September 24, 2023 Non-confidential comments for Annex XV restriction report: Non-health (environmental) socioeconomic costs linked to PFAS exposure Dear Madame or Sir, We welcome the opportunity to provide input on the restriction proposal regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

18 September 2023 Universal PFAS restriction Consultation on Annex XV report Additional EurEau comments EurEau 1 Water sector - main victim of ubiquitous PFAS presence Numerous point sources (production sites, landfill sites, fire drill sites etc.) and diffuse pollution (households, air deposition) have led to a quasi-ubiquitous presence of PFASs in surface water and groundwater bodies.

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Draft agenda for PFAS-RESTRICTION WEBEX Meeting between DE, DK, NL, NO, SE CA, ECHA and COM 21 June, 9:00 - 13:00 (CET) Login details: See below Point 1 - Opening and adoption of the agenda (9:00 - 9:10 am) Point 2 - Minutes and action points (9:10 - 9:25 am) 2021-06-15_PFAS RESTR-17 Minutes and APs_Draft of FINAL.docx 2021-06-15_List of open APs.docx Point 3 - Status of COM/ECHA restriction on firefighting foams (9:25 - 9:50 am) - First assessment of feedback from survey (ECHA) - Discussion of concept paper (see ECHA_needs_PFAS_concern_03062021.docx) Point 4 - RoI entry and communication (9:50 - 10:20) - RoI entry (to be circulated before the meeting) - Public RMOA conclusion document - Public communication on PFAS going forward Point 5 - Status update WP1 (10:20 - 10:45 am) - Revised RMOA and conclusion document (will be sent around in the near future) Break 10:45 - 11:00 am Point 6 - Overall strategy (11:00 - 11:20) - Discussion of updated one-pager documents and scope documents (to be sent around before the meeting by Martijn) Point 7 - Status update WP2 (11:20 - 11:25 am) Point 8 - Status update WP3 (11:25 - 11:50 am) - Update on ENV meeting (10.06

Draft agenda for PFAS-RESTRICTION 28 WEBEX Meeting between DE, DK, NL, NO, SE CA, ECHA and COM 23 May, 9:00 - 13:00 (CET) Login details: See below Point 1 - Opening and adoption of the agenda (09:00 - 09:10 am) Point 2 - Status of COM/ECHA restriction on firefighting foams (09:10 - 09:25 am) - Status update/next steps COM to leave here.

Draft agenda for PFAS-RESTRICTION WEBEX Meeting between DE, DK, NL, NO, SE CA and ECHA 23 November 2020, 9:00 - 13:00 (CET) Login details: See below Point 1 - Opening and adoption of the agenda (9:00-9:10 am) Point 2 - Minutes and action points (9:10 - 9:20 am) 2020-11-08_PFAS RESTR-10 Minutes and APs_Draft of FINAL.docx 2020-11-17_Continued list of APs and their status.docx Point 3 - Status of COM/ECHA restriction on firefighting foams (9:20- 9:30 am) Point 4 - Status update WP7 and Essential Use (9:30 - 10:00 am) Update from NL CA on progress on concept of "essential use" CARACAL discussions and COM concept of "essential use" Point 5 - Status update WP1 (10:00 - 10:30 am) RMOA Discussion of draft RMOA template (Timing finalization till 1st half of 2021) Discussion of possible restriction options (examples from previous restrictions) Call for evidence follow-up Information on Webinar 29 October - Finalisation Q&As Point 6 - Status update WP4 (10:30 - 11:00 am) All Member States to give an update on their/consultants work on the different sub-uses Timing finalization of the WP4 studies Outstanding issues Break 11:00 - 11:30 am Point 7 - Status update WP2 (11:00 - 11:15 am) Point 8 - Status update WP3 (11:15 - 11:30 am) Point 10 - Action points, next steps & meetings (11:30-12:00 am) Feedback from RiME Meeting (deadline for written comments 20 November) Request from PlasticsEurope for a meeting Next WebEx meeting: December 21 WebEx Details ECHA Risk Management invites you to join this Webex meeting.