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Courbevoie, 8th September 2023 Dear Sir or Madam, UITS (Union of Surface Treatment Industries) is the trade organization representing manufacturers working in the field of materials treatment.

Assogomma comments on the Annex XV Dossier of the universal PFAS restriction proposal September, 6th 2023 1 1.

MATERIAL DATA VICTREXTM PEEK CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHEMICAL RESISTANCE VICTREXTM PEEK Polymers Chemical ACIDS Acetic Acid, 10% Conc.

EIGA EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL GASES ASSOCIATION (EIGA) COMMENTS ON PFAS ANNEX XV RESTRICTION PROPOSAL EUROPEANINDUSTRIAL GASES ASSOCIATION AISBL AVENUE DE L'ASTRONOMIE 30 B - 1210 BRUSSELS Tel: +32 2 217 70 98 E-mail: Weiga.eu Intemet: www.eiga.eu EIGA Table of Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Lubricants (Annex E.2.14.) .............................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Use of Lubricants containing PFAS in Gas Industry ................................................................ 1 2.2 Key Functionalities.................................................................................................................... 1 2.3 Emissions ................................................................................................................................. 1 2.4 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 2 2.5 Concluding Remarks ................................................................................................................ 2 3 PTFE-Tape (Construction products - Annex E.2.13.) ...................................................................... 3 3.1 Use of PTFE thread sealing tape in Gas Industry .................................................................... 3 3.2 Key Functionalities.................................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Emissions ................................................................................................................................. 4 3.4 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 4 3.5 Concluding Remarks ................................................................................................................ 5 4 PFAS lined hoses ............................................................................................................................ 6 4.1 Use of flexible hoses with PFAS for filling gas in cylinders ...................................................... 6 4.2 Key functionalities ..................................................................................................................... 6 4.3 Emissions ................................................................................................................................. 6 4.4 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 6 4.5 Concluding Remarks ................................................................................................................ 7 5 Cryogenic applications in the (Industrial Bulk) Gas Industry ........................................................... 8 5.1 Use of PFAS in the cryogenic part of the Gas Industry ............................................................ 8 5.2 Key functionalities ..................................................................................................................... 9 5.3 Emissions ................................................................................................................................. 9 5.4 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................... 9 5.5 Concluding Remarks ................................................................................................................ 9 6 Non-cryogenic applications in the (Industrial Bulk) Gas Industry .................................................. 11 6.1 Use of PFAS gaskets, sealing and o-rings in non-cryogenic application ............................... 11 6.2 Key functionalities ................................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Emission ................................................................................................................................. 11 6.4 Alternatives ............................................................................................................................. 11 6.5 Concluding Remarks .............................................................................................................. 12 7 Closing statement .......................................................................................................................... 13 Annex 1 Compatibility of materials with different gases ....................................................................... 14 EIGA 1 Introduction EIGA - is a safety and technically oriented organisation representing the vast majority of European and also non-European companies producing and distributing industrial, medical and food gases.

Risk assessment of exposure to PFAS through food and drinking water in the Netherlands RIVM report 2023-0011 Risk assessment of exposure to PFAS through food and drinking water in the Netherlands RIVM report 2023-0011 RIVM report 2023-0011 Colophon RIVM 2023 Parts of this publication may be reproduced, provided acknowledgement is given to the: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, and the title and year of publication are cited.

Appendix :Uses and substitutions of Specialist Equipment This document is the appendix of the general comment to the Restriction report on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from Industrial Gas Detectors and Monitors Manufacturers Association) submitted on 22.

ELSEV ER Wear 266 (2009) 632-638 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Wear journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/wear A comparative investigation of the wear behavior of PTFE and PI under dry sliding and simulated sand-dust conditions Chunxia Li a' b' *, Fengyuan Yana a State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China b Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, PR China ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 31 August 2007 Received in revised form 23 June 2008 Accepted 6 August 2008 Available online 23 September 2008 Keywords: PTFE PI Simulated sand-dust Tribolayer ABSTRACT The wear behavior of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyimide (PI) has been comparatively evaluated under dry sliding and simulated sand-dust conditions.

Pilot-Scale Fluoropolymer Incineration Study: Thermal Treatment of a Mixture of Fluoropolymers under Representative European Municipal Waste Combustor Conditions Dr.

Factsheet/case study "PFAS in electric welding equipment".

Calculation BPAF releases(BPAF consortium-ETRMA) Scenario Amount FKM placed on the market (T) Service life RO2 modelling 9000 Service life RO2 OECD ESD 9000 End of life RO2 modelling 9000 End of life RO2 OECD ESD 9000 Total release RO2 modelling Total release RO2 OECD ESD * Estimated fraction going to landfill % in aqueous contact 10% 10% 24% 24% Residual concentation 1.50E-04 1.50E-04 * 1.50E-04 * 1.50E-04 Leached fraction over 20 years 0.17% 3.20% 0.039% 3.20% Margin of Safety modelling 10 1 10 1 Leached quantity over 20 years for product placed on the market in 1 year (in kg) 2.30E+00 4.32E+00 1.26E+00 1.04E+01 3.56E+00 1.47E+01 Cumulated releases installed stock 20 years (in kg) 4.59E+01 8.64E+01 2.53E+01 2.07E+02 7.12E+01 2.94E+02 Fraction not eliminated in WWTP (39%) (kg) 1.79E+01 3.37E+01 9.86E+00 8.09E+01 2.78E+01 1.15E+02

PFAS restriction ACEA/CLEPA COMMENTS ON THE ANNEX XV DOSSIER OF THE UNIVERSAL PFAS RESTRICTION PROPOSAL September 2023 Second submission ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association CLEPA - European Association of Automotive Suppliers 1 WHO WE REPRESENT ABOUT ACEA The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association is a professional association uniting 14 major mobility actors on the European market. 13.0 million Europeans work in the auto industry (directly and indirectly), accounting for 7% of all EU jobs. 11.5% of EU manufacturing jobs - some 3.4 million - are in the automotive sector.

Helsinki, 31 October 2022 1 (4) SD/bz Ms Stphane Horel Le Monde 67-69 Avenue Pierre Mends-France, 75013 Paris, France Sent by email only: horel@lemonde.fr; CC: tjluimes@gmail.com; sarah.pilz@protonmail.com Subject: Partial reply to your request for access to documents - Batch 3 Reference: ATD/029/2022 Dear Ms Horel, I refer to your request of 28 June 2022, registered on 29 June 2022, under the abovementioned number.

Unit ND3 - Risk Management I European Chemicals Agency P.O.

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