Commercial Information Circular

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

27 April 2018

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 408/2018

European Union (EU)* : Identification of Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP) as a Substance of Very High Concern on the REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 903/2016 dated 6 December 2016, the European Commission has adopted a decision to identify Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP) as a substance of very high concern due to its classification as toxic for reproduction and its endocrine disrupting properties with probable serious effects to human health pursuant to Article 57(c) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/636, which can be accessed through the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018D0636&from=EN.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU member countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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.