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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

23 April 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 173/2010

European Union (EU)* : Restrictions on the Marketing and Use of Certain Substances and Mixtures under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 480/2009 of 24 September 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation amending Annex XVII on the restrictions of the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances, group of substances and mixtures under REACH. Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EC) 276/2010 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:086:0007:0012:EN:PDF

DETAIL

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  2. With effect from 1 June 2009, REACH has repealed and replaced Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations. Following certain revisions previously made on Directive 76/769/EEC, the Commission has revised Annex XVII of the REACH regulation accordingly. Details of revisions are set out in the Annex of the Regulation.

ENQUIRIES

  1. 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.




　

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.
  • (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.