in Article 68 are fulfilled. the Commission shall prepare a draft amendment to Annex XVII, within
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three months of receipt of the opinion of the Committee for Socioeconomic Analysis or by the end of the deadline established under Article 71 if that Committee does not form an opinion, whichever is the earlier.
Where the draft amendment diverges from the original proposal or if it does not take the opinions from the Agency into account, the Commission shall annex a detailed explanation of the reasons for the differences.
2. A final decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 133(4). The Commission shall send the draft amendment to the Member States at least 45 days before voting.
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Dessin schmatique des PFAS polymriques utiliss
Traitement de surface Papier Carton
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APPLICATIONS
Fluoropolymres Polymres chanes latrales fluores
PFHxA-related Petites molcules
p.ex.: J. Glge et al. : An overview of the uses of PFAS Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22, 2345, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00291G
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APPLICATIONS
Fluoropolymres Polymres chanes latrales fluores
Petites molcules
p.ex.: J. Glge et al. : An overview of the uses of PFAS Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22, 2345, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00291G
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EMISSIONS SUR LE CYCLE DE VIE
Emissions: OECD: Working towards a global emission inventory of PFASs, Series on Risk Management No. 30, 2015, available here Incinration : S. Huber et al.: Emissions from incineration of FP materials: a literature survey, NILU 2009
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THREE MOLECULAR FLAVOURS
Oily
Linoleic acid
Watery
Maltose
"fluory"
FTMA
Additional information in Notes section
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Fluorine