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Internal 21 Mar 2022 1 (1) PS Restriction - update on progress with restrictions Annex XV restriction proposals under opinion making in RAC/SEAC - PFASs in firefighting foams (ECHA): Submitted Jan 2022. Restriction of PFASs in firefighting foams. Substance scope, hazard and risk from the universal PFAS (UPFAS) restriction. Proposal will act as an `ice-breaker'. Consultation on Annex XV underway. Information session for stakeholders on 5th April 2022. Final SEAC opinion currently scheduled for adoption Mar 2023 but likely to be very large consultation response that may cause a delay to opinion making (ECHA: ; COM: Other - Member States (NL, DE, SE, NO, DK) are working on a wide (`universal') restriction on PFASs. ECHA is supporting the work on a technical basis and cooperating on aspects relevant to ECHA's proposed restriction of PFAS in AFFF (see above). Submission data on ROI revised in January 2022 to January 2023 (originally July 2022 - a delay of six months). Substance scope is to be aligned with updated OECD PFAS definition (ECHA: