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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

17 June 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 348/2011

European Union (EU)* : Public Consultation on Inclusion of Substances in the Authorisation List under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 126/2011 of 25 February 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is now conducting a public consultation on its draft recommendation of inclusion of 13 substances to 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/NA/11/26 issued by the ECHA and the relevant consultation webpage, which can be accessed through the following links respectively:
http://echa.europa.eu/news/na/201106/na_11_26_public_cons_inclusion_of_susb_in_auth_list_en.asp
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/draft_recommendations/recommendations_en.asp

2. All interested parties are invited to submit comments on these 13 substances recommended to be included in the Authorisation List of the REACH Regulation and in particular on uses which should be exempted from the authorisation requirement. The deadline for the public consultation is 14 September 2011. Comments and information can be submitted through the above webpage.

3. According to REACH, chemicals, preparations and articles containing substances of very high concern (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 SVHC 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

4. 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.