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SEAC Opens 60-Day Public Consultation on PFAS Restriction Draft Opinion
PFAS EU REACHEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)EU
Announced
Mar 26, 2026
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ECHA's Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) agreed its draft opinion supporting an EU-wide PFAS restriction with targeted derogations, following RAC's adoption of its final opinion. A 60-day public consultation on SEAC's draft opinion is now open for stakeholders to provide input on socio-economic aspects including availability of alternatives. Both committees support restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market, and use of PFAS with specific derogations for sectors where alternatives are not yet available.
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SEAC Opens 60-Day Public Consultation on PFAS Restriction Draft Opinion
ple and the environment.**. **Helsinki, 26 March 2026 –** The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC), in its final opinion, and the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC), in its *draft* opinion, support an EU-wide restriction, subject to specific derogations, on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFAS. The scientific conclusions of RAC and the *draft* opinion of SEAC mark a major step toward EU-level measu