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Ad-Hoc open BCR Meeting -- PFAS Restriction - 28/03/2023 in FPS premises 1. Please fill in this questionnaire if you want to present a topic during the Ad-Hoc PFAS meeting : The document should be send back before 13th March 2023 to: @health.fgov.be and Cc: @health.fgov.be It will help us to frame the agenda and organize the discussion on this large restriction. 2. Your presentation should be shared with the Authorities health.fgov.be and Cc: @health.fgov.be ) no later than the 20th March 2023 . The presentation should be maximum 5 slides ( the time allowed to each stakeholders will be 10 min max ). 3. The final agenda will follow before the meeting including a Teams link to follow the discussion remotely. Registration is mandatory, not registered stakeholders will not be admitted in the room or online. Questionnaire to send back to the BCR secretariat before the 13 March 2023 - Do you have remarks on the scope (definition of the PFAS ?) o Will the new PFAS restriction replace the existings PFAS-restrictions (e.g. PFHxA, ...) - Please indicate your sector and describe briefly the Restriction impact/influence on your sector . o We represent the textile industry. For some technical textiles (protective clothing, clothing for armed forces, medical textiles, ...) the use of PFAS is still needed in order to meet specific standards - Do you have specific remarks on the restriction text and its exemptions. 4 Are you concerned by an exemption?  If yes, is the timing foreseen reasonable for your sector? Most of the derogations are granted for 13,5 years. At this moment it is unclear wh this will be sufficient or not. Have you conducted an alternative assessment that indicates that the proposed timing is reasonable or not? - Other o Some essential uses for textiles do not have a derogation at this moment e.g. armed forces (police and army), protective clothing against chainsaws, ...