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rise ASAE pa S3soom eBrSRo 3TR fEEi=es] --Dm 5t E5i ttsos s cic Dearvr J, --_---- EPlueraospeefainndChaetmtaicchaelds aAlgeetntceyr.from Peter van der Zandt, Director of Risk Management, EEnm TBe.lO..: B+o3x584090, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland http://echa.europa.eu/ Tah baosaere8nt th pon of he author ad it nfl postaioTn ofethaEurorpeaan Chaarriicse Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 4:58 PM To: ECHA EO <gxecutive-directeuorro@paeecuh>a; ECHA Management Board <mb- ccI---.coc2-. secretariat@echaeuropa.eu> DOGS Fosse] `Subject: RE: Conformity check ofthe Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal for PFASs [FFW- oe I rm m------ toO nne E , ECHA Committees (we understood that these were not to be approached directly). We submitted our document to ECHA's Secretariat and ExecutiveDirectorfor circulation to the ECHA `Committees on 8 March 2023, ie. 7 days before the RAC meeting. You replointehde following day, stating that documents shoudbesubmitted 10 days before RAC meetings. However, inthe present case, our document should be accepted by RAC for the following reasons: 1. The 10-daydeadine is not prescriptive. AccordingtoArticle 14ofthe RACRulesof Procedure, "documentsshall pormallybe mads availableatleast tencalendardays before the. meeting' (emphasis added). The word "normally" implies that there can be exceptions to the rule, and indeed, in the past certain documents were admitted within a shorter timeframe. 2. The 10-day ruleisexplainedbythe lengthivoloufmae document. In the instant case, our `documents only 6 pages long. 3. The 10-day rule may be shortened to 7 days, or less, in case of urgency. According to Article: 15 of the RAC Rules of Procedure, documents for an urgent meeting shall be circulated at the atest7calendardays before the start of the meeting. As explained in my emai below, the case of PFAS is urgent because itis unique, unprecedented and raises substantive `methodologicalconcems,with 10,000 substances deciined in multiple uses being grouped together nto a singleAnnexXVproposal.Thelattervill have amajor impactonthe EU industry and economic operators Based on the foregoing, we conclude that there are reasonable grounds for admitting our document `submission for consideration by the RAC members during their 15 March 2023 meeting at which the PFAS Restriction Proposal will bediscussed. Discarding thedocumentfrom the RACH discussions would not be in line with the principle of fai hearing. Also,inaccordancevithArticle 7ofthe RulesofProcedureoftheCommittees,RACmeetinagres. chaired by an employee of ECHA assigned by ECHA's Executive Director, which is the reason why we addressed our document oyou as Govemance officer and to ECHA's Executive Director (for further circulation to RAC members). Fpianratlilcyi,pactoiuolndinyoRuApCle/aSsEeAspCecmiefeytiwnhgest,heeirtihtewroduilredctbley oprostshirboluegthoCoEbtFaIiCn aornaancycroedtihteartsitoankfeohrolder? We look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance for your understanding and collaboration on this important tmatter. Bestcl M: +32 iy g From: ECHA EO <executive-directeourro@peacehua> TSooeBRTonto, rch 208 S=t on CHA O <ecce ditector@echa.europa.eu>; ECHA Management Board <mb-secretarieautr@oepacehua> A o -- cr: cn cnn cco ECA `Committee Risk Assessment <cac@echaeuropa.eu>; ECHA Committee Socio-economic Analysis <seac@echa.europa.eu> Subject: RE: Conformity check of the Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal for PFASs [FFWDOCS FID6586091] DearIE "Thank you for your email. Please note that all submissions must be made during the formal RAC consultation a ee on: process and, for plenary, before the 10-day moratorium during which new documents `Cmoamymintottebee itsatbhleerdetfoorReAnCotmeinmabeprossi.tiAocncotrodcionnsgitdoerthteheRAdCocRuumleesntofyPoruocseudbumriet,tetdhefor this 1 would like to re-iterate that your messages addressed to the ECHA committees should be sent to the email addresses included in the cc field (rac@echa.europa.ey and seac@echa.europa.eu) and not to this email. Thank a for your cooperation and best regards, rom: 1: cor Sent: Monday, March 13, 2023 4:13 PM To: ECHA EO <executive-directeuorro@peaecuh>a; ECHA Management Board <mb- -- " . secretariat@echaeuropaeu> -- HA Committee Risk Assessment <rac@echaeuropa.eu>; ECHA Committee Socio-economic Analysis `Subject: RE: Conformity check of the Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal for PFASs [FFW- DOCS FID6586091] cox TSEEE CIE RES Se on snL isr eh,ers gRaEN ACATy T O a Ey a Sout aovis a SAIS TA _-- a _- a a rom:I =. Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023 10:13 AM To: ECHA EO <gxecutive-directeuorro@paeecyha; ECHA Management Board <mb- cseocretariat@echa europa.eu> ac Ate RaksemechnWua tag 80 OA CommieSfoectt-ereccoonmoamic <seac@echa europa.eu> Sere `Subject: RE: Conformity check of the Annex XV Restriction Report Proposal for PFASs [FFW- oer mn A ps, a a SFernotm::TEhCuHrsAdEaOy <Maerxcehc5u2ti0v2e3-8d:13i7rMecteouro@peacehua> To:I |< com>; ECHA Managaemeent Board <n: co i - litea ra I eafildie shecom: : CHA aSubinc: ReE Conformitycheck oftheAnnex XV Restriction Report Proposal for RACs oerIanN c R Thank ya ou for yeouremaie,eotfhh.icahmtacakpnoewnlaedsge receopr,aIntyhars breenctorravnessmpiotneddentcoet)he Sect ragerts, Conapean.Che.miTc.alOs AgaenndcyRelations Urit TaP.O. io doen Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland Mob. +358 50 41 B68 88 i i eo Le lado TSeont]:Wedhstay, March5 2023 10:34 PuTT-- bitin To: ECHA Management Board <mb-secretariat@echa.europa.eu>; EEC O<eH xecutA ive- mr pide" soy elds com> Subject:Conformitycheckof theAnnexXVRestriction Report PropfoorsPFaASls Dear ECHASecretariat, Wsuebsrteafenrcteos(tPheFA"SAsn)n"eaxnXdViRtessAtnrincetxieosnR(`etphoerPtrPorpoopsoasl'a)l,fosrubamirtestterditctoioEnfCoHrAPoern-a1n3Jdapnoluyafruyo2r0o2a3lakynld officiallypuboln7iFesbruharye202d3. fWoerRuinsdkeArssstaensdstmheanttthReAECC"H)Aw'isllCroemsmpiectttieveefloyrmSeoectioon-E1c0onMoamricchAannadlyosnis1(5`MSaErACc'h)2a0n2d31C0odmimistctueses: twihlelcvoontteoennttofhtehciosnPforrompiotsyaolf.WtheePurnodeprosstaalnwditthhtathenrtehqeuciornetmeexnttossfettheisneAmenenteixnXgsV,otfheRECoAmCmHittees. 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