Our opportunity to respond to EC Consultation on Draft regulation – Ares (2021)4120146 as published on the Better Regulation Website. Together, we jointly submit the following comments, representing the interests of industries, businesses, and individuals that would be directly impacted by the inclusion of Tetraethyllead in Annex XIV as this substance is a key component in 100LL aviation gasoline (high-octane, low-lead / ref. ASTM standard 
D910), which is the only fuel that is currently certified and approved for use in over 16,000 general aviation aircraft registered in the European Union. This represents around one third the European aviation fleet.