<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 20December2016, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published an outline of the Draft Guidance Document for the Implementation of the Hazard-based Criteria to Identify Endocrine Disruptors (ED) in the context of Regulations (EC) No1107/2009 and (EU) No528/2012 stating the following:  ‘although the (identical) criteria for EDs will formally apply only in the context of the Biocidal Products (BPs) and Plant Protection Products (PPPs) legislation, the scientific approach(es) […] could be relevant for other chemical substances, since the ED identification step will be based exclusively on the evaluation of the relevant hazardous properties of a substance.’  Taking into account the latest draft of the criteria published on 8February2017, and the known endocrine-disrupting properties of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), can the Commission clarify:      —  if it has assessed the impact of the criteria on the identification of PFAS as EDs under the PPPs, since they are also used in pesticides;      —  if it believes that a set of criteria designed exclusively for BPs and PPPs may be horizontally applied to identify PFAS as EDs under other EU legislation, e.g.in cases of water contamination or use in food contact materials;      —  if these criteria are approved, what would be the next regulatory steps be to ensure that ED substances are identified in every sector or product marketed in/into the EU?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
On 20December2016, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published an outline of the Draft Guidance Document for the Implementation of the Hazard-based Criteria to Identify Endocrine Disruptors (ED) in the context of Regulations (EC) No1107/2009 and (EU) No528/2012 stating the following:  ‘although the (identical) criteria for EDs will formally apply only in the context of the Biocidal Products (BPs) and Plant Protection Products (PPPs) legislation, the scientific approach(es) […] could be relevant for other chemical substances, since the ED identification step will be based exclusively on the evaluation of the relevant hazardous properties of a substance.’  Taking into account the latest draft of the criteria published on 8February2017, and the known endocrine-disrupting properties of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), can the Commission clarify:      —  if it has assessed the impact of the criteria on the identification of PFAS as EDs under the PPPs, since they are also used in pesticides;      —  if it believes that a set of criteria designed exclusively for BPs and PPPs may be horizontally applied to identify PFAS as EDs under other EU legislation, e.g.in cases of water contamination or use in food contact materials;      —  if these criteria are approved, what would be the next regulatory steps be to ensure that ED substances are identified in every sector or product marketed in/into the EU?