ECHA opens 60-day consultation on SEAC draft opinion for EU-wide PFAS restriction; RAC opinion adopted

ECHA opened a 60-day stakeholder consultation on SEAC’s draft opinion related to the proposed EU-wide REACH restriction on PFAS (universal PFAS proposal). ECHA communications also confirm RAC has adopted its opinion on the restriction proposal and that the committees support an EU-wide restriction with targeted derogations and risk-management measures for derogated uses. Compliance teams should use the open consultation window to submit technical and socioeconomic evidence, especially regarding use essentiality, alternatives, transition timelines, and emission minimisation/management measures that could become conditions of any future restriction.