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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

2 September 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 526/2011

European Union (EU)* : Public Consultation on the Proposals for Identification of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to be Placed on the Candidate List under REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 356/2011 of 22 June 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is now conducting a public consultation on the proposals for identifying twenty chemicals as SVHC to be placed on the candidate list under REACH. The list of proposed substances and the details of the consultation are stated in the press release ECHA/PR/11/20 issued by the ECHA and the relevant consultation webpage, which can be accessed through the following links respectively:
http://echa.europa.eu/news/pr/201108/pr_11_20_svhc_consultation_20110829_en.asp
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/svhc/svhc_cons_en.asp

2. All interested parties are invited to submit scientific comments and information on these twenty substances proposed to be placed on the candidate list of SVHC. The deadline for the public consultation is 13 October 2011. Comments and information can be submitted through the above webpage.

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.