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From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: - Ref. Ares(2020)7971501 - 28/12/2020 (CAB-BRETON) mercredi 23 decembre 2020 18:11 CAB BRETON ARCHIVES FW: Necessary Exemption from the PFHxA Restriction Necessary Exemption from the PFHxA Restriction.pdf From: @al berge iger.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 5:40 PM To: (CAB-BRETON) @ec.europa.eu>; (CAB-BRETON) @ec.europa.eu> Subject: Necessary Exemption from the PFHxA Restriction Dear Dear I am contacting you again on behalf of Alber & Geiger, a EU government relations law firm. We are currently representing Chemours, a world leader in the chemicals business, specializing in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions. We share this email with you, considering the big impact this topic has on the EU internal market and overall industrial policy. There is an ongoing restriction under ECHA against PFHxA and its related substances. One of the related substances is 6:2 FTS. 6:2 FTS should be exempted from the restriction and be allowed for use as processing aid in the production of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers. The latter enable critical industrial processes and applications, in several sectors: automotive and aerospace, microelectronics, medical devices, renewable energy, to mention a few. Many Member States' supply chains depend on products enabled by 6:2 FTS. These products in turn enable the realization of several EU p olicy objectives, ranging from the Green Deal and renewable energy, to the circular economy and digitization. 6:2 FTS is not intended in the end products, which is a more reason why it should be exempted from the PFHxA restriction (which happens to be used in end products). But even so, PFHxA's proposed restriction is based on persistence and mobility. These characteristics alone do not suffice to justify a restrict ion. For more informat ion you can read our Talking Points attached. We w ould appreciate a discussion with you on the aforementioned on a date and time of your convenience. Best regards, Alber & Geiger Rue des Colonies 11 1000 Brussels Belgium Tel.: +32 (0)2 Fax: +32 (0)2 517 65 00 Pariser Platz 4a 10117 Berlin Germany Tel.: Fax: 145 700 145 500 M@albergeiger.com www.albergeiger.com Alber & Geiger is a specialized lobbying law firm. More information on www.advocacyinlegislation.com Alber & Geiger: Advocacy in Legislation