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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

22 February 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 124/2011

European Union (EU)* : Updates on the Authorisation List under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 617/2010 of 30 December 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation to move six substances of very high concern (SVHC) from the candidate list to the authorisation list, known as Annex XIV, under the EU's regulation No. 1907/2006 for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 143/2011 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:044:0002:0006:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. According to REACH, chemicals, preparations and articles containing SVHC are subject to authorisation and notification requirements. Chemicals listed in Annex XIV under the EU's REACH regulation are selected from a candidate list of substances of very high concern based on recommendations made by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and cannot be placed on the market or used unless authorisation has been granted for a specific use.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,


 

(Miss Anita WONG)
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.