Public consultations on applications for authorisation
ECHA is looking for comments on 27 applications for authorisation covering 39 uses of:
- Chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) used in the manufacture of electrolytic chromium/chromium oxide coated steel (ECCS);
- 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated and 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (EC-, CAS-) used in the production of various medical devices (e.g. in vitro diagnostic kits) and medicinal products (e.g. active pharmaceutical ingredients); used in the production of chromatography resins for the biopharmaceutical industry, food and beverage sector, and academia;
- Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (EC 266-028-2, CAS 65996-93-2) and Anthracene oil (EC 292-602-7, CAS 90640-80-5) used in the manufacture of formulations mixtures for various industrial uses; and
- Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (EC 266-028-2, CAS 65996-93-2) used as a binder in the manufacture of clay targets.
More information about the uses that authorisation is applied for, including the description of the function of the substance, exposure scenarios, possible alternatives identified by the applicants, together with socio-economic information, is available on our website.
The deadline for comments is 9 October 2019.
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Restriction report for calcium cyanamide available
ECHA has pre-published the proposal to restrict calcium cyanamide (EC 205-861-8, CAS 156-62-7). The public consultation will be launched - together with the formal proposal - once ECHA's scientific committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) agree on the conformity of the report.
Registry of restriction intentions | Completed activities on restrictions
Court judgment on the identification of Bisphenol A as an SVHC
On 11 July 2019, the General Court issued a judgment in case T-185/17 dismissing in its entirety an action brought by PlasticsEurope. This action was seeking the annulment of ECHA’s decision to include Bisphenol A (BPA; EC 201-245-8, CAS 80-05-7) in the Candidate List on the basis of its classification as toxic for reproduction category 1B.
In particular, the General Court confirmed that ECHA can include a substance in the Candidate List even if it has intermediate uses. Furthermore, the Court considered that:
- The inclusion in the Candidate List of a substance classified as toxic for reproduction category 1B is carried out solely on account of the intrinsic properties of that substance and not on account of its uses.
- When including a substance in the Candidate List, ECHA is not required to add a statement about the impact of that inclusion on any intermediate use of that substance.
General Court’s press release | Case T-185/17
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