EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDIRECTORATE-GENERALENVIRONMENTDirectorate D - Water, Chemicals & BiotechnologyENV.D.1 - Water

Brussels, 19 January 2011

REQUEST TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ON "CHEMICALS AND THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS"

This submission comprises "Annex 6" of the above request dated 8 November 2010. It consists of a cover note and EQS dossiers for HBCDD and PFOS.

If possible, DG Environment would like the SCHER to provide Opinions on the draft EQS by its 30 March Plenary 2011.

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111

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ANNEX 6 – COVER NOTE

This annex contains EQS dossiers for HBCDD and PFOS.

The SCHER is asked to focus on the two generic questions in the request, reproduced below.

1. whether the EQS have been correctly and appropriately derived, in the light of the available information and the TGD-EQS;

2. whether the most critical EQS (in terms of impact on environment/health) has been correctly identified.

HBCDD

PFOS

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