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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

14 May 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 211/2010

European Union (EU)*: Information on the uses and release of two Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) on the Candidate List under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 174/2010 of 23 April 2010, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is inviting interested parties to provide up-to-date information on the uses and release of two substances of SVHC on the candidate list, 2,4-dinitrotoluene and lead chromate, to help ECHA to judge whether they should be recommended as substances subject to authorisation. Details can be found in the news alert ECHA/NA/10/23 issued by the ECHA, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/na_10_23_authorisation_of_two_substances_en_20100512.pdf

  1. All interested parties are invited to fill in the questionnaires available at 
    http://www.rpaltd.co.uk/news-dnt.shtml. Deadline for the submission is 28 May 2010. 

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the contents 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.