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From: Sent: To: Subject: 30 January 2024 14:31 FW: Ministry of Economic Affairs Baden-Wrttemberg: Invitation for participation on exchange on PFAS February 20 from 15:30 to 17:30 From: echa.europa.eu> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:30 PM To: < echa.europa.eu>; < echa.europa.eu>; < echa.europa.eu> Cc: echa.europa.eu> Subject: FW: Ministry of Economic Affairs Baden-Wrttemberg: Invitation for participation on exchange on PFAS February 20 from 15:30 to 17:30 Hi Here it is Best regards From: Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 12:41 PM To: ' bruessel.bwl.de> Subject: RE: Ministry of Economic Affairs Baden-Wrttemberg: Invitation for participation on exchange on PFAS February 20 from 15:30 to 17:30 Dear Thank you for your message. We are pleased to hear that the evaluation of the universal PFAS restriction proposal is followed at such a prominent political level. We would also like to thank you for the invitation to exchange views on the implications of the proposed restriction on February 20th. However, in order to ensure fair treatment and transparency, we have currently decided not to take part in such appointments as the role of our Agency in this case is only to provide procedural support to the scientific committees during the restriction process. We would like to emphasise that the restriction proposal has been developed by five national authorities (Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway) and is being evaluated by the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio Economic Assessment Committee (SEAC) at ECHA. Both committees will assess the information in the restriction proposal and the comments submitted in the six-month consultation of the proposal and provide their opinions to the European Commission. It is the European Commission who will take the decision together with the European Member States regarding the restriction proposal. We will keep all interested parties informed about all steps of the process. We see that most of the companies mentioned in your email have provided information in the consultation of the restriction proposal. Please, be assured that this information will be examined by RAC and SEAC and taken into account in their opinion-making. We thank you again for your understanding and efforts. If you have any further questions, we would be happy to help you. Best regards, 1 European Chemicals Agency P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland Tel. echa.europa.eu http://echa.europa.eu/ The above represents the opinion of the author and is not an official position of the European Chemicals Agency. This email, including any files attached to it, is intended for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author as soon as possible and delete the message. From: bruessel.bwl.de> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 4:22 PM To: echa.europa.eu> Subject: Ministry of Economic Affairs Baden-Wrttemberg: Invitation for participation on exchange on PFAS February 20 from 15:30 to 17:30 CAUTION: This email originated from outside ECHA. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Check the email address of the sender. It is possible that the name of the sender is known to you (e.g. a colleague), but the actual sender is someone else. Dear On behalf of Minister Hoffmeister-Kraut, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Wrttemberg, and the German Industry Association Spectaris, I would like to cordially invite you to an exchange addressing the implications of the proposed PFAS restriction in Europe. The objective of the exchange with you is to outline the socio-economic impact of the current restriction proposal and discuss possible solutions for a more balanced approach. Stakeholders from different high-tech industry sectors will contribute to the discussion: renowned SPECTARIS member companies, including ZEISS (MedTech, photonics) and KARL STORZ (MedTech), both based in the German region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, as well as the Fluoropolymers Product Group and representatives of other industry sectors, Airbus (transportation) and Bosch (industrial technology). The event will take place on February 20, from 15:30 to 17:30, at the Representation of the State of Baden-Wrttemberg to the European Union, Rue Belliard 60/62, 1040 Brussels. We will provide detailed information about the agenda and a participants list in due time. We would very much appreciate your participation in this event and looking forward to your confirmation. Kind regards 2 for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Rue Belliard 60-62 1040 Brssel Tel: Mobil: Mail: bruessel.bwl.de Internet: www.stm.baden-wuerttemberg.de +++ Bitte prfen Sie der Umwelt zuliebe, ob der Ausdruck dieser E-Mail erforderlich ist +++ Datenschutzhinweise unter https://stm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/datenschutz/ oder postalisch auf Anfrage. 3