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Inatasrtiaoonns UAnsisooncaoftiiongoof PKuesehperFsan(s1p7e)r.tdOeFm)oannsEuUrnopoeanforFFsosSs iya AERRN A ALLRAIL a EFA i} yEiR -- =ITxE wo uni"fe PFAS, a large class of thousands of synthetic chemicals SPuerb-staanncdesp.olyP-FfAluSoraoraelkuyslesduibnsmtaanncyespr(oPdFuAcSt)s aanred haafvaemivlayrioofusarvtailfiucaiballecphreompiecratlisss:wiltuhbr1i2ca,n0t0,0wadtieffreraenndt deilretctrriecpaelllaenndce,thedrumraabliliintsyulautnidoenr, reexftrirgeemreantcsonedtci.tiHoonwsev(eterm,pePrFaAtuSreh,avpereasshuirgeh, perradsiiasttieonnc,e cahsesmoicciaaltse)d, cwhietmhicpaoltesn"t.ial environmental and human health concerns, thus the alternative name of "the forever ECHA and the PFAS restriction proposal longer be permitted by 2027-2030. After tis, possible derogations might be granted for use-specific cases and a time-limited transition period (maximum until 2039-2042) without extension or renewal. In PFAS are currently crucial for the European rail stakeholders Binedsuisdtersy saondmeitscoenntsiuremevralpureodcuhacitns., SPoFmAeS PaFreASusaerde icnrumciaanlyfoirndtuhsetrriaaill ssuepcptlorys,inidnucslturdyitnghrtohueghratlhesiurpupslsy. ibnattvearriieosu,sfuaeplpclailcla,tihoyndsra-uliscucfhluidass, lfuibrreifciagnhttsi,ngsefaolaimng,s,rpelfarsitgiecrsa,ntte(xFt-egsa,seasd)h,eseilveecst,ronic components, paints, otc. TwhhiechEuproospeeaunnarcacielpwtayabslteakreihskosldteorshusmupapnorhteaelftfhortosr ttohereesntvriicrtonPmFeAnSt,, esarnuevcihcrooamnsmmpeientrttfaellduoctrooomopccaottnaitnvioiniluctoyaucsailndyd(IsPmaFfpOerAtoy)v..inTghethEeiurroppreodaunctrasil asntdakseehrovlidceers's < 4 v However, the current PFAS restriction proposal would significantly impact the railway system. Failure to gbraanntofexPeFmAptSiofnors corrucdiearlograaitlioanpsplwicoautliodnsm.eaAnsatnheismemeadpipaltieca(t1i8onmsonartehscraiftitcearlefnotrryvainrtiooufsorecses)enatnidaltortaaill components and are also required for spare parts and maintenance activites, the ban would trigger a `cascade of far-reaching consequences for the railway system. Without some key PFAS, the rail sector would not be able to operate efficiently, which can lead to serious adverse effects on the daily lives of Europeans and the broader European economy. Such restrictions would necessitate a phased approach to adopt altemative technologies, starting with intensive research and development to bring non-existent or merely conceptual solutions to fruition, followed by prototyping, testing, and scaling up, each phase introducing additional costs and uconmapflfeexcitteidesb.y Itt hweoEuulrdopderaasntiPcaFlAlyS rreesdturcicetigonl.obIatlwocuolmdpeatlistoivienncersesasecotmhpeacroesdt otfo tnraonns-iEtiUonciongmpteotimtoorres sustainable transport within the EU. This could hamper the crucial importance rail has to play in achieving the ambitious decarbonisation goals of the Sustainable and Smart Mobilty Strategy and of the EU Climate Law. TrehsetriEcutiroonpeparonporsaiall sftoarkaehboaldlearnscedpraopmportoeacthhethfaotllsoiwmiunlgtatneecohunsilcyalpriomtpecrtosvetmheentesnvitroontmheentPFaAndS Supports economic viability: + Rsoolvuiteiwoncslfaussuecshsahlotuelrdnaptriovveisdceasnufbfeicfioeunntd.time to identify and implement alternative non-PFAS RiPsFkA-Sbainssetdeaadnodfsaubusnitvaenrcsea-lbraessterdicatpiponr,oarecghaersdlsehsosulodf tbheeiprrteofxeircrietdy afonrdbrainsnkipnrogfitlhee. most harmful As PFAS are currently non-declarable substances, the first step is to make them legally declarable. + A`alnodncgeertritfyrasnuscithioonptpieornisodtoshfouluflildalhleoltphdeervaeplpolpicdaubrlaeblleegiasnladtisoan.fe PFAS-free alternatives and verify Aclearly defined determined. procedure for applying, reviewing, and extending derogations should be TschaeleusaevaoiflaPbiFlAtSy osfhosuuiltdabrleemaainndptoeschsniibclaelilnyudsoeveclaospeesdesusbsstiteutnetsot.siocaielty as long as there is no ull- + Trehfeur"briesphaeidr-paasrt-sp,roedquuciepdm"epnrti,ncainpldepsrhooduulcdtsbealarpepalideyd,plwaictehdionndetfihneitmeardkeert.ogation for spare parts, sEhnosuulrdinbgeefcfeencttriavleteongfuoarrcaenmteenetathervoeulgphltahyienmgafrikeeldtbseutrvweeielnlacnocmepseytisttoerms, `especially from third parties non-affected by the PAS restriction. + TofhePFcuArSrefnotriaswtiodfederraonggaetiofonnsons-hroeuplldabceeaebxlteeannddedintdoicsopnesnisdaebrlethaepprleilceavtainoncse in the railway industry. \ The folowing table summarises the derogation requests. 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