11 substances added to the REACH authorisation list

The European Commission has added 11 new substances to the REACH authorisation list in an amendment to Annex XIV of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006. The following substances have been added to the list, increasing the total number of substances on the list from 43 to 54:

• 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dihexyl ester, branched and linear
• Dihexyl phthalate
• 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0,3 % of dihexyl phthalate
• Trixylyl phosphate
• Sodium perborate; perboric acid, sodium salt
• Sodium peroxometaborate
• 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [1], 5-sec-butyl-2-(4,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-1,3-dioxane [2] [covering any of the individual stereoisomers of [1] and [2] or any combination thereof]
• 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol (UV-328)
• 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327)
• 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350)
• 2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol (UV-320)

Further details of the newly added substances can be found here. The Annex will enter into force on 27 February 2020 and applications must be submitted by the ‘latest application date’ assigned to each substance. As part of the REACH regulation each substance is assigned a ‘sunset date’, after this date the substance may only be used for authorised (or a specific list of non-authorised) uses within the EU.

How TSG can help

TSG’s REACH regulatory consultants have many years’ experience working in the chemical industry and can guide chemical companies through every aspect of their REACH obligations. The first step for manufacturers of the 11 substances will be to identify the uses of each substance to check if they are within the scope of the authorisation requirements. TSG’s expertise can be utilised from this initial step, continuing all the way through the application process. Our REACH services include:

• Registration service
• Support through the evaluation process
• Support authorisation applications
• Advise on use of restricted substances
• Only representative service

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