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EFA European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients'Associations 25 September 2023 EFA's response to European Chemicals Agency Annex XV restriction report on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA) is the voice of over 200 million people living with allergy, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe.

Poster (PO 1_10) presented at Fluoros 2023, An international symposium on PFAS Idstein, Germany, August 31 September 1, 2023 Screening and identification of " polymeric PFAS in consumer products RISE /POPFREE Ft . t,t^),Stockholm SE University Combustion ion chromatography (CIC)-based total fluorine (TF) determination together with pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Pyr-GC/MS) have successfully been used for quantification and identification of polymeric PFAS in a wide range of consumer products.

Study on International Trends Regarding PFAS FY2020 Summary of This Study Since PFOS and PFOA, which belong to PFAS, were recognized as toxic and persistent in the environment, they are subject to the regulations under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants, and Japan has been implementing or considering measures including their prohibition of manufacture and import under the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc.

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What we knew at the start Microplastics: Typically refer to solid particles (including fibres) made from synthetic polymers < 5mm in size Secondary MPs formed as larger pieces of `plastic' degrade/abrade Litter (SUPs, fishing gear, bottles, nurdles), synthetic clothing, tyre abrasion Primary MPs in various types of products added for achieving specific functionalities Beads, encapsulates, flakes, powders, crumbs 2 Sector-specific impact assessment Quantities and emissions in scope Alternatives and costs to develop them Other costs (e.g. foreseeable profit losses) Cost/effectiveness ratios (comparing substitution cost vs emissions) Sectors very diverse in terms of substitutability Different restriction proposals for sectors (ban, conditional derogations, mandatory instructions, mandatory reporting, grace periods) 5 Overall proportionality argumentation Use volumes and emissions in scope Effectiveness of emission abatement Marginal abatement cost curve Theoretical considerations 8 Marginal abatement cost curve 10 Further theoretical arguments Option value theory `first act, then learn' rather than `first learn, then act' Builds on the justified assumption that emissions are irreversible we will learn a great deal more about the harmfulness of MPs in the environment in the near term future Option value is net value resulting from the avoidance of irreversible emissions conditional on learning about the actual harmfulness of MPs 11 Conclusions Clear definition of MPs has helped us Early identification of sectors/uses has helped us Providing an analysis of restricting infill material during opinion making was tedious Focus on C/E has made impact assessment comparable across uses Benefits hard to quantify, discussed qualitatively Good to have theoretical arguments that underpin proposed actions but did not get a lot of attention 12

CECHA EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY ANNEX XV RESTRICTION REPORT PROPOSAL FOR A RESTRICTION SUBSTANCE NAME(S): PFAS IUPAC NAME(S): n.a.