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MC engineering plastics Date: 15th September 2021 Unit 27 Kingstons Commercial Centre Downhall Road Matching Green Essex CM17 ORB Phone: 01279 739399 Fax: 01279 730919 Email: Wmcpengineering.co.uk Kind attention: Mr. Martijn Beekman - Netherlands restrictiePFASrivm.nl Dr. Mandy Lokaj - Germany IIMF(baua.bund.de Mrs. Jenny Ivarsson - Sweden kemi.se Mr. Toke Winther - Denmark = - i-nst.dk Mr. Audun Heggelund - Norway amiljodir.no Mr. Mark Blainey - ECHA MIMIecha.europa.eu Through: fluorseals S.p.A - Via Tribolina, 20/22 - 24064 Grumello del Monte (BG) - Italy The members of fluorseals S.p.A mainly focus on processing of Fluoropolymers, part manufacturing and its applications, the involvement of downstream users in PFAS process. Subject: PFAS restriction proposal & request for exemption of FLUOROPOLYMERS Reference: PFAS - Registry of restriction intentions until outcome (Rol) dated 15th July 2021 Dear Sir/Madam, With regards to Registry of Intention (Rol) filed by 4 EU Member States (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark) & Norway for the restriction of PFAS, we, a member of fluoropolymer downstream user industry, hereby, would like to share some salient facts related to the importance of fluoropolymers, critical functionalities, performance and benefits of its applications to society, while acknowledging concerns regarding PFAS emissions related to the use of fluoropolymers and their end of life. Registry of Intention for PFAS restriction was announced by ECHA on 15th July 2021, to prepare a restriction proposal for PFAS. Fluoropolymers are also included in the scope. The restriction proposal is intended to be submitted to ECHA by 15th July 2022. Fluoropolymers are a distinct subset of PFAS and are inherently safe, non-mobile, non-bio accumulative and non-toxic. Fluoropolymers are different from other PFAS as they do not share the Company Registration Number: 4115504