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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

25 September 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 764/2012
European Union (EU)* : Amendment to Annex XVII of REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 760/2012 dated 21 September 2012, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted two Regulations to amend Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regarding the marketing restrictions for mercury-containing measuring devices as well as for the phenylmercury compounds. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) Nos. 847/2012 and 848/2012, which can be accessed through the following links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:253:0001:0004:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:253:0005:0007:EN:PDF

ENQUIRIES

2. 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.