Trade and Industry Department Commerical Information Circular No. 392/2010

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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

2 September 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 392/2010

European Union (EU)* : Public Consultation on the Proposals for Identification of
Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to be Placed on the Candidate List
under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 300/2010 of 30 June 2010, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is now conducting a public consultation on the proposals for further identification of SVHC to be placed on the candidate list under REACH. The list of proposed substances and the details of the consultation are available at the press release ECHA/PR/10/16 issued by the ECHA and the relevant consultation webpage, which can be accessed through the following links respectively :
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_10_16_svhc_consultation_20100830.pdf
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/svhc/svhc_cons_en.asp

All interested parties are invited to submit scientific comments and information on these 11 substances proposed to be placed on the candidate list of SVHC. The deadline for the public consultation is 14 October 2010. Comments and information can be submitted through the above webpage.

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Electronic services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd runs services for all the above documents. Brio Electronic Commerce Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests and Certificate of Origin. Global e-Trading Services Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests.
Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:

Brio Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2111 1288)
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel: 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2599 1700)

Note 1:	While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
Note 2:	The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.