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fice Sanitary (tf) I August 2, 2023 ISO 9001:2015 (f) 15219 Muhlhauser Road, West Chester, Ohio 45011 I www.acesanitary.com ECHA Committee c/o European Chemicals Agency P.O. Box 400 00121Helsinki Finland restriction @echa.europa Subject: 2023 ECHA Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal To whom it may concern: Ace Sanitary, a fully owned subsidiary of Flow Control Holdings, is an American manufacturer and supplier of premium flexible hose products for sanitary and high purity applications ranging from multi-use hoses and fittings to single-use assemblies. This letter is written in support of the ASME BPE Standards Committee position and letter submitted to ECHA on July 24, 2023, regarding ECHA Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal drafted for REACH by Danish, German, Swedish and the Netherlands Agencies https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/f605d4b5-7c17-7414-8823-b49b9fd43aea, - Prepublication 07.02.2023. Both fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers (such as PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, VF2/HFP, FKMs and FFKMs) are used in pipes, tubes, fittings, seals, gaskets, vessels, sterile filters, and more. The universal ban of PFAS would greatly impact our PTFE hose production used in numerous applications in the pharmaceutical industry. We ask that you carefully consider the information presented to you by the ASME BPE Standards Committee in the attached. Thank you, Alyssa Morrow Alyssa Morrow, Compliance Manager Flow Control Holdings Attachment: ASME BPE to ECHA_2023.07.24