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r III , federal public service HEALTH, FOOD CHAIN SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PFHxA restriction dossier Background Annex XV Dossier submitted by Germany in 2019 Public consultation 25/03/2020 - 25/09/2020 Delay in Scientific Opinion making due to uncertainties on the risk assessment approach Final Background Document and Opinions published in December 2021 Delayed several times at REACH Cee First Commission draft proposal for REACH Cee of 22/06/2023 Scope Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances Indicative list of substances has been provided by ECHA: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/7d a473c1-7f27-df34-9e6a-46152ef10d4b DE proposal: Broad restriction with targeted (temporary) exemptions Linked with other PFAS restrictions COM proposal Targeted scope in stead of broad approach, only covering following uses: Textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing and related accessories for the general public (2-year transition) Footwear for the general public paper and cardboard used as food contact materials within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (2-year transition) Mixtures for the general public (2-year transition) Cosmetic products as defined in Article 2(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. (2-year transition) Non clothing consumer textiles (3-year transition) Fire fighting foams Training and testing (18 months) Municipal fire services (18 months) Civil aviation (5 years) Concentration limits: 25 ppb for sum of PFHxA 1000 ppb for sum of related substances in line with other PFAS restrictions First impressions Not an ambitious proposal Targeted in stead of broad scope is very limited Not in line with Dossier and Scientific Opinions Not in line with CSS ambitions New information not taken into account Opinions of RAC and SEAC have been finalized for PFAS in AFFF could be used for this restriction proposal Reporting provisions have been removed Main reasoning COM: RAC and SEAC could not conclude on many uses due to "inconsistencies" in the Dossier Therefore opted to only target uses for which emissions and risks are certain Next steps Coordinate BE input and position via the BCR Try and add other targeted uses that were assessed by the DS and Scientific Committees (fire-fighting, other paper and board, professional textiles, etc.)

Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship's 2nd Response to ECHA Public Consultation to the PFHxA Restriction Proposal Executive Summary The Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship (ATCS) represents the world's leading producers of short-chain fluorotelomer-based chemistry.

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RULES FOR CARGO REFRIGERATING INSTALLATIONS CONTENTS Chapter 1 GENERAL .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 SURVEYS ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Registration Surveys ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Registration Maintenance Surveys ................................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 3 REFRIGERATING MACHINERY ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Construction, etc. of Refrigerating Machinery ............................................................................................................. 10 3.3 Cooling Appliances in Refrigerated Chambers ............................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Other Arrangements in Refrigerated Chambers ........................................................................................................... 12 3.5 Refrigerating Machinery Compartments ...................................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 4 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINERY USING AMMONIA AS REFRIGERANT ........................................................................................................... 14 4.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Design ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.3 Refrigerating Machinery .............................................................................................................................................. 14 4.4 Refrigerating Machinery Compartment ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.5 Gas Expulsion System .................................................................................................................................................. 15 4.6 Gas Detection and Alarm System ................................................................................................................................. 17 4.7 Electrical Equipment .................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.8 Safety and Protective Equipment ................................................................................................................................. 17 Chapter 5 REFRIGERATED CHAMBERS ......................................................................................................................... 18 5.1 Construction of Refrigerated Chambers ....................................................................................................................... 18 5.2 Insulation and Insulation Materials .............................................................................................................................. 19 5.3 Temperature Measuring Arrangements ........................................................................................................................ 19 5.4 Drainage Arrangements ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Chapter 6 TESTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.1 Tests at the Manufacturer's Works ............................................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Tests during Construction ............................................................................................................................................. 21 Chapter 7 LOADING PORT SURVEYS ............................................................................................................................... 23 7.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 I RULES FOR CARGO REFRIGERATING INSTALLATIONS Chapter 1 GENERAL 1.1 General 1.1.1 Scope* 1 The Rules for Cargo Refrigerating Installations (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules") apply to the survey and construction of cargo refrigerating installations and subsidiary installations including controlled atmosphere systems (hereinafter referred to as "refrigerating installations") of ships classed or to be classed with NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (hereinafter referred to as "the Society") intended to be registered under Chapter 3 of the "Regulations for the Classification and Registry of Ships". 2 For the refrigerating machinery within the refrigerating installations specified in -1 above, the requirements in the Rules apply to the refrigerating machinery using the primary refrigerants listed below.

UNCLASSIFIED AFFF AND ITS ONGOING USAGE IN FIRE FIGHTING WITHIN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PURPOSE 1 The purpose of this document is to highlight the likelihood that the AFFF fire fighting foam which is currently used widely within the RAN, and other Australian Defence services, is expected to become unavailable in its current form in the next 1-5 years. 2 There is a current push by the US EPA to remove the chemicals PFOA and PFOS from all products.

GAO Review of DOD Drinking Water Contaminants (100947) Follow-up Questions on AFFF Products In our prior conversations with Navy officials, we have been told that DOD's AFFF MILSPEC calls for AFFF products to contain PFCs.

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