ECHA has launched a public consultation on its draft recommendation of 22 new substances to be included in the REACH Authorisation List. Lead substances, boron substances, phthalates… Comments can be submitted by 1st December 2014.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) regularly recommends substances from the Candidate List for inclusion in the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of REACH) to the European Commission. Based on an assessment of the data from the registration dossiers and other available information, and the initial consultation of the Member State Committee, ECHA considers recommending the following priority substances:
• Two substances obtained from coal tar: Anthracene oil; Pitch, coal tar, high temp.
• Seven lead substances: Orange lead (lead tetroxide); Lead monoxide (lead oxide); Tetralead trioxide sulphate; Pentalead tetraoxide sulphate; Silicic acid, lead salt; Pyrochlore, antimony lead yellow; Acetic acid, lead salt, basic.
• Four boron substances: Boric acid; Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous; Diboron trioxide; Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate.
• Seven phthalates: Diisopentylphthalate; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear; Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate; N-pentyl-isopentylphthalate; Dipentyl phthalate.
• 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated.
• 1-Bromopropane (n-propyl bromide).
The recommendation also specifies the proposed conditions of the authorisation requirement for each substance. These conditions include the latest application and sunset dates.
The information obtained during the public consultation will be used to further assess the workload associated to the recommended substances and, where …
