F. whereas the Commission notes the unanimous agreement in the MSC on stating that four phthalates, including DEHP, have endocrine disrupting properties and that the adverse effects of this mode of action are the same as those which led to their classification as toxic to reproduction and their identification as substances of very high concern under Article 57(c) of the REACH Regulation; whereas the Commission also notes that the majority of members of the MSC considered that the level of concern to which those ...[+++]effects give rise is equivalent;

X. whereas one of the arguments given by the SEAC in favour of granting authorisation is that ‘there is a political and societal incentive to promote recycling as a sustainable way to handle natural resources’; whereas this simplistic argument disregards the waste management hierarchy laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, according to which prevention takes priority over recycling; whereas this simplistic argument also fails to recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which call for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of ...[+++]raw material for the Union;

There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the class of perfluorinated substances demonstrates similar if not the same modes of action, sites of toxicity, unique modes of bioaccumulation and modes of environmental transport that warrant attention as a class.

There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the class of perfluorinated substances demonstrates similar if not the same modes of action, sites of toxicity, unique modes of bioaccumulation and modes of environmental transport that warrant attention as a class.