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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

8 July 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 316/2010

European Union (EU)* : Public Consultation on Inclusion of Substances in the Authorisation 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 its draft recommendation of inclusion of 8 substances in the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation). The list of recommended substances and the details of the consultation are available at the press release ECHA/PR/10/15 issued by the ECHA and the relevant consultation webpage, which can be accessed through the following links respectively :
http://www.echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_10_15_public_commenting_II_recommendation_20100701.pdf
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/draft_recommendations/recommendations_en.asp

  1. All interested parties are invited to submit comments and reasoning on these 8 substances recommended to be included in the Authorisation List of the REACH Regulation. The deadline for the public consultation is 30 September 2010. Comments and information can be submitted through the above webpage.

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.